As the internet grows vastly the more dangerous it becomes to its users. With the new advances in technology cyberspace fraud has been increasing. These new advances have made the internet vulnerable to various kinds of e-commerce fraud. New techniques to detect and prevent cyber fraud have been developed to discover and prevent criminals before the fact, rather than after the damage have been done. Individuals and businesses should recognize each new cyber attack and make themselves aware of the consequences each attack can create. This paper will discuss the new cyber attacks that are increasing and how individuals and businesses are affected.
Internet Grows More Dangerous
Cyberspace fraud has been increasing vastly with new technological advances in cyber security. With these new advances the internet has become vulnerable to various kinds of e-commerce fraud. New ways to detect and prevent cyber fraud have been developed to discover and prevent criminals before the fact, rather than after the damage has been done. In Trends E-Magazine the article the Internet Grows More Dangerous talks about cyberspace fraud and how it is becoming more evident as business efficiency and productivity increase. It states “the more dependent we become on cyberspace the more vulnerable we become to all these threats” (25).
Next, a few examples of cyberspace threats were discussed. To list a few: “A Microsoft Windows computer worm labeled Stuxnet targets industrial software” (24). “Malware has been detected in several cloud computing services and are now showing up on mobile devices as well”(24) and “phishing attacks were up 12 percent in the first quarter of 2011, according to an eCrimes Trends Report”(24). The increases in these attacks...
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...have been provided for consideration. First, cloud computing will turn out to be the main objective for cybercriminals in the next five years because security measures tend to lag as new technologies are developed and it necessitates useful and sensitive information that will be available in the cloud. Given that window of opportunity cybercriminals will try to obtain as much as they can. Second, attacks on mobile devices will grow significantly because of the upsurge in applications being downloaded on these devices. Finally, Voice-over IP (VoIP) will experience new sophisticated attacks because they contain over “100 common vulnerabilities and exposures” (27). Their counter security measures does not have adequate protection; therefore leaving VoIP defenseless to hackers.
Works Cited
The Internet Grows More Dangerous. (2011, August). Trends E-Magazine , 24-27.
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