Unit 5 Computer crime

1. Read and translate the following groups of words of the same root into Ukrainian:

to limit — limit — limitation; to magnify —magnification; to improve — improvement; to continue — to discontinue — continuation — continuous; to consider — consideration — considerable — considerably; to lengthen — length — long; to exist — existence; to absorb — absorption; to penetrate — penetration; to pass — passage; to solve — solution; to conclude — conclusion.

2. Match the English words and phrases with their Ukrainian equivalents.

1) illegal activities a) комп'ютерні злочини

2) computer crime b) програмні віруси

3) efforts c) проникнути

4) to neutralize d) незаконна діяльність

5) manifestations of crime e) знешкоджувати

6) software viruses f) прояви злочинності

7) computer programs g) комп'ютерні програми

8) to infiltrate h) зусилля

3. Match up the words in column a with the words in column b to complete the sentences below, translate them into Ukrainian.

Column A Column B

1) antivirus a) language

2) hard disk b) technology

3) floppy c) drive

4) information d) software

5) computer e) disk

6) programming f) worm

1. Many users install … that can detect and eliminate known viruses when the computer attempts to download or run the executable.

2. Government officials and … security specialists have documented a significant increase in Internet problems.

3. A … is a standalone malware computer program that replicates itself in order to spread to other computers.

4. A … is a data storage device used for storing and retrieving digital information.

5. For more than two decades, the … was the primary external writable storage device used.

6. A … is an artificial language designed to communicate instructions to a machine, particularly a computer.

4. Read the text and translate it into Ukrainian.Use a dictionary if necessary. Computer crime

Computer crimes encompass unauthorized or illegal activities perpetrated via computer as well as the theft of computers and other technological hardware. As firms of all sizes, industrial orientation, and geographic location increasingly rely on computers to operate, concerns about computer crime have also risen, in part because the practice appears to be thriving despite the concerted efforts of both the law enforcement and business communities to stop it. But computer experts and business consultants alike note that both international corporations and modest family-owned businesses can do a great deal to neutralize computer "viruses" and other manifestations of computer crime.

Many analysts believe, however, that small business owners are less likely to take steps to address the threat of computer crime than are larger firms. Indeed, many small businesses admit that they are passive about the threat because of costs associated with implementing safeguards and the perception that computer "hackers" and other threats are far more likely to pick on bigger companies.

Early use of the term "hacker" was applied to computer hobbyists who spent their spare time creating video games and other basic computer programs. However, this term acquired a negative connotation in the 1980s when computer experts illegally accessed several high-profile databanks. Databases at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (a center of nuclear weapons research) and the Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City were among their targets. The introduction of relatively inexpensive personal computers and modems helped make this pastime affordable; the use of regular telephone lines as access ways made it possible.

Computer crimes perpetrated by outsiders are a major threat too, of course, but whereas employees often abscond with sensitive information or attempt to benefit financially when engaging in illegal activities, outsiders are more likely to engage in behavior that is simply destructive (i.e., computer viruses). Some security experts believe that the continued threat of outside "hackers" is due at least in part to the growing number of employees who engage in "telecommuting" via modem and the swelling ranks of company networks hooked to the Internet. These connections can be used to infiltrate computer systems. The damage wrecked by outside intruders can be significant and wide-ranging.

The most common outside threat to a business's computer network is the virus. Indeed, the National Computer Security Association (NCSA) estimated that in 1996, two out of three U.S. companies were affected by one or more of the estimated 16,000 computer viruses that were floating around the country at that time. Viruses infect your machine by attaching themselves to programs, files, and start-up instructions. There are two main types of computer viruses: macro and binary. Macro viruses are written to attack a specific program. Binary viruses are either actual programs designed to attack your data or attach themselves to program files to do similar destruction. Binary viruses are the ones to be concerned with; they can reformat your hard drive, wipe out data and stop your operating system from working. The best way to fight these bugs is to avoid them — but in today's word of Internet downloads and e-mail file exchanges, this is an impossible task.

Computer security is concerned with preventing information stored in or used by computers from being altered, stolen, or used to commit crimes. The field includes the protection of electronic funds transfers, proprietary information (product designs, client lists, etc.), computer programs, and other communications, as well as the prevention of computer viruses.