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Portuguese to English: Hackers' Economy Reaches US$ 150 Billion Worldwide General field: Social Sciences Detailed field: Economics
Source text - Portuguese Os criminosos virtuais do mundo todo faturaram US$ 150 bilhões com dados roubados de pessoas físicas e de empresas em 2010. O cálculo é do Ponemon Institute, que presta consultoria em segurança da informação.
O valor é 40% do PIB da Argentina no ano passado e o quádruplo do uruguaio. E equivale a 16 vezes a quantia girada pelo comércio eletrônico brasileiro no período. Os ganhos dos chamados hackers "black hat", que invadem sistemas para cometer crimes, são obtidos de várias formas.
Translation - English In 2010 hackers around the world earned US$ 150 billion by using stolen information from individuals and corporations. The estimate is from the Ponemon Institute which provides consulting services in information technology safety.
The estimated sum is equivalent to 40 percent of last year's Argentinian GDP and it is four times that of Uruguay's. It is also sixteen times the revenue of the Brazilian electronic sector for the same period. The earnings obtained by the hackers that infiltrate computer systems with the intent to commit crime, known as "black hat", are obtained in many different ways.
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Other - School of Linguistics at Centro Universitario Ibero-Americano, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Years of experience: 27. Registered at ProZ.com: Aug 2005.
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I count with two years of formal education in Literature and Linguistics/Translation, AS in Arts and Social Sciences, and I am a senior student in a BA in International Economics at the State University of New York at New Paltz. I have translated in the field of PoliSci and worked as a delegate as part of my studies program at the United Nations, which enriched my hands-on experience dealing with issues such as international relations and diplomacy, human rights, children, women, education, water issues, environment, HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), and other global development related subject-matters.
I also have more than ten years of work experience hospitality and travel, In the hospitality industry in held positions such as Revenue Manager, Director of Sales, and General Manager. Additionally, I worked in the travel and airline industry as a Flight Attendant, and as a blogger and Travel Writer
Keywords: Portuguese, English, Economics, International Economics, Development Economics, Brazil, Brazilian Economy, Political Science, International Relations, Human Rights. See more.Portuguese, English, Economics, International Economics, Development Economics, Brazil, Brazilian Economy, Political Science, International Relations, Human Rights, Education, Children, Women, Water, Environment, Philosophy, Religion, Theology, History, Sociology. See less.
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