Lesson Computer Security
Lesson Computer Security
Lead in
Look at the latest press releases. What type of site were they taken from?
What types of crimes are mentioned? Give definition of these crimes (see
the table below).
Former Chinese National Charged with Stealing Military Application Trade Secrets
from Silicon Valley Firm to Benefit Governments of Thailand, Malaysia, and China:
Third Foreign Economic Espionage Indictment in the United States Since the
Enactment of Economic Espionage Act; Source Code Used for Military Combat
Simulation and Banned for Export Without License
Utah Man Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Bringing Down Wireless Internet
Services
Former Vancouver Area Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Conspiracy
Involving Counterfeit Software and Money Laundering: Web of Companies Sold up
to $20 million of Microsoft Software with Altered Licenses
Five Florida Residents Admit to Fraud Charges Involving Gas Station Skimmers
Houston Man Indicted by Federal Grand Jury for Cyber Attack on Los Angeles
County Superior Court
• Hacking
• Scamming
• Computer Viruses
• Copyright Infringement
• Piracy Crackdown
• Malware
• Espionage
• Money Laundering
• Phishing
• Social Engineering
• Cyber Attack
• Exploit Kits
• Cyberstalking
• Ransomware
• Botnets
• Malvertising
Reading
Vocabulary focus
2. Find synonyms for the following words. Use them in the sentence of your
own: Accuse, convict, consent, crime, threatening, guarantee, seek, give,
weakness, get in
3. Look through your list of computer offences and decide which are major and
which are minor. Think of appropriate punishment for each offence.
Punishments:
• to be sentenced to 1/5/10 years imprisonment
• to be sent to prison
• to be fined a large/small amount of money
• to be given a suspended sentence
• to do community service
• to be given a warning
• to be on probation
• to provide with psychiatric treatment
Speaking
What can we do to stop computer crimes?
What other threats can a computer user encounter?
Group work:
Divide in groups and find possible ways of solution to the problems of computer
security.
Work with the Internet
Imagine that you should take part in National Computer Security Project. You are an
expert in computer security.
Write an article with your solutions to this problem. Make a list of suggestions and
explain their advantages.