Thesis About Cybercrime

1.0 Introduction

This chapter consist of background of the study, problem statement, purpose of the study, objectives, research question and significant of the study.

1.1 Background of the study

Technology advanced nowadays has given many benefits to the community that brings many changes in the environment. However, the misuse of technology by irresponsible individuals or organization might leads to the crime. Internet has become one of the tools to commit the crime vie the cyberspace. Cybercrime defined by Emmanuel (2007) known as internet crime which involves the use of computers and the internet as an instrument to further illegal ends, such as committing fraud, hacking, trafficking in child or hard-core pornography and intellectual.

So, there are several types of international cybercrimes identified. Emmanuel (2007) has been classified cybercrime into few categories which are Financial crimes/frauds and theft, Hacking, Online gambling, Cyber pornography, Intellectual property crimes and Internet harassment. Cybercrime can be detected and prevented. Awe (2004) has rightly declared that there is no one measure that will cure the menace of cybercrime. But it is the combination of these measures together with sincerity and vigour when they are implemented and administered that will serve to reduce risks most effectively. Cybercrime will give many negative impacts on various aspects such as economics, social and political. Alan (2004) opinion is with the Internet permeating every aspect of our society and economy, online consumers have become increasingly aware of the potential dangers of using this technology, with the popular press reporting on the damages associated with the latest computer virus and/or worm. So, it automatically decreased their trust on online business

• Therefore, this study aims to experimentally investigate the types of international cybercrime.

• This paper researched the impacts of cybercrime to many aspects.

1.5 Research Questions

• What types on cybercrime that involved internationally?

• How to detect and prevent on cybercrime personally?

• What is the impact of cybercrime to the economy, social and political?

1.6 Significant of study

• Lecturer who make a research on cybercrime specifically on the types, how to detect and prevent and impacts of it.

• Enforcement team such as police organization as they might conducts the research on cybercrime to overcome it.

• Community as to aware them on what the types of activity that categorized as cybercrime, how they can detect and prevent cybercrime by themselves and what will the impacts of cybercrime to