Crime in Contemporary Society - Cyber Crime | A-Level Sociology

welcome to this tor to you sociology topic video looking at crime in contemporary Society focusing on cyber crime cyber crime is the term given to the use of technology in committing criminal activities and it has grown exponentially in the era of globalization this is due not only to the expansion of the internet but also

the increased access and usage of mobile technology such as smartphones and portable Computing devices like laptops and tablets as the use of Technology increases so do the opportunities for criminals to exploit any vulnerabilities we may have in our cyber security what makes cyber crime so difficult to Monitor and enforce is that it is a transgressive form of crime one

that doesn't respect International borders as most of the crime is committed in cyberspace whilst having access to other cultures instantly is a benefit of the internet it also has become an opportunity for criminals to be able to access the personal data and accounts of anybody anywhere in the world and often this is done without their knowledge

making it even harder to detect cyber crime is classified into two different categories firstly cyber dependent crime which are crimes that can only be conducted through the use of technological devices for example pirating software or obtaining Digital Data through the installation of Ransom wear or spy wear on an individual's device these tend to be newer forms of

crime that would not have been committed before the development of computers the second form is cyber enabled crimes and these are variants of more traditional forms of crime that utilize technology to make them more efficient and less detectable subsequently these have increased in volume for example piracy of music is not a new crime as boot lagging of