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    COMMON CYBER SECURITY MEASURES

                     Cyber security comprises technologies, processes and practices designed to protect systems,
                     devices,  programs and data  from cyber-attack or unauthorised  access.  It is also known as
                     Information Technology Security.

                          Tick ( ) if you know this.

                          ▶   The word ‘cyber’ denotes the culture of computers, information technology and virtual reality.

                          ▶   Cyber security is used to protect cyber space from misuse and cyber-attacks.

                               INDIAN LAWS AND GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES

                     The various legislations that enforce cyber security in India are as follows:

                       Information and Technology Act, 2000: This act is also known as the Indian Cyber Act. It
                       provides legal recognition to all e-transactions and aims to protect online privacy and curb
                       online crimes.
                       Information Technology Amendment Act, 2008: This law aims to protect data privacy and

                       information security. It validates digital signatures and contracts. According to this act, the
                       owner of a given IP address will be held responsible for the content accessed or distributed
                       through it.
                       National Cyber Security Policy, 2013: It is a policy in India that aims to protect public and

                       private  infrastructure  from cyber-attacks  and safeguards  personal, financial, and banking
                       information.

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                                                              Self Reflection                             Century   #Flexibility
                                                                                                            Skills
                        Your teacher asked everyone to write an essay as homework. Your friend was not interested in writing it. So
                                                              Self Reflection
                        he asked if he could copy yours and pretend it as his own and submit it. Do you think it would be ethical for
                        him to do so? What advice will you give him?

                            Hashtag

                          #Plagiarism: An act of copying information from the Internet and using it in our projects or works
                          #Phishing: An illegal practice of obtaining sensitive information from us through e-mails

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