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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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