![Voltage Power Manufacturer," 2013, p. 1).”
Menese was caught 2 May 2013 by investigators who
traced the email account to warn off potential candidates for his
old job. One place it was traced to was an Internet protocol
address, which belonged to Menese new employer. They traced
the calendar changes to a hotel in North Carolina, which
happened to be a very short distance away from Mr. Menese
new job. Checking the hotel records the investigators found
Menese to be staying in the hotel at the time of the cyber
attacks. At the time he was caught, Menese pleaded not guilty.
On 6 March 2015 in the federal courthouse in New York,
Michael Menese pleaded guilty to hacking into his former
company’s computer network. The items brought before the
court in which Mr. Menese did where: The defendant deleted a
line of code in a software program that the victim company used
to calculate work order costs, leading the company to
incorrectly calculate these costs, The defendant remotely
accessed the victim company’s network, read an e-mail sent by
his former supervisor to one of his former colleagues about a
candidate for the defendant’s former position, created the e-mail
address [email protected],” and sent the candidate a message
that stated, “Don’t accept any position from [the victim
company],” the defendant gained unauthorized access to the
victim company’s network and modified a database so it would
appear to be March 2012 rather than February 2012. As a result,
the company was unable to process routine transactions, and the
defendant remotely accessed the victim company’s network and
manually purged a purchase order table, which prevented the
company from converting purchase requisitions to purchase
orders ("FBI," 2015, p. 1)
With the guilty plea Mr. Menese will be charged on 7 July
2015. Mr. Menese will be facing up to 10 years in a federal
prison, as well as a restitution and fine of up to 250,000 dollars.
This shows the federal government is steadfast to vigorous
enforcement of the laws, which govern computer intrusion.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/methodstostopdifferentcybercrimes-221101115127-92b240c5/85/METHODS-TO-STOP-DIFFERENT-CYBER-CRIMES-docx-5-320.jpg)
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- 1. METHODS TO STOP DIFFERENT CYBER CRIMES 1 Methods to Stop Different Cyber Crimes People must be well-informed regarding internet scams and certain vulnerabilities, which permit them to occur sooner or later. With education, they will be in a situation to help in prevention of such scams successfully (Hynson, 2012). It is imperative for people to be familiar with attempts of cybercrimes and to comprehend correct solutions in internet practices and solutions. People will learn with education how to put into practice proper security protocols. When they develop into social media savvy people and when they learn how to safe guard their computer devices, cybercriminals will encounter multiple layers of security, which will limit their illegal activities substantially. Firewalls have the capability to protect users and their network devices against cyber criminals in the first instance of a attempted breach (Lehto,2013). A firewall monitors the interchange between a local network or the internet and a user’s computer. The firewall should be enabled through the security software or a router. Cybercriminals will be unable to use the interchange traffic to install malware, which is intended to compromise the user’s network and computer. If more people would use firewalls, hackers would be at a chief disadvantage due to being unable to navigate deeper into a system to obtain sensitive information and eventually, cybercrime would be lessened for a time. Users need to analyze their operating and online systems continually so they can resolve vulnerabilities (Hynson, 2012). Internal accounting information or protocols, which lead to financial information or bank statements, should be checked on a regular basis in order to recognize the risks and mitigate them accordingly. It is very difficult for people to curb the flow of
- 2. cybercrimes if they are ignorant of the risks in which they face or the weaknesses, which exist within their systems. One successful way of slowing the actions of cyber criminals is by acting like them. This requires law enforcement agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to assign special undercover agents to gain access to clubs or groups of cyber criminals so they can investigate their steps (Hynson, 2012). The investigation method will become more effective by identifying the source of the problem and in developing a stronger strategy to cripple the efforts of the criminals. Cyber criminals can hack into systems without difficulty when they encounter uncomplicated passwords. Users should use passwords with at least 10 or more characters so they can amplify the complexity of logging into the computer system (Lehto, 2013). It also helps top add in capital letters and special characters to increase the complexity of a password. In addition, different accounts should have dissimilar ID’s or password combinations to avoid giving hackers access to all of your accounts. The complex passwords should also be changed on a regular basis so criminals cannot find any type of consistency in information. Cross-domain solutions involve different organizations and law enforcement agencies, which have a combined system ensuring all cyber activities, are monitored continually (Hynson, 2012). The verification of automatic and manual access or transfer of information is authenticated through the hardware and software of the system for different levels of security classification. Accessing a variety of domains will be very complicated for cyber criminals while users can get hold of the information they require with no trouble. References Hynson, C. (2012). Cybercrime. Mankato, Minn: Smart Apple Media. Lehto, M. (2013). The Cyberspace Threats and Cyber Security Objectives in the Cyber Security Strategies. International
