Cyber Secuirty and Cyber Crime

Trojan’s are one threat it is a type of malware designed to provide unauthorized, remote access to a user’s computer. Trojan horses do not have the ability to replicate themselves like viruses; however, they can lead to viruses being installed on a machine since they allow the computer to be controlled by the Trojan creator.

* • Cyber Crimes: Any act directed against computers or that uses computers as an instrumentality of a crime.

A hacker attacks an easy target first, and then uses it to hide his identity and traces of launching attacks at more secured sites. The aim of an attack is to gain complete control of the system (in order to edit, delete, install or execute any file in any user’s directory), often by gaining access to a “ super-user” account. This will allow both maximum access and the ability to hide your presence.

They are used to gain access to a system to steal data or cause damage to software present in the system.

The specific program used to prevent viruses, worms and Trojans which attached in the email or website.

Code that attaches itself to a program that is designed to cause malfunctioning of a computer or damage the data stored on the computer.

44. Which of the following type of program is also commonly referred to as a Trojan horse?

Cyber-Crime can be defined as the action of making an offence using computers, information technology and virtual reality that is punishable by law. Cyber-Crime can range from fraud, hacking, money laundering and theft, through to cyberstalking, cyberbullying, identity theft, child sexual exploitation and child grooming. The specific type of Cyber- Crime that will be explored sexting. Which can range from sending sexually explicit pictures and messages and also, others taking sexually explicit pictures of you.

Viruses and worms are malicious programs that self-replicate on computers or through computer systems without the user being cognizant. Worms are a series programs that repeat themselves from system to system minus the use of a host fie. Worms use methods to infiltrate remote computers and launch replicas of themselves like email messages or coping files to an accessible disk. A computer virus is a

Cyber Crime is described as criminal activity committed via use of electronic communications with respect to cyber fraud or identity theft through phishing and spoofing. There are many other forms of cyber-crime also such as harassment, pornography etc. via use of information technology.

Malwares are mischievous programs crafted to agitate or forbid normal operations to gather selected information which may lead to loss of privacy through

In fact, computers are not only the means of the crime, but also the target of it. Cyber crime encompasses a wide range of activities, including: hacking, phishing, denial of service (DoS) attacks, creating and distributing malware, unauthorized data access, corruption of deletion of data, interception of data (Kennedys).

Cybercrime we have when a computer is the object of the crime like hacking, phishing, spamming or is used as a tool to commit an offense like the child pornography, hate crimes etc.

Network viruses are another favorite method of cyber criminals. As we all know, viruses can bring a network to

Many types of computer virus has been spreading in computers since 1960. The first a computer virus discovered in 1970 and called The Creeper virus on Arpanet browser (anon, 2013)