SPYWARE AND CYBER SECURTIY

Presented By:
Pradiksha N.
Reg. No.: 18382045
2nd Year MBA(IB)
 Spyware

• Spyware refers to programs that use your

Internet Connection to send information from
your personal computer to some other
computer without your knowledge or
permission.
• This information is a record of your personal
data.
 Who is Spying
• Online Attackers
• Marketing Organisation
• Trusted insiders
• Rival nations
• Political groups
 How Spyware operates
• Spyware tracks online activity looking for
websites visited
• Financial data or identity data such as credit
card numbers on screen or entered into form
field.
• When keywords of internet like names of
banks, online payment system are observed,
the spyware starts its data collection process.
 Impact of Spyware
• Spyware can cause people to loss trust in the
reliability of online business transactions.
• Similar to the problem of counterfeit currency
in the physical world, spyware undermines
confidence in online economic activity.
• Consumer willingness to participate in online
monetary transactions decrease for fear of
personal financial loss.
 Common Spyware Forms
• Browser session hijacking
• Browser helper objects
• Cookies and web bags
• False antispyware tools
• Autonomous spyware
• Bots
 Cyber Security
• The term “Cyber Security” is used to refer to
the security offered through on-line services
to protect your online information.

• With an increasing amount of people getting

connected to Internet, the security threats
that cause massive harm are increasing also
 Need of Cyber Security
• Cyber security is necessary since it helps in
securing data from threats such as data theft
or misuse, also safeguards your system from
viruses.
 Major Security Problems
• Virus
• Hacker
• Malware
• Trojan Horses
• Password Cracking
 Cyber Security In India
• India is positioned at 15th rank in cyber crime, gaining the title of one of
the worst countries in terms of cyber security.

• The number of cases reported in 2019 are 3,13,649 which is highest in

the last four years. 

• Notable cybercrimes in India

Cosmos bank cyberattack
Canara bank ATM hack
UIDAI aadhar software hack

• Legal Framework
 IT Act, 2000
 IT (Amendment ) Bill, 2006 – Data Protection &
Computer crimes
 Pegasus (Israeli spyware) in India
• Unanswered questions
1. Who ordered the
snooping?
2. Who, exactly, was
Pegasus sold to?
3. Who was snooped upon?
4. Did they actually get the
data?
THANK YOU