- 3. Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism (ijcwt), 3(3), 1-18. VENGEFUL EMPLOYEE2 VENGEFUL EMPLOYEE5 Vengeful Employee John Stahlschmidt Grantham University Running head: VENGEFUL EMPLOYEE 1 Vengeful Employee Michael Menese a 43-year-old computer programmer used to reside in Smithtown, Long Island, who was employed with Spellman high voltage electronic corporation. Spellman founded in 1947 a company who is a provider of direct current and precision high voltage power supplies for the medical, industrial, and scientific communities ("About Us," 2015, p. 1). Menese worked for this company from May 2008 until January 2015. He left the company after being passed over for promotion multiple times and became upset with the company (Secret, 2013, p. 1). His specialty working for the company was in software programming and systems manager specializing in developing and customizing software, which the company used to run its day to day business operations ("Long Island
- 4. Software Programmer Arrested for Hacking into Network of High-Voltage Power Manufacturer," 2013, p. 1). He was one of two employees who primarily were responsible for the company’s software running, production planning, purchasing, and inventory control, giving him a high access level to the company’s computer network. After giving his two-week notice Menese, decided to start a vengeance campaign against the company. Before his access was removed he installed a program to capture employee’s user login and passwords. Using this information and the security credential of at least one former co-worker, he would remotely connect into the company’s network by using a virtual private network (VPN) from his home and a hotel near his new employer’s location. Soon employees at the company noticed things were happening with the computer system, which they felt were out of the ordinary. They were unable to process routine transactions, receiving error messages instead. Menese bent on revenge against his former company, exploited his access and technical knowledge to wage a sabotage campaign against his former company. He altered the business calendar by a month, disrupting production and finance operations. Due to this the company suffered over 90,000 dollars in losses because of Menese’s intrusions into the system. He also accessed the email from his former supervisor and would use a separate email account to send messages to potential candidates for his job not to accept any job offers from the company (Pickard, 2015, p. 1). The Company logged a complaint alleging, the defendant engaged in a 21st Century campaign of cyber-vandalism and high-tech revenge, hacking into the computer network of the company Mr. Menese’s former employer to disrupt its operations, thereby causing tens of thousands of dollars in damage. United States Attorney Lynch stated “We will hold accountable any individual who victimizes others by exploiting computer network vulnerabilities ("Long Island Software Programmer Arrested for Hacking into Network of High-
- 5. Voltage Power Manufacturer," 2013, p. 1).” Menese was caught 2 May 2013 by investigators who traced the email account to warn off potential candidates for his old job. One place it was traced to was an Internet protocol address, which belonged to Menese new employer. They traced the calendar changes to a hotel in North Carolina, which happened to be a very short distance away from Mr. Menese new job. Checking the hotel records the investigators found Menese to be staying in the hotel at the time of the cyber attacks. At the time he was caught, Menese pleaded not guilty. On 6 March 2015 in the federal courthouse in New York, Michael Menese pleaded guilty to hacking into his former company’s computer network. The items brought before the court in which Mr. Menese did where: The defendant deleted a line of code in a software program that the victim company used to calculate work order costs, leading the company to incorrectly calculate these costs, The defendant remotely accessed the victim company’s network, read an e-mail sent by his former supervisor to one of his former colleagues about a candidate for the defendant’s former position, created the e-mail address [email protected],” and sent the candidate a message that stated, “Don’t accept any position from [the victim company],” the defendant gained unauthorized access to the victim company’s network and modified a database so it would appear to be March 2012 rather than February 2012. As a result, the company was unable to process routine transactions, and the defendant remotely accessed the victim company’s network and manually purged a purchase order table, which prevented the company from converting purchase requisitions to purchase orders ("FBI," 2015, p. 1) With the guilty plea Mr. Menese will be charged on 7 July 2015. Mr. Menese will be facing up to 10 years in a federal prison, as well as a restitution and fine of up to 250,000 dollars. This shows the federal government is steadfast to vigorous enforcement of the laws, which govern computer intrusion.
- 6. References Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2013). Retrieved from http://www.fbi.gov/newyork/press-releases/2013/long-island- software-programmer-arrested-for-hacking-into-network-of- high-voltage-power-manufacturer Pickard, G. (2015). Hacker Pleads Guilty in Digital Retaliation Campaign. Retrieved from http://www.topsecretwriters.com/2015/03/hacker-pleads-guilty- in-digital-retaliation-campaign/ Secret, M. (2013, May 2). Ex-Worker Created Havoc With Hacking, U.S. Says. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/03/nyregion/ex-programmer- pleads-not-guilty-in-long-island-computer-hacking- case.html?_r=1 Software Programmer Pleads Guilty to Hacking into Network of Long Island High-Voltage Power Manufacturer. (2015). Retrieved from http://www.fbi.gov/newyork/press- releases/2015/software-programmer-pleads-guilty-to-hacking- into-network-of-long-island-high-voltage-power-manufacturer Spellman High Voltage Electronics Corporation. (2015). Retrieved from http://www.spellmanhv.com/en/About.aspx