Cyber crime
Cyber crime is an increasingly common activity and essentially relates to any criminal activity conducted online. Two common forms of cyber crime are shown below.
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Credit Card Fraud |
This can take many forms ranging from stealing credit card details during online transactions to illegal use of stolen cards for online transactions. |
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Wireless Hackers |
In Britain it is illegal to use an unsecured wireless access point to access the Internet without the owner's permission. More serious examples of wireless hacking are where hackers or crackers use wireless access points to gain access to commercial networks for criminal activities. |
Activity - JISC Legal
Have a look at the JISC Legal website to see the range of legal issues that effect the use of ICT in educational settings.
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DX42 35: Internet: Web Technology and Security (c) 2007 SQA