Computer crime Computer crime‚ or cybercrime‚ refers to any crime that involves a computer and a network‚ where the computers may or may not have played an instrumental part in the commission of a crime.[1] Netcrime refers‚ more precisely‚ to criminal exploitation of the Internet.[2] Issues surrounding this type of crime have become high-profile‚ particularly those surrounding hacking‚ copyright infringement‚ child pornography‚ and child grooming. There are also problems of privacy when confidential
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Cyber Crime Modern society is defined by the internet: over a quarter of the world ’s population is wired into the net - and this number is growing every day. The internet is a source of information‚ communication‚ entertainment and education‚ and it is impossible for many of us to imagine a functioning world without it. Unfortunately however‚ as with most technological advances‚ the internet also has a dark side - and the evolution of the internet has been paralleled by an evolution in crime.
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DEFINITION OF CYBER TERRORISM My conclussion on cyber-terrorism is that there is no definitive definition of cyberr-terrorism. There is many different forms of cyber-terrorism attacks these include‚ the following ones such as " the premeditated‚ politically motivated attack against information‚computer systems‚ computer programs‚ and data which results in violence against non-combatant targets by sub-national or clandestine agents" quoted by Mark Pollitt FBI 1997. The phrase cyber terror first
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1: What is a cybercrime in your own words? Cybercrime‚ also called computer crime because the use of a computer is used as tool to help people meet their illegal ends. Some cybercrime examples are committing fraud‚ trafficking in child pornography and intellectual property‚ stealing other peoples identity‚ or violating privacy of others. 2: What is the extent of cybercrime in the United States? Cyber crimes here in the United States are becoming very dangerous and serious‚ this could include
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The Endless Fight with Cyber Crime By Rahul Tyagi About Author Rahul Tyagi is one of the top computer security experts available in India‚ Brand Ambassador of TCIL-IT Chandigarh‚ Vice- President of Cyber Security and Anti-Hacking Org‚ India‚ and Technical Head of News Paper Association of India. Website:- www.rahultyagi.net Mail:- officialrahultyagi@gmail.com My Self Rahul Tyagi and like others‚ I love the internet and yes it’s true‚ think about everything it brought to us‚ think
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Content Page 1. Introduction 2 2. Cyber Crime 1. Classification of cyber crime 3 2. Comparison of cyber crimes in Malaysia and USA 6 3. Suggestion of reduce cyber crimes 9 3. Conclusion 11
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Cyber crime Cybercrime is one of the fastest growing areas of crime. Cyber Crimes are defined as: "Offences that are committed against individuals or groups of individuals with a criminal motive to intentionally harm the reputation of the victim or cause physical or mental harm to the victim directly or indirectly‚ using modern telecommunication networks such as Internet (Chat rooms‚ emails‚ notice boards and groups) and
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track as they have evolved from the basic computer geeks who merely send viruses to another computer in efforts to crash it. They are far more advanced‚ and seek to steal information for their own personal gain. There are several different types of cyber criminals. They include: Script kiddies; who lack the experience to hack the larger mainframe systems. However‚ they are capable of doing some type of damage to unsecured systems. These types of criminals are also known as “hacker wannabes”. Also
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limited number of occupations. This development indirectly has caused cybercrime to happen. The term “Cyber” is combining from the meaning of computer‚ computer network or virtual reality and by extension meaning “very modern” while “Crime” can be described as any activity that against the law or any offense performed by individuals with a criminal motive. Hence‚ cyber crime can be defined as crime committed against individuals or a group of individuals with criminal motive by using computer and the
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WHAT IS COMPUTER CRIME ? All crimes performed or resorted to by abuse of electronic media or otherwise‚ with the purpose of influencing the functioning of a computer or computer system. IN SHORT COMPUTER CRIME is any crime where – Ø Computer is a target. Ø Computer is a tool of crime Ø Computer is medium to crime Profile of Cyber Criminal Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Disgruntled employees. Teenagers. Professional Hackers. Business Rivals. Political Hacktivists. Ex-Boy Friend. Divorced Husbands‚ etc
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