Cybercrime Study Notes Quiz

Questions and Answers

The Information Technology Act was introduced in the year _______.

2000

The positive and negative aspects of _______ need to be understood.

ITA

Domain name _______ occur when there is a conflict between two or more parties.

disputes

Hacking is illegal and can be prosecuted with the help of _______.

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There are various forms of _______, including phishing, spoofing, and Trojan horses.

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Intellectual Property Rights protect creations of the mind, such as _______ and inventions.

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The _______ of a domain name is important to avoid disputes.

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The types of Intellectual Property Rights include _______, patents, and copyrights.

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Hacking can be prosecuted under the _______ and other relevant laws.

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Domain name _______ can be resolved through arbitration or litigation.

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Study Notes

Cybercrime Study Notes

Commission of Cybercrime

Reasons for commission of cybercrime (6 marks)
Cybercrime can be classified into crimes against property and against government (7-8 marks)

Motivation to Commit Cybercrime

Two reasons why people might be motivated to commit cybercrime (9a, 4 marks)
Steps individuals can take to protect themselves from cyber threats (9b, 4 marks)

Types of Cybercrime

Email spoofing (10 marks)
Email bombing and its types (15 marks)
Credit card frauds and their types (16 marks)
Cyber-pornography (18a, 4 marks)
Web jacking (18b, 4 marks)

Other Types of Cybercrime

Spamming (19a, 2 marks)
Industrial spying (19b, 2 marks)
Online frauds (19c, 2 marks)
Data diddling (19d, 2 marks)
Fake Profile with Sextortion (19, 2 marks)

Cybercrime Prevention

Measures to protect oneself from cyber threats (9b, 4 marks)

IT Act 2000

Exam-Malpractice (28a, 2 marks)
Ponzi Scheme (28b, 2 marks)
Honey Trap (28c, 2 marks)
Key logger (28d, 2 marks)
Definition of sections of IT Act 2000 (29, 8 marks)

Aspects of ITA 2000

Positive and negative aspects of ITA 2000 (34, 8 marks)

Domain Name Disputes

Types of domain name disputes (35, 8 marks)

Hacking

Types of hacking with help of law and various forms of it (36, 8 marks)

Intellectual Property Rights

Types of Intellectual Property Rights (37, 8 marks)