Transcript Computer Parts

Issues for Computer Users, Electronic
Devices, Computer and Safety
Objectives
 Summarize the dangers of sharing personal
information on the Internet.
 Explain how cookies and global unique
identifiers endanger privacy.
 Identify techniques that intruders use to
attack computer systems.
 Discuss different types of cybercrime.
 Summarize how computer crime costs
businesses money.
Objectives
 Describe ways criminals obtain passwords.
 Discuss ways to protect your computer from
being accessed by others.
 Explain the criteria of a strong password.
 Summarize ways to stay safe online.
 Cyber Bullying
 Computer Ethics You Tube Video
Key Terms
 Global Unique Identifier (GUID)
 Computer Crime
 Cybercrime
 Downtime
 Identity Theft
 Phishing
Key Terms
 Scanning
 Software Piracy
 Spoof
 Virus
 Worm
 Trojan Horse
Key Terms
 Time Bomb
 Computer Crime and Intellectual Property
Section (CCIPS)
 Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property
Project (CHIP)
 National Infrastructure Protection Center
(NIPC)
Introduction
Computers are tools and, like other tools,
they are controlled by the person using them.
People can use computers to learn, to
communicate, and to have fun. However, people
can also use computers to snoop into another
person’s private life or to commit crimes.
Privacy Online
Privacy in Cyberspace
Many consumers share personal information
about themselves, their habits, and their
finances. Sometime, however, such information
is gathered without a person’s knowledge or
approval.
Privacy Online
Privacy in Cyberspace
New Technology and Your Privacy
Cookies is a small file that is saved to your hard
drive when you visit some Web sites. Cookies
gives Web sites a way of storing information about
you in return.
Global Unique Identifiers is a unique identification
number that is generated by a piece of hardware or
by a program.
Used to set the level of
your Internet Security
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Cybercrime Techniques
Many cybercrimes are based on the ability of
people to tap illegally into computer networks.
They may create a virus, worm, or Trojan
Horse program to infiltrate computers and
damage or delete data. Viruses are
destructive computer programs that can
move from one operating system to another.
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Cybercrime Techniques
Scanning - intruders develop programs that try
many different passwords until one works.
However, networks can be blocked from scanners
by limiting the number of failed attempts to log
onto the system. After three password failures, for
instance, the network can refuse access.
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Spoofing – intruders use a false Internet Protocol
(IP) or e-mail address to gain access. Intruders
assume the IP address of a trusted source to enter a
secure network and distribute e-mails contain
Viruses.
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Phishing – criminals use an official-looking e-mail
to lure victims into giving personal data such as
user name, passwords, bank account numbers,
or credit card details.
Time Bombs – are malicious programs is activated
by an event or set of circumstances.
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Types of Cybercrime
Fraud – When someone steals your personal
information, he or she can impersonate you and
make credit card purchases in your name or access
your bank accounts. This is called Identity theft.
Software piracy – is the illegal copying of computer
programs. Software piracy affects software publishers.
They lose money when people use illegal copies of
programs to avoid paying for legitimate copies
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Types of Cybercrime
Cyber-bullying – is the use of the Internet and
related technologies to harm or harass other people,
in a deliberate, repeated, and hostile manner. As it has
become more common in society, particularly among
young people, legislation and awareness campaigns
have arisen to combat it.
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The High Cost of Computer Crimes
The Internet has opened the door to new
kinds of crime and new ways of carrying out
traditional crimes. Cyber Crimes involves
using the Internet. Computer crime is any
act that violates state or federal laws and
involves using a computer. Computer crime
causes businesses to lose money in the
following ways.
The High Cost of Computer Crimes
Downtime – workers cannot work because a
network is temporarily not available. A
company can lose business if customers are
affected by downtime.
Fighting Cybercrimes
There are several government organizations that
assist in fighting Cybercrimes.
Computer Crime and Intellectual Property section
(CCIPS) – The Department of Justice created a
special group to advise and train federal
prosecutors and local law enforcement on
Cybercrime.
Fighting Cybercrimes
Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property
section (CHIP) – law enforcement officials and
prosecutors work together to pursue cybercrime.
National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC) –
ensures that the nation’s computer system could
continue to operate in the case of an attack.
Avoiding Cybercrime
Password Theft
Many computer crimes start when an unauthorized
user hacks, or gains unauthorized entry, into a
computer network. This often happens when the
intruder learns the password to access the victim’s
computer and the network. Following are ways
such criminals learn passwords. Packet sniffers –
method of finding another’s passwords and card
numbers.
Protecting Your Personal Data
Using Strong Password – Whenever you create a
password, don’t use things like family names, four
letter nicknames, or birth dates. You should use a
combination of at least six to ten Upper - and
lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols (*, #, $,
%, or &).
Protecting Your Personal Data
Avoid Site Registration – do not fill out a
registration form unless the site clearly says that
the data will not be shared with other people
without your approval.
Cyber Etiquette for Students
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