COMPUTER THREATS SECURITY
WHAT IS A HACKER
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The Data Protection Act
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The Computer Misuse Act
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The Copyright, Designs & Patents Act
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The Distance Selling Regulations
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Detailed explanation-1: -Section 41 (new Section 3ZA of the Computer Misuse Act 1990). Unauthorised acts causing, or creating risk of, serious damage – punishable by up to 14 years in prison or a fine or both, possible life imprisonment where human welfare or national security were endangered.
Detailed explanation-2: -Examples include where a hacker accesses a computer in order to divert money to their account or the account of another unauthorized person (the secondary crime being theft) or to obtain compromising material about another person (blackmail).
Detailed explanation-3: -The Computer Misuse Act 1990 was created to deal with the issue of accessing or modifying data without permission. Unauthorised access to computer material.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Act began as Computer Misuse Bill No. 23, introduced by the Uganda Law Reform Commission in 2008 to “enable the utilisation of the opportunities emanating from the rise in the use of Information and Communication Technologies in the country” and “create a conducive environment that was free of abuse and misuse.”
Detailed explanation-5: -According to the Computer Misuse Act, you are committing a crime if you use your friend’s username and password to log onto their account.