Cybercrime Prevention, Reporting, & Recovery
This page is your go-to resource for tackling the multifaceted challenges of cybercrime. With the digital world becoming increasingly integrated to everyday lives and business operations, understanding how to prevent, recognize, report, and recover from cyber threats is critical. This comprehensive page is structured into four essential sections encompassing the continuum of cybercrime remediation. Each section includes a curated list of cybersecurity tools tailored for everyday users, individuals requiring enhanced security, and organizations.
Prevention
Whether you are an everyday user or in charge of an organization's IT apparatus, implementing cybercrime prevention tools is a no-brainer. For everyday users this includes using strong passwords, being careful about what information you share online, and being aware of common cybercrime scams. For large organizations this includes sophisticated Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS), security simulations, and strict access control.
Realize
Cybercrimes can often go undetected but it is important to catch them before they cause further damage. Luckily, along with a number of resources for learning to spot cybercrimes, there are a multitude of automated software tools that intelligently detect anomalies.
Report
If you are the victim of a cybercrime, it is important to report it to the authorities. This will help them to investigate the crime and track down the perpetrators. Cybercrimes are criminally underreported, people are sometimes embarrassed, or they don’t think anyone will do anything. The truth is that authorities are investing more money in cybersecurity every year.
Recover
Once you have reported a cybercrime, there are steps you can take to recover from it. A lot of the time these steps occur before the crime happens, like keeping a backup of your data or having a disaster recovery plan. Otherwise it may include things like changing your passwords, monitoring your credit report, and filing insurance claims.
