//How to deal with increasing cyber crime?//

Cyber crime is any illegal or unethical activity through internet or using computer as a tool. Basically it's stealing one's data.

¤ It's creating, selling broken,untested software which is no less than committing a crime.

// Every account you create, Every transaction you make, Every email you communicate Hackers are watching you! //

Financial fraud, identity theft are the most common type of cyber crimes but there are other types like hacking, D.O.S(denial of service), Cyber terrorism, Cyber extortion, Cyber warfare, Phishing, False flagging

Here are some recent examples of cyber crime:

~ This massive hack of Yahoo's email system gets an honorable mention because it actually happened way back in 2013 — but the severity of it, with all 3 billion Yahoo email addresses affected, only became clear in October 2017

~Petya was just another piece of ransomware when it started circulating via phishing spam in 2016; its main claim to fame was that it encrypted the master boot record of infected machines, making it devilishly difficult for users to get access to their files.

~WannaCry was a ransomware attack that spread rapidly in May of 2017. Like all ransomware, it took over infected computers and encrypted the contents of their hard drives, then demanded a payment in Bitcoin in order to decrypt them. The malware took particular root in computers at facilities run by the United Kingdom's NHS.

Most of us are of the opinion cyber crime is only hacking your financial data, but no! It is lot more than that

Historically, these crimes were committed by lone wolves. Nowadays, however, cybercrime is a booming industry comprised of criminal enterprises, organized hacker syndicates, hacktivists, and nation-state actors.

Cyber crime prevention is not a one-size-fits-all approach. Organizations of different sizes have different needs, threats, risk tolerances, vulnerabilities, and capabilities.

|| Here are some ways to prevent them ||

1. Have full service internet security

2. Have strong passwords

3. Keep your software updated

4. Detect malwares, traujans

5. Avoid revealing your personal information on social media

6. Develop, implement, and enforce security policies

7. Implement email security solutions and phishing simulations

8.Regularly assess and test your systems

9.Implement digital & physical security methods

10. Last but not the least try to spread awareness among people and impose strict laws and punishments against this crime

It's a fact to be accepted that we can't completely prevent this crime but we have to take precautions to protect ourselves against it.

Comments

The Art of Giving.

From as far back as I can remember, the value of giving has been a part of my life. My father and grandfather shaped my understanding of what it means to live with purpose and how that purpose stems from the art of giving. They didn’t explain it in complicated words, nor did they ever frame it as a duty. Instead, through their own lives and their choices, they taught me something profound: what you have; whether it is time, kindness, wisdom, or love , It finds its true meaning only when you share it with others. For them, giving was not about wealth or possessions. It was about presence, care, and generosity . I grew up watching them extend themselves for people, sometimes in small ways and sometimes in life changing ways . And slowly, almost unconsciously, this way of living became a part of me. As I grew older, however, I noticed something unsettling. In today’s world, the act of giving is often misunderstood. People who extend themselves for others are sometimes labeled as p...

The Child in Us 💗

Every time someone asked me what kind of person I would want to share my life with or asked me what I love the most about my friends, I always said that I want someone who never lets the child in me die. H onestly, that’s what I treasure the most about people, with whom I can simply exist as I am, without being told to “act like an adult” or “behave a certain way” . I’ve realised how important it is to hold on to those childlike parts of ourselves, and to surround ourselves with people who don’t pressure us to let them go, because no matter how much we grow, earn, mature or become stable, there is a part of us that still needs healing . A part that wants freedom, laughter, and the ability to just be without thinking too much and that part is our inner child. I remember in school, my English teacher told me something that I didn’t understand then, but value a lot today. She said there is a difference between being childish and being childlike. While being childish implies being im...

Honestly, who are we to fight the Alchemy?

Since my childhood I have always wanted to achieve big things in life but have always messed them up despite giving my 100 percent. My whole life was filled with scenes which screamed “So close, yet so far” . I tried my hands on multiple things due to various reasons but one thing I knew was -My heart was the happiest while doing one thing - managing and leading people, but I wasn’t brave enough to take that path, nor was I aware of the options and hence explored multiple opportunities. I have been made fun of and called out as “fickle-minded” a lot of times but only I knew no matter what I did, I gave it my all - let it be preparing for GATE in my pre-final years or for GRE in my final year , but none of them were giving me the peace nor happiness I wanted and when I sat down and asked my heart what I actually wanted, what excited me, it knew , it always knew ; it has always been this- do something in Management and 2 years back right after my graduation I finally mad...

Keerthana Gunreddy

Search This Blog