Cyber Harassment and Fear

V diplomskem delu smo obravnavali sodobno obliko kriminalitete, ki se vse pogosteje pojavlja v svetu in tudi pri nas. Govorimo o kibernetski kriminaliteti, ki se je začela razvijati skupaj z razvojem informacijsko komunikacijskih tehnologij in vedno lažjim dostopom do interneta. V prvem delu diplomskega dela smo najprej razjasnili pojme ter podrobneje predstavili osrednjo temo dela - kibernetsko nadlegovanje, zalezovanje in ustrahovanje ter njihov razvoj in razsežnosti. V nadaljevanju smo še kratko predstavili, kako lahko kibernetsko kriminaliteto preprečimo oziroma se pred njo zavarujemo. V zadnjem delu teoretičnega dela diplomskega dela smo predstavili še strah pred kibernetsko kriminaliteto, ki smo ga kasneje tudi obravnavali v lastni raziskavi. Empirični del diplomskega dela je obravnaval prisotnost in rast kibernetske kriminalitete ter strah pred kibernetsko kriminaliteto in njegove posledice. V delu smo preverjali hipoteze s pomočjo preučene literature ter raziskav tujih in domačih avtorjev kot tudi lastne raziskave, ki smo jo izvedli med uporabniki družbenega omrežja Facebook. Ugotovili smo, da stopnja kibernetske kriminalitete tako v svetu kot tudi v Sloveniji raste, vendar pa le-ta ves čas spreminja svoje oblike. Prav tako smo ugotovili, da se v svetu stopnja uporabe kibernetskega prostora zaradi strahu pred kibernetsko kriminaliteto zmanjšuje, vendar pa tega na podlagi lastne raziskave za Slovenijo ne moremo trditi. Poleg tega smo v delu ugotovili, da je ključnega pomena za zavarovanje pred kibernetsko kriminaliteto v ozaveščanju posameznikov pred nevarnostmi, ki jih prinaša kibernetski prostor in kako se pred nevarnostmi zavarovati, da ne bi prišlo do nepotrebnih problemov, ki lahko povzročijo tako materialne kot tudi duševne posledice.In the diploma thesis we dealt with a contemporary form of crime, which is increasingly occurring in the world and also in our country. We are talking about cybercrime, which began to develop together with the development of information-communication technologies and the easier access to the Internet. In the first part of the thesis, we first clarified concepts and presented in more detail the central topic of work, cyberbullying, stalking and bullying, and its development and dimensions. In the following, we briefly presented how cybercrime can be prevented or protected against it. In the final part of the theoretical part of the thesis, we presented the fear of cybercrime, which is the main topic of our own research. The empirical part of the thesis dealt with the presence and growth of cybercrime and the fear of cybercrime and its consequences. In our work, we examined the hypotheses with the help of studied literature, research by foreign and domestic authors, and our own research carried out by users of the social network Facebook. We have found that the level of cybercrime in the world as well as in Slovenia is growing, but it is constantly changing its forms. We also found that in the world the level of use of the cyber space due to fear of cybercrime is decreasing, but, on the basis of our own research, this can not be claimed for Slovenia. In addition, we found in our work that it is crucial to protect against cybercrime by raising awareness of individuals against the dangers posed by the cyber space and how to protect themselves from dangers so as not to cause unnecessary problems that can cause material as well as mental consequences.