| Safety
Measures to Prevent Cyber Crime |
| There
is no security system which provide 100% safety still there is the
need to take in to consideration the security aspects. |
| (I)
For Home PC Users |
| 1)
To Secure E-Mail Account: |
| a) Do
not open e-mail attachments from unknown sender . |
| b) Most
email sites provides "Filter facility" in the option folder
, set your email filters, so that the amount of unsolicited email
can be limited. |
| c) Use
strong passwords that have at least eight characters including numerals
and symbols other then alphabets. |
| d) Never
Use personal information(e.g. user name, birth date, month, standard
words login name etc.) as passwords. |
| e) Change
your passwords regularly (at minimum, every 90 days). |
| f) Create
a different password for each online E-mail account you use . |
| g) Do
not keep computers online when not in use. |
| 2)
To Secure System Data : |
| a) Take
regular back-up of important files. |
| b) Regularly
download security patches for your operating system software . |
| c) Use
anti-virus software and anti-spyware software to keep your computer
safe and secure. If u feel your machine is infected with viruses then
unplug the phone or cable line from your machine. And scan your entire
computer with anti-virus software. |
| Always
Choose the anti-virus software that recognizes current viruses, as
well as older ones & updates automatically. |
| Some
Anti-Virus Software can be obtained from: |
| http://www.mcafee.com |
| http://antivirus.about.com |
| www.symantec.com |
| Some
Anti-SPAM Software can be obtained from: |
| http://www.anti-spam-software.com/ |
| http://www.comodoantispam.com/ |
| www.download.com
|
| www.softbytelabs.com |
| www.solidoak.com
|
| (II)
For Children : |
| a) Do
not give information such as Name, Home address, School Name or Telephone
Number in a chat room. |
| b) Do
not send your photograph to anyone on the Net without first checking
with your parents. |
| c) Never
meet any unknown person without telling parents or guardians. |
| Parents
Must Do: |
| a) Keep
your computer in a central and Family Area of your home. |
| b) Use
the Internet with your children whenever possible ,teach them well. |
| c) Use
software that allows you to monitor your children's email and web
traffic. |
| d) Educate
Yourself & keep on updating your knowledge also. |
| e) Block
pornographic sites with software. |
| Here
are some sites which provide useful Tools and Software for parents
to block out the harmful pornographic material and to prevent their
kids from accessing such sites. |
| Child
exploitation and obscenity section(CEOS): http://www.usdoj.gov |
| http://www.surfwatch.com |
| http://www.swift-online.com/ |
| http://www.netnanny.com |
| http://cyberpatrol.com |
| http://www.wisechoice.net/ |
| (III))
For Women : |
| a) Never
give any personal information like telephone no, address etc while
chatting with unknown person. |
| b) Never
Upload your photo unnecessarily. |
| c) Use
Cyber café which you believe, don't misuse the monitoring software.
|
| (IV)
During Online Transaction: |
| a) Only
Trust a business or individual seller who give a physical address
and a working telephone number at which they can be contacted in case
of any problems. |
| b) Check
your credit card bill at least every month. |
| c) Never
reply to or click on links in email or pop-ups that ask for personal
information. |
d) If
you're asked for your personal information - your name, email or home
address, phone number, account numbers learn how it will be protected,
before you share it.
There are some indicators that show vendors have taken measures to
secure their sites such as a lock icon on the browser's status bar
or a website URL that begins "https:" (secure hyper text
protocol).
|
| e) If
you are directed to a website to update your information, verify that
the site is legitimate by calling the company directly, using contact
information from your account statements. Never send your personal
information via email because email is not a secure transmission method. |
| ( "Phishing":-
pop-up messages usually says that you need to "update" or
"validate" your account information. The message directs
you to a website that looks just like a legitimate organization's,
but isn't. To trick you into divulging your personal information so
the operators can steal your identity.) |
| f) Read
website privacy policies. It explain what personal information the
website collects, how the information is used, and whether it is provided
to third parties. If you don't see a privacy policy - or if you can't
understand it then do business elsewhere. |
| Chatting
Tips |
| a) Never
give your telephone number while chatting. |
| b) Never
give your credit card number or other password to any person on the
net. |
| c) Remember
that all other internet users are strangers. |
| d) Do
not use your real name or nickname as your screen name . |
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