STUDY ON VARIOUS APPROACHES IN DETECTING CYBERCRIME IN THE PHILIPPINES

Cybercrimes are indictable offenses and misdemeanors involving computers or communication tools as targets and commission instruments or are associated with the prevalence of computer technology. Common forms of cybercrimes are child pornography, cyberstalking, identity theft, cyber laundering, credit card theft, cyber terrorism, drug sale, data leakage, sexually explicit content, phishing, and other forms of cyber hacking. They mostly lead to privacy breaches, security violations, business losses, financial fraud, or damage to public and government properties. Thus, this study intensively reviewed cybercrime detection and prevention techniques. It first explores the different types of cybercrimes and discusses their threats against privacy and security in computer systems. Then, it describes the areas where cybercrime usually occurs. It also reviews the existing techniques of cybercrime detection and prevention. It objectively discusses the strengths and critically analyzes the vulnerabilities of each technique and the problems encountered by the anti-cybercrime unit of the PNP tracking cyber criminals. Finally, it recommends developing a cybercrime detection model to detect cybercrimes effectively.