Davidavičienė, Vida

The rapid growth of the Internet provides not only tremendous opportunities for business development, but also it opens new possibilities for cyber criminals. The problem of the research is that many companies do not evaluate properly the challenges and risks associated with cyber crimes and impact on the business. The object of study - cyber crimes and prevention measures against them. The goal of the research - to analyze the reasons and effects of cyber crimes on business organizations. In order to achieve the goal the following objectives were determined: to overview the main characteristics of cyber crimes (the concept, types and prevention measures); to compare the cyber crimes trends in EU and the US; to perform the qualitative study of experts regarding the strategies for preventing and handling cyber crimes challenges. The following methods were applied in master thesis: analytical method, comparative method, structured interview method, descriptive statistical method, method of the generalization. After the analysis of theoretical aspects and qualitative study results, main cyber crime challenges were identified. Moreover, the drawbacks of cyber risk management have been determined and the solutions proposed for gaps filling. The master thesis consists of three chapters. In the first section the cyber crimes concept and main types are analyzed and overview of prevention measures is provided. In the second chapter current cyber crimes trends in European Union are analyzed and compared with tendencies in the United States. In the third section results of experts’ interview concerning the topic of strategies for cyber crimes preventing and handling are presented.

The concept Smart City is used widely but also- perceived differently. Literature review reveals key elements of the Smart City - Information and Communication Technologies and Smart Citizens. Nevertheless, raising awareness of society is not a priority of local municipalities, while trying to develop cities. Focus group discussion aims to analyse citizen's insights in regards to Smart City and their contribution in creating it. Case study of Vilnius examines a position of municipality in developing city as smart. Study identifies propositions, how the communication in city could be improved. Methods employed: comparative literature analysis, focus group investigation, case study.