CHAPTER 5 - DIGITAL SAFETY AND SECURITY

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Digital Security Risk
Any event or action that could cause a loss of or damage to a computer or mobile device hardware, software, data, information, or processing capability.

Computer Crime
Any illegal act involving the use of a computer or related devices.

Cyber Crime
An online or Internet-based illegal act.



Hacker  vs. Cracker
Internet And Network Attacks


Protecting Your Network !

Firewall
A hardware and/or software that protects a network’s resources from intrusion.

Have you ever see this ?

Unauthorized Access
The use of a network or computer without permission.

Unauthorized Use
Using a computer resource for unapproved activities.

BEWARE !! BOTH CAN BE COMMITTED BY INSIDERS AND OUTSIDERS !!

Prevent Unauthorized Access and Use
1. Disable file and printer sharing.
2. Acceptable use policy.
3. Maintain an audit trail  that records in a file both successful and unsuccessful access attempts.
User ID
Unix-like operating systems identify a user within the kernel by a value called a user identifier, often abbreviated to user ID or UID.
"Something You Know"

Possessed Object
Items that you must carry to gain access to a computer or computer facility.
"Something You Have"

Biometric Device
Authenticates a person’s identity by translating a personal characteristic into a digital code that is compared with a digital code in a computer.
"Something You Are"

Digital Forensics
The discovery, collection, and analysis of evidence found on computers and networks.

Software Theft
The unauthorized duplication and/or use of computer software.


Information Theft
The deliberate use of someone else's identity, usually as a method to gain a financial advantage or obtain credit and other benefits in the other person's name

Digital Signature
 An encrypted code that a person, website, or organization attaches to an electronic message to verify the identity of the sender.

Digital Certificate
A notice that guarantees a user or a website is legitimate.

Secure Site
Website that uses encryption techniques to secure its data. (https://...)

Hardware Theft
The act of stealing digital equipment

Hardware Vandalism
The act of defacing or destroying digital equipment


The Ultimate Safeguard

Backup
Duplicate of a file, program, or media that can be used if the original is lost, damaged, or destroyed.

Off-site backups
Stored in a location separate from the computer or mobile device site


Ethics And Society

Computer ethics
The moral guidelines that govern the use of computers, mobile devices, and information systems.

Code Of Conduct
A written guideline that helps determine whether a specification is ethical/unethical or allowed/not allowed.

Green computing
Involves reducing the electricity and environmental waste while using computers, mobile devices, and related technologies.

Information privacy
The right of individuals and companies to deny or restrict the collection and use of information about them.


Safeguard Your Information To Prevent :


1. Phishing
A scam in which a perpetrator sends an official looking email message that attempts to obtain your personal and/or financial information.

2. Spyware
A program placed on a computer or mobile device without the user’s knowledge that secretly collects information about the user and then communicates the information it collects to some outside source while the user is online.

3. Adware
A program that displays an online advertisement in a banner or pop-up window on webpages, email messages, or other Internet services

ThankYou ! ðŸŽˆ

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