introduction to cyber crime
Computer-Related Crime Evolution The Evolution of Computer-Related Crime The era of computer-related crime began innocently with an email virus named Melissa, which garnered significant attention in people's inboxes (Smith, 2001). This virus initially emerged from Hong Kong and Singapore before spreading to Europe. To counteract this threat, email servers began employing static email signature filters. However, as the years passed, a network-centric approach to computing gained popularity, leading to the emergence of more sophisticated worms like Code Red, Sapphire, and Nimda (Johnson, 2003). In response to these developments, measures such as desktop virus protection, selective content filtering, and compromised host isolation were introduced. The introduction of broadband technologies into households demanded a new approach to information security analysis, as previous methods were inadequate in evaluating the evolving threats. The detection strategy a...