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Mr. Eric Holm

Lecturer in Commercial Law

Section/Portfolio:

IISS - Operations

Location:

Mt Helen Campus, Online

Available for:

  • Professional comment
  • Supervision
  • Examination

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Biography

Dr Eric Holm specializes in examining the legal dimensions of emerging technologies, with a particular focus on blockchain governance and its intersection with the law.

His recent research investigates the application of blockchain technology in land administration systems, alongside broader interests in identity theft and cybercrime.

Currently, Dr Holm is exploring the complex relational dynamics between blockchain, land administration, and legal frameworks. He earned his PhD from Swinburne University in 2025, where he studied the potential of blockchain to enhance certainty in land transactions.

Field of Research

  • Other law and legal studies not elsewhere classified
  • Cybersecurity and privacy not elsewhere classified
  • Information systems not elsewhere classified

The Darknet: A new Passageway to Identity Theft

The Role of the Refrigerator in Identity Crime?

This paper explores how botnets in smart devices are exacerbating identity crime. This paper...

Identity Crime: Deliberating on Remedies for the Victim

This paper explores the challenges faced by victims of identity crime following their...

Social Networking and Identity Theft in the Digital Society

  • Conference Proceedings

Social Networking, the Catalyst for Identity Thefts in the Digital Society

  • Journals

The importance of mandatory data breach notification to identity crime

The Significance of Mandatory Data Breach Warnings to Identity Crime

  • Journals

Understanding the violation of IS security policy in organizations: An integrated model based on social control and deterrence theory

It is widely agreed that a large amount of information systems (IS) security incidents occur in...

Identity crime: The challenges in the regulation of identity crime

Responding to Identity Crime on the Internet

  • Journals

Using real-life scenarios in law to prepare graduates for professional work practices

  • Book Chapters

Teaching law to non-law students: The use of problem solving models in legal teaching

  • Journals

Information and privacy in the digital age

  • Conference Proceedings