CYBER SECURITY
Unit :-1
INTRODUCTION TO CYBER CRIME
The word “Cybercrime” was first coined in 1982
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by
William Gibson but it gained popularity in 1984 through
his novel 'Neuromancer'.
Akash Arora
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(1999) was one of the earliest examples
of cybercrime in India. (Yahoo Case)
According to the 2020 Cost of Cybercrime Study by
Accenture, the average number of security breaches
experienced by organizations increased by 11%
between 2018 and 2019. Cybercrime is also becoming
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more sophisticated, with the emergence of new
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threats such as ransomware and advanced
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persistent threats (APTs)
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