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Cybercrime and Establishing a Secure Cyberworld

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The Internet ranks as one of the great inventions. With increasing access to the Internet and the low cost of computers, the Internet has become an integral part of our daily lives. According to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), over 2.7 billion people were using the Internet in 2013. This is equivalent to about 40% of the world’s population. In the developed world the penetration rate is over 70%, while in the developing world it is estimated to be 30% or even less (ITU, 2013).

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  1. Lennon Y. C. Chang
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    Martin Gill (Professor of Criminology and Director of Perpetuity Research) (Professor of Criminology and Director of Perpetuity Research)

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Chang, L.Y.C., Grabosky, P. (2014). Cybercrime and Establishing a Secure Cyberworld. In: Gill, M. (eds) The Handbook of Security. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-67284-4_15

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