ENG Mod 4 AS 2 DB

Echoles 1

Name: Antwan Echoles

Course: Writing and Inquiry (ENG-111-2905)

Title: Assignment 2 - Research Log

Date: October 27, 2021

Works Cited

ALI, NI, et al. "Cybercrime an emerging challenge for internet users: An overview." Sindh University Research Journal (Science Series) 50.3D (2018): 55-58. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/333132250_Cybercrime_an_emerging_challenge_for_internet_users_An_overview

Choi, Kyung-shick, and Claire Seungeun Lee. "The present and future of cybercrime, cyberterrorism, and cybersecurity." International Journal of Cybersecurity Intelligence & Cybercrime 1.1 (2018): 1-4. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328433593_The_Present_and_Future_of_Cybercrime_Cyberterrorism_and_Cybersecurity

Malby, Steven, et al. "Comprehensive study on cybercrime." United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Tech. Rep (2013). https://www.unodc.org/documents/organized-crime/UNODC_CCPCJ_EG.4_2013/CYBERCRIME_STUDY_210213.pdf

Nurse, Jason RC. "Cybercrime and you: How criminals attack and the human factors that they seek to exploit." arXiv preprint arXiv:1811.06624 (2018). https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328762019_Cybercrime_and_You_How_Criminals_Attack_and_the_Human_Factors_That_They_Seek_to_Exploit

The Research Process

I examined the sources and authors' credentials and affiliations, and the sources cited by the authors. I reviewed the source's relevance and applicability and analyzed the reputation of the publisher of the source. The main obstacle was the many deceiving sources with the correct information but not credible. The characteristic that made me choose the sources were; they were up to date; their pages and links were current and working. The authors' names and credentials were listed, and there was a link between the author and the biographical information. Additionally, the information the sources are relaying is correct and presented with less prejudice and bias to the authors' opinion and of the opposing view.

Cybercrimes are advancing as technology advances; cybercriminals are looking for new ways to victimize people and organizations. Cybercriminals are inventing new ways to attack their victims, a reason why organizations are still attacked despite taking all the necessary requirements to prevent cyber-attacks. I have found out that money is not the only aim of cybercrimes; cybercrime is also used as a tool to achieve a political goal, and for competition purposes, mostly between rival companies.

I will use this research to identify the best policies and practices to prevent cybercrimes. I will also use this research to reduce the reoccurrence of cybercrimes through interventions and awareness and reduce victimization among people using computers and other technologies. This information will support my claim that people need regular awareness of cybercrime techniques and strategies to lessen the attacks. This will help individuals know that cybercriminals are enhancing their strategies as technology grows, but security measures on cybercrimes are not growing at the same rate. It will also disprove that most people who are victims of cybercrimes do not take the defense of cybercrimes.