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cybercrime
Cybercrime basically defined as any criminal activity that occurs over the Internet.
It is a hazard against different organisations and people whose computers are connected to the internet and particularly mobile technology.
Cybercrimes are broadly categorized into three groups such as crime against
1.Individuals
2.Property
3.Government
Individual
This type of cybercrime can be in the form of cyber stalking, distributing pornography, trafficking and "grooming".
Property
In this case, they can steal a person's bank details and drain off money; misuse the credit card to make frequent purchases online; run a scam to get naive people to part with their hard earned money; use malicious software to gain access to an organization's website or disrupt the systems of the organization. The malicious software can also damage software and hardware, just like vandals damage property in the offline world.
Government:
Crimes against a government are denoted to as cyber terrorism. If criminals are successful, it can cause devastation and panic amongst the citizen. In this class, criminals hack government websites, military websites or circulate propaganda
There are many types of cyber crime like
1 Cyber Stalking
2 Hacking
3 Theft
4 Identity theft
5 Malicious software
6 Child soliting and abuse
7 Computer Vandalism
Prevention of cybercrimes:
Computer users can adopt various techniques to prevent cybercrime.
- Computer users must use a firewall to protect their computer from hackers
- Computer users are recommended to purchase and install anti-virus software such as McAfee or Norton Anti-Virus.
- It is advised by cyber experts that users must shop only at secure websites
- Users must develop strong passwords on their accounts that are difficult to guess. Include both letters and numerals in their passwords. They must continuously update passwords and login details. By changing login details, at least once or twice a month, there are less chances of being a target of cybercrime.
And many more preventive methods are there ...
Though not all people are victims to cyber crimes, they are still at risk. Crimes by computer vary, and they don’t always occur behind the computer, but they executed by computer. The hacker’s identity is ranged between 12 years young to 67years old. The hacker could live three continents away from its victim, and they wouldn’t even know they were being hacked. Crimes done behind the computer are the 21st century’s problem. With the technology increasing, criminals don’t have to rob banks, nor do they have to be outside in order to commit any crime. They have everything they need on their lap. Their weapons aren’t guns anymore; they attack with mouse cursors and passwords
It is a hazard against different organisations and people whose computers are connected to the internet and particularly mobile technology.
Cybercrimes are broadly categorized into three groups such as crime against
1.Individuals
2.Property
3.Government
Individual
This type of cybercrime can be in the form of cyber stalking, distributing pornography, trafficking and "grooming".
Property
In this case, they can steal a person's bank details and drain off money; misuse the credit card to make frequent purchases online; run a scam to get naive people to part with their hard earned money; use malicious software to gain access to an organization's website or disrupt the systems of the organization. The malicious software can also damage software and hardware, just like vandals damage property in the offline world.
Government:
Crimes against a government are denoted to as cyber terrorism. If criminals are successful, it can cause devastation and panic amongst the citizen. In this class, criminals hack government websites, military websites or circulate propaganda
There are many types of cyber crime like
1 Cyber Stalking
2 Hacking
3 Theft
4 Identity theft
5 Malicious software
6 Child soliting and abuse
7 Computer Vandalism
Prevention of cybercrimes:
Computer users can adopt various techniques to prevent cybercrime.
- Computer users must use a firewall to protect their computer from hackers
- Computer users are recommended to purchase and install anti-virus software such as McAfee or Norton Anti-Virus.
- It is advised by cyber experts that users must shop only at secure websites
- Users must develop strong passwords on their accounts that are difficult to guess. Include both letters and numerals in their passwords. They must continuously update passwords and login details. By changing login details, at least once or twice a month, there are less chances of being a target of cybercrime.
And many more preventive methods are there ...
Though not all people are victims to cyber crimes, they are still at risk. Crimes by computer vary, and they don’t always occur behind the computer, but they executed by computer. The hacker’s identity is ranged between 12 years young to 67years old. The hacker could live three continents away from its victim, and they wouldn’t even know they were being hacked. Crimes done behind the computer are the 21st century’s problem. With the technology increasing, criminals don’t have to rob banks, nor do they have to be outside in order to commit any crime. They have everything they need on their lap. Their weapons aren’t guns anymore; they attack with mouse cursors and passwords
