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    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.

                                COMPUTER ETHICS

                      Computer ethics are rules that govern our actions when we use computers and the Internet.
                      Unacceptable actions in the cyber space are punishable by law. Let us discuss a few unethical
                      practices that are taking place in the cyber space.

                                                                       SPAMMING

                                                                       Spamming  refers to  the  act  of repeatedly
                                                                       sending unwanted e-mails called spam to a large
                                                                       number  of recipients.  These  e-mails  are used
                                                                       for commercial  advertisements.  These are also
                                                                       known as junk e-mails.

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