Understanding Cybercrime Victim Services: Challenges, Risks, Strategies, and Trends

Melissa K. A. Lukings is a Canadian lawyer, author, and researcher. She has authored multiple textbooks and academic works on cybercrime and cyber law, with a focus on accessibility, victim protection, and legal reform in the digital age. Called to the Ontario Bar in 2023, Melissa brings a multidisciplinary background to her writing and practice, bridging the gap between technical innovation and legal accountability, and exploring how technology shapes human rights, privacy, and justice in the modern world. She is based in Ottawa, where her legal practice focuses primarily on health, employment, and privacy/cyber law.

Arash Habibi Lashkari is a Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Cybersecurity. As the founder and director of the Behaviour-Centric Cybersecurity Center (BCCC), he is a Senior member of IEEE and an Associate Professor at the School of Information Technology at York University, Canada. He has received 15 awards at international computer security competitions - including three gold awards - and was recognized as one of Canada’s Top 150 Researchers for 2017.

Payman Hakimian is currently in charge of the ＂J＂ division of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Digital Forensic unit in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. He joined the RCMP in 1994 as an Informatics analyst. He has held various positions in between such as RCMP Summit Security Informatics Project Manager and Senior Technological Crime Forensic Analyst and Supervisor. From 2008 to 2016, he was responsible for NB’s RCMP Critical Infrastructure Protection program. Payman has over 30 years of experience in the field of Information Technology. He is a member of the Digital Forensic Committee for National E-Crime under the Canadian Chiefs of Police Association. He is a recipient of the province of New Brunswick Police Leadership Awards for Excellence in Criminal Investigations in 2012, 2014, and 2015 and RCMP Certificates of Recognition for investigations to protect Canada’s youth in 2021 and justice servedfor a homicide victim’s family in 2022.