Ways in which Information can be Misused

Misuses Of Information THE Misuse of information By: Antoinette Harris, Nickietha Phinn, Ashley Williams and Racquel Murray

SUB-TOPICS Ways in which information can be misused and computer crimes  Software piracy Industrial Espionage  Computer Fraud  Electronic Eavesdropping SSurveillance

Misuses Of Information 1. Software piracy  Software Piracy is the unauthorised use, lending, copying, downloading, selling or otherwise distribution of computer programs without the permission of the software licence owner

When we ‘buy’ software all we are really buying is permission to use it, usually on one computer. We do not actually own the software, it remains the property of the programmer or company that created it. We get a licence to use it. To share it or sell it to anyone else is a violation of the copyright law and is called software piracy. Misuses Of Information

 Copyright infringement of this kind is extremely common.  Most countries have copyright laws which apply to software, but they are better enforced in some countries than others.

Misuses Of Information 2. Industrial Espionage  This is an attempt to access information about a company’s plans, product, clients or trade secrets.  While this may have nothing to do with technology, the use of the computer makes industrial espionage easier.  Competitors can hack into the computer network of another organisation and illegally access their information.

Industrial Espionage  Trade Secrets  Bribery  Blackmail  Technological Surveillance Industrial espionage can involve :

3. Computer Fraud  Computer fraud is the act of using a computer to commit fraud (A deception deliberately practiced in order to secure unfair or unlawful gain.).  Computer fraud is a type of computer crime. A computer crime is using the computer to perform an illegal act or using the computer illegally.

4. Electronic eavesdropping  Electronic eavesdropping is the term applied to monitoring electronic radiation from computer equipment and reconstituting it into discernible information  i.e. using electronic means to monitor communication between parties without their permission.

Electronic eavesdropping  Most common type is wiretapping.  Wiretapping monitors telephonic and telegraphic communication.  It was forbidden in the US as early as  In England permission to wiretap is only given in cases of serious offense.  Intercepting and spying on s is also electronic eavesdropping

Misuses Of Information  Surveillance is the observation of people and their activities from a distance by means of electronic equipment or interception of electronically transmitted information Misuses Of Information 5. Surveillance

Misuses Of Information  Surveillance can be done using hardware or software  These methods secretly monitors user’s action without their knowledge.  They acquire private information about an person or organization. Misuses Of Information 5. Surveillance

Misuses Of Information Surveillance  The hardware method key logging  The software method Spyware

Misuses Of Information Fun trivia  W hat is Industrial Piracy?  What is Industrial Espionage?  What are the two(2) types of surveillance?

Misuses Of Information Please do  Be careful what you do on your computer.  Do not ever misuse information.  Report fraud and theft.  Wiretapping is illegal.