Sunday, July 1, 2012

Project 1:"COMPUTER CRIME" On July 2012

1.Definition Of Computer Crime Or Cyber Crime


Cyber crime, or computer crime, refers to any crime that involves a computer and a network The computer may have been used in the commission of a crime, or it may be the target. Netcrime refers, more precisely, to criminal exploitation of the Internet. Issues surrounding this type of crime have become high-profile, particularly those surrounding hacking, copyright infringement, identity theft, child pornography, and child grooming. There are also problems of privacy when confidential information is lost or intercepted, lawfully or otherwise.

On the global level, both governments and non-state actors continue to grow in importance, with the ability to engage in such activities as espionage, and other cross-border attacks sometimes referred to as cyber warfare. The international legal system is attempting to hold actors accountable for their actions, with the International Criminal Court among the few addressing this threat.

A cyber countermeasure is defined as an action, process, technology, device, or system that serves to prevent or mitigate the effects of a cyber attack against a computer, server, network or associated device. A number of countermeasures exist that can be effectively implemented in order to combat cyber-crime and increase security




2.Give 2 -3 examples of Computer Crime.
A)Fraud achieved by the manipulation of computer records.
B)Spamming wherever outlawed completely or where regulations controlling it are violated.
C)Deliberate circumvention of computer security systems.

copy from:http://www.crime-research.org/news/26.11.2005/1661/

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