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    HACKING
                     Hacking is the act of intruding into a computer system

                     for harmful purposes by identifying the technical weak
                     points of the security system using smart programming
                     solutions.  The person  involved in these  activities  is
                     called a hacker.
                     Following are some tips to avoid hacking:

                        Update  your operating  system,  web  browser and
                                                                                             21 st
                       anti-virus.                                                        Century   #Initiative
                                                                                            Skills
                        Install a firewall on your computer as it     “You  should change your  passwords
                       does not allow hackers and viruses to          regularly. Same  password  should  not  be
                       get attached to your computer.                 kept for more than one account.”

                                                                 PHISHING

                                                                 Phishing is the illegal practice of obtaining sensitive
                                                                 information through e-mails. The criminals try to get
                                                                 information like user name, password and credit card

                                                                 details from us through e-mails. People with malicious
                                                                 intentions  usually fake their identity  and pose  as a
                                                                 known contact or organisation.
                     They send e-mails from  legitimate-looking  websites  with genuine-looking  offers,  rewards  or
                     concerns as attachments. If opened, it installs malware in our system or directs us to a website
                     for entering our sensitive information.

                     Following are some tips to avoid phishing:
                        Do not open e-mails without verifying the source.
                        Do not share your personal information via e-mails. It must be shared only via smartphone or
                       a secure website.

                     PLAGIARISM
                     Plagiarism is the act of copying information from the
                     Internet and using it in one’s projects or work without
                     crediting  the  original  creator.  Collins  Dictionary
                     defines plagiarism as the practice of using someone
                     else’s  work and  pretending  that  it  is  your  own. It  is
                     considered academic dishonesty and literary theft.

                     Following are some tips to avoid plagiarism:
                        Do not copy someone else’s work.
                        Do not submit someone’s work without the permission of the contributors involved.

                        Do not keep the same structure of someone else’s work and only modify the text.

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