Abstract
At the beginning of the new era, the rise of the Fourth Industrial Revolution has been rapidly transforming society into a new form that has never been experienced before. While previous industrial revolutions have also contributed to societal growth through phenomenal inventions and discoveries, the Fourth Industrial Revolution has the potential to break the most conventional rule, and one that has dominated social and economic activities: physical interaction. In the near future, sitting at the office, having an in-person meeting, or going on a business trip may no longer be needed as physical barriers are destroyed by cyberspace. However, two significant issues have also risen, and the threat they pose is growing day by day.
Climate change, the by-product of the First Industrial Revolution, has been growing through the Second and the Third Industrial Revolution and has begun to express its tremendous influence. Simultaneously, cybercrimes, a newly emerging issue, have quickly grown in size through the ever-increasing cyberspace that exists today, posing enormous financial and ethical problems to society. As climate change and cybercrimes are issues thought to be mutually exclusive of one another, attempts to attack them individually have been made. However, despite the perceived differences between these two issues, they may not be entirely unrelated. This paper argues that there may be a potential connection between climate change and cybercrimes and suggests practical solutions that can be implemented to address both issues together effectively.
Faculty Advisor/Mentor
Shobha Vatsa
Document Type
Paper
Disciplines
Climate | Information Security
DOI
10.25776/hdc7-6844
Publication Date
4-13-2023
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The Linkage Between the Climate Change and the Cybercrimes
At the beginning of the new era, the rise of the Fourth Industrial Revolution has been rapidly transforming society into a new form that has never been experienced before. While previous industrial revolutions have also contributed to societal growth through phenomenal inventions and discoveries, the Fourth Industrial Revolution has the potential to break the most conventional rule, and one that has dominated social and economic activities: physical interaction. In the near future, sitting at the office, having an in-person meeting, or going on a business trip may no longer be needed as physical barriers are destroyed by cyberspace. However, two significant issues have also risen, and the threat they pose is growing day by day.
Climate change, the by-product of the First Industrial Revolution, has been growing through the Second and the Third Industrial Revolution and has begun to express its tremendous influence. Simultaneously, cybercrimes, a newly emerging issue, have quickly grown in size through the ever-increasing cyberspace that exists today, posing enormous financial and ethical problems to society. As climate change and cybercrimes are issues thought to be mutually exclusive of one another, attempts to attack them individually have been made. However, despite the perceived differences between these two issues, they may not be entirely unrelated. This paper argues that there may be a potential connection between climate change and cybercrimes and suggests practical solutions that can be implemented to address both issues together effectively.