Friday, November 27, 2009

More than 4,000 cybercrime cases reported in two years :: LOCAL ::


Statistic in Malaysia shows more than 4,000 cyber crime complaints reported in two years, mostly consisted of hack threats, fraud, denial of services and other computer problem such files lost or corrupted by viruses. This is not a good sight for us. Hackers can simply break into our computer system and personal information, missed use and destroy it.

There are many agencies involved to solving computer problems as they aimed to serve the needs of the public and improve security to decrease number of cyber crime. the agency's services catered for individuals, as well as companies, who faced computer related problems. The public agency was also working closely with enforcement agencies such as the police in solving cybercrimes in the country.

URL: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/1/17/nation/20090117161235&sec=nation

Comment:

Cybercrime is a crime committed by a person who has an ability or expertise to use computer on the internet to gain benefit of its own or company by hurting other people. This is not a good exercise made by unethical person on the internet and many people worries about their safety and security in cyber world as the technology allow access to those criminal to commit crime easily without thinking of others.

There are many cases involving cyber crime which disturbing and distracting our privacy and safety in cyber world for example hacking. These hackers have an ability to sneak into our personal data or send viruses into our computer systems.

If there is no law regarding those matters, many people, company or government will experience financial lost and it will also affects country's economic as a whole. People won't go online if they know there is no security that could protect them from hunger of computer criminal.

Hence, by formulating and strengthen the law, it will affect behavior of internet user behaving on the internet. it will also avoid and minimize such cases.


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