Cybercrime Paper

Criminal activity in the cyberspace environment, commonly called "cybercrime" (also called computer criminal activity), is any illegal behavior directed through digital functions that overcomes the protection of personal computers (PCs) and everything associated with it. It involves a variety of issues ranging from the robbery of details from a PC or system, to the use of a PC, while in the performance of a criminal activity. As more companies connect their systems to the Internet, awareness of digital criminal activities becomes very essential.

Categories of cybercrime

Cybercrimes can be basically divided into 3 major categories:

1. Cyberpiracy:the unauthorized use of "cybertechnology" to

reproduce copies of proprietary information, or distribute proprietary...