IT Survey a Serious Issue

IT Survey

A serious issue that most organizations and individuals will often ignore is the threat of cybercrime. Part of the reason for this, is because most people are not aware of the potential dangers that are out there and they may not know when their security has been breached. A good example of this can be seen with a study that was conducted by Norton (an IT security firm). In their annual Cybercrime Report for 2011, they found that 431 million people were affected by cybercrime last year. The total costs to the industry and consumers were $114 billion in losses. In the majority of cases, most victims did not know what is happening until it was too late. (Gady, 2011) This is significant, because it is showing how this is becoming a major challenge for most people and organizations to deal with.

To determine the severity of these issues requires carefully studying and understanding the views of others. The way that this will be accomplished is through a survey that is asking five different questions to series of respondents. Once this occurs, it will offer specific insights as to how the public feels about cybercrime and if they are vulnerable. This is the point when we will be able to see how aware everyone is of the problem and the different ways it is able to spread.

The Five Questions

The five questions that we will be asking are based upon qualitative research. This is when respondents will answer a series of different queries and then their responses are carefully examined. As this is providing, a sample that is compared with the underlying trends. In our case, we will examine the most recent statistics on cybercrime to establish the basic patterns that are occurring. This will severe as the random variable by giving us the ability to see how this affecting Internet users in general. To corroborate these findings, the sample will be compared with the underlying trends. This will help researchers to have a greater understanding of the problem. (Hughes, 2008, pp. 109-127) (Kumar, 1999, pp. 135 -- 176)

As a result, the five different questions we are asking include:

1. Do you think that cybercrime is a growing problem? Select one choice: strongly agree, agree, uncertain, disagree, and strongly disagree.

2. Do you feel that cybercrime is a threat to your community? Select one choice: strongly agree, agree, uncertain, disagree, and strongly disagree.

3. Are you taking preventive measures to protect yourself against cybercrime? Select one choice: strongly agree, agree, uncertain, disagree, and strongly disagree.

4. Have you ever been the victim of cybercrime or known someone who was? Select one choice: strongly agree, agree, uncertain, disagree, and strongly disagree.

5. Do you think that the laws should be strengthened and these kinds of crimes should be monitored more carefully? Select one choice: strongly agree, agree, uncertain, disagree, and strongly disagree.