WHAT IS INTERNET SECURITY?
       
Set of rules, policies, procedures and technical measures used to prevent unauthorized 
right of entry, modification, theft, or physical damage to information systems.  

5 WAYS TO PROTECT YOURSELF IN CYBERSPACE:

      1.)  Install a virus Protection and a Firewall.
  
      2.)  Be careful with the information you give.

         3.)  Clean very often your memory cache.

         4.)  Download information, only, when you trust the sender.

         5.)  Check privacy policies of websites you visit.



INTERNET SECURITY LEXIC:

Hacker:  A person who accesses a computer network without permission for profit, 
              criminal mischief, or personal satisfaction.

Virus:  Software programs created to destroy data or disturb processing and memory 
           systems.  Viruses are very difficult to detect and spread rapidly.

Jammer:  A person who uses software routines to tie up the computer hosting a Web site
               so legitimate visitors can not enter the site.

Spoofer:  A person who fraudulently misrepresents him/herself as other organization, setting up
                false Web sites where they collect confidential information from visitors to the site.

Sniffing:  A piece of software to intercept information passing from a user to the computer 
                hosting a Web site.  This information can include Credit Cards and other
                confidential data.

Malicious Software:  Data flowing through the internet to transmit computer viruses.

                                                                  
                                                            
                                                        
                                                       11/29/2002