FRSC 1010H Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Global Positioning System, Geolocation, Short Message Service
13 Dec 2016
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Computer forensics the practice of collecting, analyzing and reporting on digital data in a way that is legally admissible. 83% of canadians aged 16 and over accessed the internet for personal use in 2012. In canada, users banked online (72%), visited social networking sites (67%), and ordered goods and services online (56%). . 9 billion total dollar value of orders placed online by canadians in 2012. According to the 2010 data breach report, over 900 million records are known to have been compromised in previous six years. 60% of all malware ever written, written last year (symantec), as much malware being written as legitimate programs. The hackers responsible for the 2013 target data breach that exposed payment information on 40 million customers had nothing to stop them from accessing every cash register in every target store. Also known as malicious software; computer programs designed to infiltrate and damage computers without the users consent.
