Thursday 21 April 2011

Understanding types of cybercrime

Dear friends, this is a very interesting website I've found concerning cybercrimes (and more). Well much of the content it has, is beyond Ebusiness and cyberlaws module scope, but its an interesting read, especially for our own personal security.
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Mousetrapping prevents you from leaving a website.
If you are redirected to a bogus website, you may find that you cannot quit with the
back or close buttons. In some cases, entering a new web address does not enable you
to escape either.
The site that mousetraps you will either not allow you to visit another addressor will
open another browser window displaying the same site
. Some mousetraps let you quit
after a number of attempts, but others do not.
To escape, use a bookmark or “Favorite”, or open the list of recently-visited addresses
and select the next-to-last. You can also press Ctrl+Alt+Del and use the Task Manager
to shut down the browser or, if that fails, restart the computer.
To reduce the risk of mousetrapping, you can disable Javascript in your internet
browser. This prevents you from being trapped at sites that use this script, but it also
affects the look and feel of websites.
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