Towards Ameliorating Cybercrime and Cybersecurity

Cybercrime is becoming ever more serious. Findings from 2002 Computer Crime and Security Survey show an upward trend that demonstrates a need for a timely review of existing approaches to fighting this new phenomenon in the information age. In this paper, the authors provide an overview of Cybercrime and present an international perspective on fighting Cybercrime. This paper seeks to define the concept of cybercrime, identify reasons for cyber-crime, how it can be eradicated, look at those involved and the reasons for their involvement, they would look at how best to detect a criminal mail and in conclusion, proffer recommendations that would help in checking the increasing rate of cyber-crimes and criminals.