The goal of the project is to gain a good understanding of what kind of different cyberattacks are carried out in modern times and how by being cautious, one can avoid becoming a victim. This study will also shed some light on what mentality lies behind these attacks and what the most common intensions are for these types of attacks.

The economic effect of computer crime is often overlooked. Only by knowing some fundamental principles, one can better prepare oneself against these crimes and also protect personal assets from these threats.

The project is also aimed to give some useful guidelines which can be benefited from not only by users who are using computers for their daily lives but also by nontechnical people in general. Nowadays more and more tasks are dependent upon computers and keeping up with the security issues on the Internet cannot only save people from losing data on a personal level but also help companies protect their assets.

Different printed and electronic media were used in order to gather the facts and figures about cybercrime. A few software were also used to mimic some of the attacks on my personal network in order to gain in depth information.

The findings in the thesis indicate that there exists no perfect protection against cyber threats. However, many of the cyber-attacks that are mentioned in the thesis are carried out successfully because a normal computer user lacks the necessary information regarding computer security.

Computer user, not only on a personal level but also on an organizational level, should be trained to adopt safety measures against cybercrime. Also, the end point user awareness should be encouraged as it can be the strongest defence against such cyber-attacks.