IT FINALS Flashcards
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Republic Act No. 10175 is
Cybercrime Act of 2012
approved on
September 12, 2012
Focuses on the pre-emption, prevention, and prosecution of cybercrime such as offenses against the privacy, confidentiality, integrity, and availability of computer data and systems
Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012
Salient Points of RA 10175
- Internationally consistent definitions for cybercrime
- Nuanced liability for cybercrime offenders
- Increased penalties
- Enhanced authority granted to law enforcement authorities
- Expanded jurisdictional authority for prosecution
- Provisions for international cybercrime coordination effort and greater ability to combat cybercrimes
intentional alteration or reckless hindering with the functioning of computer system or computer network
system interference
interception made by technical means without right
illegal interception
accessing the whole or any part of the computer system without right
illegal access
use production sale, procurement, importation, distribution or otherwise making available, without right
misuse of device
intentional or reckless alteration, damaging, deletion or deterioration of computer data, including the introduction or transmission of devices
data interference
acquisition of a domain name over the internet in bad faith to profit, mislead, destroy reputation, and deprive others from registering the same
cyber-squatting
willful engagement, maintenance, control or operation, directly or indirectly, of any lascivious exhibition of sexual organs or sexual activity, with the aid of computer systems, for favor or considerations
cybersex
any visual depiction of minor engaging in sexually explicit activity
child pornography
it is the act of making false and malicious statements online that harm another’s reputation
cyber libel
intentional acquisition use, misuse, transfer, possession, alteration or deletion of identifying information belonging to another, whether natural or juridicial without right
identity theft
relating to or involving computers or computer networks
Cyber
- Refers to the virtual computer world
- an electronic medium used to form a global computer network to facilitate online communication
Cyberspace
refers to the criminal activities carried out by mean of computer of the internet
Cybercrime
the persona you create about yourself virtually
Virtual Self
the use of electronic communication to bully a person, typically by sending messages of an intimidating or threatening nature
Cyberbullying
is the attempt to obtain sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details (and, indirectly, money) often for malicious reasons, by disguising as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication
Phishing
refers to obtaining files that you do not have the right to use from the internet
Illegal Downloading
refers to the practice of modifying or altering computer software and hardware to accomplish a goal that is considered to be outside of the creator’s original objective
Hacking
Illegal Downloading Sites:
- The Pirate Bay
- Kickass.to
- TorrentDownloads.me
- YTS.ag
- RARBG.to
Legal Downloading Sites:
- iTunes
- Yahoo Music
- Amazon
- Netflix
- Ruckus