Hackers: cybercriminals or not?
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Hackers: cybercriminals or not?Autoría
Tutor/Supervisor; Universidad.Departamento
Mollar Villanueva, Manuel; Universitat Jaume I. Departament de de Llenguatges i Sistemes InformàticsFecha de publicación
2019-06-10Editor
Universitat Jaume IResumen
The development and constant evolution of new technologies (ICTs) has
originated a society that is constantly connected to the Internet. Obviously, this offers
advantages, but it also creates important problems. ... [+]
The development and constant evolution of new technologies (ICTs) has
originated a society that is constantly connected to the Internet. Obviously, this offers
advantages, but it also creates important problems. There is always a fraction of people
in all societies who act inappropriately, break the law or use illicit means to take
advantage of others. The Internet provides a place for cybercriminals and allows them
to exist and flourish. These recent years, issues concerning cyber security have received
significant attention and have become a priority for many governments, organizations,
and industries. Today, the technological advance is continuous and this brings crime
new opportunities. One of this is the unauthorized access to computer networks. The
current study focuses on this cybercrime, the hackers and the image that society has
about them. In particular, a view of hackers that it is intended to distinguish them from
cybercriminals and to assist law enforcement in understanding the way hackers think.
The paper starts with the definition and history about hackers to continue with computer
crimes from a criminology perspective and the way hackers are seen among people.
Hacktivism, which is a new way of protest using the Internet, is addressed as well. Also,
the paper presents laws, applicable to the computer crime, and highlights the issues
about tracking and tracing these types of crimes by comparing United States and Spain. [-]
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Treball Final de Grau en Criminologia i Seguretat. Codi: CS1044. Curs: 2018-2019
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