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Cyber wellness by jermaine heng
Computer Crimes
Computer crimes are illegal acts involving the use of computers
Phishing
Phishing is to steal sensitive information such as login or credit card details through the use of emails and websites that appear to be form trustworthy sources
Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying takes place when a person harasses others on the internet usually on social media
Online scams
An online scam occurs when scammers deceive victims into giving away personal information or money through seemingly attractive online deals on websites or via other forms of communication platforms, such as emails.
Cyberattacks
A unauthorized attack on computer systems or websites is a type of computer crime
Malware
Virus and Worm
A virus is a computer program that attaches itself itself to a regular program and modifies it
A worm is able to duplicate itself and spread to other computers in a network without first attaching itself to a program
Trojans
a Trojan or Trojan horse, is a software that appears harmless but contains malicious content
Spyware
A Spyware is software that monitors a user's actions or computer and transmits that information to others without his or her knowledge
Ransomware
A ransomware locks files on a computer system preventing users from accessing them
Users are usually told that they can only recover the files if a ransom is paid by a given deadline
Security Measures
We can prevent computer crimes and malware by restricting access to computers., installing anti-virus and anti-spyware software and learning to identify phishing attempts