Question

Boris works for Nefarious Corp. Boris's job is to steal genetic engineering trade secrets from the Gentle Lamb Company. He does this by dating employees of Gentle Lamb Company and stealing their access information (e.g., logon and password). Boris is a(n) _____________ who uses the computer system as a __________.

Answer 1

Answer:

Industrial spy; tool.

Explanation:

An industrial spy refers to an individual who is saddled with the responsibility of covert and an illegal theft of data (informations) such as business trade secrets and other sensitive data, for use by its principal in order to give them a competitive advantage in the industry. Thus, the activities or actions performed by an industrial spy is generally considered to be unethical and may be punishable with an appropriate legal instrument.

In this scenario, Boris works for Nefarious Corp and his job is to steal genetic engineering trade secrets from the Gentle Lamb Company. Boris does this by dating employees of Gentle Lamb Company and stealing their access information (e.g., logon and password).

Hence, Boris is an industrial spy who uses the computer system as a tool.

A tool refers to the device that is being used by a spy to gain an unauthorized access to other people's data (informations).