A Step Into The Computer Underground

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“By Understanding The Enemy We Are Better Prepared To Defend Ourselves”

INTRODUCTION

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This tutorial provides some basic information and practical suggestions for protecting your personal information and computer from cyber-attacks. Cyber-safety topics covered include:

WHAT IS CYBER SAFETY

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Cyber-safety is a common term used to describe a set of practices, measures and/or actions you can take to protect personal information and your computer from attacks.

Security -The new face of Information Technology Services 4

WHAT DO YOU DO ONLINE?

Cybercrime : Top 20 Countries

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India stands 11th in the ranking for Cyber Crime in the World, constituting 3% of the Global Cyber Crime.

WHY INDIA?

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A rapidly growing online user base

121 Million Internet Users 65 Million Active Internet Users, up by 28% from

51 million in 201050 Million users shop online on Ecommerce and

Online Shopping Sites46+ Million Social Network Users346 million mobile users had subscribed to Data

Packages.

Source: IAMAI; Juxt; wearesocial 2011

CYBER CRIMES

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We can categorize Cyber crimes in two ways

The Computer as a Target :-using a computer to attack other computers.e.g. Hacking, Virus/Worm attacks, DOS attack etc.The computer as a weapon :-using a computer to commit real world crimes.e.g. Cyber Terrorism, IPR violations, Credit card frauds, EFT frauds, Pornography etc.

WHAT ARE CYBER SAFETY THREATS

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These cyber-safety threats are responsible for various Cyber Crimes

Internet Safety Risks

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• Cyberbullying• Posting personal /inappropriate

information• Online Predators• Sexting• Phishing• Cyber terrorism• Defamation• Sale of illegal articles• Online gambling (Lottery)• Email spoofing• Email Bombing• Email spamming• Financial Frauds • Exposure to inappropriate content