Hacking or creating virus started as a hobby. But today, it has becomes a full fledged organized crime. It is like a terrorism where an unauthorized group of people with vested interests creates a harms to the networks and computers of other people. They may enter a network and may steal data in an unauthorized way to sell it in the market and make money.
According to the many computer geeks, a virus that affect our computer system is generated by the companies who are there to market their anti-virus. This may be true for those unethical companies who want to make a fast buck and therefore find some unethical way to make money.
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Have you ever Google yourself and find something negative? It should worry you. Just a negative posting can cost you a job. That could be something you posted years ago, or posted by someone you know - or by even a perfect stranger.
With the popularity of social networking, many people are sharing their personal lives than ever before. No matter, you’re an avid internet user or not, your personal information is most likely online and could be paying someone else’s mortgage. Since, the social media has made our lives very transparent, the threats to your internet reputation grow by the day.
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As per their age, children often act impulsively. This lack of impulse control, if combined with online anonymity, could lead your children toward dangerous behaviors such as cyberbullying, illegal downloads, inappropriate video or photo uploads and cheating.
Most of the parents are in the dark when it comes to their children and the internet. There are many social networking sites that children use for communicating which makes it difficult for parents to keep track of their activities. If your children are using the internet at home, you should know how to protect them from inappropriate contact and content. Continue reading
Being online is really an interesting mentality. Though being behind a computer can make us feel self important, in a gang, rallying behind a cause, but no one knows that it can also be used for harassment and emotional distress.
With the growing popularity of the internet, it has become easier than ever for cyber stalkers to take their game online. Cyber stalking is the hidden threat of the internet. Many people think that crime safety and security is all a game of chance. But in present world of internet no one is at all safe.
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Scam, rips-offs, cons, stings, and outright theft, are present in every field today. The arena of Information Technology is not immune to that. Cyber crime is a crime done using a computer and the internet. It covers a wide range of illegal activities such as fraud, virus attacks, e-mail spams, identity theft, and fishing scams.
When it comes to making money online, the scams are like roadblocks in your path. Scams are generally companies or programs which promise you that you can make an enormous amount of money within a short period of time. There are many people out on the web who will fall for this sort of scams. The internet security isn’t enough unless you know how to avoid online scams. Continue reading
We all live in an interconnected world. The social media and social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and other tools provide the world much more information about each of us. In such an interconnected world, your personal information that you may consider private, in fact, may be public.
Social networking sites have become all the rage for most of the people; but the information you post on these sites could help the people those looking to hack your personal information or steal your identity. So, as an internet user, you need to think about what you post online. These people always use the information on users’ profiles to hack into other important sites that contain passwords for your credit cards, banking, etc. Continue reading
