Cyber Crime

Cybercrime is one of the fastest growing areas of crime. Cybercrime is criminal activity done using computer and the Internet. These include attacks against computer data and systems, identity theft, internet auction fraud, the penetration of online financial services, as well as the deployment of viruses and various email scams such as phishing. The global nature of the internet has allowed criminals to commit almost any illegal activity anywhere in the world, making it essential for all countries to adapt their domestic offline controls to cover crimes carried out in cyberspace. The use of the Internet by terrorists, particularly for recruitment and the incitement of radicalization, poses a serious threat to national and international security. 

Types of Cyber Crime

Cyber Contraband : Transferring illegal items through the internet(such as encryption technology) that is banned in some locations.

Cyberlaundering : Electronic transfer of illegally obtained monies with the goal of hiding its source and possibly its destination.

Cyberstalking : Express or implied physical threats that creates fear through the use of computer technology such as email, phones, text messages, webcams, websites or videos.

Cyberterrorism : Premeditated, usually politically motivated violence committed against civilians through the use of , or with the help of, computer technology.

Cybertheft : Using a computer to steal. This includes activities related to : breaking and entering, DNS cache poisoning, embezzlement and unlawful appropriation, espionage, identity theft, fraud, malicious hacking, plagiarism and piracy.

Hacking : The activity of breaking into a computer system to gain an unauthorized access is known as hacking.

Phishing : The act of attempting to acquire sensitive information like usernames, passwords and credit card details by disguising as a trustworthy source.

Cyberstalking : The use of communication technology, mainly the Internet, to torture other individuals is known as cyberstalking.

Computer Viruses : Computer viruses are computer programs that can replicate themselves and harm the computer systems on a network without the knowledge of the system users.

Identity Theft : This is one of the most serious frauds as it involves stealing money and obtaining other benefits through the use of a false identity.

Today, we are more dependent on computers and the information that they store than ever before. From spyware, viruses, and Trojans to identity theft and computer hardware malfunctions any disruption can have a huge impact on our lives. The spread of computer virus infections can be stopped through the practice of safe computing. The following are a list of some recommendations for safe computing :

• Always check a removable disk for viruses before using it.
• Ensure that your system boots through the hard disk first. Remove all removable disk from the drive during boot-ups.
• Install software from the original optical disk. If the originals are not available, scan the secondary media for viruses before installation.
• Donot use illegal software. The illegal software contains viruses.
• Ensure that the antivirus package scans all system and boot files at start up
• The automatic virus monitors should be running constantly on your system to ensure that no infected files are transferred to your hard disk over the network.
• Always scan files downloaded from the Internet or transferred over the network before executing them on your machine.
• Scan all e-mail attachments before executing them on your machine.
• Never load an unknown disk into your system unless you make sure it is virus free.
• Finally, enable the personal firewall on your computer. This will help to keep unauthorized people from snooping around your computer when it's connected to the Internet.

Cyber law 

Cyber law is the area of law that deals with the Internet's relationship to technological and electronic elements, including computers, software, hardware and information system (IS). Cyberlaw is also known as Cyber law or Internet law.

Cyber laws prevent or reduce large scale damage from cyber criminal activities by protecting information access, privacy, communications, intellectual property(IP) and freedom of speech related to the use of Internet, websites, email, computers, cell phones, software and hardware, such as data storage devices.

The increase in Internet traffic has led to a higher proportion of legal issues worldwide. Because cyber laws vary by jurisdiction and country, enforcement is challenging, restitution ranges from fines to imprisonment.

Cyber law is important because it touches almost all aspects of transactions and activities on and concerning the Internet, the World Wide Web and Cyberspace. Cyber law encompasses laws relating to :

• Digital Signature law
• Cyber crime law
• Intellectual property right laws
• Telecommunication law
• Data protection and privacy law

Data protection and Privacy law

Computer systems contain important and valuable data and they allow this data to be transmitted, copied and combined in ways which were never possible with earlier manual systems. People are concerned about how personal data is used and how it can be accessed. So, some controls on the use of this sort of data are needed. Data protection law allows you to check if any organization keeps information about you on computer and to see a copy of this personal data. The right to privacy may be infringed by utilizing private data already collected for a purpose other than that for which it was collected and unauthorized reading of others emails. Many nations have enacted legislations relating to data protection and privacy within their jurisdictions.

Cybercrime law 

Cybercrime is a criminal activity involving the information technology infrastructure, including illegal access(unauthorized access), illegal interception(by technical means of non-public transmissions of computer data to, from or within a computer system), data interference(unauthorized damaging, deletion, deterioration, alteration or suppression of computer data), systems interference(interfering with the functioning of a computer system by inputting, transmitting, damaging, deleting, deteriorating, altering or suppressing computer data), misuse of devices, forgery(ID theft) and electronic fraud. 

Telecommunication law 

Telecommunication is a communication between parties at a distance from one another. Modern telecommunication systems capable of transmitting telephone, fax, data, radio, or television signals can transmit large volumes of information over long distances.

Since 1960s, telecommunications development has been rapid and wide reaching. More and more people are involved in using computers and telecommunications to transmit their work from their homes to their offices or to other workers in the electronic chain. Telecommunication systems also fall within the territory of cyber space and therefore would form an integral part of cyber laws.

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