Open AccessCybercrime, Hacking, And Legislation
Author(s) -
Kimberly Pavlik
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of cybersecurity research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2471-2485
DOI - 10.19030/jcr.v2i1.9966
Subject(s) - cybercrime , legislation , popularity , hacker , internet privacy , political science , key (lock) , computer security , law , criminology , computer science , the internet , sociology , world wide web
As cybercrime continues to evolve, legislation will continue to play a key role in the prosecution of individuals committing computer related offenses. The public has witnessed the rapid change in computer technology, continued popularity of social media, and increased e-commerce. With those changes comes an increase in computer crimes being committed. This article gives an overview of the evolution of cybercrime, and its influence on current legislation.