What is Cybercrime....?

Prologue

What is cybercrime? When did it all start? Who is involved? Why do they do it? Too many people are still in the dark about the nature and even existence of cybercrime. As this is a relatively new and rapidly progressing trend, society and the law have yet to catch up. It is essential, therefore, to have an idea about the who, what and why of cybercrime before getting into the depths and details of the how.

History

Cybercrime has had a short but highly eventful history. Apart from being an interesting study by itself, observing the history of cybercrime would also give the individual and society the opportunity to avoid the mistakes made in the past. Appropriate action can also be taken in the future.

The Cybercriminal

Who commits cybercrime? From behind the anonymous veil of the computer screen, the computer criminal operates in stealth. Anyone, of course, could be a cybercriminal but there are certain characteristics to look out for. Just as in the real world, building up a proper profile of the cybercriminal will make it easier to trace and apprehend him or her.

The Victim

Apart from having a cybercriminal profile, it is also essential to have a cybervictim profile. Only then will unsuspecting people who fit this profile be aware of the grave danger they may be in every time they switch on their computer.

Misconceptions

A little knowledge is a very bad thing, far worse than total ignorance. Many people who have been newly introduced to cyberspace have formed false or unjustified opinions about the who and what of cybercrime, leading to graver than expected consequences. It is time to come face to face with what we tend to think is true but actually is not.

Glossary

If you want to know exactly what is the meaning a particular technical word related to cybercrime, do not bother consulting the dictionary as many of the words found here are very new to the English language. Some can hardly be considered English words but it is necessary to know what they mean nonetheless.

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Skype Brings VoIP to MySpace

Skype Brings VoIP to MySpace

MySpace IM voice chat will begin testing on the social network site.

MySpace will give its millions of members the ability to engage in free voice chats via the MySpace instant messaging service, thanks to a partnership with VOIP provider Skype.

News Corp.'s MySpace and eBay Inc. subsidiary Skype will announce the beta version of the service, called MySpace IM with Skype Wednesday at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco.

MySpace, the world's largest social network, has about 110 million monthly active users, while Skype has about 220 million registered users, the companies said.

MySpaceIM with Skype will mesh MySpace's IM service, which has an installed base of 25 million users, with Skype's Internet voice communications services, the companies said.

MySpaceIM with Skype will be released generally in November, along with the ability to let people also link their MySpace profiles with their Skype accounts.

The voice chat service will let MySpace users call others in the social network as well as Skype users. MySpaceIM with Skype will not require users to download any additional Skype software.

MySpace will launch the voice chat service in 20 countries where it has "localized" communities. Meanwhile, Skype will allow its users to link their accounts to their MySpace profile worldwide except in Japan, China and Taiwan.

Beyond the free voice chat service, MySpace users will also get the option of buying other premium Skype products, such as SkypeOut for generating calls from Skype to outside lines, as well as SkypeIn for receiving calls from outside lines.