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Cybercrime meets smart cities
kiosk system software must be utilised to prevent cyber criminals from hacking systems and public access points
Cybercrime is composed of a number of criminal activities conducted online . According to Europol ’ s 2016 Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment , the cybercriminal economy is strong and cybercrime is on an upward trend for volume , scope , and material cost . The study reveals that in some countries , cybercrime may have surpassed traditional crime in terms of reporting . Concurrent with this increase is the ever-expanding ‘ smart city ’ map
By Laura Miller , Director of Marketing , KioWare , www . kioware . com
of interconnected technical services . Smart cities use technology to improve sustainability , traffic patterns , and accessibility to city information as well as streamlining interaction with city systems .
Resolving these two conflicting trends , and they are conflicting , is one that falls to the experts in the technology and security community . As smart cities in particular look for methods of securing their networks and data , it becomes clear that kiosk system software and other security management tools must be utilised to prevent cyber criminals from hacking smart city systems , and publicly provided technological access points .
What activities are cybercrime ? According to the Europol study , there are a number of fraudulent cyber acts , including Darknet activity ( child pornography and human trafficking activity ), ransomware , card present fraud & card not present fraud , DDoS attacks , and more . Cybercriminal activities also include criminal use of data , payment fraud , social engineering , and more .
Europol ’ s study also notes “ the majority of reported attacks are neither sophisticated nor advanced ” and “ many forms of attack work because of a lack of digital hygiene , a lack of security by design and a lack of user awareness .” Given that the majority of attacks are
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