What is cyber-crime and cyber-theft?
Cyber-crime is the use of computers and communication systems to commit a criminal act which involves the use of information in electronic format. The term cyber-crime refers to acts of cyber-theft, cyber-manipulation, cyber-extortion or cyber-terror. Cyber-theft is the use of computers and communication systems to steal information in electronic format. Cyber-theft usually involves the extraction of a copy of the electronic information. By taking only a copy of the protected information the cyber-thief often remains undetected, the crime remains unreported and the criminal is never apprehended. An expanded discussion of this subject is available. See the Home page, click on the “Cyber Security Report.” [back to top] 3.
