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The evolution of crime makes the traditional law enforcement methods less effective. Unlike these physical crimes, cybercrimes can hide behind encrypted networks or different identities. Cybercrimes can also be committed from a distance, whereas physical crimes can’t. Jurisdiction confuses me, since these crimes could be happening from almost anywhere, and following through with the enforcement could be difficult. Police are used to work withing specefic boundaries, these offenders could be in a different country with victims all over the states. A good example of physical versus cybercrime is fraud. Physical cases involve paperwork and face-to-face interactions, so we have records of all of it. Online fraud could be through phishing and fake websites, without a record or any face-to-face interactions, making this trail so much harder to follow. The academic gap exists since technology keeps changing, and the research cannot keep up. By the time studies are done and published, there are new cybercrimes already. The criminal justice researchers working on these studies may also not have a strong technical background, this making these studies more difficult. A course like Cyber and Surveillance Law and Governance helps bridge the gap by combining law, sociology, and technology. This requires an understanding of both how surveillance tools work and how they need to be regulated. The best solution is definitely a mix of both having specialized cyber units while also having officers being trained on how to understand basic digital evidence. Since most crimes recently and in the future are going to involve some kind of technology.

May 3, 2026 0

The readings about the NIST Cybersecurity Framework has informed me a lot about the benefits it has for organizations. It gives a clear and organized way for managing these online risks. Instead of reacting to incidents as they are happening, this framework makes sure companies have identified what assets and systems are most important during a crisis. Not only that, but also understand potential threats and implement security measures to try to secure or avoid future problems. It helps guide these organizations on how to secure their assets better, by responding quicker, and recovering systems if anything goes wrong. Another benefit of this would be that it provides a common language for talking about cybersecurity for different teams and or departments. This is crucial for an organization and its departments to have effective communication and or collaboration. In my future workspace, I would use this NIST Cybersecurity Framework to help me have an understanding of where our online security stands and how effective it is. Then hopefully be able to identify any gaps and vulnerabilities in this security and try to help or develop a plan to improve security. Overall, it would help my organization create effective cybersecurity plans and implement them to help protect against future threats.

May 3, 2026 0

Since our day-to-day life has so much technology in it now, this also raises the opportunities for cybercrimes. In traditional crimes, like fraud or embezzlement, this often requires physical access to something, like paper trails or financial records. Now, with our digital systems, we can access so much sensitive data, transfer money instantly, or alter records with the click of a button. The risks that come with our technology are huge; our interconnected databases allow people to possibly exploit our systems at a very large scale with greater speed than ever before. All these technological changes and upgrades we continue to have will keep creating more opportunities that are less visible and harder to detect or track. The line between white-collar crimes and cybercrime has become blurred, especially when employees are using legitimate system access for bad purposes. For example, anyone with special access to customer information, like an IT administrator, can possibly misuse the customer’s personal data to steal or sell their information. Perceived anonymity also plays a major role in how it influences behavior. The digital environments have made people’s actions feel less personal and traceable. Compared to the physical environment, like stealing money from a cash register, which has clear risks, such as being seen or caught. Digital theft may seem safer. This all lowers the risks perceived for online theft or crimes, making online crimes more appealing.

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