online safety

online safety

1. fraud

   • tricking someone for personal gain or to damage them.

2. risks

   • viruses
   • cookies
     • a cookie is a small is a small file which stores information to your information. they can causes pop ups being generated or details like passwords which can be used by hackers.
   • spam
     • spam is all unwanted email such as chain letters
   • hackers
     • hackers are people who try to get acces to your computer without your permission in order to steal information.
   • phising
     • sending links to email which looks like a legit website but it is infact bogus.
   • spyware

3. spyware

   • is a computer program which is installed without permission. sometimes through viruses.

4. viruses

   • a program designed to cause other programs on a computer to malfunction or stop working.