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Unit-2: CYBER SAFETY
CYBER SAFETY 2
Internet is one of the most significant innovations of mankind. It has brought revolution in various
fields including communication, business, banking, education etc. and evolved into their upgraded
dimensions in the form of social networking, e-Commerce, e-Banking, e-Learning, etc. Though
Internet provides valuable information and adds speed to our day to day functioning, it may leave
our personal data insecure and sometimes make it prone to be misused.
Tampering, stealing & manipulating the information, unauthorised use of data or intrusions that
lead to image alteration causing loss & problem in someone’s life by using the resources of
Internet is Cybercrime. It is the antisocial action taken with malicious intentions to distort
someone’s information. Intruding into someone’s computer and stealing of personal data with
malicious intentions is cyber attack. Some websites also run malware without knowledge of the
user, thereby making the data insecure.
CYBER SAFETY
Cyber safety is a measure to prevent or safeguard from
cybercrimes or cyber attacks. It enables us to keep our
personal information or data intact & secure and also protects
organisations or individuals from unauthorised access or
manipulation of information.
In this chapter, we will study about the measures to prevent
risks of Internet usage and appropriate strategies to stop or
minimise the risks of cyber attacks.
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