Over the years, significant advancements have been made in technology. Big organizations and companies now invest heavily on safe storage and protection of sensitive digital information. At any given time, digital information is continuously being exchanged the world over. Similar to any property, information can also be stolen. There is,...

The every-increasing number of users on social media websites as well as the ever-increasing number of online shoppers increases the already-present concern regarding privacy on the Internet. Privacy on the Internet can also be thought of as information privacy, which can be defined as “one’s ability to control information about...

According to Carter (1995) there are four major forms of computer crimes, some of which are lesser offenses and some resulting in greater offense. These include crimes where (1) the computer is the target, (2) crimes where the computer is the instrument or vehicle through which crimes occur, (3) crimes...

“Why Light Bulbs May Be the Next Hacker Target” is an article published recently, 2016, in the New York Times. In this article, John Markoff warns that computer hacking is becoming more dangerous in our modernized society. This danger is increasing given our reliance on the Internet of Things. The...

As technology advances at an increasingly rapid rate, we certainly become more vulnerable to malicious attacks and hacking. Of course, there are plenty of experts that work to identify these vulnerabilities and patch up the holes; some people have careers based on that concept. However, it is becoming increasingly difficult...