Computer CrimesChapter 9

Definition

Illegal act that involves a computer system or computer-related system

Telephone, microwave, satellite telecommunications system

That connect one or more computers or computer-related systems

Three Categories

Natural or inadvertent attack

Human blunders, errors and omissions

Intentional trheats

Two Aspects of Cyber Crime

Virus

Hacking

Two Types of Attacks

Penetration Insider threats

Hackers

Criminal Groups

Hactivism

Denial of Service Attacks Inside

Outside

Motivation of Attacks

Business and Industrial Espionage

Joke/Hoax

Political Activism

Political and Military Espionage

Terrorism/Extortion

Vendetta

Questions

Are we prepared for a cyber attack?

What are the consequences?

Congressional Hearing

Intelligence and Security in Cyberspace

Comparison make of the efforts of the government to a “toddler soccer game were everyone just runs around trying

to kick the ball somewhere

Reasons for No Information

Lack of reporting requirements

Public sector – fear of market reaction to news

Lack of enforcement of existing reporting mechanisms

Detection of insider attacks

Lack of security agencies or trained security agencies

Reason for Growth in Cyber Crimes

Rapid technology growth

Easy availability of hacker tools

Anonymity

Cut-and-past programming technology

Communication speed

High degree of internetworking

Increasing dependency on computers

How Much Does It Cost?Who Knows?

Difficult to quantify the number of attacks

No baseline

Not reporting insider attacks

Lack of cooperation between emergency and computer crime reporting centers

Continued

How Much Does It Cost?Who Knows?

Unpredictable types of attacks

Virus mutation

Not enough trained system administrators

Primitive monitoring technology

Social and Ethical Consequences

Psychological effects – hate and bigotry

Acceptance of the norm and resulting moral decay

Loss of privacy

Trust

Others?