AgainstCyberCrimes

Govt is taking important moves to fight against cyber crime in country. Home Minister Rajnath Singh has also expressed concern on cyber crime. State police has also took a good initiative and organised five days workshop for investigators at Dehradun Police HQ on 5th sep,2017.

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FACEBOOK FAKE PROFILE CASES Facebook.com is a very popular online community and social networking website. Facebook users can search for and interact with people who share the same hobbies and interests. They can create and join a wide variety of online communities. The profiles of Facebook members are publicly viewable. THE SCENARIOS · A fake profile of a woman is created on Facebook. The profile displays her correct name and contact information (such as address, residential phone number, cell phone number etc). Sometimes it even has her photograph. The problem is that the profile describes her as a prostitute or a woman of “loose character” who wants to have sexual relations with anyone. Other Facebook members see this profile and start calling her at all hours of the day asking for sexual favors. This leads to a lot of harassment for the victim and also defames her in society. · ...

Banking Tips: Safe Usage of ATM, Debit Card, Credit Card and Net Banking

An Unethical Hacker/Cracker/Cyber Criminal has many ways to gather a credit card number from an Victim. The most common one is known as phishing, Desktop Phishing, Tab Napping. Ex: – www.paypala.com Instead of www.paypal.com or onlinesbl.com instead of onlinesbi.com or lcalab.com instead of icalab.com [Always check URL before login in any Online Bank account]. HOW A CRIMINAL USES PHISHING METHOD In this technique, the hacker poses as an officer within an organization, let’s say Visa. The hacker sends to a group of email accounts an alert, instructing the receiver to follow determined set of instructions before his credit card is cancelled. If the user is not aware of this kind of fraud, he will insert his credit card number, his name and expiration date without knowing he is going to be a victim of an online crime. Another way for hacking credit card numbers is through a website. The hacker only needs to hack the systems of an online retailer, let’s say, Snap de...

India’s Perspective: Need of Ethical Hacker’s in India

The word hacker has always been associated with a negative meaning. In actual “hacker’' is someone who can build stuff and solve real-life problems. It’s essential to get highlighted with difference between a hacker and a cracke r ; a cracker is someone who is adept in security breaking whereas a hacker is someone expert in preventing such incidents. With the rapid spread out of cyber-crime it has become difficult for companies to protect their critical data and security systems from the external threats coming in from the web. These companies are unaware to cope with this crime or don’t have a cyber-incident response plan ready with them. Companies and start-up ventures in India are not exposed or rather vulnerable to cyber-attacks or crimes. They must be aware and need strong security measures to safeguard their business with safety plug-ins. ETHICAL HACKING An ethical hacking has becoming a valued skill in India.... For more click here.. ...

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