Module 2 Flashcards
During what time was computer crime in its infancy?
1950s-60s
What is cyber crime?
Any criminal act dealing with computers or digital devices
What is computer crime?
Illegal act for which knowledge of computer technology is essential for the perpetration, investigation or prosecution
What is digital forensics?
the application of science and technology to the identification, recovery, transportation, and storage of digital evidence
What is jurisdiction?
the area where the crime had been committed and any area over which or through which the suspect passed going to or leaving the scene of the crime
Many laws have been passed since the 1980s, what level where they enacted in and in what courts?
Federal and state level & criminal and civil court
What are some acts that have been passed to deal with and allow the prosecution of cyber crime?
Children’s Online Protection Act
Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
Wire Fraud Act
National Information Infrastructure Protection Act
What are some other crimes similar to previously encountered crimes?
copyright infringement, software ownership, drugs and narcotics, privacy are being handled
What are some new crimes?
Unauthorized access, Exceeding authorized access, Child pornography, Fraud, viruses, sabotage, terrorism, embezzlement, espionage all as virtual crimes needed new laws
In crime scenes we usually look at a physical scene, what do we look at in digital forensics?
virtual scene
