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Cyber Crime and Security: If We Can Defeat Them Sitting at Home Who Needs To Fight With Tanks and Guns!!!!

Cyber crime is illegal activity committed using computers and the internet. It can involve using computers as tools to commit crimes like hacking or as targets of crimes like viruses. Common types of cyber crimes include hacking, denial of service attacks, virus dissemination, software piracy, and cyber terrorism. To prevent cyber crimes, people should use antivirus software, firewalls, maintain backups, and be careful about sharing personal information online. Cyber security aims to establish rules and measures to protect against attacks over the internet.

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Cyber Crime and Security: If We Can Defeat Them Sitting at Home Who Needs To Fight With Tanks and Guns!!!!

Cyber crime is illegal activity committed using computers and the internet. It can involve using computers as tools to commit crimes like hacking or as targets of crimes like viruses. Common types of cyber crimes include hacking, denial of service attacks, virus dissemination, software piracy, and cyber terrorism. To prevent cyber crimes, people should use antivirus software, firewalls, maintain backups, and be careful about sharing personal information online. Cyber security aims to establish rules and measures to protect against attacks over the internet.

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CYBER CRIME AND SECURITY

If we can defeat them sitting at


home……who needs to fight with tanks
and guns!!!!

Presented By

Lipsita Behera.
B.Sc IST, 3rd Year.
Roll-11DIS110.
RAVENSHAW UNIVERSITY.
CONTENTS

 Introduction.
 Definition.
 History.
 Cyber threat evolution.
 Categories of cyber crime.
 Types of cyber crime.
 Prevention.
 Security.
 Conclusion.
INTRODUCTION

The internet in India is growing rapidly. It has given


rise to new opportunities in every field we can think of
be it entertainment, business, sports or education.

There’re two sides to a coin. Internet also has it’s


own disadvantages is Cyber crime- illegal activity
committed on the internet.
DEFINING CYBER CRIME

 Crime committed using a computer and the


internet to steal data or information.
 Illegal imports.
 Malicious programs.
Cyber crime

is nothing but where


the computer used as an object
or subject of crime..
HISTORY

• The first recorded cyber crime took place


in the year 1820.
CYBER THREAT EVOLUTION
CATEGORIZATION OF CYBER CRIME

• The Computer as a Target

• The computer as a weapon


TYPES OF CYBER CRIME

• Hacking
• Denial of service attack
• Virus Dissemination
• Computer Vandalism
• Cyber Terrorism
• Software Piracy
HACKING

• Hacking in simple terms means an illegal


intrusion into a computer system and/or
network.
DENIAL OF SERVICE ATTACK

• Act by the criminal, who floods the


bandwidth of the victims network.
• Is his e-mail box with spam mail depriving
him of the services.
VIRUS DISSEMINATION

• Malicious software that attaches itself to


other software. (virus, worms, Trojan
Horse, web jacking, e-mail bombing etc.)
COMPUTER VANDALISM

• Damaging or destroying data rather than


stealing.
• Transmitting virus
CYBER TERRORISM

• Use of Internet based attacks in terrorist activities.


• Technology savvy terrorists are using 512-bit
encryption, which is impossible to decrypt.
SOFTWARE PIRACY

• Theft of software through the illegal copying of


genuine programs.
• Distribution of products intended to pass for the
original.
TYPES OF CYBER ATTACK BY PERCENTAGE

• Financial fraud: 11%


• Sabotage of data/networks: 17%
• Theft of proprietary information: 20%
• System penetration from the outside: 25%
• Denial of service: 27%
• Unauthorized access by insiders: 71%
• Employee abuse of internet privileges 79%
• Viruses 85%
SAFETY TIPS FOR CYBER CRIME

• Use antivirus software’s.


• Insert firewalls.
• Uninstall unnecessary software
• Maintain backup.
• Check security settings.
• Stay anonymous - choose a genderless screen
name.
• Never give your full name or address to strangers.
• Learn more about Internet privacy.
Security
CYBER SECURITY

• Internet security is a branch of computer security


specifically related to the Internet.
• It's objective is to establish rules and measure to
use against attacks over the Internet.
ADVANTAGES OF CYBER SECURITY

• Defend us from critical attacks.


• Browse the safe website.
• Internet security process all the incoming and
outgoing data on our computer.
CONCLUSION
Technology is destructive only in the hands of
people who do not realize that they are one
and the same process as the universe.

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