ICO Nyanya

Research Project: Industry of Cyber Crime

Cybercrime is the act of deliberately exploiting the convenience, enterprises, and a computer system that depend on the internet. Cyber-attackers usually use those malicious codes to alter computer codes, data or logic hence leading to consequences that are disruptive and can compromise information leading to cyber crimes (Nykodym, Taylor and Vilela, 2005). These include information as well as identity theft. Cyber-attack is also referred to as Computer Network Attack (CAN). However, it’s difficult to estimate the impact of cybercrime; there are a lot of terrorist acts in the digital era. In this concern, the continents must form agencies to monitor and counter the threats globally (McQuade, 2006).

The crime negatively, affects the economy, national security and developed infrastructure. Large corporations are more worried about cybercrime as opposed to small businesses. Hence, there is a need to take corrective measures to protect their businesses against cyber-attacks. It has come to be known that cyber attackers now target smaller businesses as opposed to big companies like Facebook, Starbucks or Nike which are well known and are still in existence. This reduces strong confidence in the country’s critical infrastructure (Nykodym, Taylor and Vilela, 2005). Recently there has been a claim of a security breach from unlawful invader into some US companies. This offence was explicitly done against the finance and US infrastructure. This is a serious crime and requires the attribution of FBI to identify the extent of crime and assist in correcting the process (McQuade, 2006).

However the question comes, how can continents regulate cybercrime? It becomes difficult to regulate and charge convicts of the offense; this is because it is quite difficult to develop jurisdictional border and level of the prosecution to be taken. But as there is rapid change in technology, it must be followed by advanced laws to protect those who use the internet in the world. The continents must come up with a different act to protect businesses, finance as well as private companies against such crime. The federal courts should look into the prosecution of cybercrime (Nykodym, Taylor and Vilela, 2005).

References

McQuade, S. C. (2006). Understanding and managing cybercrime. Boston: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon.

Nykodym, N., Taylor, R., & Vilela, J. (2005). Criminal profiling and insider cybercrime. Digital Investigation, 2(4), 261-267.