The document discusses cyber crimes and cyber safety. It defines cyber crimes as illegal activities conducted online where computers are tools or targets. Common cyber crimes include identity theft, hacking, and viruses. The document then defines cyber safety as practices to protect personal information and computers from attacks. It provides the top four cyber safety actions of running antivirus software, preventing identity theft, using personal firewalls, and protecting passwords. The document concludes by discussing IT Act provisions related to legal validity of emails, e-commerce, digital signatures, and statutory remedies for computer intrusions.

1. By: Tanvi Jindal ,
Parwinder Kaur

2. Introduction
The internet in India is growing rapidly. It has given rise to new
opportunities in every field we can think of— be it entertainment,
business, sports or education.
There are two sides of a coin. Internet also has its own
disadvantages as well as advantages. One of the major
disadvantages is Cyber crime — illegal activity committed on the
internet and the advantage is Cyber Security.

3. Cyber Crimes
• It’s an unlawful act wherein the computer
is either a tool or a target or both.
• Cyber space is a virtual space that has
become as important as real space for
business, politics, and communities

4. What is cyber crime ?
• Using the Internet to commit a crime.
– Identity Theft
– Hacking
– Viruses
• Facilitation of traditional criminal activity
– Stalking
– Stealing information
– Child Pornography

6. Cyber-safety is a
common term used
to describe a set of
practices, measures
or actions you can
take to protect personal
information and your
computer from
attacks.
WHAT IS CYBER-SAFETY?

7. TOP FOUR CYBER-SAFETY ACTIONS
Faculty and staff should work with their technical support
coordinator before implementing these measures.
1. Run Anti-virus Software
2. Prevent Identity Theft
3. Turn on Personal Firewalls
4. Protect Passwords

8. RUN ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
 To avoid computer problems caused by viruses, install and run
an anti-virus program.
 Periodically, check to see if your anti-virus is up to date by
opening your anti-virus program and checking the
Last updated: date.
 Anti-virus software removes viruses and repairs infected files,
and can help to prevent future viruses.

9. PREVENT IDENTITY THEFT
Don't give out financial account numbers, Social
Security numbers, driver’s license numbers or other
personal identity information unless you know exactly
who's receiving it.
Protect other people’s information as you would your
own.
Never send personal or confidential information via
email or instant messages as these can be easily
intercepted.

10. TURN ON PERSONAL
FIREWALLS
 Check your computer's security settings for a built-in
personal firewall. If you have one, turn it on. Microsoft
Vista and Mac OSX have built-in firewalls
 Firewalls act as protective barriers between computers
and the internet.
 Hackers search the Internet by sending outcalls to
random computers and wait for responses. Firewalls
prevent your computer from responding to these calls.

11. PROTECT PASSWORDS
 Do not share your passwords, and always make new
passwords difficult to guess by avoiding dictionary words.
mixing letters, numbers and punctuation.
 Do not use one of these common passwords or any variation
of them.
 Change your passwords periodically.
 When choosing a password:
o Mix upper and lower case letters
o Use a minimum of 8 characters
o Use mnemonics to help you remember a difficult
password

12.  Avoid leaving your laptop unsupervised and in plain
view in the library or coffee house, or in your car, home.
 Set up a user account and password to prevent
unauthorized access to your computer files.
 Do not install unnecessary programs on your compute
r.
CYBER-SAFETY AT HOME

13.  Be sure to work with your technical support
coordinator before implementing new cyber-safety
measures.
 Talk with your technical support coordinator about
what cyber-safety measures are in place in your
department.
 Do not install unnecessary programs on your work
computer.
CYBER-SAFETY AT WORK

14. IT ACT PROVISIONS
• Email would now be a valid and legal form of
communication in our country that can be duly
produced and approved in a court of law.
• Companies shall now be able to carry out electronic
commerce using the legal infrastructure provided by
the Act.
• Digital signatures have been given legal validity and
sanction in the Act.

15. IT ACT PROVISIONS
• The Act now allows Government to issue
notification on the web thus indicating
e-governance
• statutory remedy in case if anyone breaks into
companies computer systems or network and
causes damages or copies data

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