CBYER CRIMES
&
IT FRAUDS
Overview
History
CONTENT Types of cyber crime
Threats of cyber crime
& to banking sector
OUTLINE Prevention & cyber
security
Merits & demerits
“Cybercrime is a fast‐growing area of crime.
More and more criminals are exploiting the
speed, convenience and anonymity of the
Overview Internet to commit a diverse range of criminal
activities that know no borders, either physical or
virtual” – Interpol
The 5 most cyber attack industries
1. The Computer as a weapon
1. Health care • Using a computer to commit real world crime
2. Maunfacturing • Cyber terrorism and credit card fraud.
3. Financial services
4. Government 2. The Computer as a target
• Using a computer to attack another computer
5. Transportation • Forms of Hacking, DOS/DDOS attack, virus/worm attacks
History
1820 – First recorded cybercrime
1078 – The first spam email
1982– The first virus was installed on an apple computer
T 1. Hacking (credit card)
2. Denial of Service Attack
3. Identity theft
4. Virus Dissemination
Y 5. Computer Vandalism
6. Cyber Terrorism
P OF 7. Online Fraud
8. Software Piracy
9. Forgery
10.Malicious Code
11..Malware
E 12..Phishing
13..Spam
14.Spoofing
15.Defamation
S
The cyber threats can be in many Core Banking
Forms in banking sector attacks
Such as
Identity theft
Swift server
Mobile banking
attack
Application Web
attacks defamation
Payment gateway
attacks
Hacking bank
accounts
Credit card scams Phishing
Prevention and Cyber
Security
• Firewalls
• Operating system is up‐to‐date
• Up‐to‐date anti‐virus and anti‐
spyware
•Use a pop‐up advertising blocker
• Use strong passwords
• Secure wireless network
• Reputable websites and mobile
applications
• Avoid clicking on unexpected or
unfamiliar links
REASONS FOR CYBER
CRIMES
Competence to Accumulate Data
Lack Of Legislation Laws
Issue of Cyber Security
Unproblematic to Approach
Complex
Negligence
Merits of cyber security
• Protects personal data.
• Helps preserves reputation.
• Enhances productivity.
• Assists the remote
workspace.
• Regulation compliance.
• Improves cyber posture.
• Better data management.
• Helps educate and train the
workforce.
While the benefits of cyber security are unparalleled, implementing it can be both
costly and complex. There's also a lack of skilled professionals which makes it
challenging. Additionally, human errors make it difficult to achieve a robust security
posture.
What is the disadvantages of being cyber security?
Some of the cons of working in the cyber security sector include
the constant pressure to stay ahead of new types of cyber threats, as
well as the potential risk of data breaches even with robust security
systems in place.
What is a weakness in cyber security?
A vulnerability is a weakness that can be exploited by an attacker. Thus, a
weakness is an error, typically in the software code, that might lead to a
vulnerability.