18. What is cyber crime ? “All crimes performed or resorted to by abuse of electronic media or otherwise, with the purpose of influencing the functioning of computer or computer system “.
19. History What is cyber crime ? In 1820, Joseph-Marie Jacquard, a textile manufacturer in France, produced the loom. This device allowed the repetition of a series of steps in the weaving of special fabrics. This resulted in a fear amongst Jacquard's employees that their traditional employment and livelihood were being threatened. They committed acts of sabotage to discourage Jacquard from further use of the new technology. This is the first recorded cyber crime! “All crimes performed or resorted to by abuse of electronic media or otherwise, with the purpose of influencing the functioning of computer or computer system “. http://cybercrime.planetindia.net/intro.htm
25. Ex-Boyfriend.Eye-opener :- It is clear then that the next few decades will see more and more people deviating from the “right” path and immersing themselves in the world of cybercrime which offers them so much more. http://library.thinkquest.org/04oct/00460/future.html
76. Deadly combination - It is a possibility that in the future, viruses and worms can from a deadly pair. While the worms traverse across networks of computers, the viruses will dislodge themselves from the worms and launch individual attacks on the computer.
77. Adeadly payload - In the future, as virus-writing toolkits become more sophisticated, viruses could cause permanent damage to computers, making it impossible to recover files and programs lost because of the attack
78. Intelligent malware - Next generation intelligent malware will have the capacity to spread across multiple platforms, such as personal computers, servers and mobile devices. These intelligent malware will be able to coordinate with each other to launch massive Denial of Service (DoS) attacks.http://library.thinkquest.org/04oct/00460/future.html