Hacking - Gaining unauthorised access to a computer with the intention of corrupting or stealing data stored on a hard drive or computer system, Cyberstalking - Individuals using technology to harass others, Data theft - Theft of personal data, which are then used to commit identify fraud, e.g. passport applications, Pornography - Adult content sites fften used as a way of hiding malware (malicious software), Denial of Service - This is a malicious attack on a network where the network is flooded with traffic to render it inoperable, Digital Forgery - Intentionally and falsely altering digital content, e.g. changing a passport photograph and /or names to sell on to criminals, Cyber defamation - Using the internet to intentionally damage the reputation of a person or organisation, Spamming - Sending junk emails to a large number of users advertising products for example, Phishing - Sending emails that appear to be from a reliable source, tricking recipient into disclosing personal information such as bank details, cyberspace - the online world of computer networks and especially the internet., cybercrime - using a computer to commit a crime, Computer Misuse Act 1990 - prosecutes those found guilty of cybercrime, Cyber security - the practice of defending computers, servers, mobile devices, electronic systems, networks, and data from malicious attacks, cyber attack - an attempt to gain unauthorised access to, or control of, a computer and the network to which it is connected,

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