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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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                            Cyber security began in 1970s with a research project on ARPANET, a precursor    FACT
                                                             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.

                                                              They choke the Internet and waste our time. Stopping
                                                              these spam e-mails is difficult, but there are many services
                      available on the Internet which can prevent spammers from sending these e-mails.

                      Following are some tips to avoid spams:
                         Avoid sharing your e-mail id with everyone.

                         Set up filters to scan your e-mails and segregate      Name of the first hacker
                        spam or junk e-mails into a separate folder.

                         Never revert to any spam e-mail.

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