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    Violation of Privacy in Computers and It'S Prevention: by I Archana

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    1) Several types of cybercrimes are discussed such as hacking, cyber stalking, identity theft, theft of copyrighted material, malicious software, child pornography, sales and investment fraud, denial of service attacks, transfer fraud, defamation, and assault by threat. 2) To protect against these cybercrimes, firewalls can be used. Firewalls exist as both software and hardware and help prevent unauthorized access to private networks and the spread of viruses between computers by filtering incoming and outgoing internet traffic based on security rules.

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    1) Several types of cybercrimes are discussed such as hacking, cyber stalking, identity theft, theft of copyrighted material, malicious software, child pornography, sales and investment fraud, denial of service attacks, transfer fraud, defamation, and assault by threat. 2) To protect against these cybercrimes, firewalls can be used. Firewalls exist as both software and hardware and help prevent unauthorized access to private networks and the spread of viruses between computers by filtering incoming and outgoing internet traffic based on security rules.

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    1) Several types of cybercrimes are discussed such as hacking, cyber stalking, identity theft, theft of copyrighted material, malicious software, child pornography, sales and investment fraud, denial of service attacks, transfer fraud, defamation, and assault by threat. 2) To protect against these cybercrimes, firewalls can be used. Firewalls exist as both software and hardware and help prevent unauthorized access to private networks and the spread of viruses between computers by filtering incoming and outgoing internet traffic based on security rules.

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    1) Several types of cybercrimes are discussed such as hacking, cyber stalking, identity theft, theft of copyrighted material, malicious software, child pornography, sales and investment fraud, denial of service attacks, transfer fraud, defamation, and assault by threat. 2) To protect against these cybercrimes, firewalls can be used. Firewalls exist as both software and hardware and help prevent unauthorized access to private networks and the spread of viruses between computers by filtering incoming and outgoing internet traffic based on security rules.

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    VIOLATION OF PRIVACY IN

    COMPUTERS AND IT’S


    PREVENTION
    BY I ARCHANA
    CYBER CRIMES

    • Hacking: Gaining knowledge about someone’s private and sensitive


    information by getting access to their computer system illegally is known as
    hacking. This is different from ethic hacking, which many organizations use
    to check their internet security protection. In hacking, a criminal uses a
    variety of software so as to enter a person’s computer and that person may
    not be aware of his computer being accessed from a remote location
    • Cyber Stalking: Cyber stalking is a kind of online harassment where the victim gets unwanted abusive
    online messages and emails. Typically, these stalkers know their victims and instead of resorting to
    offline stalking, they use the internet to stalk. If they notice that cyber stalking is not having the desired
    effect, they begin offline stalking along with yber stalking to make their victim's life miserable
    • Identity Theft: This has become a major problem with people using the internet for cash transactions
    and banking services. In this cyber crime, a criminal accesses data about a person’s bank account,
    credit card, social security card, debit card and other sensitive information to gain money or to buy
    things online in the victim’s name that can result in major financial loss for the victim and even spoil
    the victim’s credit history.
    • Theft: Theft occurs when a person downloads music, movies, games and software by
    violating copyright. There are even peer-sharing websites which encourage software
    piracy and many of these websites are now being targeted by the Federal Bureau of
    Investigation (FBI).
    • Malicious Software: These are internet-based software or programs known as pirated
    tware that are used to disrupt proper functioning of the network. The software is used
    computer system steal sensitive information or data that can cause damage to existing
    software .
    • Child Pornography: In this cyber crime, defaulters create, distribute or access
    materials that sexually exploit underage children. The criminals solicit minors via chat
    rooms for the purpose of child pornography. The FBI has been spending a lot of time
    monitoring chat rooms frequented by children with the hope of reducing and
    preventing child abuse and soliciting.
    • Sales and Investment Fraud: With the increase in e-commerce, the application of
    digital technology to fraudulent endeavours has become that much greater. The use of
    telephone for fraudulent sales pitches, deceptive charitable solicitations or bogus
    investment overtures is becoming increasingly common. There are some fraudulent
    sites that sell poor quality products at cheaper rates. They also promise the customers
    heavy discounts and freebies Electronic Funds.
    • Denial of Service (DoS) Attacks: A DoS attack is an attack by which legitimate users ofa
    computer are denied access or use of the resources of that computer. Generally, DoSattacks do not
    allow the attacker to modify or access information on the computer A DOSattack can be of the
    following types:.
    • Denial of Access to Information: Refers to an attack in which information sought by a legitimate
    user is either destroyed or changed to some encrypted form
    • Denial of Access to Applications: Refers to an attack that denies a user from accessing an
    application by making it either unusable or unavailable. This is usually done to prevent the user (or
    organization) from using applications to perform any task, .
    • Denial of Access to Systems: Refers to the unavailability of the system, including all the
    applications installed on the system or any data stored on the system.
    • Denial of Access to Communications: Refers to a common type of attack that can range from
    cutting wires and jamming radio communications to flooding networks with excessive traffic. An
    example of this type of attack is flooding a computer with junk mail
    • Transfer Fraud: A cyber crime occurs when there is a transfer offunds which may be intercepted
    and diverted. Valid credit card numbers can be hackedelectronically and then misused by a
    fraudulent person or organization
    • Defamation: It involves a cyber crime with the intent of lowering the dignity of someone by
    hacking into their email account and sending mails using vulgar language to an unknown person’s
    account.
    • Assault by Threat: It refers to threatening a person or his family members with disconsequences
    through the use of a computer network, or email, videos or phones
    HOW TO
    PROTECT US
    FROM
    CYBERCRIMES
    FIREWALL

    • Firewall is a software that protects the private network from unauthorized user access.
    The frewall filters the information coming from the internet to the network or a computer
    to protect the system. Firewall exists both as a software solution and as a hardware
    application. In the form of hardware firewall such as router, it protects the network, and
    in terms of software firewall, it helps in preventing the spread of virus from one
    computer to another. A firewall is a network security system, either hardware- or
    software-based, that controls incoming and outgoing network traffic based on a set of
    rules. Various examples of firewalls are CISCO firewall, NetGear firewall, Netscreen 25,
    etc.

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