Describe botnets, worms, and viruses. Hackers use botnets to commit cybercrimes. Botnets are networks of computers that have been appropriated by hackers without the knowledge of their owners. Hackers do this by secretly installing a program on thousands of personal
What will be an ideal response?
o computer robots that allows the hacker to forward transmissions to an even
larger number of systems. The program attaches itself to the host computer when someone operating the computer opens a fraudulent e-mail.
A worm is a computer program that can automatically replicate itself over a
network such as the Internet and interfere with the normal use of a computer. A
o worm does not need to be attached to an existing file to move from one network
to another.
A virus is a computer program that can replicate itself over a network such as the Internet and interfere with the normal use of a computer. A virus cannot exist
o as a separate entity and must attach itself to another program to move through a
network.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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a. Misdemeanor b. Unlawful purpose c. Three or more people d. All of the above
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a. The regulator of primitive drives and emotions b. Performing a socializing role that internalizes values and morals c. The impulsive part of human personality d. That part of the personality that satisfies the Ego