Malpractice And Data Theft

Computers are seen as a new tool that allows people of all sorts to archive their aims more effectively. Unfortunately what improves a doctor or an office workers productivity can also do the same for a criminal. People talk about computer crime as though it is an entirely new thing. It is in fact merely an series of new ways of committing a number of very old offences. There are several types of computer crime which may overlap:

• Altering computer data for fraudulent purposes
• Theft of computer time and resources
• Theft of software or data
• Illegal copying and distribution of software, music movies and other products ( piracy)
• Altering computer data for malicious purposes
• Unauthorised access of computer data (hacking)
• Deliberate introduction of viruses

© LEV