The internet has enhanced our lives in nearly every way - connecting us to the people and information we care about, keeping us entertained, help us find answers we need and enabling us to be more productive than ever. However, as more of the things we do daily depend on the internet, online crime has risen in turn. With the landing of the optic cable, we should brace ourselves to cyber crime. What is cyber crime anyway? Scenario: A fellow's 'genuine' security software, which he normally sees as a flashing notice that his computer is infected with a virus, provided a link to software that can be downloaded after payment. He instead got a virus rather than an anti-virus. Above scenario is an example of the ever increasing sophisticated and deceptive methods 'cyber crime' that are creeping into our online life. These 'attacks' include Malware and Phishing . Malware, is a software that a cyber criminal can use to steal your bank account inform...
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