Development and Impact of Cyber Crime in Australia

Running head: PROPOSAL
Project Title: Development and Impact of Cyber Crime in Australia
Name of Student
Name of University
Author Note

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction........................................................................................................3
1.1. Background...............................................................................................................3
1.2. Research Aims and Objectives.................................................................................3
1.2.1. Aims of the study...............................................................................................3
1.2.2. Objectives of the study......................................................................................4
1.3. Research Questions...................................................................................................4
Chapter 2: Literature Review...............................................................................................5
2.1. Introduction...............................................................................................................5
2.2. Cybercrime: The Concept.........................................................................................5
2.2.1. Motivations for Cybercrime..............................................................................6
2.3. Cybercrime in Australia............................................................................................6
2.3.1. Current Approach to cyber security in Australia...............................................7
2.4. Reasons behind increase in cybercrime in Australia................................................7
2.5. Impact of Cybercrime in Australia...........................................................................8
2.6. Mitigation of the Risks associated with cybercrime...............................................11
Chapter 3: Research Scope................................................................................................12
Chapter 4: Research Method.............................................................................................12
4.1. Introduction.............................................................................................................12

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4.2. Research Philosophy...............................................................................................13
4.3. Research Approach.................................................................................................13
4.4. Research Design.....................................................................................................14
4.5. Data Collection Method..........................................................................................14
4.6. Data Analysis Method............................................................................................16
4.7. Ethical Considerations associated with this research.............................................16
4.8. Evaluation of the Safety and Risks.........................................................................17
Chapter 5: Project Budget, Resources and Timeline.........................................................17
Chapter 6: Team Charter and Communication Strategy....................................................18
Chapter 7: Summary..........................................................................................................19
References..........................................................................................................................20

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Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1. Background
The research is based on one of the most significant issues in the age of technology. The
increase in the use of internet and its applications results in an exponential increase in
cybercrimes. Cybercrime can be described as a computer oriented crime. When computers are
used to commit an offence, the criminal act is termed as cybercrime. Data prove that over 6
million cybercrimes have been registered in Australia in the year 2017, and the number is
growing every year. Therefore, identification of the main causes behind cybercrime and its
impact is necessary so as to understand the risk mitigation approaches that can reduce the
negative impact of cybercrimes in Australia.
The Symantec’s Cyber Security report shows that over six million people have been a
victim of identity theft and credit card frauds in the year 2017. On an average, the rate of
increase in cybercrimes in Australia is near about 31 percent, which is an alarming rate.
Although 73 percent of the Australian has taken measures to make sure that they are safe online.
Despite that, there is an increase in number of cybercrimes every year in Australia. The research
has been undertaken in order to identify the impact of cybercrime in Australia.
1.2. Research Aims and Research Objectives
This section of the proposal report identifies aims and objectives of the research
undertaken. It is vital to identify the aims of the research and objectives of the research in order
to identify the possible roadmap of the research.
1.2.1. Aims of the study

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The aim of the research is to analyse the context of increasing cybercrimes in Australia
and its impact. The reason behind the increase in use of cybercrimes in Australia is needed to be
identified so that the risk mitigation processes of the same can be identified.
1.2.2. Objectives of the study
The identified objectives are as follows-
 To understand the concept of cybercrime
 To identify the reasons behind the increase in cybercrimes in Australia
 To analyse the impact of increase in cybercrime in Australia
 To recommend the mitigation strategies against the identified cybercrime
The research will be evaluating all the above identified research objectives.
1.3. Research Questions
The research will be analysing a primary research question, which is as follows-
 What is the impact of cybercrime in Australia?
In order to find answers for the above identified research questions, the following
secondary research questions will be evaluated.
 What is the reason behind the increase in cybercrimes in Australia?
 How are cybercrime conducted?
 How can the cyber security risks be mitigated?

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Chapter 2: Literature Review
2.1. Introduction
The literature review chapter aims in conducting a secondary analysis of the research
topic and the research problem. A preliminary literature review has been conducted in order get a
basic understanding of the research topic and to collect data that can help in analysis of the
collected data. The literature review chapter is important for a research project as the previously
published literature in the chosen field is evaluated in order to obtain an idea of the identified
research topic. The literature review chapter will analyze the concepts of cybercrime its impact
in Australia.
2.2. Cybercrime: The Concept
According to Ajayi (2016), although cybercrime can be considered as a relatively new
phenomenon, it is able to occupy a global attention mainly because of its exponential increase
across the globe. The Cybercrimes are those act of misconduct or criminal offenses that are
perpetrated with a computer (Tamarkin 2015). These type of crimes are mainly committed
against the hardware of the computer and the materials contained within the computer. A typical
computer crime therefore can include financial frauds, embezzlement, scams and hacking.
Cybercrime as a whole is an umbrella term that encompasses two different types of
crimes, which include the cyber-dependent crimes and cyber-enabled crimes (Faqir, Sharari and
Salameh 2014). The cyber enabled crimes are those crimes that can only be conducted by
making use of a computer, its associated network and other forms of ICT (Feakin, Nevill and
Hawkins 2017). Example of cyber-dependent crime include, the spread of viruses, malicious
software and the distributed denial of service attacks (Ajayi 2016). The cyber enabled crimes on