Review Questions #2/4

Why is it hard to estimate the extent of computer crime?
Many computer crimes go undetected and unreported becuase businesses fear if computer crfimes are detected thay would lose more from negative publicity than the actual crime. businesses do know that instituions lose billions of dollars every year to computer criminals.

What is the most common computer crime? Who commits it? What is being done to stop it?
Theft is the most common form of computer crime, computers are used to steal money, goods, information and computer resources.

Examples of people that have commited computer crime are intruders who broke into a credit card website, the company has created a safer website.
two Russian men were arrested for breaking inteo several US Company networks.