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Unit-2: CYBER SAFETY
CYBER SAFETY 2
Internet is one of the most significant innovations of mankind. It has brought revolution in various
fields including communication, business, banking, education etc. and evolved into their upgraded
dimensions in the form of social networking, e-Commerce, e-Banking, e-Learning, etc. Though
internet provides valuable information and adds speed to our day to day functioning, it may leave
our personal data insecure and sometimes make it prone to be misused.
Tampering, stealing & manipulating the information, unauthorised use of data or intrusions
that lead to image alteration causing loss & problem in someone’s life by using the resources
of internet is ‘Cybercrime’. It is the antisocial action taken with malicious intentions to distort
someone’s information. Intruding into someone’s computer and stealing of personal data with
malicious intentions is cyber attack. Some websites also run malware without knowledge of the
user, thereby making the data insecure.
CYBER SAFETY
Cyber safety is a measure to prevent or safeguard from cybercrimes or cyber attacks. It enables
us to keep our personal information or data intact & secure and also protects organizations or
individuals from unauthorised access or manipulation of information.
In this chapter, we will study about the measures to prevent risks of internet usage and appropriate
strategies to stop or minimise the risks of cyber attacks.
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