Download Internet – Ethics and Safeguard

Internet – Ethics and Safeguard
Topics you understand
 Understand how to protect yourself on the web.
 Learn about the role of parents and teachers in
protecting children from digital world.
Internet
Internet, also called Net, is one of the
largest networks that links millions or
trillions of computers all over the
world. You can access this network
via communication devices and media
such as modems, cables, telephone
lines, and satellites. Through the
Internet, you have the access to
information from all around the
globe. The Internet enables you to
read the latest news, do research,
shop, communicate, listen to music,
play games, and access a wide variety
of information.
Protecting Yourself from Potential
Threats on Web
You can protect yourself from a potential threat by
understanding and preventing a number of security and
privacy problems while using Internet. It is important
when you want to send personal information like your
bank account or credit card number over the Internet. If
you do not take measures to protect yourself from
potential threats in the cyber world, you and your
computer could become the target of cybercrime.
Cybercrimes are those instances when a person illegally
accesses your computer for malicious reasons.