Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Cyber Crime: Be AWARE, Be CAUTIOUS



Cyber Crime also known as Net Crime

N- Nation’s security is threatened
E- Exploitation of internet
T- Trojan attack            
C- Crime committed using the internet :Cyber bullyingCyber stalking 
R- Random individuals looking to take advantage
I-  Introducing harmful programs into someone's computer
M- Malicious software
E- Economic espionage
S- Steal a person’s identity or illegal imports 


Safety tips to Cyber Crimes
Ø Use antivirus software
Ø Insert firewalls
Ø Uninstall unnecessary software
Ø Maintain backup
Ø Check security settings
Ø Stay anonymous- choose a gender less screen name
Ø Never give your full name or address to strangers



REFLECTION:
We are now in a digital economy, and we all know that in this society, information is one of the commodity. Most of the young people today were so eager to find information about someone or something and for us to have the answers we tend to use or seek help from our gadgets or computers. It so happened that some of us doesn't use it in its proper way. Improper used to it can cause a very sophisticated crime just like the CYBER CRIMES.

As an education student, who is also fun of searching the net and also attended a seminar about cyber crimes, I think I should start within myself. Being a good example who obeys every protocol is the first step to save us from danger. Attending the seminar about cyber crime give me such an insight about all the possibilities that may happen if I will not be careful of what am I doing. With all the information that I learned through the seminar, I can now share it with other students. The second step will be sharing some of the instances that they might encounter on the net will be great enough to prevent cyber crimes. Conducting a seminar like what I’m attended is very helpful strategy of giving or informing individuals about a specific topic. For the third step I will encourage every student to participate in different kinds of seminars especially those seminars who focuses about our safety in crimes. Lastly, I can advice my fellow students to be aware and be cautious enough of what we do in front of our computers. Bear in mind what Desiderius Erasmus says “PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE”.