Chapter 5.8, Problem 1SGDQ

Explanation of Solution

Data theft:

Data theft is the process of stealing the computer based information by an unknown person or hackers, which is caused by system administrators and office workers with access to developed technologies like database servers, desktop computers and other hand-held devices which are used to store digital information such as USB flash drives, iPods etc.

• The criminals are striking towards the data attack, as it requires single computer and an internet connection to process the virtual crimes.
• They have an eagerness in learning new security threats and finding loopholes in the current software which helps them gaining knowledge.
• They even try to access the financial data such as credit card information which enables them to steal the money...