CYSE 201S – Victim Precipitation Applied to Cyber Victimization

Answer the question: “Apply the phrase victim precipitation to cyber victimization.”

Victim precipitation is a theory about how the factors that lead to someone being victimized are shown through characteristics and cyber victimization is the act of someone being victimized in cyberspace. These two terms are linked because victim precipitation is crucial in determining the types of cyber victimization. Things like spending large amounts of time online, going onto risky websites, and having poor netiquette are characteristics that lead to cyber victimization. Other characteristics such as poor cyber hygiene, using the same passwords, or falling for scams can also lead to forms of cyber victimization.

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