Sunday, March 18, 2007

Computer fraud

Nowadays near all mischief up sprang and one more-computer fraud.
“Computer fraud covers a variety of activity that is harmful to people. Computer fraud is using the computer in some ways to commit dishonesty by obtaining an advantage or causing loss of something of value“. There are some kinds of computer fraud: program fraud, hacking, e-mail hoaxes, auction and retail sales schemes, investment schemes and people claiming to be experts on subject areas.
On the other hand, there are some basic steps which you can take to avoid of becoming a victim of the computer fraud. At the first, don’t give your personal information to other people, unless you have a good reason to trust them. Secondly, check your financial information regularly, and look for what should be there and what shouldn’t. And finally, update your virus protection software regularly.
And one more thing which is very important is that the computer fraud is a criminal offence for which is a punishment such as jail or fine under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
So, everything to sum up, the computer fraud is a very big problem which is increasing every day and for which should be found effective solution.