CYBER SECURITYJumanne Rajabu Mtambalike

Bsc.Computer science and electronics,Dayanandasagar CollegeBangalore University,India

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Abstract— Cyber crime is emerging as serious threat. To the world of computer technology, governments, police and intelligence units are acting toward the issue closely. Different strategies are put into action. The effort is done to educate people and to expose them to the idea that it is not safe anymore to navigate in the cyber world without security. This report is based on different research done by people and Organization about cyber security.

Keywords— cyber-security, cyber-crime, Phishing and Hacking.

I. INTRODUCTION

Cyber Security, techniques developed to safeguard information and information systems stored on computers. Potential threats include the destruction of computer hardware and software and the loss, modification, theft, unauthorized use, observation, or disclosure of computer data.

II. TYPES OF CYBERCRIME

The need of cyber security is due to the increase of cyber crimes or online crimes. In recent years several new method and ways of practicing these crimes has been established including:

A. Phishing.

It is among the internet fraud involving getting financial information illegally online spam e-mail pretending to be from bank or any institution concerning with the user of the account asking him to send account number or password for verification while the original aim is to use the privacy of the user for illegal activities.

B. Hacking.

Hacking is the crime involves invading systems and gaining unauthorized access to the data stored in them. A hacker refers to someone who secretively invades other’s computers, inspecting or tampering with the programs or data stored on them.

C. Vishing.

Vishing is the criminal practice of using social engineering Voice over IP (VoIP) to gain access to private personal, information from the public for the purpose of financial reward. The term is the combination of Voice and Phishing.

D. Cyber stalking.

The term refers to the act of online stalking which involve online harassment and abuse. It involves vandalizing property, threatening behaviours and message or objects which disturb the user of the Internet or cyber technologies.

III. GLOBAL ATTACK TREND.

Cyber security is a collective concern that is comprehensive in scope—the Internet has no National boundaries. Whereas security is typically regulated at the government level, cyber security is at once national, international and private concerned.

A. Asia.

The entire Asian continent is in the blink of cyber wars for example hostile cyber actions have taken place in the past between India and Pakistan, Azerbaijan and Armenia, and Japan and the People’s Republic of China. This indicates the need and essentialness of cyber security around the word.With every new application, newer vulnerabilities crop up, posing immense challenges to those who are mandated to protect the IT assets.

B. America

America and Canada especially North America are the most affected areas with cyber crimes due to the huge number of computer literate people. In recent days teenagers are extremely exposed into cybercrimes making add for the law enforcers to enforce the law.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECURITY TECHNIQUES.

NO. Information security management system.

Country ISO 9000 27001

1 WORLD 951486

77326

2 CHINA 210773 146

3 ITALY 115309 148

4 JAPAN 731766 276

5 SPAIN 5112 93

6 INDIA 46091 947 USA 36192

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Due to the concern of cyber security United States try to allied with the Asian countries for example India try to counteract the problem of Cyber security.

C. Europe

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D. Africa.

In Africa the situation is not very bad because few people are exposed to the vulnerability due to limited number of resources and networking facilities. Although in countries like Nigeria were they are famous for online spam mails to the online computer users are still not under control and their number increase day after day. Some effort has been done to counteract the situation by law enforcers but still not enough.

Fig 1 Global Attack Trend.

Fig. 1 shows the intensity of the situation according to different locations and areas on the earth surface .The situation is bad and critical in areas were a lot of people are computer literate and exposed to the networking word. Although the effort has been done the unified effort is must.

The RED colour is for areas between (0.32-94.92)% The YELLOW colour for areas between (0.03-0.24)% The BLUE colour for areas between (0.01-0.02)%

E. Australia.

In Australia some countries around the area the effect has been seen also in recent days were the number of junk mails and online hackers has been increase tremendously.

IV. TERMINOLOGIES.

A. Malicious Codes.

Fig. 2 System Administrators in action protecting the server security.

Fig 4 Percentage of cyber incidents 2008

Fig 3 Percentage of cyber incidents 2009

B. Scam.

All the activities involving tricking people online by making them to believe in something and sending money or valuable item is considered to be scam. Scam is totally illegal and serious punishment is applied to the offender.

C. Intrusion.

An illegal entry via online into someone server or PC often by force and penetrating through the system security without the permission of the user is considered to be Intrusion and it is a cyber crime.

D. Cyber-terrorismTerrorism involving the use of computer especially in

military operation is considered to be cyber terrorism in recent days there has been pressure between countries complaining one country has tried to obtain their military secret operation using illegal computer activities.

V. OVERCOMING CYBERCRIMES.

Overcoming the cyber crimes is the main aim of cyber security in order to do that several aspects of has to be considered including.

1) Security policy and legal framework: The security policy must be kept tight to prevent law breakers from committing cyber crimes. The legal framework especially must analyse the system to create more opportunities for law enforcers to prevent cyber criminals to commit their crimes.

2) Law enforcement: The laws established to guide the right of privacy and ownership of product should be practiced by every government and privacy agency and should be enforced by law so that to protect the rights of properties online.

3) Research and development: Worldwide research on cyber security should be implemented so as to face the new threat in the cyber world. The new ways of protection and encryption should be developed to overcome the tactics of experienced and more powerful hackers.

4) International Collaboration: International cooperation is the most important thing if the war has to be won sharing the ideas and opinions on how to overcome the problem of cyber-crimes by establishing worldwide organisations to deal with the situation.

VI. CONCLUSIONS

Cyber security is essentially about managing future risk and responding to current and past incidents and attacks. This report has offered a highly standardized and clear model for processing risk-management information about critical information infrastructures, one that can be applied at both the international and national levels. The urgent task ahead is to identify the key information flows that are required for cyber security and to establish linkages among the various organizational entities that can best collect and use this information.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

It has been a tremendous achievement to accomplish this report. I would like to thank the administration for what I have achieved, the department of Computer science in Dayanandasagar College and my class teacher Prathima.Also I would like to recognize the sources such as Microsoft Encarta for the support.

REFERENCES

[1] Microsoft student Encarta 2009 edition[2] www.verisign.com[3] Dr.B.Muthukumaran “CYBER CRIME SCENARIO IN INDIA”

[4] www.wikipedia.com/cybersecurity.[5] www.itu.com[6] www.google.com.