cybercrime

Regarded as the world's oldest profession,

PROSTITUION

broadly defined as the destruction, theft, or unauthorized or illegal use, modification, or

copying of information, programs, services, equipment, or communication networks.

cyber crime

FBI, U.S. Secret Service, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the

Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms all investigate cybercrimes, cyber fraud, and recommend filing

complaints on the following website:

www.ic3.gov

a component of the FBI's cybercrimes program to combat the proliferation of

child pornography and the child sexual exploitation facilitated by online computers.

innocent images

is a threat actor, typically a state or state-sponsored group, which

gains unauthorized access to a computer network and remains undetected for an extended period of

time.

ADVANCED PERSISTENT THREAT (APT)

This is the largest contributor to the huge spike in ransomware attacks around the world.

CRYPTOCURRENCY.

Three ways for law enforcement to lawfully gather evidence are

consent, subpoena, search warrant

A worldwide network that enables online users to browse the Internet anonymously is known as

The onion router (TOR)

a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and members of the

private sector for the protection of U.S.A. Critical Infrastructure.

infragard

is any information connected to a specific individual that

can be used to uncover that individual's identity, such as their social security number, date of birth, full

name, addresses, phone numbers and debit/credit card number.

PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION (P

a type of blackmail in which predators use threats and intimidation to extort money

related to distribution and publication of intimate content of victims.

sextortion

The FBI currently describes this as one of the most financially damaging online crimes

BUSINESS EMAIL COMPROMISE (BEC).

describes adults who have a sexual attraction to adolescents, primarily young

men.

EPHEBOFILES

describes adults who have a sexual attraction to adolescents of both sexes.

HEBEPHILES

described as the dissemination of nonconsensual pornography accompanied by personal

information (your school, hometown, name, your employer, your PII).

doxxing

This division of DHS is responsible for cybersecurity and infrastructure protection across all levels of

government, coordinating cybersecurity programs with USA states, and improving the government's

cybersecurity protections against private and nation-state hackers.

CYBERSECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY AGENCY (CISA).

On their website, CISA suggests that this country will continue to threaten the integrity of the USA's

critical infrastructure into 2025 and beyond.

china

What are the other three (3) countries that CISA views as a threat to the USA and our allies

north korea, russia, iran

The CISA website addressed their top priority for 2024 as

election security

is when ex-romantic partners post nude photographs/videos usually with derogatory

comments as a method to get even, especially after a relationship has ended.

revenge porn

a type of malware that encrypts data on a computer to make it unusable. Data on the

computer is held hostage until a payment is made by the victim usually demanded in cryptocurrency.

ransomware

"Our mission is to lead the national effort to understand, manage, and reduce risk to our cyber and

physical infrastructure." This mission is that of what U.S.A. agency?

CYBERSECURITY AND

INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY AGENCY (CISA).

any representation, by whatever means, of a child engaged in

real or simulated explicit sexual activities or any representation of the sexual parts of a child for

primarily sexual purposes.

CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL (CSAM)

a crime involving a person under the age of 18 for a

commercial sex act, involving a pimp and human trafficking.

DOMESTIC MINOR SEX TRAFFICKING (DMST)

On the CISA website, the agency lists their Strategic Plan three (3) goals for 2025 and beyond as

ADDRESS IMMEDIATE THREATS, HARDEN THE TERRAIN, DRIVE SECURITY AT SCALE

the potential for an individual with authorized access or specialized knowledge

of an organization to use that access, wittingly or unwittingly, to cause harm. This includes both

intentional malicious acts (sabotage, theft) and negligent actions (carelessness) that compromise an

organization's security, personnel, facilities, or information systems.

the insider threat

Repeated, unwanted and intrusive communication via technology; harassing behavior online; posting

rumors online and obtaining PII online without authorization are all examples of

cyberstalking

access to and unauthorized use of a computer system for criminal purposes.

hacking

List the 16 critical infrastructure sectors designated by the United States of America (U.S.A.)

Chemical

Commercial facilities

Communications

Critical Manufacturing

Dams

Defense Industrial Base

Emergency Services

Energy

Financial services

Food and Agriculture

Government Facilities

Healthcare and Public Health

Information Technology

Nuclear Reactors, Materials and Waste

Transportation

Water and Wastewater

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