Cyber Crime

Question 1

What explanations have been provided to understand the issue of cyber bullying

Answer 1

Routine Activities Theory has been used to understand cyber bullying

-suitable targets
- frequency of internet usage
- lax regulations, parental control, and moderation
-digital anonymity

Cyber bullies has access to users who they wouldn’t normally see face to face; causing unforeseen collisions between different values and beliefs

Question 2

What type of online cyber attack was on the University of Winnipeg

Answer 2

It was a Electronic crime because it was committed to against an institution.

Question 3

How has cybercrime influenced crime statistics and crime reporting

Answer 3

• Likely that most cybercrime goes under-reported and under-counted in crime statistics

Question 4

What is Cyberterrorism

Answer 4

using computer to orchestrate large scale ‘attack on information”
- Example: government, critical infrastructures of any databse

Question 5

What is ransomware

Answer 5

new type of cyber crime that targets both individuals and institutions

Question 5

What is electronic crime (e-crime)

Answer 5

Computer offences commited against institutions