Computer Security: How Computer Crime Has Made It Essential

Computer Security

How Computer Crime Has Made It Essential

Introduction

The age of high-speed development in technology particularly that of computers has brought valuable ease upon today 's daily activities . What has originally been designed and created for good purposes such as speeding-up information processing , unfortunately , have become a double-edged sword . The world of computers in the information age has also brought alongside with it , high-speed criminal activities involving a computer or network as a device , object , or the very scene where the crime is being done . Such crimes commonly

referred to as computer crime is also known for other terminologies such as e-crime , electronic crime hi-tech or cybercrime

Crimes committed through computers or network has speeded up and brought down a deluge of innumerable cases of law violations . Cybercrimes may involve or incorporate conventional crimes such as theft , fraud , or embezzlement

By definition , computer crime or cybercrime can generally mean any illegal activity which involves the IT infrastructure such as hacking --- with the criminal intent to illegally access , intercept , interfere with computer-stored data , and or meddling with a computer system by means of adding incorrect information , or passing confidential data removing , or damaging illegally accessed information . Common offenders had been found to be usually male who are in the age-range between 15 to 45 years old (Conly . Organizing for Computer Crime Investigation and Prosecution . Most of them have no previous encounter with law enforcement , but proceeded to commit computer-related crimes mostly for the same reason why people create vandals , or the prestige gained among colleagues . But organized crimes have also joined in , to promote their own selfish interests , or destroy the product or reputation of rival companies ( Virus Origins and History

For whatever means and purpose it has been done , computer crimes is calling in for a greater need for computer security to reduce the risk of damages brought about by cybercrime . Various computer software are available that caters to certain needs . It is a highly complex field and there 's so much to be desired for its development to help counter-act malicious software . The world today is increasingly becoming dependent on electronic information and consequently , there is a large amount of money that relies heavily on it . Damage to companies can value up to hundreds of millions of dollars , not to mention the threat to national security

However , can ensure fool-proof security . In obtaining secure systems , it is good to bear in mind a popular security maxim which states that a security system is no stronger than its weakest link Since it the aim of hackers to find and get through this `weakest link securing a system then (as of now , is more of a process of routine maintenance . Utilizing strong passwords , setting personal firewalls , and regularly updating anti-virus software can greatly increase the safety of a computer system

Law Enforcement Concerning Computer Crimes

Insufficient as it is , law enforcement and enforcers are still much in a quandary as far as catching up with these high-speed...