【一起听英语】网络犯罪

网络的发展，给我们带来便利的同时，也带来了问题。其中之一就是网络犯罪....

Dan: Hello, I'm Dan.

Rob: And I'm Rob.

Dan: And this is 6 Minute English! This week we're talking about cyber crime.

Rob: Yes, cyber crime. It's something we're hearing more and more about. This is

crime that takes place over a computer network.

Dan: Rob, have you ever been the victim of cyber crime?

Rob: Well, I don't think so. I always use security software on my computer and keep

all my passwords private.

Dan: That's a good idea. I do the same but it still seems possible for hackers¹ to

access our computers. More on that in a minute but first I have a question for

you, Rob.

Rob: I thought you might!

Dan: Well, here goes. According to a recent UK government study, how much does

cyber crime cost the UK economy? Is it:

a) £27 million a year

b) £27 billion a year, or 

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c) £270 billion a year

Rob: I’d take a guess at £27 million a year.

Dan: OK, well, as usual, I'll tell you the correct answer at the end of the programme.

Now let's talk a bit more about what's happening in the world of cyber crime.

Rob: This online crime is becoming more commercialised and this is what experts

were recently discussing at a meeting in London.

Dan: So criminals are carrying out illegal practices online and cashing in on them

by selling their services to other people.

Rob: And internet security experts want to stop this.

Dan: That’s right. They're calling it a cyber war. It's a sort of virtual war. But who

exactly are they fighting?

Rob: Well, it's computer hackers, many of who are teenagers working on their

computers at home.

Dan: But there's a worry their work is overlapping² with the world of criminal

networks. And Charlie McMurdy of the Police Central e-crime Unit says this

work is international. 

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Every investigation³ has international aspects to it. You don't have to, like your old, say,

the armed robbery team who used to meet in the dark and dangerous pub… Well, on

the internet you can meet virtually and work as a criminal enterprise, even though

you’re in different parts of the world.

Dan: Charlie McMurdy says cyber crime is different from old fashioned crimes.

Criminals can meet virtually anywhere and work as a criminal enterprise - like

a business.

Rob: So they meet virtually. They don't meet physically⁴, face to face, but they

communicate via the internet.

Dan: Yes. It's a big problem. Did you know there are nine new unique threats

detected every second in cyberspace⁵?

Rob: Wow, that is a lot. And what exactly do they do?

Dan: Well, they are hijacking⁶ - or taking over - home computers and turning them

in to botnets.

Rob: Botnets - tell us more about that, Dan.

Dan: Well, these are a network of computers taken over by hackers and used for

malicious⁷ purposes. They infect the computers with software that enables

them to control them remotely.

Rob: And this sort of activity is becoming more commercialised? 

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Dan: It is. Tony Osborn from security company Symantec uses another word,

'industrialised'.

Insert 2: Tony Osborn, Symantec

What we’ve found over the last few years is a maturing, so it's like the industrialisation

of this business. Part of one organisation⁸ might be selling botnet facilities, so you can

rent our botnet for $100 or whatever, and that will give you access to these number of

devices. And that you give us the malicious code, the malware, the spam and we will

inject that into the botnets, and for a period of time we will then send those out.

Dan: Tony Osborn says the business is maturing.

Rob: So that means it's fully⁹ developed and it's becoming big business. One

example is hackers renting out access to botnets. They give you access to a

number of devices for a fee - for money.

Dan: And then they inject your malicious codes, malware and spam into other

people's computers.

Rob: Spam. That's when you send the same message indiscriminately to a large

numbers of recipients¹⁰ on the Internet.

Dan: And we don't have much control over this. But the UK government is planning

to spend £650 million on improving cyber security. But what should it be spent

on? John Bassett from the Royal United Services Institute thinks there are

number of priorities.

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Insert 3: John Bassett, Royal United Services Institute

How that is going to be spent in the context of the Ministry¹¹ of Defence, how that's going

to be spent in terms of network defence overall. What's going to be done in terms of

public awareness¹², what are we going to do about bringing on more cyber experts? All

four of those, I think, are important and the cornerstone of good cyber security has to be

based on education.

