ComputersandSocietyComputerCrime-UniversityofSussex.ppt

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Computers and Society Computer Crime Blay Whitby Computer CrimeToday’s plan Introductory remarks Popular perceptions Familiar crimes; new technologies New types of crime Legislation Your role Computer crime is a real problem  (numbers from Daler, Gulbrandsen, Helgard, and Sjolstad, 1989) ? Average computer fraud - $400k Chance of detection 1:100 Chance of prosecuttion 1:8 Chance of jail 1:33 (ie: only 1:26,400 chance of jail per crime) [n.b. about 80% inside jobs] Computer crime is a real problem  But: High publicity has changed attitudes. You will work in a much more security conscious environment than previous generations. Think carefully about where you fit in to this picture. Popular perceptions Hacker as hero? History - The backroom boys, clever people who can break the code. The Computer Counter-Culture - Techno-hippies, cyberpunk etc Public distaste for big brother - General acceptance of the need for more powerful and complete surveillance is tempered by admiration of those who can beat the system. Two types of crime Two types of crime A) Crimes that could have been committed without computers. Two types of crime A) Crimes that could have been committed without computers. Theft of money. Two types of crime A) Crimes that could have been committed without computers. Theft of money Theft of data. Two types of crime A) Crimes that could have been committed without computers. Theft of money. Theft of data. Embezzlement - money and data. Two types of crime A) Crimes that could have been committed without computers. Theft of money. Theft of data. Embezzlement - money and data. Fraud - money, data, and exam grades. Two types of crime A) Crimes that could have been committed without computers. Theft of money. Theft of data. Embezzlement - money and data. Fraud - money, data, and exam grades. Deception - money and data. Two types of crime A) Crimes that could have been com