Cyber Computer Crime Assignment 2022

Running head: CYBER COMPUTER CRIME
CYBER COMPUTER CRIME
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

1CYBER COMPUTER CRIME
Discussions
1. The technological items that can be used in order to save the computer system of the city
from ransomware are anti ransomware, anti malware and firewalls (Mohurle & Patil,
2017):
 Anti ransomware: Anti ransomware is a tool of security that can safeguard against the
emerging and the existing attacks of ransomware. Ransomware is a category of software
that is malicious and that is designed in order to block access to the computer and files
until a large sum of money is paid. The computer systems those are used in the city must
install anti ransomware tool in order to protect against the ransomware.
 Anti malware: anti malware is a software that is designed in order to prevent, recognise
and eliminate the malicious software in the computer systems as computing devices. The
computer systems must have anti malware in order to protect them from anti ransomware
 Firewall: firewall is a system of network security that administers and controls the traffic
of network those are outgoing and incoming and they based on rules of security. Firewalls
can stop the ransomware from getting into the systems through the network of the
computer.
2. The personnel items those are required to withstand the ransomware attacks include
(Collier, 2017):
 IT personnel: An IT personnel has all the knowledge of how to mitigate a ransomware
attack
 Cryptographer: They have the expertise to decrypt the files those are encrypted by the
attacker in order to get money from the victim
 Cyber security specialist: A cyber security specialist knows all the steps how to mitigate
the ransomware attack and how to prevent a ransomware attack.