Articles for tag: Computer Crime, Criminal Activity, Criminal Behavior, White Collar

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White Collar Crime

The concept of white collar crime was introduced by Edwin Sutherland, describing white collar crime as “crime committed by a person of respectability and high status in the course of his occupation (potter, 2002).” Sutherland shed light on this issue in 1939. Prior to which time, the focus regarding crime was on that of street ...

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Kevin Mitnick: “America’s Most Wanted Computer Outlaw”

Kevin David Mitnick was born on August 6, 1963, and he is one of the most famous criminal hackers to be put in prison. He received the nickname “America’s Most Wanted Computer Outlaw,” by the police, US Marshall’s, and FBI for over two years after vanishing while on probation for his 1989 conviction for computer ...

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Types of Computer Crimes

What is a computer crime? A computer crime is an illegal activity that is executed via a computer. A computer crime is very similar to a normal crime. The only difference is the means in which the act is carried out. An individual can commit theft, trespassing, embezzlement and fraud. The guidelines to what is ...

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How to Become a FBI Agent

FBI Agents: How to Become a FBI Agent The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is one of the top careers in law enforcement because they are an extension of the Department of Justice. Becoming a FBI agent is not a very easy task. FBI agents are the government’s main investigators and need to be very ...

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Ethics of Computer Security and Privacy

A lot of people use computers to do their assignments for either school or work. Lots of times they are storing useful and important information. So it is very important that their information on the computer is kept safe and confidential. It is also highly necessary to keep the information from getting lost, stolen, or ...

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Easy Ways to Help Prevent Your Identity from Being Stolen

Identity theft is easily one of the fastest growing crimes. This is due to many reasons, especially the growth of computer use to store personal information. However, not all information attained by criminals are through the computer. You may be surprised to know that many times criminals steal identites by finding credit cards and by ...