Growth of Cyber-crimes in Society 4.0

Abstract

In the fast-paced Information and communication technology, cyber-crimes are also evolving and growing very fast thereby increasing damage of the organizations and individuals universally. This paper is an attempt to get an overview of the different trends of cyber-crimes, to spread awareness about the cyber-crimes among people to increase security of the people of Delhi and NCR from cyber-crimes. Since Internet has become a basic need of life in metro cities today for almost every individual, increased dependence on Internet has led to the rise of cyber-crime and one of the best ways of protection from cybercrimes is its awareness. The paper intends to understand the level and intensity of awareness about various cyber-crimes present in the era of Society 4.0 in capital of India. The paper also identifies the importance of being acquainted with the effects of cyber-crime and awareness of the methods of prevention.