What is it?
Cyber Bullying is bulling that happen over ICT( the internet, mobile phones)
Why does it happen?
Cyber bullying may happen because people are going through bad stages and they need someone to take their anger out on. This would then mean they could start arguments and start bullying people over the internet. Another reason why cyber bullying happens is because children may be bored or maybe they do it for entertainment.
Some things to do if you are being cyber bullied-
* Look for a anti bullying sign which looks like the picture below, When you press this you can get someone took of social networking sites so you dont get bullied.
* Speak to someone about it. Tell anyone you trust like your parents or even one of your teachers.
*Just dont reply to the messages you are getting because if you respond then the bully knows they are getting you upset. This would then mean they would do it more.
* If you do reply to the message send them a polite message asking them to stop other wise you will block them, DO NOT send a nasty message back because then your just as bad as them.
* Save the messages you recieve to your laptop/computer so then you will allways have evidence that the bully has sent the nasty messages.
Spam-
What is it?
Spam is flooding the Internet with many copies of the same message.
Why does this happen?
it is an attempt to force a message on people who would not otherwise choose to receive it.
Some things to do if your are recieving lots of Spam-
*Do not have a simple email adress. Try and make it unique to other people so it can't be picked up by any spammers.
*When filling out a quiz on the internet allways keep your eye out for any ticked boxes. Allways see what they say properly before you tick them yourself.
*Set up a throw away section on your email, sow when you recieve spam it gets deleted straight away.
Phising-
What is it?
Phising is a way of attempting to acquire information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details
Why does this happen?
It happens because people want to steal other peoples information to gain things. People hack things like bank accounts because that means they can take however much money they want out of your accoutn and get away with it without being in alot of trouble.
Some things to do to help protect your data-* Back up your files often so if you do get hacked you still have all your other files you need if they take them or they get deleted.
*Try and get a password on everything you can becaus then only you know that password so if there is a password protecting your data thereis less chance of your data being taken.
*Dont anwer to personal questions online and deffinatley dont give out your personal information to people you have met on social networking sites like facebook.
Denial of service attacks,(DOS attacks)-
What is it?
DOS attacks are an attempt to make a computer or network resource unavailable to its intended users.
Why does this happen?
Hackers create these attacks to make big companies( banks and shops) unavailable over the internet. It acts like a virus to crash the internet connection. It brings the network down completley. However the attacks only make the system crash for an hour or so.
Somethings to do if you want to protect your company-
*Install and maintain anti-virus software. This would not 100% stop you from getting attacked but it would prevent this happening.
*Install a firewall, and configure it to restrict traffic coming into and leaving your computer.
*Follow good security practices for distributing your email address, applying email filters may help you manage unwanted traffic.
How do you know if an attack is happening-
*unusually slow network performance (opening files or accessing websites)*unavailability of a particular website
*inability to access any website
*dramatic increase in the amount of spam you receive in your account
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