1. Cyber crime and
security
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BY:- Parul Singla And Indra Mohan Khatri
2. Content
Introduction
History of cyber crime
Categories of cyber crime
Types of cyber crime
Advantage of cyber Security
Cyber law Of India
Conclusion
Bibiliography
3. Introducti
on
• Cybercrime is criminal activity
that either targets or uses a
computer, a computer network or
a networked device. Most
cybercrime is committed by
cybercriminals or hackers who
want to make money. However,
occasionally cybercrime aims to
damage computers or networks
for reasons other than profit.
4. History of cyber crime
1834 – A couple of robbers hack the
French Telegraph System and steal
information from the stock market,
essentially carrying out the first
cyberattack in the world.
1878 – Early Mobile Calls-The Bell
Telephone Company boots a group
of young boys off the telephone grid
in New York for repeatedly and
purposely misdirecting and
disconnecting customer calls two
years after Alexander Graham Bell
invented the machine.
1957– Joe Engressia, a blind, 7-year-
old boy with perfect pitch, hears a
high-pitched whistle on a phone line
and begins to whistle along to it at a
2600Hz speed, helping him
communicate with phone lines and
becoming the United States’ first
phone hacker.
Source : Wikip
5. Categori
es of
cyber
crime
There are three
major categories
that cybercrime
falls into:
Individual :-This is
similar to a real-life
instance of a
criminal illegally
possessing an
individual’s bank or
credit card details.
Property :-This
category of
cybercrime involves
one individual
distributing
malicious or illegal
information online.
Government :-This
is the least common
cybercrime, but is
the most serious
offense. A crime
against the
government is also
known as cyber
terrorism.
7. Ddos attack
A distributed denial-of-service
(DDoS) attack targets websites and
servers by disrupting network
services. A DDoS attack attempts to
exhaust an application’s resources.
The perpetrators behind these
attacks flood a site with errant
traffic, resulting in poor website
functionality or knocking it offline
altogether.
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8. Online
scams
• Phishing email scams
• The Nigerian scam
• Phishing Websites
• Bank loan or credit card scam
• Scam Call Centers
9. Advantage of cyber
Security
Protection against external threats
Protection against internal threats
Regulation compliance
Improved productivity
Cost savings and value
10. How to prevent cyber
crime?
Keep your
computer current
with the latest
patches and
updates
Make sure your
computer is
configured securely
Choose strong
passwords and
keep them safe
Protect your
computer with
security software
Monitor your bank
details and credit
card statements
regularly
Use public Wi-Fi
Hotspots carefully
11. Cyber
law Of
India
• Cyberlaw in India is not a
separate legal framework.
Its a combination of
Contract, Intellectual
property, Data protection,
and privacy laws. With the
Computer and internet
taking over every aspect of
our life, there was a need for
strong cyber law. Cyber
laws supervise the digital
circulation of information,
12. Case study
• One of the leading cybercrime
cases is the Bank NSP case is the
one where a management trainee
of the bank was engaged to be
married. The couple exchanged
many emails using the company
computers. After some time the
two broke up and the girl created
fraudulent email ids such as
13. Conclusion
• Cybercrime is indeed
getting the
recognition it
deserves. However, it
is not going to
restricted that easily.
In fact, it is highly
likely that cyber crime