Cybersecurity in Crime Prevention

CYBERSECURITY IN
CRIME PREVENTION

Table of Contents
• Introduction
• Summary of Research Question and Purpose
• Summary of Relevant Literature
• Summary of Methods, Methodology and Data Collection
• Ethical Consideration

Introduction
Background, context, overview
• Cybercriminals have been targeting Australia for its developed
economy and extensive use of the internet in all the fields
• The cyber threat for Australian people and businesses is increasing
• It costs near $1 billion/ year to the national economy of the nation
(Acic.gov.au, 2018)

Cont....
• Cybercriminals are earning a profit every day from the general people
of Australia
• The legal economy of the nation is being transferred into illegitimate
economy due to cybercrime
• It is not only affecting people financially but mentally as well
• An overall structure of the study is developed (Acic.gov.au, 2018)

Cont....
Purpose of the study
• To evaluate the significance of cyber security in preventing cybercrime
in Australia
• To identify the challenges in implementing strong cybersecurity and
provide recommendations

Summary of Research Question and Purpose
Research questions, aims, hypotheses
The aim is:
• To identify the way in which cybersecurity helps preventing or reducing
cybercrime in Australia
The research questions are:
• What is meant by cybercrime?
• What are the effects of cybercrime in Australia?
• What is the importance of cybersecurity in preventing cybercrime?
• What are the difficulties in strengthening cybersecurity and
recommendations for overcoming this?