Computer Crime

Question 1

Access

Answer 1

• Instruct
• Communicate with
• Store data in
• Receive data from
• Otherwise make use of any of the resources of the computer system

Question 2

Authorisation

Answer 2

An authorisation conferred on a person by or under an enactment or a rule of law, or by order of a court or judicial process.

Question 3

Computer system

Answer 3

All related:
- input
- output
- processing
- storage
- software
- communication facilities
- store data

can encompass one computer or a network of computers or a computer connect to the Internet with the potential of connecting to millions of network computers.

Question 4

Accessing computer system for dishonesty purposes (S249)

Answer 4

1. Directly or indirectly, access is any computer system and THEREBY, dishonestly or by the deception, and without claim of right: (Actually access the computer)

a.) Obtain any property, privilege, etc
b.) Causes loss to any other person

2. Directly or indirectly, accesses any computer system WITH INTENT, dishonestly or by deception, and without claim of right: (intended to access)

a.) Obtain any property privilege, etc.
b.) Cause loss to any other person

Question 5

Loss

Answer 5

Person that suffers the loss doesn’t have to be aware of the loss

Question 6

Section 250(2) - Damaging or interfering with a computer system

Answer 6

2. Intentionally or recklessly, and without authorisation, knowing that they are not authorised, or being reckless as to whether or not they are authorised:

a.) Damages, deletes, modifies, interferes with, or impairs any data or software in any computer system

b.) causes any data or software in any computer system to be damaged, deleted, modified, interfered with or impaired.

c.) causes any computer system to fail or deny service to an authorised user

Question 7

Section 250(1) - Damaging or interfering with a computer system

Answer 7

Intentionally or recklessly destroys, damages, altars any computer system if he or she knows or ought to know that danger to life is likely to result.

Question 8

Section 252 - Accessing computer system without authorisation

Answer 8

1. • Intentionally accesses (directly or indirectly)
   • any computer system without authorisation,
   • knowing that they are not authorised or being reckless as to whether they are authorised to access that computer system,
2. A person who has authorised access to the computer system but uses it to access something they don’t have access to.

Question 9

Remote access

Answer 9

A person is not required to be physically present in order to access the computer system.