A cyber-attack is a deliberate exploitation of computer systems, technology-dependent enterprises, and networks (Janssen, n.d.). There are 11 potential security threats thought to be the top security threats for 2013; targeted attacks and cyber-espionage, hacktivism, nation-state-sponsored cyber-attacks, legal surveillance tools, clouds and malware, privacy threats, fake security certificates, ransomeware spreading globally, MAC OS malware, mobile malware, and vulnerabilities and exploits (Davis, 2013). Symantec’s 2013 Internet Security Threat report finds that there was a 42% increase in targeted attacks in 2012…
Waves of targeted email attacks, often called phishing, are exploiting client side vulnerabilities in commonly used programs such as Adobe PDF Quick Time, Adobe Flash, and Microsoft Office. This is currently the primary initial infection vector used to compromise computers that have access to the internet and the network.…
These threats have changed the face of Internet security. These vulnerabilities allow attackers to install malicious files on a vulnerable computer when a user visits a website hosting an exploit. To carry out this attack, an attacker must exploit an arbitrary vulnerability that bypasses Internet Explorer security settings. The attacker can then execute malicious files installed by the initial security weakness. Also, an attacker can exploit this vulnerability by enticing a victim to open a malicious Web page. A…
With everything in society advancing rapidly, it should be of no surprise that technology is now used to commit crimes against other people. Those crimes include identity theft, stealing money, illegal gambling, and cyberstalking. This paper will review cybercrime and the differences there are from traditional crime and it will review the purpose of hackers. There will also be three cases reviewed to help bring light to what kind of cybercrimes are being committed around the world.…
for the hacker is for financial gain. Cybercrime is about making a profit and continuing to make…
Malicious software called malware such as viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and spyware can all cause security breaches within an organization as well as towards its clients. “Internet security firm Symantec reported in 2011 that it had detected 286 million new and unique threats from malicious software in 2010, or about nine per second, up from 240 million in 2009.” A computer virus is a rogue software program that attaches itself to other software programs or data files in order to be executed, usually without user knowledge or permission. Worms are independent computer programs that copy themselves from one computer to other computers over a network. Worms destroy data and programs as well as disrupt or even halt the operation of computer networks. The Trojan horse is not itself a virus because it does not replicate, but it is often a way for viruses or other malicious code to be introduced into a computer system. The Trojan horse appears to be nonthreatening but then does something other than expected. (K. Laudon, J. Laudon, 2013, p. 226-227) Security breaches can also occur from hackers or even from unsecured laptop computers and workstations, password hacked or revealed, improper storing of documents and files and unsecured disposal.…
“A recent survey sponsored by the American Management Association and the ePolicy Institute reported that more than one-quarter of employers have fired employees for the misuse of email, and about one-third have fired employees for misusing the Internet”, stated by the authors Ivancevich, J., Konopaske R., Matteson, M., (2011)(p.229). Chapter 8 discusses different misbehaviors in the job environment. One of those misbehaviors is cyberslacking; this term is referred to employees who surf the internet, while at work for personal reasons such as: “Viewing pornographic sites and news sites, shopping, stock trading, vacation planning, gaming, chatting, in other words, engaging in general non-business Internet activities on company time and using company resources”, stated W. Block (2001)(p.33).…
The computer world gives criminals a large amount of power because victims can just about anyone and can happen internationally (Maras, 2015). It can be hard for law enforcement to understand cybercrime because of how fast new crimes are committed and the new ways to commit those crimes is constantly changing (Maras, 2015). For example, various ways to commit cybercrime include hacking, malware, cyberterrorism, cyberextortion, and cybervandalism (Maras, 2015). It can be hard for law enforcement to keep up with these criminals because of how often technology is changing. Account holders of platforms such as social media, online bank accounts and billing accounts, email, and more have to be very cautious when using technology because of how easy…
The Fourth Amendment can be applied to the Internet, computer, and cybercrimes, but it must be done very carefully. The protections that are granted by the Fourth Amendment should depend on the data. If the data is content, which means any kind of communications such as email, or any remotely stored files on a computer system, then the information is protected by the Fourth Amendment. However, if the data is non-content information, such as IP address and email addresses then those are not guaranteed to be protected by the Fourth Amendment. In 2012, a federal judge ruled that the computer of an individual is not protected by the rights granted under the Fifth Amendment. Many times cybercriminals will claim that their Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights were violated when investigators conducted the initial or follow-up investigations. One such situation is the court case United States of America v. Richard D. King, Jr. which was argued in the Third Judicial Circuit in 2009. In this case the defendant argued that his Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights were violated when the investigators served an arrest warrant for an accomplice at his residence.…
From the year 2000 to 2010, the users’ on the Internet has escalated to approximately five times its original users. The Internet provides a variety of services in which its users transmits large amounts of proprietary and personal data. The increase in Internet users and the vital data transmitted has enticed criminals to use the internet to obtain vital information. This is done through the use of malicious traffic. Malicious traffic can be defined as Internet traffic used to compromise a system and/or to conceivably impair the privacy of consumers data stored on the system or the person working on the system itself. Security experts has documented "67,000 new malware threats on the Internet daily in the first quarter of 2011, resulting from more than 45 new viruses, worms, spyware and other threats" (Department of Commerce (DOC), 2011). Malicious traffic plays a key role in the challenges faced in the economics of information security. Economically speaking, malicious traffic…
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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.…
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 appeared in the mid-eighties. Many different people have come up with variouse different deffinitions of cyber crime and there is a large difference between definitions of cyber terrorism. what we really need is an actual clear deffinition that everyone uses to define cyber terrorism from other forms of cyber crime. during my research i came acrossa group of German hackers used an ActiveX control which they used to make unauthorized transfers with Intuit's Quicken finincial softeaware. the group were called Chaos Computer Club (CCC) with this softwear they were able to snatch money from someones account and put it into another account without haveing to enter any personal information my beleive is that this group commited cyber terrorism for their own personal reasons suach as to take money from unexpected people and put it into false accounts i beleive they did this to put fear into people to show them that they can take all their money without them knowing and to cause panic in the financial region. this instance of cyber terrorism i found this example from http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-271469.html.…
Computer crimes are criminal activities, which involve the use of information technology to gain an illegal or an unauthorized access to a computer system with intent of damaging, deleting or altering computer data. Computer crimes also include the activities such as electronic frauds, misuse of devices, identity theft and data as well as system interference. Computer crimes may not necessarily involve damage to physical property. They rather include the manipulation of confidential data and critical information. Computer crimes involve activities of software theft, wherein the privacy of the users is hampered. These criminal activities involve the breach of human and information privacy, as also the theft and illegal alteration of system critical information. The different types of computer crimes have necessitated the introduction and use of newer and more effective security measures.…
Businesses are becoming more and more reliant on the Internet in modern society and it is important to study the crimes that are committed electronically. There are criminals on the Internet just as there are criminals on the street, the Internet has several common crimes that businesses need to understand. Users on the Internet have rights and violating these rights are the same as violating rights in person. The Internet has laws. That means that people need to be aware of cyber laws and illegal cyber activity. Torts made on the Internet are referred to as cyber torts. Torts are simply violated someone.…