Week 1 - Computer Crime

Question 1

What is computer/cyber crime?

Answer 1

Any illegal activity on computers, computer based devices, or computer networks.

Question 2

What are some examples of cybercrime?

Answer 2

Phishing
Identity Fraud
Extortion through ransomware
Child exploitation

Question 3

What are the two varieties of cybercrime?

Answer 3

Computer-based crime

Computer facilitated crime

Question 4

What is computer based cybercrime?

Answer 4

Criminal activity conducted purely on computers. Other non cybercrime laws could be broken, but the primary crime is cybercrime.
e.g. Hacking, ransomware, cyber-bullying, storage/distribution of child porn

Question 5

What is computer facilitated crime?

Answer 5

Crime conducted in the real world but faciliated by the means of computers.
e.g. Fraud (computers can be used to communicate with other fraudsters, to record/plan activities or to create fraudulent documents)