Cybercrime

Question 1

What is a DDoS attack?

Answer 1

Cyber-attacks that uses multiple compromised computer systems to flood a targeted server or network with internet traffic, for the server to crash.

Question 2

Prevention strategies of DDoS attacks

Answer 2

• Cyber resilience –> strengthen organizations’ and individuals’ ability to withstand and recover from cyberattacks.
• Focused deterrence –> combine the threat of sanctions with prosocial alternatives to change offender behavior
• Nudging –> use behavioral economics to influence decisions subtly, such as displaying warning banners or targeted online ads.

Question 3

What are two types of cybercrime?

Answer 3

-Cyber-dependent crime: any crime that can only be committed using computers, computer networks or other forms of information communication technology (e.g., hacking, malware, ransomware)
- Cyber-enabled crime: traditional crimes facilitated by the internet and digital technologies (e.g., fraud, through phishing, piracy and counterfeiting)

Question 4

What is the problems with cybercrime?

Answer 4

Very little skill is needed to begin criminal activity online (in cyber-dependent crime).
Two pathways:
1. playing videogames and modifying these games
2. fascination with technology, computers, and cybersecurity.

Question 5

What is the difference between a IP-stressor and a booter?

Answer 5

IP-stressor is a tool designed to test a network or server for robustness (legal).

Booters are on-demand DDoS (Distributed-Denial-of-Services) attack service offered by enterprising criminals in order to bring down websites and networks (illegal)