Cyber Terminology & Cyber Crimes

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Cyber crime :  is defined as a crime in which a computer is the object of the crime (hacking, phishing, spamming) or is used as a tool to commit an offense (child pornography, hate crimes).

Cyberstalking : is the use of the Internet or other electronic means to stalk or harass an individual, group, or organization. It may include false accusations, defamation, slander and libel.

Cybersquatting : the practice of registering names, especially well-known company or brand names, as Internet domains, in the hope of reselling them at a profit.

Cyber slacking : is a term used when employees use their work internet connection for personal reasons for excessive amounts of time.

Spoofing attack is a situation in which one person or program successfully masquerades as another by falsifying data, thereby gaining an illegitimate advantage.

Phishing is the attempt to obtain sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details (and money), often for malicious reasons, by disguising as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.

Data diddling (also called false data entry) is. Unauthorized changing of data before or during their input to a computer system.

Salami attack is when small attacks add up to one major attack that can go undetected due to the nature of this type of cyber crime. It also known as salami slicing.

Session hijacking is called IP spoofing, when an attacker uses source-routed IP packets to insert commands into an active communication between two nodes on a network and disguising itself as one of the authenticated users.

Cyber Forensics is the scientific processes of identification, seizure, acquisition, authentication, analysis, documentation and preservation of digital evidence involved in cyber crimes committed using computer systems, computer network, mobile devices and other peripheral devices.