COMPUTER NETWORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS
NETWORK SECURITY AND CYBERSECURITY
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The Virus Act
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The Internet Act
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The Computer Misuse Act
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The Data Protection Act
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Computer Misuse Act criminalizes several acts, including accessing data without authorization (i.e. hacking) and installing malware (e.g. computer viruses, spyware, or ransomware) on a person’s computer.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the United States, the distribution of a virus that affects computers used by government or by financial institutions is a federal crime under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Computer Misuse Act 1990 (CMA) is the main legislation that criminalises unauthorised access to computer systems and data, and the damaging or destroying of these.
Detailed explanation-4: -cybercrime, also called computer crime, the use of a computer as an instrument to further illegal ends, such as committing fraud, trafficking in child pornography and intellectual property, stealing identities, or violating privacy.
Detailed explanation-5: -Backdoors, computer viruses, and trojan horses are all examples of software that is considered malicious and that can be installed using these or other methods. Causing malware to be installed on someone else’s computer is a criminal offense for which you could face state or federal charges.