Evolution of cybercrime
The evolution of cybercrime is a complex and ever-changing landscape. With the advent of the internet and its widespread adoption, the opportunities for cybercriminals have grown exponentially. As technology advances rapidly, so do the techniques and tactics employed by those seeking to exploit vulnerabilities in the digital world.
As computer systems have become integral to the daily functioning of businesses, organizations, governments, and individuals, we have learned to put tremendous trust in these systems. As a result, we have placed critical and valuable information on them. Where there is value, you will find someone willing to take advantage of the situation and attempt to profit from someone else’s misfortune. Before these highly interconnected computer systems, people had to interact physically with the world to commit a crime, significantly increasing their risk of being apprehended. A criminal would have to physically attack an institution...