2. What is hardware theft and vandalism?
-are other types of computer security risks
HARDWARE THEFT
-is the act of stealing computer equipment
HARDWARE VANDALISM
-is the act of defacing or destroying computers
equipment
3. HARDWARE THEFT
-Hardware theft consist of people opening up
computers and taking parts out of them .Hardware
theft also happens in retail stores ,when people break
open the package and shoplift the item.
HARDWARE VANDALISM
-Hardware vandalism takes may forms ,from someone
cutting a computer cable to individuals breaking into
business or school computers lab and aimlessly
smashing computer.
4. IS THEFT PART OF VANDALISM?
It depends on the crime and the victim’s
point of view. It can be called theft if you
stealing space on a person’s possession or
building .In the sphere of auto vandalism
then theft is involved.
5. Hardware theft and vandalism do not really pose a
threat to the home desktop computer
user but it threat for those have a smaller system units
that easily can fit in a backpack or briefcase. It is easy to
steal because of its weight and its small size.
Mobile users also are susceptible to hardware theft. More
than 600,000 notebooks is estimated stolen each year. Theft
often target notebook computer of company executives so
that they can access confidential information illegally.
In the case ,hardware theft is combined with software theft.
