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Unit-2: CYBER SAFETY




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                 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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