Deck 9: Crimes in the Cyber System

Question 1

What role is the computer playing if it is hacked?

A) target of an offense
B) tool for a crime
C) incidental to a crime
D) storage for information about crimes

Answer 1

A

Question 2

What is usually stolen during theft as a computer crime?

A) information
B) access to subscriptions
C) business plans
D) personal information

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The theft of intellectual property is what type of stolen information?

A) confidential business information
B) property protected by cyber security companies
C) information protected by copyright
D) works written for publication but not copyrighted

Answer 3

C

Question 4

What computer crime can result from responding to phishing emails?

A) piracy
B) identity theft
C) deletion of data
D) virus

Question 5

What type of crime do hackers or crackers usually commit?

A) unauthorized access
B) theft as a computer crime
C) cyberterrorism
D) virus introduction

Question 6

If a computer virus is not introduced into a computer by an intruder, what is the intruder's probable goal?

A) recreational
B) cyberterrorism
C) obtain information
D) protection

Question 7

If an offender remotely accesses the control systems of an infant formula manufacturer and changes the ingredients with a deadly result, what type of crime has been committed?

A) phishing
B) software crime
C) cyberterrorism
D) hacking

Question 8

Which of the following cannot be considered a type of software crime?

A) copyright violations
B) counterfeiting
C) piracy
D) child pornography

Question 9

If someone failed to pay for an item "bought" on eBay, what type of crime would they be committing?

A) internet crime
B) extortion
C) money laundering
D) theft as a computer crime

Question 10

White-collar cybercrimes are committed at work either by employees or what other actor?

A) clients
B) tech employees
C) employers
D) hired professionals

Question 11

What is one general characteristic of cybercriminals when they are committing a crime?

A) They work alone or with a network of other offenders.
B) They are paid to commit computer crimes.
C) They are often hired to work inside a company.
D) They work only as part of a crime network.

Question 12

A group of infected computers online, under the control of one cyber offender at the same time, is known as what type of computer crime?

A) virus
B) network
C) botnet
D) unidentified access

Question 13

Why do cybercriminals form cybergangs?

A) Being part of a gang helps to expand their skill sets.
B) They are able to keep secrets.
C) It is easier to hide their identities as part of a cybergang.
D) They form because of their expertise.

Question 14

When cyber offenders steal information for profit, what is one way they sell stolen information?

A) to specific buyers based on what is being sought
B) offer dumps of credit card and/or banking information
C) auction to cybercriminals for buyers wanting specific items
D) check with their networks for buyers

Question 15

Which explanation for computer crime focuses on the degree of knowledge offenders typically have about computers?

A) peer association explanations
B) opportunity explanations
C) structural changes
D) human factors

Question 16

A survey by the Ponemon Institute found that the cost of cyber offending was highest in which industries?

A) financial, hospitals, and utilities
B) hospitals, energy, and utilities
C) energy, financial, and hospitals
D) utilities, financial, and energy

Question 17

Hospitals are particularly vulnerable to what type of cyberattack?

A) malware
B) ransomware
C) virus
D) data loss

Question 18

Over one-third of companies surveyed in a study on cybercrime attributed some of their cyberattacks to whom?

A) professional hackers
B) cybergangs
C) malicious insiders
D) a lone cyber offender

Question 19

What issue arises in regards to preventing computer crimes?

A) Offenders have high levels of education.
B) Criminal justice officials are not trained to respond to computer crimes.
C) Offenses occur very quickly.
D) Employees might sense a computer crime occurring.

Question 20

How do victim characteristics inhibit law enforcement response to computer crimes?

A) Victims try to hide their losses.
B) They can't figure out the extent of the cybercrime.
C) Some victims report the crime against them right away.
D) Victims often don't know that they are victims.

Question 21

What type of computer crime is most prevalent on college campuses?

A) piracy
B) hacking
C) unauthorized access
D) online stalking

Question 22

Efforts to punish cybercriminals to prevent them from committing crimes is what type of strategy?

A) employer-based strategies
B) police-based strategies
C) criminal justice system-based strategies
D) retributive strategies

Question 23

The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1984, broadened in 1996 to make various aspects of computer offending a federal crime, is what strategy for responding to cybercrime?

A) legislative
B) policing
C) retributive
D) hybrid

Question 24

Which of the following is an employee-based strategy employers use to protect their businesses from computer crime in the workplace?

A) employee-initiated audits of their computer use
B) employees no longer using computers at home
C) employers checking employee usage of databases
D) learning to detect suspicious employee computer behaviors

Question 25

Why are colleges and universities a possible target for cyber criminals?

A) the financial incentive to target campuses
B) opportunity for various cybercrimes, both attacks and internet crimes
C) piracy and digital piracy opportunities
D) the enormous amount of data collected and stored on campuses

Question 26

Computer crime and cybercrime refer to computer-related behaviors that are illegal, but not harmful.

Question 27

Two types of crackers exist, those on the inside of a targeted company and those on the outside.

Question 28

Piracy is most specifically considered a type of internet crime.

Question 29

Overpayment fraud is considered theft as a computer crime.

Question 30

White-collar cybercrime describes crimes that occur outside of an employer's workplace.

Question 31

The topology of cybercriminals suggests that they may work alone, with a group of associates, or within a network.

Question 32

Interference with an individual's access to their technology because of cyber offending can cause physical and social consequences for the victim.

Question 33

Opportunity explanations for computer crimes focus on the ease with which offenses are committed.

Question 34

Unlike victims of other white-collar crimes that often fail to report their victimization, most victims of computer-related crimes report offenses.

Question 35

Complex jurisdictional issues encourage cooperation among law enforcement agencies in their efforts to respond to cybercrime.

Question 36

Analyze the reasons officials have difficulties responding to computer crimes.

Question 37

Describe three characteristics of cybergangs.

Question 38

Describe internet piracy.

Question 39

Compare the motives of hackers versus crackers.

Question 40

Describe counterfeiting software crimes.

Question 41

Discuss the issues that complicate responding to cybercrime.

Question 42

Choose one of the sectors of critical infrastructure and develop a discussion about what the consequences and the costs of a cyber offense on that sector might be.