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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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