Cyber crime

Question 1

Thomas and Loader definition of cyber crime

Answer 1

Computer mediated activities that are illegal and that are conducted through global electronic networks

Question 2

Examples of cyber crime

Answer 2

Fraud, spreading viruses, hacking, piracy, grooming, blackmail, harassment, terrorism, sharing sexual images

Question 3

Who identifies the four categories of cyber crime?

Answer 3

Wall

Question 4

4 categories of cyber crime

Answer 4

Cyber trespass, cyber deception and theft, cyber pornography, cyber violence

Question 5

Cyber tresspass

Answer 5

Crossing boundaries into others cyber property, such as hacking and sabotage like spreading viruses

Question 6

Cyber deception and theft

Answer 6

Includes identity theft, phishing (obtainting identity or bank account details by deception and violation of intellectual property rights e.g. software piracy, illegal downloading and file sharing)

Question 7

Cyber pornography

Answer 7

Including porn involving minors and opportunities for children to access porn

Question 8

Cyber violence

Answer 8

Doing psychological harm or inciting physical harm. This can include and create cyberstalking and hate crimes against minority groups as well as bullying by text

Question 9

Why is policing cyber crime more difficult?

Answer 9

The sheer scale of the internet and the limited resources of the police, and also because of jurisdiction. Police culture also gives cyber crime a low priority because its seen as lacking the excitement of more conventional policing