Translations:AY Honors/Cybersecurity (SSD)/Answer Key/75/en

Any crime that is committed using a computer network or combinations of systems is considered a cybercrime. Cybercrime can include computer-related crimes if the computer is part of a network. But, a computer-related crime typically refers to a crime committed on a stand-alone computer. A cybercrime is committed when a malicious actor uses a network or computer system to conduct criminal activity. Because cybercrime entails so many facets of computer and network systems it is challenging to fight. In our daily digital connected lives, we are constant targets of cybercriminals. By utilizing good personal cybersecurity practices, we can mitigate many cybercrime attacks. As cybercriminals become more organized and begin to automate their attack methods we are being bombarded with constant attacks. The preferred victims of cybercriminals are people age 60 or above. The number of losses is those that were reported, many incidents go unreported. These losses will rise as senior fraud scams continue to increase.