Cyber Terrosrism

Cyber-terrorism, it is illegal activities that use computer as a tool to steal individuals or organizations secret such as theft of confidential information of companies, money laundering, distortion of information, racketeering, decoding software, including sorties to the computer system as computer viruses, destruction and so on.

Danger of online world

There are various frauds on the online world. The followings are example if fraudulent incidents that happen such this rapid changing technology period.

1. Fraudulent sales: This fraud has been long time since the world has no internet. As the availability of the online trade, criminal take advantage of unseen face of each other during a trading. Forexample, buyers do not know where the seller is. So it's easier  to occur a deception between the parties. This incident regular happens especially with a product that has been interested such as iPhone.

2. Steal credit card number
     This is the most feared. In fact, it is not difficult to block out the number on the card from Hacker. The first step to dealing with a reliable web or shop online, has encryption system for paymen by observing the web address is https:// not just http:// 

3. A lure is available.
     This usually comes in the form of his term SMS, MMS or a phone call from an automated system. When we receive the call, then press the button or press the SMS, MMS without realization or not listen or read well before it becomes a subscription.The best way is not to accept a call from strange or do not open tSMS or MMS sent from unknown people. 

4. Invited to join a direct sales business.
     While direct sales is not a criminal. Sometimes an online form that will allow us to bother. Or lose money without knowing it. If we have to fill out information that sometime it involes with confedential information hence we might be be revealing our secrets information which may lead  malicious user to commit crimes. 

These are some of those frauds that we often see and her from the internet or TV or newspaper. We should be careful and always realize that crimes can happen any where and any time. 

Identity theft and scams.


Every time you open the email, visit unfamiliar websites or download anything on the Internet you are subjected to the risk of the activities. A virus or malware that may steal your private information. The followings are the general characteristics of fraud on the computer system.

Attacks Phishing
Phishing is a fake website or email. Often pretends to be from reliable organizations such as banks and the use disguise to steal personal information.

Operation Aurora attacks
Attacked through a vulnerability in the browser.

The stolen information to purchase online
Hackers can use Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) to pose as you. And financial transactions on your behalf. But you will be safe. If you follow the simple instructions from the bank.

Phone fraud
One way that criminals use today is to call you and claim to be contacted by a bank or government agency. And try to intimidate the victim offers tips for smooth transactions with the bank.

The incidents have been occurred a lot in such this rapid changing technology. Learn how to observe and how to protect ourselves from the deceptions.

Stay Safe When Using Free Email

We must admit that these days the daily life of the people has more to do with the Internet and computer systems. Using a mobile phone, searching information on the Internet, involving electronic mail to communicate between friends and relatives as well as deal between the government and private organizations. Most popular free email is such as Hotmail or G-mail. These free emails are easy getting risk of an attack because your personal information are stored in the server of the service provider. Your confidential information might be leaked to the public. When your email get hacked your life can be ruined and carried out a terrible effect. You can have even money stolen as an effect. So if you own and use any free email, here are some of the very minimum things you should do if you want to stop hackers.
  • Make your password complex, it must not be a name, birthday, ID number or information about someone or something around you. An complex of a strong password is something like "ny_up+K.
  • Update anti virus software and anti-malware software, there are various free anti virus programs on the internet. Use the program to scan for things that anti virus programs miss and update it automatically.
  • Be careful of your password and your important information, do not send it store online or offline. Especially through chat or email. If you need to send passwords to workers, family then call then of the phone. You should also avoid saving passwords on your hard drive as that too is really easy to access.
  • Make your security question tough, those security question like "what is your pet's name ? " Make them complex answers. If you ever get hacked you need this information to re-gain access to the account.
  • Back up everything, constantly back up your email to an external hard drive. If your information were deleted you can get it back up.
  • Don't click links in emails, do not ever click any such email you get because it might be a tourist trap. 
  • Use a phishing filter 
  • Research and read up, up to date with the latest in internet security.

    I hope this benefit to readers that may help you to stay away from hackers. Stay posted and interact with me so we can carry out a discussion.