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Campbell Reid

Mr. Taylor

Honors English II

24 May 2019

Cybercrime Problem-Solution Essay

Cybercrime is a real thing, and it could get you killed if you are not careful. If you do not

have Cybersecurity, you might be at risk of getting hacked, losing money, losing personal

information, and many valuable items in your life. Cyber attacks, hackers, and phishers are major

problems in this generations society, and Cybersecurity is what can fix this problem for good.

Hackers, and phishers are the main source of this problem online; they can steal your

personal information and data, and wipe your cards clean if you are not careful (Irwin). When

logging into an online bank, make sure that you sign out completely. Hackers can get into your

bank information in an instant if you are not careful with securing it. This will help to ensure that

hackers can not get into your money, and information. Everyone can be affected by Cyber

attacks. Businesses are most commonly the biggest target hackers choose, but do not think that

you are not in danger (“Impact”). Phishers and hackers attack the weakest secured victims to

collect information from. This affects everyone online, which is a lot of people that could lose a

vast majority of their things.

People’s identities can be stolen, money could be taken, and businesses could be shut

down, and destroyed if we do not take action in stopping this problem (University of Kent). This

problem is extremely serious because of the risk of losing very personal and important data,
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which could cause you to not be safe outside of the internet. The consequences from this

problem are financial loss, emotional embarrassment, unsafe networks, and physical being.

The best solution to cybercrime in this generation, is cybersecurity. Cybersecurity is the

protection of computer systems from theft or damage to people’s businesses, community,

emotional being, and financial data. ​It has many benefits, such as: secure networks, safe

inventory, and controlled money and personal information. Cybersecurity analysts help protect

and prevent hackers and phishers from doing any damage to your personal data. Trained

attackers have a lot of experience with the internet, and can work their way anywhere they want

to, including your information and financial state. However, cybersecurity is extremely powerful

because of it’s effective and efficient analysts that block, and eliminate the attackers hacking into

your personal outlets.

Cyber attacks are a real problem and they are very hard to prevent. Cybersecurity is one

of the very few, and proficient solutions to this problem. If everyone is aware of this problem

and the consequences, then people can strive to make the internet a safer place. This generation

has faced many difficulties over the years, and this issue, is by far the greatest one. Technology

is growing more and more, and this generation is getting the most of the changes and difficulties

that are faced along the way. Cybersecurity is the smartest and best solution for Cyber Attacks

because of the reliable and secure analysts, and technologies that keep your information safe.
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Works Cited

“Impact of Cyber Attack on Your Business” Nibusinessinfo.co.uk, 7, March 2019,

www.nibusinessinfo.co.uk/content/impact-cyber-attack-your-business

Irwin, Luke. “Phishing Is the Leading Cause of Cyber Attacks”. IT Governance USA Blog, 26

April 2018,

www.itgovernanceusa.com/blog/phishing-is-the-leading-cause-of-cyber-attacks

University of Kent. “At least 57 negative impacts from cyber-attacks” Science Daily, 24 October

2018, <​www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181024112203