Cyber Crime Task Force Plan

Cyber Crime Task Force Plan
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Executive Summary
Cybercrime is the unlawful action where communication devices or computers are applied in committing crimes by a given population. Credit card fraud is identified as a significant problem in St. Louis County. It involves unauthorized debit or credit cards to obtain properties or money fraudulently. The key prioritized cybercrime threats that the task force should consider are identity theft, sexual exploitation, and data breaches through credit fraud. The task force must handle identity theft due to the adverse outcomes on the victims. Besides, sexual exploitation of children is rising online due to adult content exposure, and the task force must eliminate it. Data breaches and theft must also be handled by reducing the higher rate of hacking. The task force will consider the multijurisdictional organizational structure, which involves different agencies and bodies with the main agenda of addressing the unlawful issue. The key system needed for developing a cybercrime lab includes cloud-based storage, circuits, random access memory, flash drivers, and highly effective data transmission with reliable computer systems. Lastly, the privacy act should heavily be implemented to sustain the increased cyber threats in the county. There is a need to revise the privacy act specifically for St. Louis County to improve the penalties. Intensified penalties will reduce the increased cases of cybercrime threats.
Cyber Crime Threats in St. Louis County
Cybercrime threat is a common problem that heavily impacts St. Louis and needs structured and timely intervention to restore citizens' privacy. Cybercrime is the unlawful action where communication devices or computers are applied in committing crimes (Yar & Steinmetz, 2019). St. Louis County has heavily invested in computer technology to reinvigorate the economy; however, the same technology imposes a critical threat due to increased cybercrimes. Besides, there are different forms and severities upon which cybercrime threats are experienced in St. Louis County. Credit card fraud is identified as a major problem in the county. It involves unauthorized debit or credit cards to obtain properties or money fraudulently. Cybercriminals steal credit cards and use them to conduct manipulated crimes. Besides, they are obtained from unsecured websites. Statistically, cybercrime has become a critical problem within the county latitude at a rate of 17% and occurs on 1 out of 1000 residents in St. Louis County (Dwellsy, 2022). Many incidences of credit fraud have constantly been reported to the St. Louis department and other jurisdictions. Therefore, it is a major threat to the county's cyber security.
Other cybercrime threats in St. Louis include corporate data theft, cyberextortion, sexual exploitation of children, ransomware attacks, and consistent hacking. The identified elements are heavily jeopardizing the county's data stability and privacy. For instance, many corporate and healthcare organizations are heavily impacted by cybercrime due to improved digitalization. The previous reports by St. Louis healthcare organizations also indicate increased...