The Disadvantages

of ICT
Cybercrimes
Combatting Cybercrimes
Objectives

Understand the several problems ICT

has created in their generation.

Write a reflective essay on how ICT

can change the world for better or for
worse.
Cybercrimes are illegal acts done
through the use of the internet.
Ten most common Internet
Cybercrimes

1. Phishing/Spoofing act of sending

multiple emails to multiple users in
hopes of having a number of them
clicking on the links or malwares
attached to the email.
2. Blackmail/Extortion act of using
the internet to threaten or damage
someones reputation to extort
money or anything else of value.
3. Accessing Stored Communications
or hacking; the act of obtaining
unauthorized access to data from a
computer network.
4. Sports Betting the act of wagering
on any sports event over the
internet.
5. Non-Delivery of Merchandise the
act of devising a scheme wherein a
culprit posts an item or service for
sale on the internet and once the
transactions have been done, does
not really give the item or service.
6. Electronic Harassment the act of
anonymously using internet to
harass, abuse threaten, or annoy
other people. This is also an act of
cyberbullying.
7. Child Pornography the act of
using Internet to show child
pornography. This act is highly
punishable by law.
8. Prostitution the act of using the
internet to engage in prostitution.
9. Drug Trafficking the act of selling
illegal substances using the internet.
10.Criminal Copyright Infringement
the of piracy mainly for financial
gain.
Combatting Cybercrimes
1. Network Security. Before a hacker can
get through unauthorized files he or
she is targeting, the hacker has to get
through several security measures like
firewalls, secure connections,
passwords, anti-malwares, and data
encryptions.

Encryption is the process of converting

raw data into code.
2. Investigation. URL tracing and
logging are used by websites to
track your unique IP addresses.
This can be used by investigators to
trace hackers.
3. Penalties. More and more laws are
being created and implemented
today. Penalties include both a fine
and imprisonment.