Statistics of Cybercrime from 2016 to the First Half of 2020 (original) (raw)

2020

Abstract

Expansion of electronic transaction raised the need for more confidentiality and data protection against cybercrime. Cybercrime is defined as a criminal activity that targets internet users. Cybercriminals who commit cybercrime usually aim to make money through this action, but they could also tend to damage computers for reasons other than profit. Cybercriminals could be individuals or organizations. Some cybercriminals are highly technically skilled, well organized, and use advanced techniques. Information technology security specialists have reported a significant increase in cybercrime since early 2001. Cybercrime is expanding because the information technology has become a fundamental part of people's lives. Expansion of cybercrime raised the need t o Cybersecurity and information security. Cybersecurity is defined as the practice of protecting information and data from outside sources on the Internet. Information security is defined as the protection of information and information systems from unauthorized use, assess, modification or removal. In this paper, statistics of Cybercrime has been analyzed from 2016 to the First Half of 2020, beside a summarization of cybersecurity and information security, projecting the difference between cybersecurity and knowledge of security.

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