Cyber Crime Assignment
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TheAnatomyofaCyberCriminal.pptBy Professor Henry A. McKelvey
University of the Potomac
- What is a Hacker
- The Hacker Manifesto
- What is a Cyber Criminal
- Why Cyber Crime
- What does a Cyber Criminal Look like
- Where do Cyber Criminals hang out
- How are Cyber Criminals and Hackers Different
- How are Cyber Criminals and Hackers Alike
- What Drives a Cyber Criminal
- The reasons for Cyber Crime
- What is State Sponsored Cyber Crime
- News Clips
- Final Thoughts
A Hacker as defined by hackers is a person with a fondness for solving problems and exploring the limits and the bounds of technology. The technology can be hardware or software.
The hacker is a person who uses their knowledge to explore the vastness of the technological landscape of the modern world.
In 1986 a Hacker that went by the call-sign “The Mentor” published what is called “The Hacker Manifesto.” This document purported to be the definitive view on what Hacker’s thought about themselves
http://www.mithral.com/~beberg/manifesto.html
The problem was that the document was idealistic and not in tune with the timeline of what some Hackers would become (Cyber Criminals). The fact is that the manifesto is naive in it appraisal of the modern hacker, and even to some point is a ode to the past of what the hacker was originally meant to be.
A Cyber Criminal is a person who uses their knowledge of computer and network technology to engage in criminal activities. They may not even see themselves as criminals, but their actions speak louder than their words.
The act of Cyber Crime stems from the fact that in the history of mankind the criminal element of society has always sought to use the latest technological, industrial, or mechanical innovation for nefarious purposes. Cyber technology has not been spared this plight.
The use of technology is often eclipsed by its misuse.
We as people in this age of technology have an image of a Cyber Criminal which has been fueled by Hollywood Movies and Media Exaggerations.
The fact is since a Cyber Criminal can be anybody that uses computer or network technology to commit a crime, a Cyber Criminal can look like anybody.
In essence the cyber criminal can be anyone at anytime. Your mother, your father, your sister, your brother, your uncle, your aunt, your cousins, and so forth.
Believe it or not this is not as easy as it seems.
Hackers or technology enthusiast can become Cybercriminals, Software Developers can become Cybercriminals, Hardware Developers can become Cybercriminals, Network and System Administrators can become Cybercriminals.
So the answer becomes very complex yet simple at the same time.
The answer is wherever you find Hackers, Software Developers , Hardware Developers , Network and System Administrators, you will find Cybercriminals
http://shmoocon.org/2015/08/14/shmoocon-2016 /
As the song goes these are “Blurred Lines” The Hacker and the Cyber Criminal can be the one and the same. However, the difference is in the intent of the hack.
The Hacker has the intent of exploring technology for the sake of technology.
The cyber criminal has the intent of exploiting technology for either monetary gain or the furthering of an aberrant political agenda.
The Hacker and the cybercriminal both use a knowledge of computer software, computer hardware, electronics, and technology in general to achieve their goals
The Hacker can be either a White Hat (Good Hacker), a Black Hat (Bad Hacker, or a Gray Hat (middle of the Road Hacker). The fact is that the Hacker uses technology for whatever purpose they are using the technology.
The cyber criminal uses technology for whatever (usually malevolent) purpose they are using the technology.
In this aspect the Hacker and the Cybercriminal can be grouped together as has been done in many movies and TV Series.
The driving force behind a Cybercriminal is the making of money or the stating of a political point of view with the use of technology. The love of such technology is not a concern, but rather can the technology hold up under the use of it in the commission of cyber crimes. The driving force therefore is the gaining of money or an edge in politics for usually malicious purposes
The simplicity of this answer has been the subject of much debate, and have been mentioned quite a few times in this presentation. The problem is the answer is so simple it is unbelievable.
1) Money
2) Political Advantage
3) Illegitimate gain
The use of state sponsored cybercrime has become one of the tools in the arsenal of countries in trying to gain an advantage on the world stage.
Israel conducted an act of cybercrime against Iran, when they used the computer worm called Stuxnet to attack Iranian Nuclear Reactors.
Russia has conducted cyber crime as a means of influencing the electoral processes leading to the election of the current President.
China conducts a form of state sponsored cybercrime when they routinely port scan large blocks of IP Addresses in foreign countries to find exploits they can use to gain entry into those country’s networks and computer systems.
The USA also conducts state sponsored cybercrime through the spying on its citizens’ telecommunications
Anonymous Hacks the KKK: http :// www.bbc.com/news/technology-34736941
CIA Director’s Email Hacked:
http://www.wired.com/2015/10/hacker-who-broke-into-cia-director-john-brennan-email-tells-how-he-did-it /
British Telecom Hacked:
http://money.cnn.com/2015/10/23/technology/talktalk-telecom-hack /
NASA, US Air Force and Harvard Hacked:
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/05/nasa-air-force-and-harvard-computers-hacked-by-the-unknowns /
TARGET, HOME DEPOT, and SONY were hacked using third party points of entry as attack vectors.
- Cyber Crimes are committed by everyday people who have computer knowledge .
- Cybercriminals are driven by monetary gain and political advantage, the thrill of illegal activity.
- Some countries are beginning to use cybercrime as a means of gaining advantage over other less developed countries and some larger countries who may be behind the curve when dealing with technology.
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