What is ? Q & A.By: Sam McDonald

What is internet crime ?

Internet crime is, Any crime or illegal activity committed online or through the internet.

What is telecommunication crime ?

Telecommunication is, wiretapping.

What are the main types of computer and telecommunication crime?

Fraud, achieved by the manipulation of computer records.

Spamming, wherever outlawed completely or where regulations controlling it are violated.

No programs or data. Intellectual property theft. Identity theft. Writing or spreading computer viruses or worms.

What does the term computer hacker mean ?

Computer hacking is, the practice of modifying computer hardware and software to accomplish a goal outside of the creator’s purpose.

Five of the worlds famous computer hackers

Jonathan James

Kevin MitNick

Albert Gonzalez

Kevin Poulsen

Gary McKinnon

What are some recent news items about internet crime?

Identity theft Internet scams Cyber stalking

What is the RCMP doing to enforce law regarding computer crime in Canada ?

Tapping peoples computers Pretending to be someone so the computer user

gets caught

The criminal code of Canada and the Copyright act contain provisions that deal with computer and telecommunications crime

Computer crime law deals with the broad range of criminal offenses committed using a computer or similar electronic device. Nearly all of these crimes are perpetrated online. The internet provides a degree of anonymity to offenders, as well as potential access to personal, business, and government data. Many computer crimes are committed as a means of stealing money or valuable information

Why do people feel that hacking computers is not a crime ?

People think that hacking a computer is not a crime because, people feel like they should be able to do there own thing even if its hacking a computer

What are some common methods to commit computer crimes?

Add, delete or change things in the computer Modify or develop computer programs that

commit the crime Modify the data files

Why is it important to that we become more aware of computer crime ?

It’s important that we become of computer crime because, people could be going into our personal things on our computers and we don’t even realize it

What are some steps we can use to enstablish and maintain an adequate computer security ?

Some steps that we can use to maintain our computer is: Put a password on your computer, always check if there is any change on your computer, modify the websites you use and make sure they are not dangerous to your computer