Ciberespacio y el Crimen Organizado. Los nuevos desafíos del siglo XXI

The Occidental Societies are becoming more vulnerable by the possible cybernetic attacks because of their large dependency on Computer and Electronics Systems and fraud in the network. Moreover, Internet is an easily accessible, where any person, keeping your anonymity, you may proceed to perform a difficult act of linking virtually undetectable and difficult to smuggle, let alone can achieve high-impact, striking directly and surprise the enemy. Therefore, the network is becoming “that ideal place” for delinquents and terrorists from carrying out their official actions and activities. Although they have not only taken their battle to cyberspace, but so have states that are beginning to employ this means to attack their enemies. Hence, cybercrime, cyberterrorism and cyberwarfare have become three of the major threats that seem to haunt Western societies. Therefore, in this article we discussed the use of the network are doing, terrorists, criminals and the security of states, and the measures being taken to avoid as far as possible these attacks and activities crime.