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WoL Safety, , Cyber Safety ag, , , , e Cyber Crime e Computer ethics, , » Unethical practices e Netiquette of Internet, , Safety measures while using computer and Internet e Computer viruses and Mal, ore, , , , 5.1 INTRODUCTION ‘, , Being online exposes us to cyber criminals and others who commit i, harassment. Computer crime is defined as ‘criminal activity directly, , computers’. It could be done in order to :, , * steal money “ — steal data and infor, * steal someone’s identity * damage or disrur, * cause general havoc for fun se, , Computer crime or cyber crime can broadly be defined as, an information technology infrastructure, including illegal, illegal interception (by technical means of non-public trans, from or within a computer system), data interference (u, deterioration, alteration or suppression of computer data), with the functioning of a computer system by inputting, deteriorating, altering or suppressing computer data), mi, and electronic fraud., Effective cyber security reduces the risk of cyber-a e, technologies, processes and practices designed to protect network, technologies. sas, Cyber security is important because government, military,, medical organisations collect, process, and store huge amounts, other devices. A significant portion of that data can be sensitive, intellectual property, financial data, personal information, or oth, , unauthorised access or exposure could have negative consequences., , Theft Of Money, Commerce on the Internet is mainly transacted through debit/credi, thieves have been very active in obtaining stolen credit card details to purchi, services over the Internet. This type of crime runs to millions of rupees per yea, , Until recently credit card numbers used to be printed on supermarket receipts, may have noticed that many businesses only print part of the number now., , Theft Of Data, , Data/Information is, creating data again fr, , omputers-9 (79), , often the most valuable commodity any business has., ‘om scratch can increase the cost of any hardware or programs cc