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CYBER SECURITY
Cybersecurity is very important for protecting a person or an organisation, governments, or non-
government entities from the growing threat of cyberattacks, data breaches, and cybercrime. As
technology continues to evolve with digital transformation, cybersecurity becomes increasingly
important to safeguard digital data and ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of
information in cyberspace.
Some of the basic needs of Cybersecurity are:
Cybersecurity keeps personal and sensitive information private.
It shields us from malware, phishing, ransomware, and other threats.
Protects power, transport, healthcare, and finance systems for public safety and stability.
Helps organisations maintain customer confidence by securing digital operations and
transactions.
WHAT IS CYBERCRIME?
Cybercrime is defined as the crime committed using a computer and the Internet. It can be
committed against an individual or a group like the government, private companies, small or large
scale industries, organisations, etc. This may cause direct harm or indirect harm to someone’s
reputation, physical, social, or mental health.
There are majorly two categories of cybercrime:
Crimes that aim at hacking private networks of an organisation or devices and threatening
them with viruses, worms or Denial-of-Service (DoS).
Crimes that use computer networks to commit other criminal activities like Cyber stalking,
financial fraud, identity theft, etc.
Let us discuss about different types of cybercrimes.
Cyber Trolling
Cyber trolling is the act of deliberately upsetting people online by sparking arguments and
controversy. Trolls are found on platforms like X, Facebook, and Instagram, often targeting
popular figures or influencers. Anyone can troll, sometimes even those with good intentions.
Trolls aim to spread negativity, amuse themselves, or publicly humiliate others.
Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying is a form of bullying that
occurs through digital technologies. It can
take place on any digital platform, like
social media, messaging platforms, gaming
platforms, mobile phones, etc. It includes
sending, posting, or sharing negative,
harmful, or private information about
someone else causing embarrassment or
humiliation.
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