Question

Identify and define 1 form of legislation associated with Cybercrime (Spam and Phishing)

Answer 1

One of the forms of legislation for cyber-crimes is "crimes involving intrusions and damage". There are two forms of intrusion statutes: trespass and vandalism statutes. Hacking is a form of trespassing, this crime involves accessing a computer or network without permission or authorisation. Vandalism goes a step ahead of trespass, here the crime is to intentionally access a computer without permission and damage, alter or destroy the data or the computer. This also includes sending viruses or malware to corrupt the files or destroy data.