Cyber Crime: Problems and Solutions

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Essay Topic: Cyber Crime
INTRODUCTION
Background information:
Cybercrime or computer oriented crime can be explained as the crime which mainly involves the
computer or a network and in this type of crime a computer can be used or can be targeted by ab
attacker. This are the offences which are mainly committed against a group or an individual and the main
motive of this crime is to harm eth reputation of the attacked victim or to harm them physically and
mentally. The effects of cybercrime might include loss of property, important information and many
more. Modern telecommunication networks which might include the internet and mobile phones is
mainly used for this purpose. The threats due to cybercrime is multi-dimensional and this mainly targets
the citizens, business and the governments. This the rate of cybercrime is increasing rapidly and are
responsible for imposing a direct threat for the security and privacy issues for different sections of the
society.
Thesis Statement:
This thesis is mainly associated with providing an overview about the cybercrime. Besides this the thesis
also discusses about the major problems occurring due to the cybercrime. Along the topics which has
been discussed below, there also exists other types of threats which are responsible for various type of
devastating effects. The thesis also provides some suitable solution in order to mitigate the main risks.
BODY PARAGRAPH 1: PROBLEM 1
Loss of data and threats to the personal and financial information
Supporting ideas:
Data plays a significant role in the sophisticated and the self-sufficient digital economy that different
section of the society is having. Loss of any kind of financial or personal information can lead to
devastating effects. The personal information might include the identity and identity theft might lead to
accessing of different information like the accessing of the bank accounts or any other type of important
user accounts. Cybercrime is associated with driving a number of criminal activities and this might
include the phishing, pharming, malware distribution and many more. All this attacks are supported by
the infrastructure which are fully fledged by the malicious code writers, or web hosting specialists or
individuals who are capable of leasing a network of several compromised computers in order carry out
attacks which are totally automated.
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BODY PARAGRAPH 1: SOLUTION 1
Loss of data and threats to the personal and financial information
Supporting ideas:
This type of problems can be eliminated by actively targeting the underground fora and this is to be
done for the purpose of disrupt the circulation of the powerful as well as the easy to use cybercrime
tools which might include the malware kits and the botnets and many more. Another way includes the
disruption of the infrastructure of the malicious code writers or web hosting specialists. This is to be
done by active identification of the groups associated with developing and also the information and
communication technology industry this is to be done in order for the purpose of dismantling. There
should also exists an active targeting of the various proceeds related to cybercrime with collaboration to
the financial sector. Besides this the development of the insights related to the behaviour of the
contemporary cybercriminals by means of various processes is to be continued. The processes might
include the intelligence analysis, criminological research and profiling techniques which are mainly based
upon the combined law enforcements. This are to be done for the purpose of deploying the resources in
a much efficient way.
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