History of Digital Crimes and Digital Terrorism and Their Common Current Forms Stephanie Fisk Strayer Universality CIS 170 Professor CIANCIOTTA Dec. 12th, 2013 Introduction Computer crime refers to any crime that involves a computer and a network. The computer may have been used in the commission of a crime, or it may be the target. Net crime refers to criminal exploitation of the internet. Dr. Debarati Halder and Dr. K. Jaishankar (2011) defines cybercrimes as: "Offences that are committed
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NEW ERA COLLEGE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS STUDIES COURSE OUTLINE Year Programme Subject Title Pre-requisite Text book 2009 Foundation in Business Computer Applications Nil Shelly Cashman Vermaat. (2006). Microsoft Office 2003 - Introductory Concepts and Techniques 2nd Edition. Boston: Thomson. Semester Subject Code Additional reading March BCOM 101F 1. Jennifer Kettle. (2003). Microsoft Office: The Complete Reference. California: McGrawHill Osborne Media Stair & Reynolds.(2006). Principles of
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unit)? -it performs calculations, makes comparisons, and controls the way data moves through the computer. -The CPU executes program instructions -The electronic circuitry of the CPU reads and interprets software instructions and processes data 2. Why is it important to know how much RAM a computer has? -It is important because software packages require a minimum amount; if the computer doesn’t have enough RAM, it won’t be able to use that particular software package. 3. What is the
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students: Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs with the motto of “Think Differently”. In the early 1980s, Steve Wozniak left the company and Steve Jobs hired John Sculley as the President of the company. After facing many failures, Apple launched its Macintosh computers for house hold users. In mid 1980s, Steve Jobs had to leave the company because of his controversial relations with the president. At that time John Sculley rejected the offer of Microsoft‘s CEO, Bill Gates to license the Macintosh operating system
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Understanding Network Devices 8. Working with MAC Addresses 9. Intrusion Prevention and Intrusion Detection Systems 10. Network Security 11. Knowing Operating Systems 12. Backups and Archiving 13. Summary 14. Exam Essentials 15. Review Questions 5. Chapter 3: Cryptography 2 1. Cryptography: Early Applications and Examples 2. Cryptography in Action 3. Understanding Hashing 4. Issues with Cryptography 5. Applications of Cryptography 6. Summary 7. Exam Essentials 8. Review Questions 6. Chapter
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information of the users opens a window of opportunity. Hackers can infect smartphones to record phone calls, send and delete data messages, and spy on your phone’s activity. It does not only pose great security threats, but also causes an economic loss to common users. This definitely becomes a major issue when businesses are also taking advantage of the portable PC power of smartphones and incorporating them into their business activities. Typical smartphones like the Apple iPhone, RIM’s BlackBerry,
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What name is given to an act carried out in the open?Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | overt act | Correct Answer: | overt act | | | | | Question 2 0 out of 0.5 points | | | What is a characteristic of a hardened computer or device?Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | Unnecessary services have been turned off or disabled | Correct Answer: | Both A and B | | | | | Question 3 0.5 out of 0.5 points | | | Social engineering is a fancy
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internet. The internet, along with its advantages, has also exposed us to security risks that come with connecting to a large network. Computers today are being misused for illegal activities like e-mail espionage, credit card fraud, spams, and software piracy and so on, which invade our privacy and offend our senses. “The modern thief can steal more with a computer than with a gun. Tomorrow's terrorist may be able to do more damage with a keyboard than with a bomb”. The term
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Essential Introduction to Computers 1. Define the term computer and discuss the four basic computer operations: input, processing, output, and storage 2. Define data and information 3. Explain the principle components of the computer and their use 4. Describe the use and handling of floppy disks and hard disks 5. Discuss computer software and explain the difference between system software and application software 6. Identify several types of personal computer application software
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Task 1: Procedure 1. Firewalls may be hardware devices or software programs. Examples of these types of firewalls and compare their features are noted below. NETGEAR ProSAFE N300 WiFi 8-Port Gigabit VPN Firewall FVS318N Key Technologies: • Securely connects up to 5 remote office or traveling users • True firewall using stateful packet inspection (SPI) and intrusion detection • Initiates up to 12 VPN tunnels simultaneously • NAT routing and VPN pass-through for extra security • IPV4/IPV6
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