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Personal Data, Hacking is the unauthorized access to networks or personal…
Personal Data
Risks:
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- Pharming: Pharming is a technique that criminals use to gain personal information as well as payment details from users by faking trusted websites.
Prevention:
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- Encryption: Sensitive personal data can use encryption, which uses a key to scramble the data in to a coded form and it can be readable only when its decoded using a decoder.
3.Using passwords, PINS and biometrics: These are used for online transactions to authorize a user.
- CAPTCHA: Using CAPTCHA tests to make sure that the data is entered by a human and not by an automatic software program known as bit or web robot.
Hacking is the unauthorized access to networks or personal computers by users without the owner's permission. It can be gaining access to networks directly or indirectly by creating softwares that need the users to input login details to gain access to networks. Hackers can use devices like Botnets. They also may deliberately delete personal data and change them.
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Malware is a software that either steals data or damages and destroys computer systems. Examples of common malware include viruses, worms, Trojan viruses, spyware and ransomware.
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Ransomware is a type of malware prevents the user from accessing data by encrypting the files and a ransom is demanded for decryption.
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Phishing is a criminal activity through which criminals send user's emails or websites and tricking the user by giving their personal information to get money or goods. The criminals act/appear to be from real organization. The types of phishing are: Spear phishing: This is when messages are highly customized or personalized, and these targets a smaller number of particular users.Smishing: This is when phishing messages are sent using SMS or instant message apps to make users open a fake website by using their username and password in a mobile browser and revealing their personal data to criminals.
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