European Journal of Business Science and Technology 2018, 4(2):187-195 | DOI: 10.11118/ejobsat.v4i2.137

Cybersexual Harassment as ICTs Development Consequences: A Review

Jūratė Kuklytė1
1 Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania

Rapid progress of information and communication technologies (ICTs) affected the evolution of sexual harassment. Cybersexual harassment can be exposed via social media but as well might be a tool for harassers to attack or stalk individuals after anonysmously. This evolution of phenomenon enter to virtual reality require changes in differenr levels: individual, enterprise and state to counter the hybrid threats. The proposed conceptual framework reflects the main vulnerable groups, consequences. These main aspects trigger for the development of ICTs in order to change organizational policies, political and security regulations.

Keywords: cybersexual harassment, cyberbullying, cybercrime, hybrid threats
JEL classification: D74, D8, M1

Published: December 28, 2018  Show citation

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Kuklytė, J. (2018). Cybersexual Harassment as ICTs Development Consequences: A Review. European Journal of Business Science and Technology, 4(2), 187-195. doi: 10.11118/ejobsat.v4i2.137
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