The growing danger from crimes committed against computers, or against information on computers, is beginning to claim attention in national capitals. In most countries around the world, however, existing laws are likely to be unenforceable against such crimes. This lack of legal protection means that businesses and governments must rely solely on technical measures to protect themselves from those who would steal or destroy valuable information.
Crime is a social and economic phenomenon and is as old as the human society. As, Life is about a mix of good and evil, so is the Internet. For all the good it does to us, cyberspace has its dark sides too The idea of Cyber crime is not new, yet there is significant confusion amongst academics, computer security experts and users as to the extent of real Cyber crimes. In this paper, we explore the breadth of computer-based crime, providing a definition of the emerging terms “Cyber crimes”.
In this paper we will try discuss almost every aspect of cyber crime, like meaning then we divide Cyber crime into three distinct categories: Type I Cyber crimes against persons. Type II Cyber crimes against property. Type III Cyber crimes against government. We are describing its classification and explain the Law of cyber crime. And explain the REASONS of cyber crime and who the cyber criminal is and how to prevent from this crime then we use some case studies to illustrate the role different types of Cyber crime, and offer some observations on the role of cognition in the process of Cyber crime. Finally we provide several suggestions for future work in the area of Cyber Crime.
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