NCJ Number
100729
Date Published
1986
Length
67 pages
Annotation
This book identifies types of computer crime, methods used in their commission, and countermeasures.
Abstract
One type of computer crime is hardware theft and piracy, which involves stealing computer equipment or copying the operating system of one computer to sell in another computer. Software piracy is the unauthorized copying of copyrighted computer programs. Computer hacking is the illegal accessing of a private security system for any reason, and computer embezzlement and financial theft occur when a computer is used to manipulate a bank's or company's accounts to steal money. Computer crime can also consist of fraud, espionage, sabotage, and the theft of information. This book describes methods that have been used to commit the aforementioned types of computer crime as well as some strategies used to counter them. Particular attention is given to national security threats and means of controlling computer access. Case studies of computer crime are presented, and the reader is encouraged to develop ethical and legal behaviors in the use of computers. Glossary, 21-item bibliography, and subject index.