Threats for Women in Cyberspace: Be Protected Using Internet

Often, women are vulnerable in their daily lives, so many activists nowadays are trying to influence the society in order to understand how to deal with different situations and how to deal with women in those situations. However, it should not be forgotten that additional threats and problems appeared with the advent of technology. It's hard to trace criminals and perpetrators in cyberspace, because there is no border here, and it takes just a few clicks to reach the victim. On a daily basis using the Internet, various websites and social networks are faced with various threats, such as cyberbullying, sexting, bossing, etc. Especially vulnerable are women here. Often women are shy to reveal to others that there is something bad or has already occurred, they do not want to be publicly embarrassed, so still a very large number of women who are subject to attacks in cyberspace are unidentified. The author wants to see various cyber threats and crimes happening in the Internet environment both in the world and in Europe. Preventive measures that will allow women and Internet users to feel safe in this environment will also be addressed. The article is to present the main threats to the Internet among women and to offer opportunities for how to be safe. The main tasks are to identify among all threats in cyberspace direct threats against women, to find the opportunity to protect women and raise their awareness of issues. The paper mainly uses empirical methods, as well as analysis of literature and scientific research, legal aspects of different countries. The results can be used both theoretically and practically. They will help women around the world become aware of the dangers of cyberspace and protect themselves.