by Alexander | 13 February 2025
A cybercriminal is an individual or group who exploits technical and computer skills to carry out illegal activities online. These activities can target individuals, businesses or even governments, with major economic and social consequences.
According to a study by Cybersecurity Ventures, the global cost of cybercrime will reach 10,500 billion dollars a year by 2025, compared with 3,000 billion in 2015. This explosion in cyber attacks shows just how pervasive the threat has become.
by Alexander | 10 February 2025
A cyber investigator is a specialist officer (police officer, gendarme, sworn civilian expert) in the investigation of digital and cybercrime.
Its role is to collect, analyse and exploit digital evidence in order to identify and prosecute those responsible for offences committed in cyberspace. It also adopts a proactive stance by taking part in monitoring and prevention missions, identifying new emerging threats and helping to improve the overall security of cyberspace.
It has a broad remit, covering a wide range of cybercrimes, from sophisticated hacking to more common forms of cybercrime such as online scams, phishing, ransomware, the distribution of illegal content, cyber-bullying, breaches of information systems and the violation of personal data. It works on both isolated cases and large-scale organised crime cases, often with a transnational dimension.
by Alexander | 6 February 2025
Cyber espionage is the practice of infiltrating systems to extract strategic, confidential or sensitive information, often for competitive or geopolitical advantage. 👉 Examples of...
by Alexander | 8 October 2024
A DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack is a cyber attack designed to render an IT service unavailable or to disrupt its operation by flooding it with excessive requests from multiple sources.
by Alexander | 28 January 2025
A deepfake is a type of manipulation that uses artificial intelligence to create fake videos or audio, often very realistic. The aim is to manipulate public opinion, disinform, damage someone's reputation or commit fraud.
