阅读理解Moreandmoretheoperationsofourbusinessesgovernmentsandfinancialinstitutionsarecontrolledbyinformationthatexistsonlyinsidecomputermemories.Anyonecleverenoughto
阅读理解
Moreandmoretheoperationsofourbusinessesgovernmentsandfinancialinstitutionsarecontrolledbyinformationthatexistsonlyinsidecomputermemories.Anyonecleverenoughtomodifythisinformationforhisownpurposescanreapbigreward.Evenworseanumberofpeoplewhohavedonethisandbeencaughtatithavemanagedtogetawaywithoutpunishment.
It’seasyforcomputercrimestogoundetectedifnoonechecksuponwhatthecomputerisdoing.Butevenifthecrimeisdetectedthecriminalmaywalkawaynotonlyunpunishedbutwithaglowingrecommendationfromhisformeremployers.
Ofcoursewehavenostatisticsoncrimesthatgoundetected.Butit’sdisturbingtonotehowmanyofthecrimeswedoknowaboutweredetectedbyaccidentnotbysystematicinspectionsorothersecurityprocedures.Thecomputercriminalswhohavebeencaughtmayhavebeenthevictimsofuncommonlybadluck.
Unlikeotherlawbreakerswhomustleavethecountrycommitsuicideorgotojailcomputercriminalssometimesescapepunishmentdemandingnotonlythattheynotbechargedbutthattheybegivengoodrecommendationsandperhapsotherbenefits.Alltoooftentheirdemandshavebeenmet.
Why?Becausecompanyexecutivesareafraidofthebadpublicitythatwouldresultifthepublicfoundoutthattheircomputerhadbeenmisused.Theyhesitateatthethoughtofacriminalboastinginopencourtofhowhejuggled(诈骗)themostconfidential(保密)recordsrightunderthenosesofthecompany’sexecutivesaccountantsandsecuritystaff.Andsoanothercomputercriminaldepartswithjusttherecommendationsheneedstocontinuehiscrimeselsewhere.
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Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat________.
[]A.
itisstillimpossibletodetectcomputercrimestoday
B.
peoplecommitcomputercrimesattherequestoftheircompany
C.
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