Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Explain 5 type of computer crime and give 2 example for each type.


COMPUTER CRIME


Definition:

*a criminal act in which a computer is essential to commit the crime


The types of computer crime and the example of each type



1.Frau
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  • Refer to any type of fraud scheme to present fraudulent solicitations to prospective victims,to conduct fraudulent transactions.
  • Trying to trick someone in order to gain advantage








2.Copyright Infringement


  • Unauthorized use of copyrightd material
  • Violates the copyright owner;s exclusive rights


3.Attack


  • Computer viruses
  • Worms
  • Trojan horses
  • Spoofing



4.Virus


  • A piece of code that insert into a host (program) to propogate.It cannot run independently
  • Melissa
  • Tiny
  • Sircam
  • Tequila


5.Theft


  • Wrongful taking of someone else's property without that person willful consent.
  • Example
*Hardware theft
  • Act of stealing computer eqipment.
*Software theft
  • Steal software media.
*Information theft
  • Someone steals personal or confidential information.