Study of Cybercrime Awareness in Bhutan

Abstract

Daily livelihood of the people is inexorably intertwined with the computer and digital technologies and an underdeveloped country like Bhutan is no exception. Within last decades, internet users have been exponentially increasing which will inevitably result in the rise of the cyber crime. It is crucial to create awareness among the general public which may not eradicate cyber crime from the root but could possibly reduce the rate of cyber crime. This paper reflects the importance of awareness and how to evade cyber crime hoping to change the general perception of the people in meeting in the dire situation. That is to study the level of awareness of cyber crimes. So, a survey was conducted in the College of Science and Technology (Bhutan) to recommend improvements and corrective measures for the prevention and reduce of cyber crime. Through the descriptive survey approach, online questionnaire was sent to college students, resulting in 106 valid responses. The survey response showed that most of the college students were not aware of cyber crime and some knowledge about cyber crime and needed an awareness about it, so the details are discussed in the content below