How does cyber technology impact interactions between offenders and victims?
In the field of cybersecurity, it is up to us to prevent any interactions between an offender and the potential victims. Through knowing this, it is a given that cyber technology plays a large role in being a link between the two. Some technologies such as computers, servers, cell phones, and other IOT devices can have vulnerabilities that offenders can exploit, thus causing damage to the user’s systems. This would be seen as a positive impact from the offender’s point of view because they are getting what they want. This can be data such as social security numbers, passwords, taxes, health records, and even funds from banking websites. Of course, the users of these systems would not want that to happen, so they have safeguards implemented to combat this. Firewalls, antivirus and antimalware, complex passwords, and many other security features are used to keep offenders out of the system. In this scenario, it would be seen as a positive impact for the user because they have more protection for their data and to negatively impact the offender’s chances of compromising any data. There are also some cyber technologies that protect physical assets as well. This could be some sort of security cameras that scan the perimeter of the property to see any suspicious activity. If an offender is seen trying to break into the facility, action can be taken in accordance to the threat level. In some places, there are also biometric scans available that give access to certain data depending on the level of security that you’re cleared for. If an unauthorized person were to enter the facility and tried to gain access to the sensitive data, they would be barred from entering.