CRI205H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Cyberterrorism, Homicide, Electoral Fraud
26 Jan 2017
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Cybercrime: a new breed of offences that can be singular or ongoing, but typically involve the mis/use of information, resources, or funds through the use of computers, networks, and the internet. Widespread use of computers and the internet has ushered in the age of information technology. Globalization: the creation of international markets, politics, and legal systems. Cyber theft: the use of computer technology to commit traditional crimes, such as fraud, and modern offences, such as identity theft. Cybervandilism: aim their malicious attacks at disrupting, defacing, and destroying technology they find offensive. Cyberwar: is political, involving spying, espionage, and even cyberterrorism, which refers to acts aimed at undermining the social, economic, and political system of an enemy nation by destroying its electronic infrastructure and disrupting its economy. New schemes are reacted everyday, they are difficult to detect, and their control demands that agents of the justice system develop technical skills that match theirs.
