CS 192 modules 11-13

1.            1. What is computer crime?

Answer: 

 

Computer crime, or cybercrime, refers to any crime that involves a computer and a network. The computer may have been used in the commission of a crime, or it may be the target.  Netcrime refers, more precisely, to criminal exploitation of the Internet. Issues surrounding this type of crime have become high-profile, particularly those surrounding hacking, copyright infringement, child pornography, and child grooming. There are also problems of privacy when confidential information is lost or intercepted, lawfully or otherwise.

On the global level, both governments and non-state actors continue to grow in importance, with the ability to engage in such activities as espionage, financial theft, and other cross-border crimes sometimes referred to as cyber warfare. The international legal system is attempting to hold actors accountable for their actions, with the International Criminal Court among the few addressing this threat.

  

 2. Give an example of a computer crime not stated in the Computer Ethics blog 

Answer:

One example of a computer crime is denial-of-service attack, where company websites are flooded with service requests and their website is overloaded and either slowed or crashes completely

3. What is stated in section 33a of Republic Act 8792

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The section 33a of Republic Act 8792 stated that hacking or crackling with refers to unauthorized access into or interference in a computer system/server or information and communication system; or any access in order to corrupt, alter, steal, or destroy using a computer or other similar information and communication devices, without the knowledge and consent of the owner of the computer or information and communications system, including the introduction of computer viruses and the like, resulting in the corruption, destruction, alteration, theft or loss of electronic data messages or electronic documents shall be punished by a minimum fine of One Hundred Thousand pesos (P 100,000.00) and a maximum commensurate to the damage incurred and a mandatory imprisonment of six (6) months to three (3) years;

4. In Visayas State University, there is an office that deals with protecting the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) of those who publish their intellectual output works. What is this office that caters with IPR concerns? Who is the head of this office?

Answer: 

In the Visayas State University, Office of the Director for Research and Extention (ODREx) is the office that caters with IPR concerns, it deals with protecting Intellectual Property Rigths (IPR) of those who publish their intellectual output works. Head of this office is Dr. Othello Capuno.