Digital Security

Digital Security

In the last two decades technology has advanced to a point where organizations and individuals has opted to completely rely on computers and other technology related devices, so with this heavy reliance on technology came a new problem of data, identity thefts and hacking as some of the leading security issues. It does not end there as the world becomes more and more digitized. It is important for organizations to know how to keep their data safe, and being aware of new security risks in order to keep the organization both safe and protected from these crimes. With this said it becomes apparent that people need to arm themselves with knowledge of digital security. As more and more ignorant or people who lack the digital skill becomes victims, and this might result in financial loss and at times physical harm. http://www.arcon.gov.au/what-is-cybercrime

Cyber Crime

This may be explained as any act that is malicious and involves the use of computers, cyber crimes can occur anywhere as computer can be accessed in all location around the world.

Types of Cyber Crime

1. Theft of telecommunication services

Criminals can gain access to a company switchboard, and gain access to make call at the company expense. Sometime they word sell the airtime to third parties

2. Telecommunications Piracy

Since the digital age, it is easy to reproduce and disseminate print, graphics sound and multimedia combinations. People over the years have reproduced and sell copywriter material that they have reproduced.

3. Dissemination of offensive material

In the last couple of years people have created offensive material like photos or videos of individuals a posted on blogs and social media site without consent of individual being used on the material. At times people use digital technology to harass, threaten and intrude on people’s personal lives.

4. Electronic money laundering and tax evasion

People over the years have started to conceal and move around proceeds of crime using money transfer. Some would go to great lengths to hide the profits from their businesses, from the taxation authorities.

5. Sales and investment fraud

As e-commerce is growing at a rapid rate criminals create fake site where unsuspecting customers would put their detail and becomes victims of identity theft.

6. Electronic Funds Transfer Fraud

Criminals are using technologies that can intercept transaction and divert the funds to their own accounts. The digital information stored on credit cards can be counterfeited.

7. Illegal interception of telecommunications

With new developments in telecommunications, it is now possible to do an electronic eavesdropping. There has be a considerable growth in surveillance of unfaithful spouse or industrial espionage and political espionage. http://za.norton.com/cybercrime-prevention