cybercrime‚ refers to any crime that involves a computer and a network‚ where the computers may or may not have played an instrumental part in the commission of a crime.[1] Netcrime refers‚ more precisely‚ to criminal exploitation of the Internet.[2] Issues surrounding this type of crime have become high-profile‚ particularly those surrounding hacking‚ copyright infringement‚ child pornography‚ and child grooming. There are also problems of privacy when confidential information is lost or intercepted
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Cyber-loafing Slang term used to describe employees who surf the net‚ write e-mail or other Internet-related activities at work that are not related to their job. These activities are performed during periods of time when they are being paid by their employer. The individual is called a cyberloaf(er)‚ while the act is cyberloafing. Same as cyberslacking("What is cyberloafing‚" 2011). This article simply shows that now Americans are more inclined to “slack off” from their jobs. Statistics
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Cyber crime Cybercrime is one of the fastest growing areas of crime. Cyber Crimes are defined as: "Offences that are committed against individuals or groups of individuals with a criminal motive to intentionally harm the reputation of the victim or cause physical or mental harm to the victim directly or indirectly‚ using modern telecommunication networks such as Internet (Chat rooms‚ emails‚ notice boards and groups) and
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track as they have evolved from the basic computer geeks who merely send viruses to another computer in efforts to crash it. They are far more advanced‚ and seek to steal information for their own personal gain. There are several different types of cyber criminals. They include: Script kiddies; who lack the experience to hack the larger mainframe systems. However‚ they are capable of doing some type of damage to unsecured systems. These types of criminals are also known as “hacker wannabes”. Also
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violating privacy of others. 2: What is the extent of cybercrime in the United States? Cyber crimes here in the United States are becoming very dangerous and serious‚ this could include online scams‚ also here in the United States we are the highest target for cyber crimes. And sometimes‚ it is very hard to measure the extent of cyber-crime in the US‚ due to the fact that when authorities record cyber-crime‚ they don’t necessarily record it as a computer-related offense. It is most often recorded
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known that the bullying had affected her so much until it was too late and she ended her life. There have been more instances like Amanda Todd’s and there will probably be more if it is not stopped. Furthermore‚ there are many reasons to why people cyber bully each other. Some do it to make themselves feel superior to others and some to do it because they are being physically or verbally abused in some way at home. Why bully others when they know how wrong it is and when
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Cyber Defense Patrick Komar English 091 Baker College Essay #1 10524235 Cyber Defense I love working with computers. All my friends and family knows I like to spend a lot of time working with computers‚ which allows for a good challenge. The problem is it’s hard with work and kids to find time to play around on the computers. First of all getting time to spend time on the computer is a real challenge. I work 40-50 hours a week at the Fenton Post Office. It is a 30 min drive one way and
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Checkpoint: Cyber Security Checkpoint: Cyber Security I have a multitude of passwords to memorize in an effort to maintain my privacy and security. It is unfortunate that cyber world users must constantly deploy measures to keep their personal information private. Before this class I was certainly aware of the potential dangers that could occur in cyberspace‚ prevention always has been my goal. I have security protection in place against attacks such as viruses‚ spam‚ malware‚ spyware‚
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Whether it is called cyber slacking‚ computer gold-bricking‚ cyberloafing‚ or any of the other dozens of nicknames that have surfaced over the last decade‚ surfing the web for personal use during work time is a world-wide problem. It is so common these days that many people won’t think twice about surfing the web for personal use‚ but according to the International Association for Computer Information Systems (2009)‚ cyber slacking costs American businesses $54 billion and 30-40% of productivity
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Electronic surveillance in the workplace Electronic Surveillance in the Workplace: Concerns for Employees and Challenges for Privacy Advocates Anna Johnston and Myra Cheng Paper delivered 28 November 2002 International Conference on Personal Data Protection Hosted by Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee‚ Korea Information Security Agency Seoul‚ Korea Ms Anna Johnston is the NSW Deputy Privacy Commissioner. Ms Myra Cheng is a Research & Policy Officer with Privacy NSW
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