Cybercrime and Cyberbullying - Online NGO for your assistance

The word "cybercrime" sends shivers for many of us. It's one of the major issues for those who use Internet. You often hear about the various cybercrimes hit you. It could be through social networking sites, matrimonial portals, email accounts, hacking banking accounts and so on.

One among the latest cybercrime is the attack on websites including google, facebook and twitter, aimed at one individual. Even then, twitter faded away from the scene for two hours. Facebook said it was ""degraded." These kind of attacks are cause for concern as most of us are members of multiple social networking sites. The cybercrimes, the children undergoes are referred by the name “Cyberbullying.” Cybercrimes could injure a person mentally and emotionally. The victims of severe cases, in some cases, even take their own life.

Dr.K.Jaishankar, criminologist and editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Cyber Criminology, and his wife Debarati Halder, an advocate specializing in cyber law launched http://www.cybervictims.edu.tf in July 2009 to help adult cyber crime victims (both men and women) – e.g.: cyber harassment, cyber hate speech and cyber stalking. They will guide you on how to deal with such situation and the legal action you can take. The service comes to you free of cost! So, if you are a cyber victim, you can check out this Indian-based team.

Let us hope more people come forward in giving support to the cyber victims.

I have an article published on "Cyberbullying," in a technology magazine, August 2009 issue. This article talks about the cyber attack on children. If you would like to read the story, contact me via my email at resmi (dot) writer (at) gmail (dot) com, for details.