A coin has two sides. This is a very old, but a correct saying when we go through the advantages and disadvantages of any industry. Like a coin, almost every aspect of our life has got two sides. The most common example can be taken from the advent of technology and the crimes associated with it. Computers have become an integral part of the society, be it a student or a working professional. They bring along greater work and time efficiency, mostly in the working circle of the society as a whole entity. But here comes the twist, along with all the benefits that we get from computers and the technology, they are proven to be vulnerable against identity theft, scams and PC virus injection.
Governments and private organizations conduct various awareness programs to reduce the personal damages caused when we fall as victims in these types of crimes. I used to watch “Level 9” TV series that was aired on UPN channel in my television powered by Charter Cable a few months before. Though it was considered to be a science fiction, it did give me some insight on some of the most common crimes committed over the internet. There is a lot of attention and awareness towards online unlawful activity in the recent days. Some of the real stories shared by various victims prove that there are hackers who commit almost any impossible crimes so easily. Almost all the countries are vulnerable to this type of cyber offense and the damages caused to the computers and data are irrevocable and cost a lot of money. Serious concerns and alarms have been raised against the growing threat of online felony and its potential threat to the information stored in the computers.
Most of the countries do not have any existing law that they can apply against the people who indulge in this type of activity. Since the internet does not have any boundaries, it exposes everyone who is using it to the mystical hands of identity thieves across the globe within seconds. Digital crimes have been reportedly breaching national barriers at ease to jeopardize the political and the defense strategies of a country in front of other countries. It has been reported that after committing such crimes, the hackers sell the stolen information to the rival countries for a huge sum. The other reason as to why this type of crime is posing a serious threat is because of the fact that it is usually very hard to track the hackers as they operate together but from far and different places, making it harder for the law enforcers to track and find them. These hackers operate from different and far off places, sometimes even from different countries which make it almost impossible for anyone to track them.
The only option that the individuals have or can take against the digital thieves is self protection with the help of highly secured anti-virus or firewalls. Even after successfully implementing all safety features to secure our computers and the information stored on it, we are still exposed and vulnerable against hackers and spammers since they use more advanced techniques or tools. A report says that huge companies are indulged in these types of unlawful activities either to get rid of their competitors or to steal confidential information like software source codes, formulas or even the client database. After various awareness programs people are quite cautious in sharing their personal or financial information with unknown websites, but it is an unavoidable fact that internet theft is occurring daily in various parts of the world. Thus national bodies and governments should operate together to make a legal framework and a structure through which no hacker can escape after committing cyber crime.
Governments and private organizations conduct various awareness programs to reduce the personal damages caused when we fall as victims in these types of crimes. I used to watch “Level 9” TV series that was aired on UPN channel in my television powered by Charter Cable a few months before. Though it was considered to be a science fiction, it did give me some insight on some of the most common crimes committed over the internet. There is a lot of attention and awareness towards online unlawful activity in the recent days. Some of the real stories shared by various victims prove that there are hackers who commit almost any impossible crimes so easily. Almost all the countries are vulnerable to this type of cyber offense and the damages caused to the computers and data are irrevocable and cost a lot of money. Serious concerns and alarms have been raised against the growing threat of online felony and its potential threat to the information stored in the computers.
Most of the countries do not have any existing law that they can apply against the people who indulge in this type of activity. Since the internet does not have any boundaries, it exposes everyone who is using it to the mystical hands of identity thieves across the globe within seconds. Digital crimes have been reportedly breaching national barriers at ease to jeopardize the political and the defense strategies of a country in front of other countries. It has been reported that after committing such crimes, the hackers sell the stolen information to the rival countries for a huge sum. The other reason as to why this type of crime is posing a serious threat is because of the fact that it is usually very hard to track the hackers as they operate together but from far and different places, making it harder for the law enforcers to track and find them. These hackers operate from different and far off places, sometimes even from different countries which make it almost impossible for anyone to track them.
The only option that the individuals have or can take against the digital thieves is self protection with the help of highly secured anti-virus or firewalls. Even after successfully implementing all safety features to secure our computers and the information stored on it, we are still exposed and vulnerable against hackers and spammers since they use more advanced techniques or tools. A report says that huge companies are indulged in these types of unlawful activities either to get rid of their competitors or to steal confidential information like software source codes, formulas or even the client database. After various awareness programs people are quite cautious in sharing their personal or financial information with unknown websites, but it is an unavoidable fact that internet theft is occurring daily in various parts of the world. Thus national bodies and governments should operate together to make a legal framework and a structure through which no hacker can escape after committing cyber crime.
Being a freelancer and active blogger, Mark loves sharing his opinion about various topics on the internet. He likes watching informative TV shows in his television wired up with Charter Cable.
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