Empowerment Technology
Security and Netiquette
Popular notion on Cybersecurity
● Cyber Security is Cyber Crime
● Cyber Security is the domain/responsibility
of IT (techies)
● Cyber Security is all about hackers and
malicious code.
Cybersecurity – as defined in Section 3.2.5 of
Recommendation ITU-TX.1205:2008 (Overview of
cybersecurity) It is a collection of tools, policies,
security concepts, security safeguards,
guidelines, risk management approaches, actions,
training, best practices, assurance
technologies that can be used to protect the cyber
environment and organization and user’s assets.
Organization and user’s include connected
computing devices, personnel, infrastructure,
applications, services, telecommunications
systems, and the totality of transmitted and/or
stored information in the cyber environment.
Internet Threats
1. Malware
a. Virus
b. Worm
c. Trojan
d. Spyware
e. Adware
2. Spam
3. Phishing
a. Pharming
1. Malware – stands for malicious software
a. Virus – a malicious program designed to
replicate itself and transfer from one
computer to another either through the
internet and local networks or data storage
like flash drives and CDs
Top 10 Worst Computer Viruses
The Morris Worm
● The Morris Worm - In 1998 Robert Morris,
a university student, unleashed a worm
which affected 10 percent of all the
computers connected to the internet (at the
time the net was estimated to consist of
60, 000 computers), slowing them down to
halt. Morris now an associate professor in
MIT.
The Concept Virus
● The Concept Virus – accidentally shipped
on a CD-ROM supplied by Microsoft in
1995, was the first to infect Microsoft Word
documents. Within days it became the most
widespread virus the world has ever seen,
taking advantage of the fact that computer
users shared documents via email.
and CIH
● CIH – The Chernobyl (also known as CIH)
triggers on April 26 each year, the
anniversary of Chernobyl Nuclear disaster.
It overwrites the chip insides PCs effectively
paralyzing the entire computer. Its author,
Cheng Ing Hau, was caught by the
authorities in Taiwan.
The Anna Kuornikova worm
● The Anna Kournikova Worm – posed as a
picture of the tennis player, but was in fact
virus written by Jan de Wit, an obsessed
admirer from the Netherlands. He ended up
receiving a community service sentence.
ILOVEYOU
● ILOVEYOU – The Love Bug Flooded
internet users with ILOVEYOU messages in
May 2000, forwarding itself to everybody in
the user’s address book. It was designed to
steal internet access password for its
Filipino creator.
The Melissa Virus
● The Melissa Virus – written by David L
Smith in homage to a Florida stripper, was
the first successful email-ware virus and
inserted a quote from the Simpsons in to
Word documents. Smith was later
sentenced to jail for causing over $80
million worth of damage.
The Blaster Worm
● The Blaster Worm – launched a denial
service attack against Microsoft’s website in
2003, and infected millions of computers
around the world by exploiting a security
hole in Microsoft's software. Its author has
never been found.
Netsky and Sasser
● Netsky and Sasser – Sven Jaschan, a
German teenager, was found guilty of
writing the Netsky and Sasser worms.
Jaschan was found responsible for 70% of
all the mallware seen spreading over the
internet at the time, but escaped prison and
was eventually hired by a security company
as an “ETHICAL HACKER”.
OSX/RSPlug Trojan
● OSX/RSPlug Trojan – In November 2007,
the first example of financially-motivated
malware for Apple Macs was discovered in
the wild. The launched of the OSX/RSPlug
Trojan increased fears that Apple’s platform
may be targeted more by hackers in the
future.
Storm Worm
● Storm Worm – originally posing as breaking
news of bad weather hitting Europe,
infected computers around the world in
2007. Millions of infected PCs were taken
over by hackers and used to spread spam
and steal identities.
b. Worm – a malicious program that transfers from
one computer to another by any type of means.
Often, it uses a computer network to spread itself.
For example, the ILOVEYOU worm (Love Bug
Worm) created by a Filipino.
c. Trojan – a malicious program that is disguised
as a useful program but once download or installed,
leaves your PC unprotected and allows hackers to
get your information.
d. Spyware – a program that runs in the
background without you knowing it (thus called
“spy”). It has the ability to monitor what you are
currently doing and typing through keylogging.
e. Adware – a program designed to send you
advertisements, mostly a pop-ups.
Internet Safety - It refers to the online security or
safety of people and their information when using
internet.
Netiquette - Is network etiquette, the do’s and
don’ts of online communication.
10 Best Rules of Netiquette
1. THE GOLDEN RULE - treat others as you would
like to be treated.
2. NO Flaming
Flame – is a personal insult communicated
through internet. Watch your posts or
comments
3. Don’t Type in ALL CAPS - people may
misinterpret it.
4. Don’t SPAM
SPAM – it is any unsolicited email from unknown
sources.
5. Don’t talk to people you do not know.
6. Obey Copyright Laws - don’t steal someone
else’s idea, property, and rights.
7. Use Proper Grammar and Spelling - errors
diminish the credibility of the message.
8. Be HONEST/ Be Yourself
- tell the truth
- do not pretend to be someone else.
9. Follow the TOS
TOS – Terms of Service
- rules and policy of the sites.
10. Shop Secure Sites
- these are sites with Transport Layer Security
(TLS) or Socket Layer Security.
THINK BEFORE YOU CLICK

Here are things you mightwant to consider before

posting something over the internet.

1. Before you post something on the web, ask

these questions to yourself: Would you want your
parents or grandparents to see it? Would you want
your future boss to see it? Once you post
something on the web, you have no control of sees
your post.

2. Your friends depend on you to protect their

reputation online. Talk to your friends about this
serious responsibility.

3. Set you post to “private”. In this way, search

engines will not be able to scan that post.

4. Avoid using names. Names are easy for search

engines.

5. If you feel that a post can affect you or other’s

REPUTATION, ask the one who posted it to pull it
down or report it as inappropriate.