Plays a key role in ensuring safety by
adressing security issues
In the health sector
Financial Transactions
Helps in communication
Helps us remain
connected to the outside
world
Affects daily quality
of our lives
Internet has evolved
through the years
Considered the most significant
invention in the last 30 years
Many issues like child bullying
and account hacking still exists
Account Hacking
Fake emails claiming you
have "won cash"
User gives away important details
Called email Spoofing
Email
Spoofing
Phishing
signs
Spelling mistakes
Not personalised e.g
not addressing you
by your name
Sounding desperate for info
If they say things such as hi or dear
customer, they are not personalising
the email for you and so it may be fake
Trojan Horse
A virus that steals information from
your computer without you knowing
Computer misuse
Looking at other people's data
Trying to use their data or
share the data
If you alter the data
Why do they do this
Some do it for pure mischief, or for a challenge
To steal money
To steal or modify data
For political reason's, to expose
wrongdoing, or to get revenge on people
with opposing views
How do hackers do it?
Taking advantage of security weaknesses
in older computer software such as
Windows XP, which no longer receives
automatic anti-virus updates from
Microsoft
Taking advantage of
common/obvious common
usernames and passwords.
Tricking people into downloading malware onto
their computer, which in turn gives the hacker
access to view and modify your files.
What is malware?
It stands for 'malicious software'
It is a small program which enters a computer or
network through a downloaded file or vulnerability
in a network.
Malware could...
Gather personal or sensitive info
Types of malware
Hijacks some browser for example your default search
page, or diverts you to particular websites. Also called
Spyware
File infector: The virus infects a
particular file. It may completely or
partially overwrite a file.
Macro virus- Embedded in the template files
(for example, of Word or Excel). The virus
spreads
Signs of a malware
A new toolbar appears on your browser
Your home page has changed unexpectedly
You are on a genuine website and your
browser alerts you it has blocked a pop-up
window
You see adverts though you are offline
Your computer hard disk is overtirme
How to avoid malware
Avoid clicking on everything,
e.g. offers that seem too good
to be true
Don't visit illegal sites, such as
those that let you download
copyright material
Make sure your browser is
configured to always ask before
running files
Install up-to-date- antivirus software
Keep your browser software up -to-date
Logic Bombs
A logic bomb tells the computer to
execute a set of instructions at a certain
date and time or under certain specified
conditions.
Ransomware
Ransomware is software illegaly installed on a
computer so that the user of cannot access their files
until a ransom is paid
Virus
a virus is a type
of software
A computer virus replicates and
installs itself without your consent
a virus can be spread through
another computer through
email files
Key logging- When they can
see what you have typed and
then they can get your
username and password