Computer technology has meant that infrastructures are interdependent and interconnected. Most computer crimes are mundane and can range from a disgruntled employee who sabotages his former company to a firm that hacks into a competitor's computer to steal trade secrets.
Computer crime is the latest form of transnational crime.
Computer technology has revolutionised the world. It is not only used to perform industrial and economic tasks but also functions that human life depend on, the very infrastructure of our society. Computers are used to store confidential data of a political, economical, social and personal nature. Computers have changed a great deal over he last few decades in size and capabilities and the miniaturisation of the processors has meant that there is now world-wide connectivity and communication. But as with any new invention there is always a downside and in this respect a very significant one.