ABSTRACT
A famous New Yorker cartoon shows a dog sitting at a
computer system speaking to his canine companion, say-
ing, “On the Internet, nobody knows you’re a dog.”[3] In
this borderless and timeless environment, only digital
data traverses the immense digital highway, making it
difficult to know who or what may be operating a remote
computer system. As of today there are very few ways to
track that data back to a person, especially if the person is
skilled enough to conceal his tracks. Moreover, cyber-
criminals are further taking advantage of the international
aspect of the digital domain by networking with other
cyber-criminals and creating criminal gangs. Being a
criminal in cyber space takes technical know-how and
sophistication. By dividing up the work, cyber-gangs are
better able to combat the sophistication and complexities
of cyber space. With computers, telecommunications net-
works, and coordination, the cyber-criminal has achieved
an advantage over his adversaries in law enforcement.
Cyber-crime, therefore, has an international aspect that
creates many difficulties for nations that may wish to halt
it or simply mitigate its effects.
