Unethical practices on the internet include media piracy, ransomware attacks, identity theft, financial theft, and intellectual property theft. To stay safe online, users should use unique passwords, limit social media to personal use, avoid mentioning work details, be wary of links and downloads, and ensure devices have antivirus software. A digital footprint refers to a person's online activities and digital contributions that are recorded and can be retrieved, including both passive web browsing data and active information deliberately shared on social media.

1. CYBER ETHICS, CRIMES AND SAFETY

2. Topic:
1) Unethical practices on the
internet.
2) Safety mesures to be taken while
using the computer and the internet
3)Digital Footprint

4. Unethical practices on the internet.
• Media Piracy. Digital media piracy is a prominent unethical practice undertaken with computers.
Piracy is the illegal distribution of music, movies, books and other intellectual media.
Ransomware Attacks. Thieves like to use the anonymity of the internet to attack businesses. By
hacking into a company's main server, cyber attackers can hold a business hostage. Identity Theft.
Along with protecting a business against ransomware, businesses must protect consumer
information. Identity theft concerns consumers. Financial Theft. Some hackers don't steal the
information but instead hack systems to divert financial information input away from the
company to steal money. Intellectual Property Theft. Piracy isn't the only type of intellectual
property that is unethically distributed by computer use.

6. Safety mesures to be taken while using
the computer and the internet
• It is impossible and illegal to stop employees from using social networking sites 24/7 and even if it were legal
it wouldn’t be a good idea as it could easily alienate your employees. The best course of action is to educate
your employees about the best way to stay safe on social networks. Below is a list of the top 10 security
precautions an employee should keep in mind when using social networks.
• Never use the same passwords that you use at work on a social networking site.
• Limit usage of social networking sites to personal use only. Do not write about work issues. Always assume
everyone in the world will be able to see what you’re writing even if the site limits your post to your friends
exclusively. And remember that the internet never forgets, especially with things like screenshots.
• Try to avoid mentioning where you work; so that if you mention something you thought innocent (but that
might be valuable information for hackers) they will not know who to target.
• Be wary of what you’re posting, if you use your pet’s name as a password anywhere do not post about it on
your social networking sites naming it.
• Do not log on to your social network page from public computers where someone might have installed a key
logger and would later get access to your credentials. The same goes for unsecured WiFi networks.

7. • Do not automatically trust that posts are from who they claim they are; if
your workmate sends you a private message asking for some confidential information
first verify that he/she did really send you that message as their account might have
been compromised.
• Do not send confidential information through a social networking site even if someone
who has legitimate access to that information asks you to. See point number 2.
• Beware of what links you click and what software you download and install. Do not trust
links/software sent by your friends implicitly as they themselves might not be aware it
includes malware, or their account might have been compromised.
• Always be sceptical and wary. If someone asks to be friends on a social networking site
and the profile appears to match a work mate, check personally with that person before
accepting him as he could be an imposter. Also be sceptical of any offers or prizes you
might have been told you won, they might actually be phishing attacks. Read about how
fake LinkedIn recruiter profiles where used to phish job seekers.

8. • Ensure your computer is up to date and has good antivirus
protection; social networking sites are frequent targets of
malware attacks.
• Finally, as a sysadmin, you might want to get some help from
solutions such as GFI WebMonitor which can help monitor
and control web activity, and secure web browsing. It helps
create a happy balance of letting employees enjoy social media
without impacting network resources or productivity.
• If you have any more tips which are not mentioned above feel
free to share them by leaving a comment below.
• This post was originally published some time ago but has been
recently updated to reflect the ever-changing social
media landscape.

10. Digital Footprint
Digital footprint refers to one's unique set of
traceable digital activities, actions,
contributions and communications
manifested on the Internet or digital
devices. Digital footprints can be classified
as either passive or active. The former is
composed of a user's web-browsing activity
and information stored as cookies[text files
with small pieces of data — like a username
and password]. The latter is often released
deliberately by a user to share information
on websites or social media.

11. Sreevalli
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Niraj Public School