COMPUTER NETWORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS
NETWORK SECURITY AND CYBERSECURITY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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No one can defeat cyber criminals
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Hackers will keep your information
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Hackers can’t be defeated
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Hackers keep on hacking
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Detailed explanation-1: -Typically, they will ‘encrypt’ your device so you can’t access your data and then ransom it back to you. Hacking can cause several issues from disruption in customer service, loss of financial and personal data, lost revenue, litigation, loss of reputation and even closing a business.
Detailed explanation-2: -Some common reasons for hacking include basic bragging rights, curiosity, revenge, boredom, challenge, theft for financial gain, sabotage, vandalism, corporate espionage, blackmail, and extortion. Hackers are known to regularly cite these reasons to explain their behavior.
Detailed explanation-3: -Use complex passwords. Using secure passwords is the most important way to prevent network intrusions. The more secure your passwords are, the harder it is for a hacker to invade your system. More secure often means longer and more complex.
Detailed explanation-4: -The intellectual challenge is often the motivation of those who create viruses or worms that work on a vulnerability to create a new exploit. In so doing, these hackers provide a platform for others to make malicious use of the exploit.