Threats when on the Internet

Threats when on the Internet

1. Computer Crimes

   • Steal money
   • Steal data/personal information
   • Cause havoc for fun
   • Illegally copying music and other paid files for free

2. Viruses

   • Software programme designed to copy itself over and over
   • The first one was made in the 1980's
   • Ways of spreading
     • Email attachments
     • downloading files from a webpage
   • Ways of getting rid of them
     • Installing anti-virus software
       • McAfee
       • Norton
       • Sophos
   • Coding
   • Attacks files on computer

3. Cookies

   • Text file
   • Conatins two pieces of information - a unique ID and a site name
   • Not often a threat
   • Only a threat when using a shared computer

4. How to protect from threats

   • Purchase anti-vitus and firewall protection
   • Don't give out any personal details
   • Don't use the same password for all websites
   • Change your password every couple of months
   • Use a strong password consisting of 7 or more characters, which includes numbers, UPPER and lower case letters and symbols
   • If on a shared computer, log out of all accounts after use.