Experience With Cybercrime and Its Effects
Cybercrime has many avenues. Have you ever experienced being hacked, stalked, bullied, or scammed by cybercriminals? In what ways are you directly impacted by cybercrime? Do you think that people are reacting or responding to emerging cybercrimes? Given your experiences and/or knowledge of cybercrimes, what steps do you take to protect yourself, your family, and your friends? Are you concerned about future cybercrimes?
In this Discussion, you will analyze personal experiences with cybercrime that have shaped your view of it. You will also examine trends and predictions about cybercrime and develop an opinion on where cybercrime is headed.
Explain how cybercrime (i.e., identity theft, cyberbullying, fraud) or its potential threat has affected you or someone you know.
Summarize the resource you selected that reflects how your viewpoint of cybercrime was shaped.
Based on current trends in the scope and depth of cybercrime, explain your viewpoint regarding the future impact of cybercrime. Justify your reasoning.
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As the government implemented lockdown measures to curtail the spread of the Covid-19 virus, I had no other alternative but to use online shopping sites to get vital products to my doorstep. This created an opportunity for cybercriminals as I was almost scammed after buying a wireless router at an incredibly low price. I received verification from Amazon to verify my account. However, Amazon found the seller's account fake and closed it instantly within 24 hours. The cybercrime incident made me ashamed and embarrassed, and I often blamed myself for the mistake. This has had a long-term impact on my confidence when making online purchases. In this particular context, the cybercriminal took advantage of my psychological vulnerability due to the lockdown, thus manipulating my emotional instability to execute cyber fraud (Ma & McKinnon, 2022).
Despite the negative experience with cybercriminals, people are not responding effectively to emerging cybercrimes. This is because people are increasingly skeptical about the cyber-attacks perceived severity, vulnerability to the threats, and the cost of mitigating or preventive behaviors (Bada & Nurse, 2020). Given the above experience, I must implement pro...