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CYBER SECURITY CHAPTER
LEARNING OUTCOMES 95%
The student will be able to:
understand what is cybersecurity.
understand the need for cybersecurity.
understand the computer ethics.
learn about common cyber security measures.
learn about indian laws and government initiatives.
WHAT IS CYBER SECURITY?
The word cyber denotes the culture of computers,
information technology and virtual reality. The connection
between interrelated computers all around the globe
forms the cyber space and gives rise to the requirement of
cyber security. It is the practice of protecting computers
from malicious attacks.
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FACT Cyber security began in 1970s with a research project on ARPANET, a precursor to Internet.
NEED FOR CYBER SECURITY
As per the NITI Aayog report, the fastest growing crimes are in the online world and they have
increased drastically over the last few years. The online or Internet-based illegal act is called
cyber crime. There are multiple cyber security issues and ways to control them. We need cyber
security to protect cyber space from misuse and cyber-attacks.
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