Название: Cybercrime and Preventive Measures: A Quick Guide to Get Yourself Secured and Protected from Digital Threats, Social Media Risks, and Cyber Criminals
Автор: Priyanka Tomar, Sanjay Gautam
Издательство: BPB Publications
Год: 2021
Страниц: 129
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf, epub
Размер: 10.2 MB

Cyber crime stories and tricks used by cyber criminals to trap people and preventive tips to avoid cyber crimes.

The book 'Cybercrime and Preventive Measures' provides a strong and precise introduction to the world of cybercrime and the need of cyber awareness for everyone. It begins with email-related popular cyber crimes such as phishing, spamming, spoofing, email bombing, etc. It talks about the methodologies adopted by cyber criminals to trap people along with some real-case studies (names of victims changed) and preventive measures to be taken to safeguard against email-related cyber crime.

This book exposes you to a variety of financial frauds committed by cyber criminals and the modus of operandi they adopt while committing cyber crimes along with numerous case studies. The book keeps you informed about what preventive and safety measures can be exercised so that you can protect yourself, your family, and even your workplace.

This book also assists young teenagers and school students about the methods adopted by hackers and how to remain safe while using social media applications and Internet shopping sites. This book talks about the risks involved and preventive measures that need to be taken while using mobile apps.

Cyber crime is rising day by day, which includeonline scams, shopping frauds, matrimonial scams, identity theft, data breaches, and so on. This book provides an easy understanding ofthe daily occurring cyber-crimes and the preventive measures to safeguard everyone, even thepeople who do not have a technical background. Even for our day-to-day activities, such as buying groceries, or books or clothes or payingthe bills, or even for gaming, we are using the digital devices and the internet. These activities do not require a person to be technologically sound, therefore the cyber criminals have a huge advantage inhacking or attacking for their vested interests. I am sharing my own experience and learning in this book. The real life examples have been taken from real incidences (names are changed) to provide a clean andclear insight into the cyber crime and the modus operandi adopted by the cyber criminals. Let’s create a culture of cyber hygiene!

What you will learn:

- Get familiar with the top rated cyber crime incidents in India.
- Understand the different types of cyber crimes and the modus of operandi adopted by the cyber criminals.
- Learn to identify and manage cybersecurity threats and protect yourself from cyber vulnerabilities.

Key features:

- Real-case studies and true events on cyber crime incidents.
- Learn how to protect yourself from cyber threats and assist police for crime investigation.
- Coverage on financial frauds, social media crimes, mobile payment frauds, and a lot more.