// THREAT DETECTION AND DATA PRIVACY TERM
Cyber Crime
Cyber crime refers to any illegal activity that involves a computer, a network, or the internet, often with the goal of financial gain, disruption, or accessing sensitive information. It includes a wide range of malicious actions like hacking, online fraud, and identity theft.
TECHNICAL DEFINITION
Cyber crime denotes illicit activities, encompassing fraud, identity theft, data breaches, ransomware attacks, and cyber espionage, perpetrated via computer networks or the internet, exploiting system vulnerabilities or human behavior for financial gain, data exfiltration, or service disruption, targeting individuals, organizations, or nation-states.
BACKGROUND
Computer security is a subdiscipline within the field of information security. It focuses on protecting computer software, systems, and networks from threats that can lead to unauthorized information disclosure, theft, or damage to hardware, software, or data, as well as to the disruption or misdirection of the services they provide.
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- Computer crime
- Internet crime
- Online crime
- Digital crime
- E-crime
USAGE NOTE
This umbrella term is used to describe various criminal acts in the digital realm, often categorized by their method, target, or motivation.
DEVELOPERS
Organizations developing technology related to Cyber Crime.
Provides advanced threat intelligence, incident response, and proactive cybersecurity services to combat sophisticated cybercrime and nation-state attacks.
Develops a comprehensive cybersecurity platform including next-generation firewalls, cloud security, and threat intelligence to prevent and detect cybercrime.
Offers cloud-native endpoint protection, threat intelligence, and incident response services, leveraging AI to stop breaches from cybercrime groups.
Provides real-time threat intelligence to help organizations proactively defend against cybercrime by identifying, tracking, and disrupting malicious actors and campaigns.
Offers a security information and event management (SIEM) platform, security orchestration, automation and response (SOAR), and user behavior analytics (UBA) to detect and respond to cybercrime activities.
Develops a wide range of cybersecurity products and services, including threat intelligence, identity protection, and endpoint security, to protect customers from cybercrime.
Provides cybersecurity solutions for cloud, network, and endpoints, actively developing technologies to protect against malware, ransomware, and other forms of cybercrime.
Known for its antivirus and endpoint protection products, it also conducts extensive research into cybercrime, malware, and advanced persistent threats.
Offers managed security services, incident response, and threat intelligence, helping organizations detect, prevent, and respond to cybercrime and other advanced threats.
Specializes in endpoint detection and response (EDR) and extended detection and response (XDR) solutions, leveraging AI to proactively hunt and stop complex cyber attacks often associated with organized cybercrime.