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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 cyberspace and gives
                 rise to the requirement of cyber security. It is the
                 practice of protecting computers from malicious

                 attacks.





                      PURE       Cyber security began in 1970s with a research project on ARPANET, a precursor to

                      FACT       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
                 cybercrime. There are multiple cyber security issues and ways to control them. We need cyber
                 security to protect cyberspace 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 cyberspace are punishable by law. Let us discuss a few unethical

                 practices that are taking place in the cyberspace.





                                                                   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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