Important Cyber Security terms

Cyber Crimes

Cyber crime may be defined as any illegal act that involves a computer, computer system or computer network. It is any illegal act for which knowledge of computer technology is essential to execute, investigate, or implement.

 

The DOS and DONTS of network security
❖ Pay close attention to website URLs. Pay attention to the URLs of websites you visit.
❖ Keep operating system, browser, anti-virus and other critical software up to date.
Security updates and patches are available for free from major companies.
❖ Turn off the option to automatically download attachments from your emails
❖ Save and scan any attachments before opening them. If you have to open an attachment
before you can verify the source, take the following steps:
✧ Be sure your anti-virus software is up to date.
✧ Save the file to your computer or a disk.
✧ Run an anti-virus scan using your computer’s software.

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