SAFETY,SECURITY

AND ETHICS
0NLINE SAFETY AND SECURITY
Online Safety and Security
- The Internet is a powerful tool for
learning and communicating with people.
However, there are many danger that you must
watch out for.
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 1.EMAIL SPAM
-Also known as junk email, it is usually
unsolicited commercial email sent from one source with
identical message sent to multiple recipients.
Spammer
- is the term used to refer to a person who creates
electronic spam.
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 2. EMAIL SPOOFING
 -This refers to deceitful email practice
in which the sender address is changed, so
that it would appear to have come from a
different source usually someone you know.
Usually, the reply to address is the source of
the email, and when you unknowingly reply
to it you would be replying to the one who
spoofed you.
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 3. PHISHING
- This is deceitful practice of trying to get confidential
information such as passwords and usernames, and credit card
details by making it appear as if it comes from trustworthy source.

4. PHARMING
- This is dangerous hacker attack on a website which
directs all traffic to that web site to another fictitious
website.
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 5. spyware

- This is a computer program that is installed

covertly on a personal computer to collect information
or even take control over the computer without the
knowledge of the user. A spyware program would be
able to monitor and collect information about the user
and his internet habits and practices.
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 6. COMPUTER WORM
- This is dangerous computer program that
replicates itself through network. Some worms delete files,
other disrupt the network function and still, others send junk
mail from infected computer. Computer worm usually d
spreads by exploiting weakness in operating system, and
manufacturers of this software regularly send free updates to
clients to prevent the spread of the worms.
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 7. TROJAN HORSE
 - This is a form of malicious
software (malware) fronting to perform a
good task, but covertly performs undesirable
function with the intention of entering the
computer without the user’s consent.
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 8. COMPUTER VIRUS
-This is a program that duplicates itself and
then infects the computer. The virus can also be transferred
by the use of removable storage media such as a diskette ,
CF, lash drives , memory cards, and others computers if it is
received by a computer through the internet.
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 9. HACKER
 - This is a person who is able to
enter and control other people’s computer
without authorization. A hacker is able to
enter another’s computers, usually
vandalizes the victim’s website, steal
personal information, obtains intellectual
property and performs credit card fraud.