A Step Into The Computer Underground
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“By Understanding The Enemy We Are Better Prepared To Defend Ourselves”
INTRODUCTION
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This tutorial provides some basic information and practical suggestions for protecting your personal information and computer from cyber-attacks. Cyber-safety topics covered include:
WHAT IS CYBER SAFETY
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Cyber-safety is a common term used to describe a set of practices, measures and/or actions you can take to protect personal information and your computer from attacks.
Cybercrime : Top 20 Countries
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India stands 11th in the ranking for Cyber Crime in the World, constituting 3% of the Global Cyber Crime.
WHY INDIA?
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A rapidly growing online user base
121 Million Internet Users 65 Million Active Internet Users, up by 28% from
51 million in 201050 Million users shop online on Ecommerce and
Online Shopping Sites46+ Million Social Network Users346 million mobile users had subscribed to Data
Packages.
Source: IAMAI; Juxt; wearesocial 2011
CYBER CRIMES
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We can categorize Cyber crimes in two ways
The Computer as a Target :-using a computer to attack other computers.e.g. Hacking, Virus/Worm attacks, DOS attack etc.The computer as a weapon :-using a computer to commit real world crimes.e.g. Cyber Terrorism, IPR violations, Credit card frauds, EFT frauds, Pornography etc.
Internet Safety Risks
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• Cyberbullying• Posting personal /inappropriate
information• Online Predators• Sexting• Phishing• Cyber terrorism• Defamation• Sale of illegal articles• Online gambling (Lottery)• Email spoofing• Email Bombing• Email spamming• Financial Frauds • Exposure to inappropriate content
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