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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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