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Key Factors Affecting the Increase in Cybercrime
Ing. Miroslav Čermák, Police Academy of the Czech Republic, PhD student
This paper describes relevant key factors that affect the growth of cybercrime and will continue to determine the form of cybercrime. These factors were identified on the basis of selected indicators. This includes, in particular, an increasing number of vulnerable Internet-connected devices that can be both a target and also a tool of cybercrime, as well as the widely available guidance and means needed to commit this type of crime. Understanding these trends should enable better prediction of further cybercrime development.
Keywords: cybercrime, key factors, IoT, BYOD, cloud, home office, outsourcing, cyberattacks, security awareness, IT transformation.