Dan: So John Bassett is talking about areas of cyber security where he thinks money

could be spent. And he talked about education and public awareness.

Rob: Public awareness is all about educating people on good cyber security. The

risks from cyber crime are everywhere, from fraud to espionage¹³ and even

cyber warfare¹⁴.

Dan: It seems to be the big crime of the 21st century and it's costing us a lot of

money.

Rob: That's right, and Dan, earlier you asked me a question. According to a UK

government study, how much is it costing the economy? £27 million a year,

£27 billion a year or £270 billion a year?

Dan: And you said?

Rob: I said £27 million a year. Am I right?

Dan: No, you’re not! It's actually £27 billion a year, and that's a lot of money.

Rob: It really is, isn’t it, yeah. 

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Dan: OK, Rob, well, before we go, let’s hear some of the words and phrases that

we’ve used in today’s programme.

Rob: cyber crime

 hackers

 commercialised

 cashing in

 enterprise

 hijack

 botnets

 malicious

 industrialised

 espionage

Dan: Thanks, Rob. Well, we hope you’ve found today's 6 Minute English interesting

- and that you’ll join us again next time.

Both: Bye.

1 hackers   

n.计算机迷( hacker的名词复数 )；私自存取或篡改电脑资料者，电脑“黑客”

参考例句：

• They think of viruses that infect an organization from the outside.They envision hackers breaking into their information vaults. 他们考虑来自外部的感染公司的病毒，他们设想黑客侵入到信息宝库中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Arranging a meeting with the hackers took weeks againoff-again email exchanges. 通过几星期电子邮件往来安排见面，他们最终同意了。 来自互联网

2 overlapping   

adj./n.交迭（的）

参考例句：

• There is no overlapping question between the two courses. 这两门课程之间不存在重叠的问题。
• A trimetrogon strip is composed of three rows of overlapping. 三镜头摄影航线为三排重迭的象片所组成。

3 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

4 physically   

adj.物质上，体格上，身体上，按自然规律

参考例句：

• He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
• Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。

5 cyberspace   

n.虚拟信息空间，网络空间，计算机化世界

参考例句：

• She travels in cyberspace by sending messages to friends around the world.她利用电子空间给世界各地的朋友们发送信件。
• The teens spend more time in cyberspace than in the real world of friends and family.青少年花费在电脑上的时间比他们和真正的朋友及家人在一起的时间要多。

6 hijacking   

n. 劫持, 抢劫 动词hijack的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• I have been told about the hijacking . 我已听说了那次劫机事件。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 口语
• They are taking measures to guarantee against the occurrence of hijacking. 他们正采取措施防止劫机事件的发生。

7 malicious   

adj.有恶意的，心怀恶意的

参考例句：

• You ought to kick back at such malicious slander. 你应当反击这种恶毒的污蔑。
• Their talk was slightly malicious.他们的谈话有点儿心怀不轨。

8 organisation   

n.组织，安排，团体，有机休

参考例句：

• The method of his organisation work is worth commending.他的组织工作的方法值得称道。
• His application for membership of the organisation was rejected.他想要加入该组织的申请遭到了拒绝。

9 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

10 recipients   

adj.接受的；受领的；容纳的；愿意接受的n.收件人；接受者；受领者；接受器

参考例句：

• The recipients of the prizes had their names printed in the paper. 获奖者的姓名登在报上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The recipients of prizes had their names printed in the paper. 获奖者名单登在报上。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

11 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

12 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

13 espionage   

n.间谍行为，谍报活动

参考例句：

• The authorities have arrested several people suspected of espionage.官方已经逮捕了几个涉嫌从事间谍活动的人。
• Neither was there any hint of espionage in Hanley's early life.汉利的早期生活也毫无进行间谍活动的迹象。

14 warfare   

n.战争(状态)；斗争；冲突

参考例句：

• He addressed the audience on the subject of atomic warfare.他向听众演讲有关原子战争的问题。
• Their struggle consists mainly in peasant guerrilla warfare.他们的斗争主要是农民游击战。