The Future Of Computer Crime
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3 pages in length. If only the inevitable next stage of computer crime were the heightened progression of hacking, it is quite probable that such technical glitches will continue to force the need for better technical patches. However, the future of computer crime is much more ominous than merely breaking into an otherwise secure network, inasmuch as the notion of psychological warfare has already made its presence known in the virtual atmosphere. Mendell (2000) points out how computer crime is no longer rooted in "the technical shortcomings of inadequate passwords, poor server security, and faulty firewalls," but instead in the psychological vulnerabilities whereby trust is earned with lies, companies are extorted with the threat of circulating consumers' financial data and hoaxes taken for truth spread like wildfire until they have taken on a life of their own. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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