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CHECKING MALICIOUS LINKS Century #Leadership & Responsibility
Skills

Read the given scenarios and identify whether the person is a hacker or cracker:

programmer called Aarav designs a powerful new virus that locks up a school's computer lab
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because they failed him in a test.

Priya is a computer expert hired by the Indian government to test the security of their tax website. She
is paid to try and hack into the system.

A
company called CyberTech offers a reward to anyone who can find a bug in their new video game’s
network. Kiran finds the bug and reports it to the company to claim the reward.

DIGITAL ARMOR

Digital armor is a set of tools and practices that protect your personal information and devices
from online threats, such as hackers, malware and scammers. Just like you wear armor to protect
your body, digital armor helps protect your online world. The pyramid below shows the different

levels of digital armor that help keep your personal information and devices safe from online
threats.

Backup data for recovery in case of loss

Regular updates to fix security vulnerabilities

HTTPS for encrypted Internet browsing

Encryption to safeguard personal data

Strong, unique passwords for account security

Two-factor authentication for added protection

Antivirus and firewalls for initial defense

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