What is a computer crime? A computer crime is an illegal activity that is executed via a computer. A computer crime is very similar to a normal crime. The only difference is the means in which the act is carried out. An individual can commit theft, trespassing, embezzlement and fraud. The guidelines to what is […]
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Many people use computers to do their assignments either for school or work. Lots of times there are useful and important information. It is very important that their computer data is kept safe and private. It is very important to protect information from being lost, stolen, or misused. In business, they have to secure certain […]
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Identity theft is easily one of the fastest growing crimes. This is due to many reasons, especially the growth of computer use to store personal information. However, not all information attained by criminals are through the computer. You may be surprised to know that many times criminals steal identites by finding credit cards and by […]
The concept of white collar crime was introduced by Edwin Sutherland, describing white collar crime as “crime committed by a person of respectability and high status in the course of his occupation (potter, 2002).” Sutherland shed light on this issue in 1939. Prior to which time, the focus regarding crime was on that of street […]