Title: What is Cybercrime? Effects, Examples and Prevention
Headings: cybercrime
cybercrime
Defining cybercrime
How cybercrime works
Types of cybercrime
Common examples of cybercrime
Effects of cybercrime on businesses
Effects of cybercrime on national defense
How to prevent cybercrime
Cybercrime legislation and agencies

Content: cybercrime can include many different types of profit-driven criminal activity, including ransomware attacks, email and internet fraud, and identity fraud, as well as attempts to steal financial account, credit card or other payment card information. Cybercriminals may also target an individual's private information, as well as corporate data for theft and resale. As many workers settle into remote work routines due to the pandemic, cybercrimes are expected to grow in frequency in 2021, making it especially important to protect backup data. Defining cybercrime
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) divides cybercrime into three categories: crimes in which the computing device is the target -- for example, to gain network access; crimes in which the computer is used as a weapon -- for example, to launch a denial-of-service (DoS) attack; and
crimes in which the computer is used as an accessory to a crime -- for example, using a computer to store illegally obtained data. The Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime, to which the United States is a signatory, defines cybercrime as a wide range of malicious activities, including the illegal interception of data, system interferences that compromise network integrity and availability, and copyright infringements. The necessity of internet connectivity has enabled an increase in the volume and pace of cybercrime activities because the criminal no longer needs to be physically present when committing a crime. The internet's speed, convenience, anonymity and lack of borders make computer-based variations of financial crimes -- such as ransomware, fraud and money laundering, as well as crimes such as stalking and bullying -- easier to carry out.