Volume 8 : Issue 2 (2021)

A Review on Cyber Crime: Some Educational Suggestions to Overcome

In the modern era, advancement in technology made people’s life easy and comfortable as well as make prone to cybercrime. The young generation who frequently entering in to the cyber world, fail to understand the harms of internet, are most susceptible to become the victim of cybercrime or may be indulged in it unknowingly. There can be some motivating factors behind the decline of cybercrimes or such crimes can also happen inadvertently. Cybercrimes are seriously affecting today’s younger generation and society in various forms such as: economically, psychologically and educationally. To prevent cybercrimes, it is necessary to analyze each type of cybercrime and understand their impact on different areas of the society. So, the present paper will provide an understanding of awareness of cybercrimes and cybersecurity, its impacts on youth. An attempt has also been made to give some preventive measures to overcome this serious issue.

Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Awareness, Youth, Educational Suggestions

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