Computers Are Your Future: Chapter 9: Privacy, Crime, and Security

Computers Are Your Future
Eleventh Edition
Chapter 9: Privacy, Crime, and Security
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Privacy, Crime, and Security
Objectives
Understand how technological developments are eroding privacy and anonymity. List the types of computer crime and cybercrime. List the types of computer criminals. Understand computer system security risks.
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Objectives
Describe how to protect your computer system and yourself. Define encryption and explain how it makes online information secure. Describe the issues the government faces when balancing the need to access encrypted data and the publics right to privacy.
Privacy in Cyberspace
Privacy is an individuals ability to eliminate the collection, use, and sale of confidential personal information. Maintaining anonymitythe means to communicate without disclosing ones identityis more difficult with the use of computers and the Internet.
Technologies that jeopardize online anonymity include:
Cookies Global unique identifiers Ubiquitous computing Radio frequency identification
Cookies are small files written to your hard disk by the Web sites you visit. They can:
Track your browsing habits Gather personal information without your consent Can be disabled
A global unique identifer (GUID) is an identification number produced by software or a piece of hardware.
Web servers can read the GUID. Users are not always aware of the GUID. If used, companies allow users to opt out. Civil liberties groups and public concern have decreased the use of GUIDs.
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Interacting with multiple networked devices is called ubiquitous computing.
An example is the adjustment of heat or light in an environment based on signals sent by monitors built into clothing. An active badge can transmit infrared signals to create an electronic trail.
Current devices such as smartphones hold private information that can be exploited if the device is lost or stolen.
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Radio frequency identification (RFID) uses radio waves to track a chip or tag.
Used for inventory control in stores Recognizes microchips in pets May compromise anonymity and privacy if information stored on RFID tags attached to U.S. passports is misused
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Privacy advocates agree that citizens have the right to:
Legislation currently in place includes:

Be informed when information about them is being collected Give or deny consent to have their information collected
Fair Credit Reporting Act Health Insurance Portability and Privacy Act Family Education Rights and Privacy Act
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Protecting privacy online
Use products such as Anonymous Surfing or IronKey Secure USB flash. Use free Web-based e-mail addresses in chat rooms and for mailing lists. Tell children not give out personal information. Complete forms only if you see a privacy statement. Turn off cookies.
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Protecting privacy at home
Create logins and passwords for each person using the computer. Do not save account numbers or passwords. Close a secured account site when you are not at a computer.
Do not leave cell phones in public places. Turn off services not in use, especially Bluetooth. Verify that devices have secure configurations.
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Protecting privacy at work
Refrain from making personal calls on a work phone. Avoid using a company e-mail account for personal purposes. Assume that your actions at work are being monitored.
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Computer Crime & Cybercrime
Computer-based activities that violate the law are known as computer crimes. Cybercrimes are crimes perpetrated through the Internet. Cyberlaw is the area of law dedicated to computer crime. Many Web sites educate users about cybercrime and cybercriminals.
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Types of computer crime
Identify theft is when a criminal gains access to personal information in order to impersonate someone.
Criminals sometime use phishing attacks legitimate-looking e-mails or Web sites created in an attempt to obtain confidential data about a person.
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Malware (short for malicious software) refers to programs that intentionally harm a computer system or allow individuals to gain access to it without the owners permission.
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Spyware is software that gathers private information and tracks Web use and then provides that information to third parties.
Adware is a form of spyware that generates annoying pop-up and banner ads Keyloggers record keystrokes to provide cybercriminals with confidential data
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A computer virus is code concealed inside a program that can harm or destroy files.

Many are spread through e-mail attachments. File infectors attach themselves to files. Boot sector viruses execute each time you start the computer. Macro viruses attach to data files and take advantage of application macros.
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More rogue programs
A time bomb is a virus program that remains dormant on a computer system until it is activated by a specific event. A worm is similar to a virus but does not need the action of a user to execute the code and cause damage.
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More rogue programs
A denial of service (DoS) attack assaults an Internet server with so many requests that it cannot function. A Trojan horse is a normal-looking program
that includes concealed instructions created to cause harm.
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Fraud, Theft, and Piracy

Memory shaving Software piracy
Cybergaming Crime Tricks for Obtaining Passwords Salami Shaving and Data Diddling Forgery
Types of computer criminals

Hackers Cybergangs Crackers Virus authors Swindlers
Shills Cyberstalkers Sexual predators Cyberbullies
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Cyberstalkers
Use the Internet, social networking sites, and email to harass or threaten an individual. Most perpetrators are men. Most victims are college-age women. Send threatening messages via e-mail or text message. Usually involves minors.
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Cyberbullies
Security
Computer security risk
Any intentional or unintentional action that results in damaging a computer system or its data Increased by wireless LANs because transmissions occur over shared airwaves instead of dedicated lines
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Security
Security options available for wireless networks include:
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) WPA2
Vacation hacking is tricking travelers into using phony Wi-Fi hot spots called evil twins.
Security
Threats to the security of computer systems include:
Corporate espionage Information warfare Security loophole detection programs Attacks on safety-critical systems Terrorism
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Security
Protecting your computer system
Use an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) to provide additional power during outages or electrical current fluctuations. Control access to computer systems though appropriate password selection and knowand-have authentication, which requires using tokens to generate a login code.
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Security
Protecting your computer system
Use biometric authenticationthe use of voice recognition, retinal scans, and fingerprint scans for authentication purposes. Incorporate firewalls, which can be hardware or software, to prevent unauthorized access.
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Security
Protecting yourself

Do business with reputable companies. Dont give out personal information. Be cynical of chat room information. Read documents carefully. Remain cautious when using the Internet.
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The Encryption Debate
Cryptography
The study of encoding messages
Encryption
A method of coding or mixing up a message so that it can be understood only by the intended recipient
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Public Key Encryption
Uses two keys:

Public key to encrypt Private key to decrypt
Essential for e-commerce Used to implement:
Digital signatures, which guarantee that messages havent been tampered with Digital certificates, which validate identity
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Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

Uniform set of encryption standards No dominant standard Public fear of a monopoly if a PKI is chosen
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Encryption and Public Security Issues
The U.S. government continues its search for ways to balance the publics right to privacy and the governments need to know.
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Prosecuting Violators
E-discovery is the obligation of parties to a lawsuit to exchange documents that exist only in electronic form. Computer forensics refers to legal evidence found in computers and digital storage media.
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Summary
Lack of complete federal regulations to protect the right to privacy for individuals allows numerous Web sites to collect and accumulate personal information. Computer crime and cybercrime are on the rise and include such crimes as identity theft, malware, fraud, and theft.
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Computer criminals, such as crackers, cybergang members, and virus authors, are often the cause of the increase in computer security risks. Security risks are events, actions, and situations that could lead to losses.
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Summary
Although no computer system can be totally safe, you can take simple steps to protect your computer and data. Encryption can be used to guard privacy online through public key encryption. The government must keep trying to find a balance between its need to know and the privacy rights of individuals.

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Computers Are Your Future

Chapter 9: Privacy, Crime, and Security

Copyright 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

Copyright 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

Privacy, Crime, and Security

Copyright 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

Technologies that jeopardize online anonymity include:

Cookies Global unique identifiers Ubiquitous computing Radio frequency identification

Copyright 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

Copyright 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

Copyright 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

Interacting with multiple networked devices is called ubiquitous computing.

Copyright 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

Copyright 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

Copyright 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

Privacy advocates agree that citizens have the right to:

Legislation currently in place includes:

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Protecting privacy online

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Protecting privacy at home

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Protecting privacy at work

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Copyright 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

Computer Crime & Cybercrime

Computer Crime & Cybercrime

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Computer Crime & Cybercrime

Types of computer crime

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Computer Crime & Cybercrime

Types of computer crime

Copyright 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

Computer Crime & Cybercrime

Types of computer crime

Copyright 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

Computer Crime & Cybercrime

Types of computer crime

Copyright 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

Computer Crime & Cybercrime

Copyright 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

Computer Crime & Cybercrime

More rogue programs

Copyright 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

Computer Crime & Cybercrime

More rogue programs

Copyright 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

Computer Crime & Cybercrime

Fraud, Theft, and Piracy

Memory shaving Software piracy

Computer Crime & Cybercrime

Types of computer criminals

Shills Cyberstalkers Sexual predators Cyberbullies

Copyright 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

Computer Crime & Cybercrime

Copyright 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

Computer security risk