FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

COMPUTER THREATS SECURITY

TYPES OF COMPUTER SECURITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ is the act of sending a falsified e-mail or instant message which creates the appearance of a legitimate business to obtain account information.
A
Hacking
B
Credit card fraud
C
Hunting
D
Phishing
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Phishing (or Pharming) is the act of sending an email to a user and falsely claiming to be an established legitimate individual or enterprise in an attempt to coerce the user into providing private information that will be used for identity theft.

Detailed explanation-2: -Phishing is a cybercrime in which a target or targets are contacted by email, telephone or text message by someone posing as a legitimate institution to lure individuals into providing sensitive data such as personally identifiable information, banking and credit card details, and passwords.

Detailed explanation-3: -The term business-to-consumer (B2C) refers to the process of selling products and services directly between a business and consumers who are the end-users of its products or services.

Detailed explanation-4: -An ecommerce website is your digital storefront on the internet. It facilitates the transaction between a buyer and seller. It is the virtual space where you showcase your products, and your online customers make their selections.

Detailed explanation-5: -The most important key difference is that e-tailing describes the activity of selling of retail goods and services on the internet whereas e-commerce is the commercial transactions conducted by electronic means on the internet. So, e-tailing is a subcategory of e-commerce, and e-commerce is the umbrella term.

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