Report Addressing Current Trends in Cybercrime



Report Addressing Current Trends in Cybercrime

Introduction

Cybercrime is a global problem, in many cases, goes beyond national borders. In the past, the collection of consistent statistics on these activities has been very difficult because of the reluctance of victims to report such offenses to police. Therefore, the federal, provincial and territorial governments, and law enforcement community, are interested in analyzing national trends in cyber crime and the effects of these crimes on Canadians.

Discussion

The Internet is part of our everyday life as the morning coffee. Well, at least for the majority of the population. For the generation of 9 -16 years in any case, already 98% use the net. Not been incorporated into our daily lives, however, awareness about the threats on the network (Lipson, 2002). One brought by the Committee for Traffic Safety study alarming in this regard to light: 68 percent of all users of private information made on the net, where women had a lower threshold. About a quarter of all users were contacted ever by a foreign person in a social network, many have already made their own negative experiences with Internet shopping (Power, 2000). All forms of cyber-crime are known to the users. The cyber crime is not only widespread, but also widely known.

To move safely on the Internet is almost impossible. The cyber crime in Germany has reached a new level. Every year more than 100,000 unsuspecting users fall into a fraud case. Often this happens in booking vacation travel, online banking and the sale of expensive technology products.Which sites are reputable and which are not difficult nowadays, the only hard to notice (Lipson, 2002).

In the last two years are especially prominent target of cyber crime. Messages are distorted or completely re-invented and disseminated by the media. Also, the large network Facebook is in the line of fire (Lipson, 2002). Clicking oblivious to such a link, you land on a website, which is provided with a computer virus. Or pay but you have to visit this website. Consumer advocates warn repeatedly about the dangers of these criminals. Under no circumstances should you disclose on its website unknown account information. Fraudsters could exploit this to abuse the bank account for their own purposes (Power, 2000).

Due to the rising crime and the reputable companies and websites come under pressure. Consumers are more cautious and reluctant, for example when buying goods or downloading free games. The cyber crime shrinks away from the policy back. Websites of the German Embassy or the Bundestag get constantly in conflict with the criminals (Speer, 2000). As a private consumer you should always surf the Internet with caution and make sure that the antivirus program is not disabled. In order to defend themselves in a meaningful way to someone who is attacking your IT, you need to know, of course, the means and methods he uses, and these must be mastered to a great extent. Otherwise you may not know how he is planning his attack on what ...