Cybercrime: A Contemporary Challenge the Modern Society is Facing
⇒ What is Cybercrime? ⇐
Cybercrime is a relatively new form of crime that has been introduced during the 1980s, with the first-ever recorded case being Ian Murphy (alias Captain Zap) hacking an American telephone company to allow users to make free calls by tampering with its internal clock. Dashora (2011) defined cybercrime as any crime committed with the assistance of computers and the internet, and as the years pass, more and more types of cybercrime are introduced as the cyberworld progresses—with more sinister motives behind these actions compared to that of acquiring free calls.
Considering that cybercrime is a byproduct of the lack of regulation and complete surveillance of all activities on the internet (as the observation of our right to data privacy) the complete prevention of computer crimes is not possible. However, a possible way to combat cybercrime would be to educate and raise awareness amongst the civilians regarding the different methods a cybercriminal might target them. Especially since common forms of cybercrime—such as phishing and identity theft—can be easily avoided if a person is aware of such.
⟹ Social Media as a Solution to Cybercrime ⟸
The most ideal method of informing civilians regarding cybercrime is to use the internet to spread information, this is in regards to the fact that the potential victims of cybercrime are those who are active users of the internet. As Shah (2018) has stated, social media is one of the most effective methods to spread consciousness regarding a subject. A social media campaign can be developed that aims to educate people on identifying and avoiding cybercrimes. Given that a lot of the general population is on social media, the reach and scope of the campaign would be considerably more extensive than that of a physical campaign. In addition, the use of social networking sites is more cost-effective than having to adapt physical means of information dissemination.
by MARTIN, Catherine L.
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References:
Dashora, K. (2011). Cyber Crime in the Society: Problems and Preventions. Journal of Alternative Perspectives in the Social Sciences, 3(1), 240-259.
Bulao, J. (2021, March 18). How Many Cyber Attacks Happen Per Day in 2020?. TechJury. https://techjury.net/blog/how-many-cyber-attacks-per-day/
The Origin of Cybercrime. (n.d). GooseVPN. https://goosevpn.com/blog/origin-cybercrime#:~:text=The%20first%20person%20to%20be%20found%20guilty%20of,Hackers%2C%20however%2C%20proceeded%20in%20different%20ways%20over%20time.
Shah, A. (2018, April 6). How Social Media Helped Us Increase Global Awareness. Aleesha Shah. https://aleezashah.wordpress.com/2018/04/06/how-social-media-has-helped-us-increase-global-awareness/
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