How To Prevent And Respond To Cyber-Crime Globally

This article provides readers with a brief overview of cyber-crime, a topic that has gripped the world of cybernetics, law enforcement agencies and Justice Departments of late in the wake of hacking of high profile companies such as Sony, Arkle and PBS i.e.

A friend of mine once dubbed the internet as the '1st wonder of modern civilization' and its obvious he is not far from the truth.

The internet has come to stay and as mankind evolves through his evolutionary pathway, it is going to play a crucial role in everything he does.

Presently the internet is mainly used for issues of commerce and communication. However, mankind has other evolved evolved instincts such as tribalism, hypertrophy and vanity which also evolved in parallel to the many other factors involved in mankind's grand compromise.

In other words, man has 1st generation to 2nd generation connectivity; 3rd generation to 4th generation connectivity; 5th generation to 7th generation connections and so on.

While human race is moving from one revolution to another, the internet is stuck at one revolution.

One revolution in a series

Human race is currently in its 1st revolution and 4th revolution respectively. Having now evolved from primitive man to modern man, from small town to big city and from hunter gatherer to businessman, from virulent disease to AIDS, from crime to law-abiding, the internet is also now vulnerable to revolutionary change.

Because the internet is now so deeply embedded in our lives, virtually everything we do, say and have is instantly available to hackers, reformers and bad guys.

The bad guys have improved their techniques and equipped themselves with the knowledge of modern programming in order to steal information, internet passwords, bank account numbers, names, etc. Everything on your computer is now fair game for them.

And you can understand the level of anxiety and frustration that comes with that. That is why I, or many other people using the internet, feel threatened by cyber crime and the like. We, like many others, want to get rid of all these threats. However, we, like most others, have no idea how to do this without a tutorial or some basic know-how.

However, there are some neutral sites available where you can learn basic things about counter surveillance measures, lemon utilities, etc. These sites might help you find sites you can use without getting into trouble. You can find sites that provide step-by-step instructions on how to accomplish tasks such as:

1. Changing the look of your username and password.

2. Changing the default home page of your web browser.

3. Modifying browser settings.

4. Resetting the browser cache.

5. Clearing the Windows system cache.

6. Search and unregister Spyware.

7. Finding and deleting all the files associated with Spyware.

8. Restarting your system.

The problem is that once you complete these steps, you will find that your computer is no longer functioning properly. And as far as I know, there is no software available that will restore fully functional files to your computer. So, you got to try and relearn how to do this. It doesn't mean you can't continue using the internet, it just means you have to use caution.

Restoring normalcy back to normal

You can restore normalcy to your computer by installing software specifically designed to do this. You might be thinking, "I have tried to restore from a previous date, but nothing happened. Or, I tried to backup my data and although it looked like it was intact, it was actually corrupt. So, I just left everything as it was and worried about the data scrambling".

Shutting down your computer

Some people might already be shutting down their computers for the night, but you should not be one of them. If your computer is on and you have sensitive data on it, you should make sure that no one is around who can damage it.

One precautionary measure you can take is to disconnect your computer's power to its wireless antennae if you have one installed. This precaution is especially relevant if you use your computer to post comments or reviews on websites, or if you user executive assistance software to unhook the computer from the wireless wire.

Conclusion

You indeed should learn how to do this in order to minimize the risk to your computer, but the truth is that if you are lucky, your computer will be alright.