How does cyber technology impact interactions between offenders and victims?

People have profited from cyber technology in that it has made their social and commercial lives more fun and convenient, but it has also provided offenders with easy access to communicate with the victims of their choosing. Social media and hacking tools, both of which are easily available on the internet, enable criminals to fulfill their objectives. Individuals must be aware of the risks they are taking when they use social media because of the potential danger that could be lurking on the other side of their computer screen or phone.  People appreciate publishing images of themselves as well as information about the locations and events that they are currently going on social media. Individuals that engage in this type of activity are unaware that their behaviors are being observed and studied by their adversaries in order to assist them in organizing an assault. Posting images with location services enabled can reveal your whereabouts to a perpetrators, which can aid them in their attempts to cause you harm in the future. Social media is a fun piece of technology, but if it is not utilized with caution, it can and will have a detrimental affect on a person’s life in a negative way. As individuals, we enjoy expressing ourselves about what is going on in our lives, but we must remember that everything we do in the online realm carries a certain amount of risk. The internet world has also provided offenders with a substantial quantity of information that can be used to harm a person’s reputation for many years to come, if they so want. People who post on a social media platform must be constantly mindful of the content that they are disseminating since once that content has been uploaded to the internet, it will remain there in perpetuity.