Define computer crime and explain how computer crimes differ from traditional crimes

What will be an ideal response?


• Computer crime is violations of criminal law that require a knowledge of computers for their perpetration. Traditional crimes need not have the computer element. Also, the evidence may be quite different in these two kinds of crimes. The timing of computer crimes also differs greatly from traditional crimes. From a traditional standpoint, most crimes are measured in minutes, hours, or even days. In contrast, some computer crimes are measured in milliseconds (as little as 0.003 of a second). Also, geographical constraints do not hinder the computer criminal, as they would with many other types of crime.

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