Examination of Cyber-criminal Behaviour

Cybercrime is the world’s biggest growth industry and is now costing an estimated €180 billion loss to organisations and individuals, every year. The creation of ‘virtual identities’ gives a greater anonymity to the activities of organised criminals. Today our commonwealth is protected by firewalls rather than firepower. This is an issue of global importance as new technology has provided a world of opportunity for criminals. As a consequence law enforcement agencies all over the world are struggling to cope. Therefore, today’s top priority is to use computer technology to fight computer crime.