Legal Aspects Of Cybercrime

Legal Aspects Of Cybercrime

Legal aspects of Cybercrime

Cybercrime is a term used to describe the activities that some individuals engage into with the purpose of disrupting the proper functioning of individual computers and computer networks with the intention of vandalism, seizure of digital information, and intentional interference. Such practices result in devastating consequences for the individuals and organizations affected. This paper analyzes the different types of Cyber Crime, their effects, and the laws that have been enacted in order to prevent and stop Cyber Crime activities.
The Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section of the United States Department of Justice defines what it is considered Computer Crime: Just as in Searching and Seizing Computers and Electronic Evidence and Prosecuting Intellectual Property Crimes, we emphasize real world practice issues for working prosecutors. Our focus is on those crimes that use or target computer networks, which we interchangeably refer to as "computer crime," "cybercrime," and "network crime." Examples of computer crime include computer intrusions, denial of service attacks, viruses, and worms. We make no attempt to cover issues of state law and do not cover every type of crime related to computers, such as child pornography or phishing. Furthermore, they add: “We refer to people committing the crimes covered in this manual as "intruders" or "attackers" instead of the more widely- used but less-specific term "hackers."
Although a strict definition of Cybercrime does not exists, and there is not a general consensus as to whether an activity can be considered as such, there are a series of practices that normally fall in the category of Cyber Crime. Hacking Exposed Computer Forensics, and Introduction to Ethical Hacking list the most common types of Cyber Crime in the U.S.A.
  1. Hacking
      a. Bot/Remote Control Malware
        i. Registry Keys and Startup files
        ii. Virus Scanner logs
        iii....