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It has been cited that Information Technology has caused more harm than good. One of the vices sited is computer related crime. Outline and briefly describe...

      

It has been cited that Information Technology has caused more harm than good. One of
the vices sited is computer related crime. Outline and briefly describe four categories of
computer related crimes.

  

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gregory
Categories of computer related crime
Computer related crime refers to the use of computer and software for illegal purposes. They
include:
1) Trapdoors
This is an undocumented entry point into a computer system It is not founding design
specifications but may be put in by software developers to enable them to bypass access
controls while working on anew piece of software. In this case, a secret special response
can be entered and to bypass controls and access confidential information
2) Logic bombs
This refers to a piece of code triggered by certain events. For example a program will
behave normally until a certain event occurs. For example, when disk utilisation reaches a
certain percentage and thus activates the large bomb which then maximises damage.
3) Time bombs
These are similar to large bombs except that they are triggered at a certain date.
4) Electronic eavesdropping
This refers to tapping without authorisation into communication line say a network cable
over which computer data and messages are transmitted.
5) Trojans
This is a program installed in a computer that performs one function while secretly
carrying out another. For example, a program could be running a computer game while
simultaneously destroying a data file or another program. Trojans may be used to cover
illegal activities or facilitate the destruction of certain vital information.
gregorymasila answered the question on November 30, 2017 at 12:46


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