REFLECTION ABOUT CYBER CRIME

Cyber crime is said to be the crime that involve the computer or network. The recent statistics from CyberSecurity Malaysia shows that the cases reported about the cyber crime had been increase exponentially.

“From AsiaOne (27 April 2011), Zahri Yunos as the CyberSecurity Malaysia chief operating officer said that is the increase in cyber crimes in Malaysia over the last two where more than 3, 500 of them reported in the first three months of this year and some 8,000 cases were reported last year due to internet usage and broadband penetration that now stood at 55%; which is increased exponentially. In the first quarter of this year, this organization handled 3,563 cases which is 36% or 1, 273 cases were related to online fraud and there are 400 sites detected in phishing sites targeting local banks. Moreover, he said that industry estimates revealed that the cost of cyber crimes worldwide could easily reach US$1tril (RM2.9tril). “

There are several types of cyber crime, but the cyber crime can be divided into two characteristics (1.crimes that target computer networks or devises, and 2. crimes that use computer networks or devises to advance other ends). The computer viruses, denial-of-service attacks and malware are part of first character of cyber crime. The cyberstalking, fraud and identity theft, information warfare and phishing scams are included in second character of cyber crime.

In my opinion, the increasing number of cyber crimes cases is due to the increasing exposure to technology widely around the world. Nowadays, more people are assumed to use the technology in their daily lives, especially internets. As the internet is broadly being connected, thus some people take advantage on this upgrading technology to do crimes. Moreover, people tend to be influences by their curiosity on something news and gain profits, without investigate the sources, especially from the internet. Thus, it is much easier for criminals to use this ICT to do some crimes.

I realized that there are several effects of this cyber crime in all expects such as the moral degradation among the new generations, loss of revenue, wasted time, damaged reputations, and reduced productivity.

Thus, all parties should take this problem seriously. Not just think about the solution to overcome this problem but also think on the solution to prevent the factors that contribute to the cyber crimes. Do not judges to the government only, but parents also play the important roles to educate their kids to use the technologies; wisely. Individual awareness is the most considerable thing in order to overcome this cyber crime. The ICT is functioning to develop human knowledge and facilitate in daily life demands, not to be misuse for self advantages.