DIGITAL SECURITY RISKS
What is a cybercrime?
-an online or Internet-based illegal act
Hacker and Cracker
INTERNET AND NETWORK ACCESS
Malware
-any software intentionally designed to cause damage to a computer, server or computer network.
Firewall
-hardware or software that protects a network's resources from instrusion
UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS AND USE
SOFTWARE THEFT
Software theft occurs when someone:
-steals software media
-intentionally erases program
-illegally registers and/or activates a program
-illegally copies a program
Product activation
-online or by phone
-users provide the software product's identification number to associate the software with the computer or mobile device on which the software is installed.
Information theft
-steals personal or confidential information
Encryption
-process of converting data that is readable by humans into encoded characters to prevent unauthorized access.
HARDWARE THEFT, VANDALISM AND FAILURE
Hardware theft
-act if stealing digital equipment
Hardware vandalism
-act of defacing or destroying digital equipment
BACKING UP-THE ULTIMATE SAFEGUARD
Backing up
-duplicate of a file
-can e used if original is lost
-example: can use cloud storage
ETHICS AND SOCIETY
Computer ethics
-moral guidelines that govern the use of computers, mobile devices and information systems.
Green computing
-reducing the electricity and environmental waste while using computers, mobile devices, and related technologies.
INFORMATION PRIVACY
Phishing
-a scam
-a perpetrator sends an official looking email message that attempts to obtain the person's personal or financial information.
CONCLUSION:
It is important to take precautions and to know variety of digital security risks. This is because there are many cybercrime and cybercriminals. Everyone should know various backup strategies and methods of securing wireless communications.
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