CRIME IN CYBERSPACE

Abstract

According to Eurostat, in 2017, 85 % of households and 97 % of enterprises had access to the Internet in the European Union, while in 2010 only 70 % of households had access to the Internet in the European Union. It should be noted that this is a rather controversial achievement, given that a sufficiently large number of amateurs broke into cyberspace, often becoming victims of cybercrime and its «sponsors». The loss of the global economy from cybercrime in 2017 amounted to 600 billion dollars, which is a 25 % increase compared to 2014. Given the global nature of this trend, due to the lack of borders in cyberspace, society will soon face serious challenges in ensuring the information security of society and individuals. Solving this problem requires a deep analysis of the dynamics of crime in the information environment and the possibilities for effectively deterring its development.