The Risks of P2P (PEER TO PEER) File Sharing

                                Risks of P2P (PEER TO PEER) File Sharing
This refers to sharing files for music, games or other types of software. This sharing requires one to connect with other computers using the same software. This could expose the system to:


The copying of your private files. A hacker is capable of accessing all personal and private information including bank accounts, address and contacts.


Violation of copyright laws. Includes received, downloaded to shared folders/files. The penalty for such a violation is quite harsh.
Incoming viruses that could corrupt data and saving devices permanently and the user might not be aware of the damage already done. Accidentally download pornography that was purposely mislabeled as something else; allowing them to be downloaded to safer websites used for P2P file sharing.

Cyber Bulling

                                                                  Cyber Bulling
Is when the internet, cell phones or other devices are used to send/post text or images intended to hurt or embarrass another person. Entertainment for millions of people could turn out to be an avenue for violence. Videos/material is posted to get even.
                  Stalking youth through this method becomes extreme and could even lead to suicide by the victim, as a desperate measure.

Online Victimization

                                                     ONLINE VICTIMIZATION
People may be victimized online in many ways:

Harassment:
Threats or other offensive behaviour sent online to the youth or posted online about the youth for others to see.

Sexual solicitation:
Requests to engage in sexual activities and talk or give personal sexual information. This becomes aggressive with continued requests for offline contact with the perpetrator through regular mail, by telephone, or in person.

Unwanted exposure to sexual material:
Without seeking or expecting sexual material while searching/surfing the web, accessing email/links or instant messages. These become distressing incidents only when and where the youth rate themselves as extremely upset of afraid as a result of the incident.

Lottery Scam

                                                              Lottery Scam


                            "You have won!" a large sum of money in a lottery, can excite many; although the recipient may have never bough a ticket to participate. Further in this scam comes the depositing of the "processing fees" or "transfer charges" so that the winnings can be distributed; but will never receive any lottery payment.
Many email lottery scams use the names of legitimate lottery organizations or other legitimate corporation/companies, without their involvement. There are several ways to recognize a fake lottery email:

• Unless someone has bought a ticket, they cannot have won prize.
• The real lottery system does not charge a fee, but would subtract it from the prize, while the scammer will ask the victim to pay a fee before they can receive their prize.
• Scam lottery emails will nearly always come from free email accounts such as Yahoo, Hotmail, MSN, Gmail etc.

       

Chain emails

                                                            Chain emails
A chain email is an email with a request to send on to all contacts some promising to bring good luck and others of contribution to charity, if passed on. Not passing them forward and deleting them on realization is the best way to ward off any further ramifications.