cyber crime

definition:

Criminal acts that are performed with the aid of a computer. Crimes that fit this category are identity theft, mischievous hacking, theft, and more.

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Cyber Crime Statistics from the 2006 Internet Crime Report*

• In 2006, the Internet Crime Complaint Center received and processed over 200,000 complaints.
• More than 86,000 of these complaints were processed and referred to various local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies.
• Most of these were consumers and persons filing as private persons.
• Total alleged dollar losses were more than $194 million.
• Email and websites were the two primary mechanisms for fraud.
• Although the total number of complaints decreased by approximately 7,000 complaints from 2005, the total dollar losses increased by $15 million.
• The top frauds reported were auction fraud, non-delivery of items, check fraud, and credit card fraud.
• Top contact mechanisms for perpetrators to victims were email (74%), web page (36%), and phone (18%) (there was some overlap).

http://www.computer-forensics-recruiter.com/home/cyber_crime_statistics.html

Varieties of Cyber Crime:

1. Theft of Information Services
2. Communications in Furtherance of Criminal Conspiracies
3. Telecommunications Piracy
4. Electronic Money Laundering
5. Electronic Vandalism and Terrorism
6. Sales and Investment Fraud
7. Illegal Interception of Telecommunications
8. Electronic Funds Transfer Fraud

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A few Cyber crime Preventors

• FBI
• Police force
• Government
• CEOP
• BBC
• Interpol

Project Ideas

• Fancy dress shop
• ATC
• Household
• Lucentrum

Web 2.0

Web 2.0 is the term given to describe a second generation of the World Wide Web that is focused on the ability for people to collaborate and share information online. Web 2.0 basically refers to the transition from static HTML Web pages to a more dynamic Web that is more organized and is based on serving Web applications to users. Other improved functionality of Web 2.0 includes open communication with an emphasis on Web-based communities of users, and more open sharing of information. Over time Web 2.0 has been used more as a marketing term than a computer-science-based term. Blogs, wikis, and Web services are all seen as components of Web 2.0.
Web 2.0 was previously used as a synonym for Semantic Web, but while the two are similar, they do not share precisely the same meaning.

http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/W/Web_2_point_0.html

Rules of blogging

1. Check the facts
2. Respect copyright laws
3. Consider the implications
4. Control the comments
5. Give credit where credit is due
6. Disclose professional relationships
7. Disclose sponsored posts
8. Be transparent with affiliate links
9. Respect Tax Law
10. Avoid “blackhat” methods

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And, one from myself

• Try not to swear