‘Cybercrime’ is an umbrella concept used by criminologists to refer to traditional crimes that are enhanced via the use of networked technologies (i.e. cyber-enabled crimes) and newer forms of crime that would not exist without networked technologies (i.e. cyber-dependent crimes). Cybersecurity is similarly a very broad concept and diverse field of practice. For computer scientists, the term ‘cybersecurity’ typically refers to policies, processes and practices undertaken to protect data, networks and systems from unauthorised access. Cybersecurity is used in subnational, national and transnational contexts to capture an increasingly diverse array of threats. Increasingly, cybercrimes are presented as threats to cybersecurity, which explains why national security institutions are gradually becoming involved in cybercrime control and prevention activities. This paper argues that the fields of cyber-criminology and cybersecurity, which are segregated at the moment, are in much need of greater engagement and cross-fertilisation. We draw on concepts of ‘high’ and ‘low’ policing (Brodeur, 2010) to suggest it would be useful to consider ‘crime’ and ‘security’ on the same continuum. This continuum has cybercrime at one end and cybersecurity at the other, with crime being more the domain of ‘low’ policing while security, as conceptualised in the context of specific cybersecurity projects, falls under the responsibility of ‘high’ policing institutions. This unifying approach helps us to explore the fuzzy relationship between cyber-crime and cyber-security and to call for more fruitful alliances between cybercrime and cybersecurity researchers.

“网络犯罪”是犯罪学家使用的笼统概念，指的是通过使用网络技术（例如，网络犯罪）和通过网络技术无法存在的较新形式的犯罪​​（即，与网络有关的犯罪）来增强的传统犯罪。 。类似地，网络安全是一个非常广泛的概念，也是一个广泛的实践领域。对于计算机科学家来说，“网络安全性”一词通常指为保护数据，网络和系统免遭未经授权的访问而采取的策略，过程和做法。网络安全被用于地方，国家和跨国环境中，以捕获越来越多样化的威胁。网络犯罪越来越多地成为对网络安全的威胁，这解释了为什么国家安全机构逐渐参与网络犯罪控制和预防活动。本文认为，目前处于隔离状态的网络犯罪学和网络安全领域非常需要更大的参与度和互惠互利。我们借鉴“高”和“低”警务的概念（Brodeur，2010年），建议在同一连续体上考虑“犯罪”和“安全”将很有用。这一连续性一方面具有网络犯罪和网络安全的作用另一方面，犯罪更多地属于“低级”警务领域，而在特定网络安全项目的背景下概念化的安全性则属于“高级”警务机构的责任。这种统一的方法有助于我们探索网络犯罪与网络安全之间的模糊关系，并呼吁网络犯罪与网络安全研究人员之间建立更富有成果的联盟。