Chapter 1 Flashcards
what are the three schemes
cater- 1
Anderson -2
Gordon and Ford-3
what are the four categories of caters scheme
computer as target
computer as instrument
computer as incidental to crime
crime associated with the prevalence of computers
computer as target
target the computer and includes denial of service attacks
computer as instrument
these are crimes where the computer is the tool to gain a criminal objective
computer as incidental to crime
The computer is not the primary instrument of crime it just facilities the crime
example money laundering and vice crimes
crimes associated with the prevalence
these are crimes that arise in part because we have so many computers
examples-theft of computers, counterfeiting(reproduce) , and intellectual property crimes
what are the four parts of Andersons
-traditional crimes
-transitional crime that change with the internet
-new crimes
-crimes that facilitate other crimes through the misuse of a computer
traditional crimes
conducted primarily on-line
examples- tax fraud & money laundering
transitional crimes
fundamentally changed with the internet
example payment card fraud and e-commerce theft
New Crimes
originated with the internet
examples computer hacking, malware
crimes that facilitate other crime through the misuse of computer
any computer crime that doesn’t fit into these three categories
Gordon and Ford
Has two categoires: type 1 and type 2
type 1
crime is single discreet events from the pov of the victim and uses malware
type 2
doesn’t involve malware not a technology crime. involves repeated contacts from the pov of the victim
T/F Is it possible to calculate cost and problems of computer crimes
false = difficult and impossible
Four reasons it is difficult of calculate computer crime
-Wide scope and variety of crime
-they are global
-there are different method of calculating
-there are incentives to ether over report or under report crime
Who under reports computer crime
the cooperate victims they don’t want you to know about them being victims
who over reports computer crime
the law enforcement system because they get more money from tax payers
T/F Computer crime victimization will increase for the foreseeable future
True
What are the two reasons for the increased rate of computer crimes
- the opportunities for computer crime with new tech or advancements to existing
- the availability of information on how to commit these crimes is constantly spreading on-line
computers can be instruments of two things
crime and war
Stuxnet Purpose
specific purpose introduced by a thumb drive. it would search and search for a specific type of computer in Iran.
stuxnet definition
malware (computer worm) designed to infiltrate and destroy nuclear capabilities of Iran.
goal of stuxnet
that reproduces itself scores a computer network to speed up nuclear centuries and prevent the enrichment of uranium
why is stuxnet important to the study of cyber terrorism and war
it changes the way of war and it’s a new weapon. It’s also a landmark of change.
what are potential problems with stuxnet
other bad actors can use this type of software
it student a good idea or a bad idea
personally I thinks its a good idea. I think that the value of a human life is way more value than other people using the weapon.
define malware
refers to any sort of malicious software including computer viruses, spyware, computer worms and adware
Cyber Crime, computer crime and digital crime
refer to forms of crime and deviance that involves computer technologies
