It's the weekend, you have nothing to do so you decide to play around on your computer .You turn it on and then you start , you start calling people with your modem, connecting to another world, with other people. This is all fine, but what happens when you start getting into other peoples computer files. Then it becomes a crime. Computer crime started in the early 1970's and has become more and more prevalent, anyone who is computer literate can become a computer criminal, he or she is every man, every woman, or even every child. But what is a computer crime really. Obviously it involves the use of a computer, but what are the major computer crimes being committed, how, and by whom? More importantly, what are the precautions that we have to take to protect ourselves.
             Various types of people commit computer crimes. The two most familiar being hackers and crackers. A hacker is a person who enjoys exploring the details of a programmable system and how to stretch their capabilities; one who programs enthusiastically, even obsessively. A cracker is one who breaks security on a system. Although hackers and crackers both break into computer systems, their motives are different. Hackers seem to break into computer systems for the intellectual challenge. Crackers are considered malicious with the intention of harming or causing damage to a computer system. The motivations behind crackers' attacks are profits,
             revenge, or a mixture of the two and can be divided to three types : Business attacks ,Terrorist attacks and Computer stalking .
             Attacks on businesses are rapidly becoming more widespread. 54% of U. S. companies reported losses related to computer crimes. Most of these crimes committed were intentional. This raises the issue of competitors' attempts to gain information on their closest competitor. For example, Boeing Aircraft accused Airbus of bugging Boeing employees' hotel rooms and airline ...