Briefly describe any four computer related crimes that an organisation which is considering computerising its operations should be aware of

Briefly describe any four computer related crimes that an organisation which is considering computerising its operations should be aware of.

Computer related crimes that an organization should be aware of:
1. Theft of computer resources (hardware and CDs containing software).
2. Introduction of viruses.
3. Disruption of computer systems.
4. Theft of services.
5. Hacking.
6. Spamming - usually targets organizations connected to the Internet. Marketers send
outunsolicited mass e-mail to recipients who have not requested the information.
7. Jamming –Targets organizations connected to the Internet. Jammers use
softwareroutines to tie up the computer hosting a website so that legitimate
users can‘t access the site.
8. Malicious software –Targets organizations connected to the Internet.
Cyber vandals use data flowing through the Internet to transmit computer viruses, which
disable the computers they ?infect?.
9. Spoofing –targets organizations linked to the Internet. Spoofers
fraudulentlymisrepresent themselves as other organizations, setting up false websites
where they can collect confidential information from unsuspecting visitors to the site.
10. Sniffing –targets organizations linked to the Internet. Sniffing, a form of
eavesdropping,involves placing a piece of software to interpret information passing from
a user to the computers hosting a website. This information can include credit card
numbers and other confidential data.

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