Businesses and government agencies are not the only targets for hackers, they do attack colleges and universities. There have been other higher education institutions which have been hacked and they have put in measures to try to prevent reoccurring hacking. There are processes, methodologies, and technology that can be purchased to lower the threats for computer crime. Laws have been put in place to protect universities, companies, government agencies, and other facilities, which are used to convict offenders. With the laws, there are government programs in place which can complement the security operations. When a crime has been committed, there are several times of tools that can be used for gathering electronic evidence such as evidence
The personal records that were stolen date back to 1998 and affected students going to two campuses. The information stolen by the hackers included people names, their date of birth, university identification number and Social security numbers. The university has sent out notices by mail to all the people affected by the hack, they also sent emails to people who email they had along with the alumni databases. To ensure that people were informed, the university made calls to inform people as well. The university offered a free five year membership to Experian ProtectMyID and did launch an investigation into the systems and formed a task force on Cybersecurity. The university did contact state and federal law enforcement who investigated the incident, they looked at breached files and logs to see how the hackers may have gotten past the defenses. The university wanted to have everyone educated about data security and to protect against identity theft, had a series of seminars on the topics. The university wants to prevent future attacks have taken preventive measures. According to Pottiger (2014), the university invested a lot of resources and efforts into risk management and cybersecurity, (Pottiger, 2014). The university has made a campus-wide IT risk
According to Lineberry (2007), organization spends a significant amount of money on information technology budget on computer security with firewalls, vaults, lock, biometrics and more can be pierced by attackers by going after the untrained and uninformed employees, (Lineberry, 2007). Employees need to be trained on cyber security awareness. They should be familiar with ways hackers will try to get into the network by uses of viruses, spam emails to spread viruses, social networking and more. If the organization has an open internet for employees to research items on the internet, inform them on what to look for in the search that could lead to a harmful site. For an example, the title of the page could be what they are looking for but the web address linked to it could be completely different. Monthly newsletters on current trends in cyber security awareness could help keep employees informed such as last month there been an increase in social engineering attacks and expected to be more this month, it keeps employees on a look out. The employees should also be informed who their IT people are and what they will not ask for over the phone such as password information. A yearly refresher course would help either by an online training or by having training conference. Process should be put in place by policies on dealing with
Also, implement patch management and keep up to date with anti-malware and anti-spyware updates. This helps in the summarization of the possible threats the College can face in certain scenarios and explains how to protect against them.
Issa utilizes statistics to suggest ideas. He says, “The Office of Personnel Management’s security breach resulted in the theft of 22 million Americans’ information, including fingerprints, Social Security numbers, addresses, employment history, and financial records” (Issa). Issa also adds that, “The Internal Revenue Service’s hack left as many as 334,000 taxpayers accounts compromised‑though just this week, the IRS revised that number to o...
Technology has opened new encounters and opportunities for the criminal justice system. There are so many new practices of criminal activity, such as computer crimes. There are different types of computer crimes that many people become victims of every day. Computer crime is any crime that involves a computer and a network. The computer may have been used in the commission of a crime, or it may be the target ("Computer Crime: Chapter 2: What Are the Crimes?", n.d.). Crimes such as data diddling, pump and dump, social engineering and spoofing are computer crimes. Even though these crimes are difficult by privacy issues, the new technology has made investigations and prosecutions well organized and effective. Though views are different on the pros and cons of specific technological changes in the criminal justice system, there is an agreement the system has changed affectedly ("Effects of Technology in Criminal Justice | eHow", n.d.).
Firstly, they should ensure that organizations comply with information technology regulations. Secondly, they should ensure that IT staff are well equipped with technical knowhow to ensure they can pinpoint any forms of threats and take appropriate actions in advance. Lastly, the government, private sector, and other stakeholders should share information concerning diverse forms of threats to facilitate in the establishment of effective measures for addressing any forms of security threats (Moore & Shenoi,
Hackers are probably one of the more common threats out there. These are the people who use modems and telephone lines to enter your computer. A teenager sits across the table yelling, "I want this and this and this….". This is not a kid talking to his parents; it is a hacker talking to the business he just hacked into. Whenever you think about it, the idea of a teenager being able to make a big software firm grovel like that is pretty amazing. This is a site often seen though. When a company is hacked into it often hires its predators as protectors (Glass 11). If companies do not come forward to claim that they have been infiltrated how are these hackers supposed to be prosecuted. This is a serious issue being faced today by the federal government. In an article by Stephen Glass he quotes a radio advertisement by the Nevada law-enforcement officials. They were so desperate the advertisement ran "Would you hire a shoplifter to watch the cash register? Please don't deal with hackers." The state took the airwaves after a boy had broken into a department stores computer system and made it credit $500 a day to his Visa card. The boy had racked up $32,000 before being caught. But, the store did not prosecute. Instead they let the boy keep his money, all in exchange for showing them how to improve their security (Glass 11). Also cases have been reported of government agencies being hacked into. If the government is worried about a hackers' invasion with their security system what is the American people to do.
