Chapter 5

DIGITAL SAFETY AND SECURITY

Digital Security Risks

·         A digital security risk is any event or action that could cause a loss of or damage to a computer or mobile device hardware, software, data, information, or processing capability

·         Any illegal act involving the use of a computer or related devices generally is referred to as a computer crime; a cybercrime is an online or Internet-based illegal act.

·         Hacker will break the computer system with ethics to test the weakness of the system. But not damage the system or destroy data.

·         Cracker are deliberately breaks the system to bring damage and sabotage elements unethical, aggressive and dangerous.

Backing Up – The Ultimate Safeguard

·         A backup is a duplicate of a file, program, or media that can be used if the original is lost, damaged, or destroyed. To back up a file means to make a copy of it. Off-site backups are stored in a location separate from the computer or mobile device site.

Ethics and Society

·         Computer ethics are the moral guidelines that govern the use of computers, mobile devices, and information systems. Information accuracy is a concern, not all information on the web is correct.

·         Intellectual property refers to unique and original works such as ideas, inventions, art, writings, processes, company and product names, and logos.

·         Intellectual property rights are the rights to which creators are entitled to their work

·         A copyright protects any tangible form of expression.

·         Digital rights management (DRM) is a strategy designed to prevent illegal distribution of movies, music, and other digital content.

Information Privacy

·         Information privacy refers to the right of individuals and companies to deny or restrict the collection and use of information about them. Huge databases store data online. It is important to safeguard our information.

·         Content filtering is the process of restricting access to certain material on the Web. Many businesses use content filtering, web filtering software restricts access to specified websites