Interrogating Globalization and its Implications for Cybercrime in a Globalized World

The international system reflects a web of relations between and among countries with each projecting its national interest. The relationship between states within the international system has become more enhance as a result of globalization. Advancement in science and technology especially in relations to information and transportation technology constitute a major driver of globalization. Crime and criminality is a characteristic of the international system. The dynamism of the international system also make crime dynamic. Globalization has brough about newer forms of crimes that hitherto where non-existent. This paper therefore is an attempt to interrogate the nexus between globalization and crime. This paper therefore argued that cybercrime is possible because the world has become a global village. A migration from the analogue way of doing things to a digitalised and computarised way also brought about the migration of crime from analogue to digital. This paper is a desk research and it dwells basically on secondary data. This paper identified illicit financial flow, internet fraud, hacking, cyber bullying, malware, phishing, cyberstalking, cyberterrorism among other as examples of cybercrimes. It is the position of the paper that effective security system of states in this era of globalization must encapsulate cyber security. It recommends amongst others the need for states to put in place effective and efficient cyber security policies and measures to prevent cyber-related crimes. Key Words: Cyber, Cybercrime, Security, Globalization, interconnectedness, Computer