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There are many different types of computer crimes that can be committed with different methods. What computer crime is committed when there is an alteration of data?
  1. Excessive Privileges
  2. Data Diddling
  3. Salami
  4. IP Spoofing
Explanation
Answer: B - Data Diddling is a computer crime where there is an alteration of data. This modification happens before the data is entered into an application or as soon as it completes processing and is outputted from an application. This type of crime is common and one of the easiest to prevent by using access and accounting controls, supervision, auditing, separation of duties, and authorization limits.
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