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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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