CHAPTER II Review of Related Literature This chapter presents the different literature and studies that have direct bearing on the topic undertaken. LOCAL LITERATURE 1. What are the common cybercrimes in the Philippines? In the Philippines‚ 87% of Filipino Internet users have been victims of cybercrimes–DOJ‚ the primer quoted a 2010 report of the security software firm Symantec that as many as 87 percent of Filipino internet users (nearly nine out of 10) were identified
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Cybercrime What is cybercrime? Cybercrime is defined as crimes committed on the Internet using the computer as either a tool or a targeted victim. It is difficult to classify crimes in general into distinct groups as many crimes evolve on daily basis. Even in the real world‚ crimes like rape‚ murder or theft need not necessarily be separate. However‚ all cybercrimes involve both the computer and the person behind it as victims‚ it just depends on which of the two is the main target. The computer
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Cybercrime Team “A” David Wohl‚ Lotina Kelley‚ Loria B. Cyrus‚ and Christine Tamag CJA/204 May 29‚ 2013 Lexie Williams Difference between Cybercrime and Traditional Crime Before readers can understand the difference between cybercrimes and traditional crimes‚ they must know what a cybercrime is. Cybercrimes‚ also known as computer crimes can be described as any crime committed through the use of a computer or computer technology (Jones‚ 2007). Though definitions vary‚ cybercrimes can be
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Abstract Over the past decade cybercrime has increased dramatically resulting in a loss of approximately $560 million dollars for consumers and an estimated $1 trillion dollars for the U.S. government. Cybercrime ranges from crimes that effect national security such as cyber espionage to identity theft which affects the average consumer. The government has introduced legislation and created task forces in an effort to combat cybercrime. The first cybercrime offense was committed in
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Cybercrime Act: Features and issues By JJ Disini Philippine Daily Inquirer 9:49 pm | Saturday‚ October 6th‚ 2012 NETIZENS‚ bloggers and journalists hold a rally outside the Supreme Court to protest Republic Act No. 10175‚ also known as the Cybercrime Prevention Act. RAFFY LERMA Recently‚ the President signed into law two key pieces of legislation—the Cybercrime Prevention Act and the Data Privacy Act‚ both of which were meant to assist the development of the business process outsourcing industry
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Cecil Robinson 11-11-11 5th period Outline Paper Cybercrime Outline Research Paper Intro Paragraph: 1. Opening: “Everyone always hears about victims of Cybercrime‚ but never really comprehend the true meaning of how devastating the aftermath of it can be” (David Wall). 2. Thesis: Cybercrime is one of the leading causes of devastation in society today because of how victims are easily targeted due to lack of knowledge of this far reaching and multifaceted crime. Americans
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION “A mouse can be just as dangerous as a bullet or a bomb.” -Lamar smith. 1.1 Background Cybercrime is also called computer crime. The use of computers as an instrument to further illegal ends‚ such as committing fraud‚ trafficking in child pornography and intellectual property‚ stealing identities‚ or violating privacy is cybercrime. Cybercrime‚ especially through the Internet‚ has grown in importance as the computer has become central to commerce‚ entertainment‚ and government
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Individual Work 2 “Cybercrime” Tammy McConnell According to The Introduction to Criminal Justice‚ 14th Edition textbook‚ page 615‚ cybercrimes are defined as the theft and/or destruction of information‚ resources‚ or funds via computers‚ computer networks‚ or the Internet. In my own words‚ cybercrimes are acts of not only theft and destruction‚ but also the acts of fraud‚ bullying‚ emotional abuse‚ misleading‚ and many
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breaches is a term that our society is becoming all too familiar with. They have been occurring more often throughout the past couple of years. An article titled “Data Breaches Keep Privacy & Security Lawyers Increasingly Busy and Looking for Recruits” written by Steven T. Taylor (2012) states “those in the business of cybercrime and protecting against cybercrime may think of 2011 as the year of the breach.”(p. 2) Cyber security has always been a big issue but the more breaches there were the more serious
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I. CYBERCRIME (CYBERBULLYING) * INTRODUCTION Cyberbullying can be defined as: bullying through email‚ instant messaging‚ in chatroom‚ on a website or gaming site‚ or through digital messages or images sent to a cellular phone. Although sharing certain features in common with traditional bullying‚ cyber bullying not only looks and feels a bit different than traditional bullying‚ but presents some unique challenges in dealing with it. Cyberbullying is a relatively
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