What is Cybercriminal

With the coronavirus pandemic (SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19) having such an immense impact on the world, a global reliance on communication through ICTs and digital formats has been forced. This means that more people are forced to use technologies for activities that they otherwise would not (i.e., banking), thusly increasing the traffic on cyberspace and advancing the risk of people being victims to cybercriminals. This is particularly problematic for developing countries due to their lack of institutional and legal frameworks to combat cybercrime as well as a lack of education and awareness of the dangers that are present in the cyberspace or how to combat them, a lack of training in governmental institutions to detect and deter such crimes and the lack of cooperation between the public and private sectors. The need for cybersecurity in developing countries, with the current pandemic particularly, is therefore at an all-time high.