Review the following FBI page for a description and example of what cyber crimes are and steps you can take to prevent from becoming a victim: gov/investigate/cyber” class=”external” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/cyber (Links to an external site.)
Cybercrimes are on the rise and will continue to be. Todays gold is in the theft of data and the pirates stealing that gold are hackers. Hackers are no longer teenage kids in the basement, but have moved up to Wall Street and Corporate America. In many cases, our own elected officials have passed legislation allowing for the theft of our data and we don’t even know it most of the time.
In 2017, the top 10 cyber crime stories are just the beginning of what we have to look forward to in the future. Computer Weekly – Top 10 cyber crimes stories of 2017. (Links to an external site.)
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- Create your initial post that will consist of building a collection of digital images and descriptions related to a crime made possible through the exploitation of information technology. Provide the following elements into your initial post.
- Search: Surf the Internet to identify a single image related to a crime made possible through the exploitation of information technology and save it to your computer.
- Be creative in your choice!
- Post: Create a new thread and give your post a compelling and interesting title that best represents the image you have chosen.
- Image: Upload and Embed your image in your post.
- Be sure to provide a link to the image location and any necessary copyright information.
- Write: Provide a one paragraph description of what the image is and how it relates to one the topics covered in the sources above.
- Link: Provide a link to a current article (within the last 6 months) that relates to the image.
- Be sure to include the article title and publication date.
- Summarize: Provide a one paragraph summary of the article and its key points.
- Explain in what ways the article, pages and video relates to the image you have chosen and elaborate why it is important.
- Search: Surf the Internet to identify a single image related to a crime made possible through the exploitation of information technology and save it to your computer.
- Review your post before submitting.
- Editing is allowed after submitting. Your post should be formatted as shown below.
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