Information and communication
technology has become an essential
engine for the movement in modern
societies, in fact it turns out to be a
key factor for economic growth, human
progress and social development. As the
variety of telecommunication networks
have facilitated access to all information
and data from different forms and locations,
herein lies the risk of what these networks
and information can come with.
to systems, and sabotage or manipulation of
systems and data. Irrespective of the motives
of hackers and criminals, all these activities
pose an alarming threat to institutions and
individuals, and can cause a negative impact
on the economy.
Moreover, cybercrimes have now become
more organized to cause defects not only to
government entities, the private sector and
individuals, but their impact extends to reach
nations. Criminals are now able to exploit cyber
space to perform their criminal activities and
The incremental dependence on information
in a complement manner to ordinary crime. To
and
communication
highlight, they have now become
technologies make us
able to organize themselves,
vulnerable to the risks,
exchange
information
or
threats and attacks of
form criminal gangs, utilize
cyber space. These risks
infrastructure and cyber space
emerge from technical
to practice different crimes such
weaknesses of operating
as money laundering, extortion,
systems and software,
drug dealing,arms smuggling,
lack
of
legislation
corruption,human
trafficking,
outlawing
electronic
child abuse, and financial
crimes, and ineffective
manipulation.
information
sharing
between the government, the private sector
There are criminals who follow organized
and individuals. Such inefficiency has
groups or governments of states, endangering
enabled amateur and computer specialists
national security to new challenges related to
to practice illegal activities, thereby
information technology, and alarming a rise
threatening the basic services provided to
of an informational war that can have serious
individuals, government entities, companies
effects on the economy of the state, its security
and institutions.
and stability. Activities such as electronic
intelligence, espionage and gathering of
Attacks and cybercrimes spread widely and
sensitive information, or spread rumors and
in various forms such as malware, DDOS
misinformation aimed at undermining security
attacks,piracy of personal data and those
may be practiced. This extends to take on a
protected by intellectual property rights,
terrorist dimension if targeting systems of
spam e-mails sent to carry out extortion,
vital infrastructure and public utilities such
fraud, identity theft, unauthorized access
as energy, electricity, water, transportation,
communication systems, financial sector, and
medical services.
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