Satellite hacking is when someone reprograms a satellite card or uses and illegal decoder to access channels and programs that the subscriber didn't pay the service provider for. ... There have been thousands of viruses spread around the world. Some of the commonly known ones are the ILOVEYOU virus, the Trojan virus and the Chernobyl virus; all can do a huge amount of harm to a computer or its user. The Melissa virus alone did 80 billion dollars in damages. ... The FBI and Carnivore aren't worried about someone self-disclosing information about themselves, they are concerned with...

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So if a message is sent we don't want someone tampering with the message and giving false information which could have awful ramifications for a company. ... The main problem is a customer can be quite trusting and hand over important information to someone who is not who they say they are. ... Tresse et al. (1998, pg.228) point out that key management has to do with the creation, distribution, storage and destruction of cryptographic keys. 2.4 Virus Scanning: Virus scanning today seems to be a basic security measure taken by all online businesses, figure 1 shows that ninety perce...

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Sometimes, they just take an innocent look around; sometimes they delete files or even deposit a virus of nature. ... It usually begins with contempt; most virus writers and hackers feel left out of mainstream society. ... Crackers are look down on by hackers, because they give hacking a bad name. ... One way that this can be accomplished is with a password-harvesting virus. A hacker merely sends the virus onto someone's network, which then attaches itself to the networks logon procedure and then sends the information back to the hacker. ...

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Electronic mail sends an instant message to someone's inbox at the touch of a button. ... The Internet is full of viruses and hackers. Hackers can send viruses to your PC and, unless you have a virus checker, you cannot correct the damage it does. ... Eventually it will be too hard to use search engines because it will just give you so many sites; far too many to sort through. ... Any site could set themselves up, tricking you into giving them your credit card details so that they can steal money off you. ...

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The new technology of the nineties made it easier for viruses and worms to spread across the Internet. Viruses like Melissa, Nimda, and Chernobyl helped the number of infected computers rise to 80 out of every 1000 in 1999 (Schwartau, 2000). ... How You Can Stop Hackers Stopping hackers altogether is difficult because it seems that no matter what precautions are taken, it is still possible for someone to get into the system. ... It is likely that by the time this happens the hacker will either give up or someone will notice the intrusion and end it (Mitnick, 2000). ... Businesses shoul...

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Negative aspects of internet communication During face-to-face communication we rely heavily upon facial expressions, tone of voice, and body language to interpret what someone is saying. ... Body language gives us clues as to whether the person we are talking with is actually listening to us, if they are interested in the conversation, or if they are bored. ... Now it's just as easy for someone to communicate with someone of the opposite sex, but the conversations advance much more rapidly. ... Adults and teenagers are both at risk of getting computer viruses, unwanted email, and u...

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When someone does not want to insult in person, e-mail message can be brutal, and also "Instead of crafting the perfect phrase, we use a brain-dead abbreviation" (232). ... They may be some negative like receiving a lot of junk mail; also the text messages may often include sexually explicit images, violence, gambling, abusive languages, virus. ... It may be true to some extent, because once our modem is infected with computer virus, our whole saved message will be wiped off and this is a major problem in the computer world. ... Even though they give an identity, one can't be 100% sure o...

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This piece of information gives someone an insight into another person's life without the person's knowledge. ... Viruses are placed in the cookies that effect the software and the hard drive. ... They never know what information they are giving out, who is receiving it, and what is influencing their children. ...

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Why settle for someone in the neighborhood, if there even is someone in the neighborhood, when you can meet someone online who you may be better suited to online? ... Don't give him the name of your hotel or the number of your room. Keep your hand on your drink, and don't let him give you a drink unless you've seen yourself that the server has poured it. 10. ... If you need to ask for assistance from someone nearby, do so. ... They"re looking for an escalation, so don"t give it to them. ...

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It may not seem like it but it is completely possible to build a personal profile on someone just by tracking him or her in cyberspace. ... There is a much more devious way that someone can gain access to information on a user's hard-drive. ... It is possible for someone to write a program using Java that transfers data from the user's computer back to the website without the user ever being aware of anything being taken. ... Many people do not realize that they often give information to websites by doing something called direct disclosure. ... In a survey conducted by Computer Secur...

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However, by donating his or her organs to give a new lease of life to someone else, the person found a meaning not only in his lifetime but also in his death. ... Learning our genetic codes could help us determine the modes of attacks used by pathogens and viruses. ...

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