• Question 33 The motives for many writers of malicious software have changed from profit to curiosity and revenge. • Question 34 What major category of information warfare/cyber-terror does “data hiding” fall into? • Question 35 Hackers predominantly associate themselves with illegal acts. • Question 36 What major category of information warfare/cyber-terror does “cyber-plagues” fall into? • Question 37 This group tends to define hackers and their activities in terms of the danger associated with hacking and its sometimes malicious intent.
Kostadinov goes on to note that most cyberterrorism actions are generally focused on website sabotage and email blasting. In order to prove that the network breach was a terrorist attack the company would need to provide electronic evidence of these types of information warfare. Information warfare is a term often used interchangeably with cyberterrorism but provides a deeper understanding in the shift of how data has become fundamental to society. As governments, companies and people shift to the use of digital information so have the methods used to attack (Gilmer, 2001). In order to combat this aspect of terrorism, the military have adopted computer forensics as part of their defenses (Vacca & Rudolph, 2011).
Port scans are the way in for the attacker. The port scan lets the attacker know what ports on a machine are open. This is basically an unlocked door into that machine. The attacker can gain access to information they will use in their attack on the system itself. These attacks can lead to the theft of any information stored in the network and is a serious threat to information security.
Criminals are turning to cyber-crime because of the speed and convenience. Cyber-crimes include attacks against computer data and systems, identity theft, Internet fraud, e-mail scams, and phishing. In addition the threat of terrorism forces authorities to address security vulnerabilities related to information technology infrastructure such as power plants, electric grids, information systems, and the computer systems of government and major companies. References Cantor, M. (2013). Pentagon on cyber security force: Quintuple it.
Companies such as this are required not only legally, but ethically to protect the customers’ private information or be held accountable by law. It is also bad practice to allow this sensitive information to be disseminated and stolen by cyber criminals. Since this kind of data must be protected at all costs, certain regulations were put in place so that standards for information security could be monitored. One of these standards is that all personal information is to be encrypted when being sent over the internet and also on the servers. This will make it much harder for the hacker to access the information easily.
CYBERCRIME Lydda Lewis CJS/200 June 3, 2013 Lee Rankin Any kind of criminal activity that is done by using computers and the internet is called Cybercrime. This includes anything from downloading unlawful euphony files to hiding millions of dollars from online bank accounts. Cybercrime also includes non-monetary offenses, such as creating and distributing viruses on the computers or collect confidential information on the internet. Possibly the most popular form of cybercrime is identity stealing, in which are use the online to steal personal information from some other users. Two of the most informal ways this is through is through phishing and pharming.
This situation would be considered burglary because it consists of many factors that define burglary such as breaking and entering a building with intent of committing a felony; in this case the felony was stealing the laptop. (Miller & Jentz) References: Miller, R. L. & Jentz, G. A. (2010). Fundamentals of Business Law: Summarized Cases (8th ed.). Mason, OH: South-Western Cengage
They spread hate and use violence and threats to get their message across to those who go against what they believe or who they are against. They use the internet to spread their hate through websites and chatrooms and even offer online applications to get new members both home and abroad. We also looked at a few identity theft cases and what the victims can do to protect themselves in the future. Investigators are doing their best in most cases to bring the criminal to justice and stop the victims from being further
They break into our computer for several reasons but mainly to acquire personal information for financial gain, shut down hardware, steal people’s credit information, and destroy data. To protect ourselves from hackers, we should equip our computer with Firewall. This hardware “prevents unauthorized Internet users from accessing private information” (Williams & Sawyer, 2013, p. 361). Identity theft is a serious crime in which thieves steal your name and identity and use to later to make a purchase under your name. Thieves access your personal information by sending out fake e-mail, mining the trash, and stealing your
Digital Forensic Investigation Student’s name Institution Abstract Sources of data used as evidence in digital forensic inquiry vary significantly depending on the type of a case being investigated. This paper focuses on sources of data used to acquire evidence for malware installations, insider file deletion, and network intrusions. These 3 cases lead to prioritization of the sources of data that are analyzed, the information that is looked for, and the importance of the acquired data concerning the event. The primary sources in computer forensic include live data systems, audits, records from the Internet service provider, hard drives, virtual machines, network drives, intrusion detection systems and accounts audit. Digital Forensic Investigation Introduction Digital forensic involves investigations that deal with various types of data in order to preserve and capture activities that are committed illegally to be used as evidence.