Computer systems are now integral to modern business and have also created new opportunities for criminal activity. The media frequently reports on large-scale computer frauds that can endanger companies, governments, financial institutions, and national security. English criminal law recognizes several categories of computer misuse, including computer fraud, unauthorized access of information through hacking or eavesdropping, unauthorized alteration or destruction of stored information, denying access to authorized users, and removing information without permission.

1. BS Computer Science 5th
Professional Practice
Computer Misuse & Criminal Law

2. Computer Misuse & Criminal Law
Introduction:
The media and popular computing press abound
with tales of multi-million pound computer frauds
and of the dangers to commercial companies,
governmental data banks, financial institutions
and national security from the activities of
computer hackers

3. Computing and criminal activity:
1. Modern business process is done through
utilizing computer software and hardware, i.e.
some form of computer system is used in it.
1. There has been a sharp rise in the number of
crimes involving computing; and the Internet
has undoubtedly created new security risks

4. Categories of misuse
Under the study of the English criminal law, the Law
Commission highlighted a number of categories of misuse of
computers
1. Computer fraud
2. Unauthorized obtaining of information from a computer
 Computer hacking
 Eavesdropping on a computer
 Making unauthorized use of computers for personal benefit

5. 3. Unauthorized alteration or destruction of
information stored on a computer
4. Denying access to an authorized user
5. The unauthorized removal of information
stored on a computer