Different Cybercrimes and their Solution for Common People

TL;DR

This paper explores cybercrime trends and highlights the need for cybercrime awareness (cyberawareness) to mitigate vulnerabilities, and presents a list of 31 technical as well as non-technical solutions considering that a"common man" may not be technologically aware.

Abstract

In today's digital age, cyberspace has become integral to daily life, however it has also led to an increase in cybercriminal activities. This paper explores cybercrime trends and highlights the need for cybercrime awareness (cyberawareness) to mitigate vulnerabilities. The study also examines Indian statistics on cybercrime. We review the existing literature on cybercrime and cybersecurity, focusing on various types of cybercrimes and their impacts. We present a list of 31 technical as well as non-technical solutions considering that a "common man" may not be technologically aware. Common man solutions, considering that they are not technologically updated. Expanding the list of solutions and validating their effectiveness in cyber threats can be the future scope of the research.

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• Figure 1: Cybercrimes Against Women and Children in India (in Numbers) NCRB2018Crime2NCRB2019Crime2NCRB2020Crime2NCRB2021Crime2NCRB2022Crime2
• Figure 2: Visual Distribution of Cybercrime Cases Across Indian States (%) NCRB2018Crime2NCRB2019Crime2NCRB2020Crime2NCRB2021Crime2NCRB2022Crime2