The speed and geographic  coverage  of the computer  system  and  the difficult y of tracing the transactions through computers makes catching the thieves troublesome.

Computers are abused in                 

i)                    stealing  by  employees  at  work,

ii)                  stealing  by  non- employees or former employees,

iii)                stealing from or cheating clients and consumers,

iv)                violating contracts for computer sales or service and

v)                  Conspiring to use computer networks to engage in widespread fraud.

   Penalties for computer crime are mild compared to conventional crimes. Passwords  and  more  recently,  data  encryptions  are used  for security with  limited effectiveness.