Hackers are insidious beings who can wreak havoc on unsuspecting computer users and under protected systems. Predominantly, hackers attempt to corrupt systems in an effort to gain access to information that can be used for financial gain. However, hackers may also attempt to steal political information on political issues in order to gain information or knowledge that will benefit one political party over another. The daunting task of realizing what is considered a threat is the responsibility of information technologies (IT) executives (Rosenthal, 2002). Regardless that personal reason to hack a system, it is illegal and dishonest; therefore, stiff penalties and fines are handed out to those caught intruding another system without permission.
The use of computers in homes, schools, offices, and other places has increased in the past few years due to technological developments. As computers have become important components of modern communication, their increased use has also led to the emergence of computer crimes. Computer crimes basically involve the use of a computer system to carry out an illegal activity. In attempts to lessen the frequency and impact of computer crimes, law enforcement agencies use computer forensic to investigate these offenses. Actually, computer crimes are governed by specific laws and dealt with through conducting a computer forensic investigation (Easttom & Taylor, 2011, p.337). Notably, a computer forensic investigation is usually carried out through the use of computer forensic tools, which help in collection of evidence based on the specific offense.
The use of hacking can be very beneficial as a means of identifying weaknesses in computer security. Nowadays, numerous companies and governments use this technique to assess the level of security of their systems and determine if any valuable information is at risk of being accessed unlawfully. Ethical hackers are employed to identify potential threats on a single computer or a whole network of computers. The found potential exploits are later patched thus decreasing the chance of a breach in the system and increasing its overall security and reliability.
Computer hackers in today's world are becoming more intelligent. They are realizing that people are constantly developing more hack-proof systems. This presents the hackers with a bigger challenge and a bigger thrill. The government is realizing this and is working on making harsher laws to, hopefully, scare the potential hackers. With the increase in hacking and hacker intelligence, governmental regulation of cyberspace hasn't abolished the fact that it's nearly impossible to bring a hacker to justice.
Even though the theft of money is a growing problem, there are other things for hackers to steal. For instance, hospitals have very elaborate network security setups. Why? Many hackers attempt to gain access to people's personal medical files in order to blackmail them, or to avenge some injustice by spreading the person's health problems around. Other possibilities might go as far as to include looking up a patient's current location, in order for gang members to finish off the survivor of a drive-by shooting or other attempted murder. It is for these reasons that medical facilities computer security procedures are second only to the government's (Shoben).
I came across an article in the internet that gave a story of a computer crime. The heading of the article is Sands: Bethlehem, Pa. casino targeted hacking attack. This was a story about a Casino in Las Vegas in a casino called Casino giant Las Vegas Sands Corp. the management of the casino reported on 19th February, 2014 of people who hacked in to their website and internal systems. The management reported that the hackers crushed their email system and stole their employees’ social security numbers. Upon investigation, a video surfaced online which showed that the catalog information that was stolen was even deeper then the management had stated. It was confirmed that the hackers had managed to gain access to one of the main important drivers in the Casino. The problem with this case was that the person who posted the video on YouTube could not be traced. The aim was not known since the hackers had not said anything yet. The casino is the largest in the world in terms of revenue. This did not stop the operations of the Casino becau...
Management buy-in, establishing policies and updating them regularly, identifying and communicating the security awareness goals and message clearly and often are some of the ways which organizations can achieve higher levels of security awareness a stronger security
In most instances, victims are not aware or do not know the perpetrator of the crimes. In some instances, this may include the perpetration of crime and actually committing the crime. With the advancement in technology, there seems to be a new way to commit cyber crime each day and a great number of unsuspecting individuals eventually becomes victims. There are various types of cybercrimes that can be committed with the common ones being Computer Viruses and identity theft which can have damaging effects on individuals and businesses (Search security, 2008). Some of these crimes such as the computer viruses have crushed main servers of companies and thus crippling these kinds of companies since some of them lose important data and information which they have stored electronically. Everyone who makes use of the computer seems to be at risk of becoming a victim to cyber crime if not on the lookout. As a matter of fact most perpetrators of such crimes are not caught since technology seems to be too advanced and the various crimes seems to be taking place rapidly making it almost impossible to catch the perpetrators of the crime. The home users are the most likely group to be targeted since they are less likely to have any security measures in place. A major way to deal with cyber crime at an individual level is to install antivirus software’s, firewalls and make use of intrusion detection system (Web Root, 2015).
There are different groups, from law enforcement agencies to the U.S. Secret Service, that are attempting to combat the problem through cooperation and preemptive efforts. If these groups combined with the public to protect themselves and the country from criminals that commit cybercrime, the nation’s network and technology servers would be much safer for technology users. Clearly, cybercrime is a problem because it puts internet users at risk of being taken advantage of or harmed. The advantages of technology and the internet have led more criminals to use cyberspace to commit crimes. The threat of cybercrime is increasing as globalization continues to spread across the world.
We are hardly ever provided the reasons as to why cyber criminals were successful in hacking into a database, or what the organization is doing to increase the level of security on their systems. I want to become one of the people who investigate these incidents, resolve them, and make sure that it does not happen again. I want to help the victims of these cyber criminals by making sure that they are not victims again, but also to track down and identify as to who is responsible for these attacks on both individuals and