‘CYBER SECURITY’ VERSUS ‘CYBER CRIMES’, AN EXPLORATORY STUDY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO ITS GROWTH AND ITS IMPACT ON A COMPANY’S PROFITABILITY

Abstract

The paper has attempted to understand the increasing use of educated computer technologists in hacking into computers to extract valuable information. Companies and individuals are working round the clock to enhance cyber security so that they can foil such attempts. With the advancement of artificial intelligence, there seems to be some hope in which these security measures can be adequately enhanced and data secured.