Question: Cybercrime

Answer: - a crime in which a computer is the object of the crime or is used to commit a criminal or offense

• Single event: victims endure a single event cybercrime such as unknowingly downloading a Trojan Horse virus

• - On-going series of events: more serious than single event cybercrimes

• Question: Cyberattack

• Answer:

• Question: Cyberterrorist

• Answer: - uses computers and the internet to launch attacks against computer systems for political or ideological reasons

• - attacks include the disruption of e-commerce and government sites

• - the power grid and public utilities have also been targeted

• Question: Cyberbullying

• Answer: - harassing using digital devices and networks in a repeated and deliberate manner

• - includes (among others) emails, blogs, texts, web pages, and blogs with the intention of harming another person

• - Cyberstalking is a form of cyberbullying

• Question: Hacker

• Answer: - a person who attempts to gain unauthorized access to networks

• - commonly attempts to steal and corrupt information and data

• - the term hacker and cracker are synonymous

• Question: White Hat Hacker

• Answer: - non-malicious computer security experts

• - test the security measures of an organization’s information systems to ensure they are protected against malicious intrusions

• Question: Black Hat Hacker

• Answer: - break into computer systems with the intent of causing damage or stealing data

• - also known as hackers or crackers

• - Richard Stallman invented the definition to express the maliciousness of a criminal hacker versus a white hat hacker who performs hacking duties to identify places to repair

• Question: Script Kiddie

• Answer: - amateur computer hackers with little programming expertise

• - illegally gain access to computer systems using programs (scripts) that others have written

• - do not have the skill or experience to write their own programs

• Question: Hacktivist

• Answer: - hacking for a politically or socially motivated purposes

• - uses same techniques as a hacker, but does so in order to disrupt services and bring attention to a political or social cause

• Question: How to Diagnose if your System has been Hacked

• Answer: - fake antivirus messages: if you notice these messages power down your computer, and reboot your computer in safe mode. Then run your antivirus program

• - unwanted browser toolbars

• - frequent random popups

• - fake emails or social media messages from your account