CYBER CRIME

Introduction

Cyber crime is an uprising challenge in computer technology and is posing a great threat for the world wide web . Cyber crime is a serious violation of legal and safe practice of internet access and handling of data and information . In a world of intangibility where people places , businesses , products , scientific research and exchange of information takes place through the medium of Internet , there has been a severe and serious concern about cyber criminals who retrieve information from other computers and even load viruses into the systems which cause loss

of millions of dollars to businesses and to respective nations economies

Literature Review

Cyber space necessitates being more alert on computer systems and in preventing net hackers attacks on systems . In fact there is more probability for threats and dangers as compared with physical world of attacks from terrorists . Cyber-crime and cyber-terrorism are endangering the technology development and causing heavy loss of revenues to businesses whereas this can always be prevented by several precautionary measures with computer software programs and even charge cyber criminals with penalties and punishments . Cyber forensic science cyber cops , digital cops are some of the best programs that are being implemented in to counter-attack cyber-crimes , with the fact that there are several opportunities for cyber criminals to deal with espionage , conspiracy , malpractice and even cheating causing a great damage and harm to people and businesses . This must at all times be prevented which is why many governments have introduced cyber law and enacted cyber legal policies and Acts framing rules and regulations how an individual can have a legal access to information and how violation effects are which detail penalties and punishments . Especially terrorists use steganography which enables encryption and which is accessible only to those who have password

Methodology

Some of the effective and best methods to prevent cyber-crime are ensuring adherence to cyber laws , maintaining confidentiality of information and privacy policies , setting up software that detects hacking , cyber crime , fraud or violation of any cyber law , enabling passwords wherever possible in work environment , providing adequate training to employees about safe and secured methods of internet access and communication with clients . Enabling home banking and internet banking services , anti-virtus protection , disabling provision for access to individual credit card information and updation of operating systems from time to time . Check mail inboxes must be disable for spam mails and fraud mails which inadvertently load virus into home computer systems and hackers can even retrieve and transfer information from one system to another

In Asia , there is already enforcement of cyber laws and cyber cops have already been identifying cyber crimes and have begun to punish individuals who are related with hacking , spam emails , software piracy loading virus and other fraud functions on cyber space . Asian School of Cyber Laws (ASCL ) has been set up which includes Cyber Crime Investigation Cell and Cyber Forensics Cell which deals with the aspects of cyber crime laws

Data Analysis

According to UK research study , every 10 seconds there...