Cybercrime and What You Can Do About It:
I recently came across this YouTube video about Cybercrime and what you can do about it, and I would like to share it with you.
Computer crime, or cybercrime, is any crime that involves a computer and a network. The computer may have been used in the commission of a crime, or it may be the target. Netcrime is criminal exploitation of the Internet, inherently a cybercrime.
How does your computer pick up a malicious online virus or malware? How do you pick up a malicious online virus, the kind of malware that snoops on your data and taps your bank account? Often, it’s through simple things you do each day without thinking twice. James Lyne reminds us that it’s not only the NSA that’s watching us, but ever-more-sophisticated cybercriminals, who exploit both weak code and trusting human nature. This type of crime is increasing and something we should all be concerned about.
In Canada you can report cyber crime here. Knowing how to recognize cybercrime, which can be the first step to helping protect yourself and your data. Taking some basic precautions and knowing who to contact when you see others engaged in criminal activities online are important steps to protecting yourself online.
You might want to learn how to prevent cybercrime, but here’s the thing: You can’t. You can, however, take precautions to help protect against it.
This video is well worth watching: