Cybercrime
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Course Introduction
This course offers an in-depth examination of cybercrime, exploring the various forms of illegal activity conducted through digital means. Students will investigate the evolution of cybercrime, common techniques employed by cybercriminals, and the impact of such crimes on individuals, organizations, and society. Topics include hacking, identity theft, malware, cyberterrorism, online fraud, and the challenges of law enforcement in digital environments. The course also addresses legal frameworks, cybersecurity measures, and ethical considerations in combating cybercrime, equipping students with a foundational understanding of threats and responses in the digital age.
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Computer Forensics and Cyber Crime An Introduction 3rd Edition by Marjie T. Britz
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Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview of Computer
Forensics and Cybercrime
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Q1) Evaluate some of the innovative payment mechanisms that can be targeted by cyber criminals.
Answer: The answer should include the following points:
-Prepaid cards
-Stored value cards
-Mobile payments
-Internet payment services
-Digital precious metals
Q2) Which of the following is NOT a payment mechanism that poses a problem for law enforcement?
A) prepaid cards
B) banker's drafts
C) mobile payments
D) electronic purses
Answer: B
Q3) In addition to costs associated with training, administrators must consider three additional areas in support of computer crime investigations: ________.
Answer: personnel hardware and housing
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Chapter 2: Computer Terminology and History
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Q1) ________ is a term used to designate "good" hackers.
Answer: White hat hackers
Q2) ________ is a system whereby individual personal computers are connected to one another, allowing each participant to serve as either a client or a server.
Answer: Peer-to-peer networking
Q3) What is the purpose of random access memory in the computer system?
A) to store easily accessible information permanently
B) to transfer several bits of data simultaneously
C) to monitor data usage
D) to temporarily store information
Answer: D
Q4) Intranets are small local networks connecting computers within one organization, controlled by a common system administrator.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q5) The ________ is the heart of the UNIX operating system. Answer: kernel
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Chapter 3: Traditional Computer Crime: Early Hackers and
Theft of Components
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Q1) According to accomplished phreakers, the theft of telephone access codes requires great technical expertise.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
Q2) The term "hacking" was introduced at MIT in the 1980s.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
Q3) Computer thieves have traditionally been able to market their stolen goods as legitimate.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
Q4) Which of the following is NOT a method of film piracy?
A) broadcast piracy
B) public performances
C) parallel imports
D) software development
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Contemporary Computer Crime
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Q1) The individuals who seek to re-establish a relationship with an unwilling partner and are considered the most dangerous of stalkers are known as ________.
A) obsessional stalkers
B) love-obsession stalkers
C) erotomaniacs
D) vengeance stalkers
Q2) Which of the following refers to two distinct methods of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks?
A) spamming and fraggling
B) smurfing and fraggling
C) stalking and spamming
D) freezing and stalking
Q3) Which of the following best defines shoulder surfing?
A) using computers to remotely perform malicious or criminal tasks
B) using electronic messaging systems to randomly or indiscriminately send unsolicited bulk messages
C) rendering computers or digital resources inoperable in furtherance of the illegal compulsion of an action or exchange
D) literally watching someone from behind, as he or she inputs a password
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Chapter 5: Identity Theft and Identity Fraud
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Q1) According to the Federal Trade Commission, there is a marked increase in the number of children victimized by identity theft since 2003.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is true regarding keyloggers?
A) They are designed to capture passwords and other private information.
B) They are designed to recover lost work in the case of computer problems.
C) They are designed to use company trademarks to represent a legitimate institution.
D) They are designed for worthwhile goals like parental control.
Q3) The Visa Waiver Pilot Program (VWPP) caused the most recent surge in which of the following fraudulent activities?
A) credit card fraud
B) immigration benefit fraud
C) alien smuggling
D) trafficking
Q4) How do college students become victims of insurance and loan fraud? Offer suggestions on how students can minimize or overcome this victimization.
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Chapter 6: Terrorism and Organized Crime
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Q1) What type of terrorism is exemplified by the Irish Republican Army and Euzkadi Ta Askatasuna?
A) religious terrorism
B) political-social terrorism
C) environmental terrorism
D) nationalist terrorism
Q2) Terrorist groups are ideologically or politically motivated while organized crime groups are ________ driven.
Q3) Based on the information presented in the chapter, evaluate the potential future of organized crime in the United States.
Q4) The ________ of terror is less important than the emotional or psychological repercussions resulting from the act.
Q5) A ________ is initiated through an unsolicited electronic communication in which the perpetrators claim to be members of the Nigerian government's unit designed to make restitution to victims of Nigerian scams.
Q6) All organized crime groups began as criminal gangs.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Avenues for Prosecution and Government Efforts
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Q1) Which of the following is true about the initiative "Innocent Images"?
A) It investigated cases of interstate travelers for illicit purposes.
B) Its purpose was to provide child pornographers with legal, innocent images as a substitute for pornographic ones.
C) It investigated more than 5,000 cases in a three-year period.
D) It investigated offenses under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
Q2) The Computer Emergency Response Team plays the role of an informational clearinghouse for public and private computer networks.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following represents the effort of the United Kingdom against cybercriminality?
A) It allows the government to monitor and intercept Internet communications.
B) It promotes private citizens' unrestricted access to encryption programs.
C) It encourages anonymous Internet use and expands traditional notions of privacy.
D) It restricts government agencies' access to encryption keys.
Q4) The DragonWare Suite surveillance package contained not only Carnivore but also Coolminer and ________.
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Chapter 8: Applying the First Amendment to Computer-Related Crime
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Q1) Which Act was struck down as the Court observed that both teenage sexual activity and the sexual abuse of children had inspired countless literary works, including that of William Shakespeare and contemporary movies?
A) Child Protection Restoration and Penalties Enhancement Act
B) Child Sexual Abuse and Pornography Act
C) Child Protection Act
D) Child Pornography Prevention Act
Q2) In which of the following cases did the Court specifically rely on statistics and opinions gathered from sources ranging from scholars to law enforcement practitioners in order to arrive at a conclusion, marking a clear departure from the normal procedure?
A) New Yorker v. Ferber
B) Miller v. California
C) Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition
D) Osborne v. Ohio
Q3) In United States v.Mento, the petitioner argued that the CPPA was unconstitutional as it unfairly abridged the ________ Amendment, as it is aimed at inhibiting the expression of child pornography itself as opposed to the secondary effect of such expression.
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Chapter 9: The Fourth Amendment and Other Legal Issues
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Q1) Under the original Wiretap Act, a communication was intercepted if the acquisition of the communication was contemporaneous with the transmission of information from sender to recipient.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding the totality of circumstances?
A) In legal terms, it would include a compilation of age, education, intelligence, and physical and mental conditions of the person granting consent.
B) The totality of circumstances has no effect on the scope of consent.
C) If a child's computer is the intended search target, parents may give consent if the child is under 18.
D) Government agents may not obtain consent to search certain specified items and subsequently use that consent as a license to conduct a general exploratory search.
Q3) Under the ________, employers who fail to warn employees of systems monitoring or allow employees access to electronic mail for personal reasons as well may lose some of their monitoring powers over employees due to an elevated expectation of privacy.
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Chapter 10: Computer Forensics: Terminology and Requirements
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Q1) ________ is the fear of new technology.
Q2) What kind of programs should investigators employ to reveal hidden and deleted files, unlock encrypted files, and detect steganography?
A) both internal and external programs
B) only licensed programs
C) both manual and automated programs
D) only contemporary programs
Q3) What are the two types of data extraction?
A) physical and logical
B) manual and automated
C) internal and external
D) accidental and intentional
Q4) Which of the following is NOT a traditional problem in computer investigations?
A) inadequate resources
B) lack of mechanisms for interpreting and relaying highly technical information
C) lack of communication and cooperation among agencies
D) evidence corruption
Q5) Define firmware.Describe the boot up sequence of a computer with particular reference to the BIOS found in IBM-compatible personal computers.
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Chapter 11: Searching and Seizing Computer-Related Evidence
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Q1) ________, conductive, and Faraday bags are especially important in the storage, analysis, and transportation of digital evidence.
Q2) A ________ is critical for the analysis of computer-related evidence and courtroom presentation.
A) boardroom
B) police station
C) fire department
D) forensic laboratory
Q3) The seizure team is responsible for bagging and tagging.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following circumstances would be considered exigent?
A) potential for evidence destruction
B) presence of resident
C) immaturity of target
D) no prior knowledge of search
Q5) Discuss the five-paragraph SMEAC that should ideally find a place in any investigation plan.
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Q6) A detailed chain of custody report forms part of ________ specific documentation.
Chapter 12: Processing of Evidence and Report Preparation
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Q1) Briefly discuss some basic strategies for circumventing CMOS passwords.
Q2) Unlike other types of passwords which may be defeated using traditional password cracking software, CMOS passwords often require hardware manipulation on the part of the investigator.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Linux systems are different in that they are characterized by a unified file system on three partitions: root, boot, and swap.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Testing forensic software at the extremes and becoming familiar with its capabilities is ________.
A) unnecessary if manufacturers provide documentation
B) a way to validate the forensic software
C) not recommended due to the danger of acquiring viruses
D) more common among computer criminals than investigators
Q5) ________ is a software application designed for Windows-based systems which provides extraction and analysis tools for a multitude of devices, including smartphones and tablets.
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Chapter 13: Conclusions and Future Issues
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Q1) Inaction by the Supreme Court has led to the investigation and prosecution of computer-related crime being hindered by a lack of ________.
Q2) Analyze the factors that necessitate the establishment of a standard of accreditation or expertise for computer forensics.Also list the issues to be addressed by such standardization.
Q3) Legislation that mandates accountability of ________ servers should be developed to reduce the number of DOS attacks.
Q4) Presence of duplicate records can affect the quality of data in data mining.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Legislatures struggling with issues of state sovereignty must ensure that the federal government takes the role of ________.
A) mediator, not dictator
B) dictator, not mediator
C) both mediator and dictator
D) either mediator or dictator
Q6) ________ statutes require businesses to assure the identity of their customers.
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