ISSN: 2320-5407 Int. J. Adv. Res. 4(12), 1048-1054 1048 Journal Homepage: - www.journalijar.com Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/2492 DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/2492 RESEARCH ARTICLE A SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF CYBER CRIME SECURITY AWARENESS AMONG TEENAGERS. Dr. Grace Varghese, MA, MPhil, PhD. Pullannivelical House Mylapra Town P.O Pathanamthitta Dist Kerala, India. …………………………………………………………………………………………………….... Manuscript Info Abstract ……………………. ……………………………………………………………… Manuscript History Received: 23 October 2016 Final Accepted: 21 November 2016 Published: December 2016 Key words:- Education, Internet, Cybercrime, Disadvantages, Modern, Students. The advent of e-technology has brought variety of opportunities and some of these, not surprisingly, are of a criminal nature. The Cyberspace created by computer technology provides a medium for doing many things in efficient manner. The automations use of machine replacing human hands provided great opportunities and options. The connected computer machines have created a different world called Cyber world or cyber space. It is a different world altogether, quite different from our real world! Due to special nature of this Cyberspace the cyber criminals get maximum opportunity to commit crime. Cybercrimes are committed by using mobile phones, computers, scanners, digital cameras and other electronics devices. In the modern educational field rapid changes are happening in a vast country like India. Enormous developmental work is now being done in the field of education so as to enable students to get a better vision of life in other parts of the world and scientific development around the globe. The “Internet” in India is growing rapidly; it has given rise to new opportunities in every field: - be it entertainment, business or education. Internet also has its own disadvantages; one of the major disadvantages is “Cyber -crime” i.e, illegal activity committed on the internet. Copy Right, IJAR, 2016,. All rights reserved. …………………………………………………………………………………………………….... Introduction:- Information Technology has made revolutionary changes in the dissemination of information and knowledge. On line transactions on banking, reservation of tickets, downloading of certificates, procurement of goods and services, electronic mails are advantageous and save time, energy and money. But with the increase in the use of computers, internet and mobile phones in our daily life, there is also a corresponding increase in Cybercrimes. In spite of very high punishments prescribed by law, such crimes are on the rise. Cybercrime is the deadliest type of crime. It can disturb existing set-up within the fraction of a second. Thus, Cyber criminality has potentiality to show its effect across the globe. The problem of Cybercrime can be understood by understanding Cyber technology. The world is witnessing the situation of ever growing field of Cyber technology. The technological growth rate is too fast. In last decade itself, the number of citizens increased by 100% in India. Technological adoption is at its peak. However, the problem of Cyber criminality oozing out of technological adoption is not properly tackled along the line of its growth. Thus, the period has been witnessing the different pace of development between Cyber technology and infrastructure in preventing Cybercrime. Within a short span of Corresponding Author:- Dr. Grace Varghese. Address:- Pullannivelical House Mylapra Town P.O Pathanamthitta Dist Kerala, India.