The role of cybersecurity in daily life has exponentially increased in the last couple of years, the development of technology seeps into life in many more ways than we as humans could have ever estimated – unless that estimation was that all facets of life would be affected. Cybersecurity exists to protect the sensitive information that has been put in jeopardy by the expansion of technology into all facets of human life, but cybersecurity is more than merely protecting information through layers of code. Just as physical crimes committed may individuals who acquire the ire of a possibly unstable individual, victimization exists on the internet as well, and more than ever it seems to be on the rise – this cyber victimization leads those effected to feel frustrated, angry, or it may have even deeper negative effects on their psyche.

In the article, “Impact of Cyber-Victimization’s on Anger and Frustration: Role of AI, E-Governance and Cyberbullying Coping,” the author, Nadir Aliane, found that when persistent online harassment occurs, it is synonymous with emotional distress and verbal abuse which leads to the mental deterioration of the victim. This toll on the victim’s psyche is not limited to any one age group either, while teens and young adults are the most targeted to become victims to such cyber onslaughts. To combat this and lessen the detriments of cybervictimization on society, Aliane’s study dips into a territory where media is filtered by artificial intelligence to effectively shield viewers from messages that would cause unwanted distress.

Just as cyber victimization is a key factor in Aliane’s framework, the same can be said of the use of AI within the field of cybersecurity, and e-governance as a form of reporting system to both give the would-be victim a form of power in reporting online harassment. Aliane focused his study on a limited number of randomized individuals by using a complex survey and statistically analyzing the data that came about from the answers to truly see how strongly people were affected, or thought, about the situation and methods in which they would feel comfortable moving forward. Ultimately the study found that a technique of both e-governance and AI cybersecurity had the highest defensive impact on the emotional wellbeing of the individuals being monitored. The contributions that this study creates to society is clear – as it directly hopes to solve the problem of cyber victimization leading to emotional responses from said victims, which may cause them to act rash or impulsively.

Trying to alleviate the outcome of events to prevent or lessen cyber victimization through the use of artificial intelligence in cybersecurity and e-governance is not as futuristic a thought as it once was, as since the article’s release over a year ago, I have noticed that there are changed in some social media platforms leading to an easier time reporting and monitoring potentially harmful comments, which further corroborates the point in this article. While there will likely never be a permanent solution to the threats social media poses on individuals, especially those who may be more susceptible to cyber victimization than others, it is important to take steps to mitigate those occurrences and work towards a safer environment online in the future.

References

Aliane, N., & Mirzaliev, S. (2024, January 1). Impact of cyber-victimization’s on anger and frustration: Role of ai, E-governance and cyberbullying coping. Cybercrime Journal. https://cybercrimejournal.com/menuscript/index.php/cybercrimejournal/article/view/364/107