Cyber Crime

Question 1

What is the most prevalent type of cyber crime experienced by businesses in 2004?

Answer 1

Virus attacks

Question 2

What type of policing is required for high public anxiety about e-Crimes?

Answer 2

Reassurance policing

Question 3

The Police Central e-Crime Unit was jointly funded by who?

Answer 3

The Home Office and Met Police

Question 4

The Council of Europe Cyber crime Convention 2001 was amended when and what was added?

Answer 4

1. Amended in 2003

2. Includes the criminalisation of racist or xenophobic act committed through computer systems

Question 5

What is the most effective mode of internet regulation?

Answer 5

Technology (Lessig 1999)

Question 6

What are the reasons why technology is most effective?

Answer 6

1. Disrupts human action
2. Technology is malleable
3. Pervasive technology
4. Rapidly adaptive
5. Preventative
6. Non-contentious

Question 7

What are the three things included in the Tri-model?

Answer 7

1. Law (retrospective)
2. Market/Social (retrospective)
3. Technical (proactive)

Question 8

What did Newman and Clarke 2003 say can reduce cyber crime?

Answer 8

Situational Crime Prevention

Question 9

What three things did Boyle (1997) include in the Internet Holy Trinity?

Answer 9

1. Technology of the medium
2. Geographical distribution of its users
3. Nature of its content