Safety issues

At the individual level or in the school campus, let’s see what are the safety issues:

Malware : Malware is malicious software developed to disrupt a computer operation and collect a user’s credentials to gain access to the stored private information. Malware in internet structure to propagate itself among users and their friends in the network. In some cases, the malware can use the obtained credentials to impersonate the user and send contagious messages to the user’s online friends. Koobface was the first malware to successfully propagate through social media network such as Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter.

Phishing Attacks : Phishing attacks are a form of social engineering to acquire user sensitive and private information by impersonating a trustworthy third party.