Phishing awareness and offence according to Malaysian cyberlaw.
INDERA SYAH IYMAN BIN ROSLAN
UiTM Machang, Kelantan, Malaysia.
Abstract
The aims of this paper are to measure the level of Malaysian cyber security against cybercrime regarding to phishing attacks. Most of the topic discussed in this paper focus on Malaysian cyber laws which comprises within Computer Crime Act 1997. Although phishing seems to be hitting on individual and organizations, it brings major impact towards economy and nation sanctuary.
Keywords: Phishing, cybercrime, emails,
Introduction
Cybercrime is one of the most problematic scenario where the criminals are barely untraceable and tricky to pursued. Most of these crimes were done within internet and mobile phone (SMS/MMS) where the offences are against individual or organization.
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URL contain confusing domain name
Phisher who did sent malicious emails or website will consider that their victim will not notice the different in the domain name. Usually the domain name will not be clearly seeming as it is from an official website. The last part of the domain usually can tell whether it is valid or not. For example, www.maybank.com/Hosting%20blogger/facebook.
3. Poor spelling and grammar
Whenever a large company sent an email or website link, it is obvious that most of the spelling or grammar in the message are reviewed as highly standardize and legal. If the content of the message or website is poorly and terrible in spelling and grammar, it probably did not come from its official and legal department.
4. A request for personal information
It does not matter how official an email message or website might look, there is something not right when it asked for personal information. For example, bank company does not need their customer to send their account number. They already know each information regarding to the accounts and credit card number since their customer has sign in and use their services.
5. No actions are taken
The hackers mainly depict the record as a critical report on an earnest matter. He can compose for the benefit of a respectable organization, similar to the an institution, national post, a bank, a messenger firm, a government branch, a social network, or a legitimate expert. By composing in the interest of a current element, the spammer makes the notice appear to be certifiable. He will form the message as needs be, with the suggestion that you ought to open the connection instantly. Before opening a record from an email, check the gave contacts.
3 . we need to put a lock on the server room and keep it locked
Are controls in place to restrict Auscred Services staff’s ability to transmit customer personal information outside of Auscred Services? 56. Do we have a way of identifying and managing solicited information versus unsolicited information ? 57.
Moreover, management should conduct privacy protocol training, so everyone is on the same page. The policy needs to state clearly the company’s rules about protecting customer’s personal data. Also, staff needs to know that there will be monitoring of phone calls and well as computer activity and emphasizes that per Muhl, (2003) “an employee’s personal use of an employer’s e-mail system and Internet access is not protected under the law.” Hence, organizations can encounter legal troubles due the inappropriate use of the system. The privacy of customer is important, and it needs protection.
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In the article titled “I Won’t Hire People Who Use Poor Grammar. Here’s Why,” published by Harvard Business Review on July 20, 2012, Kyle Weins claims as a business owner of two companies largely reliant on writing that good writers are more intelligent, are better at doing things completely unrelated to writing, and pay more attention to detail. Wein’s overall goal of the article is to show the connection between employees with good grammar and good work ethic. Wein’s is backing up his zero tolerance approach to bad grammar by showing these correlations. Potential employees may have prompted him to write the article because they felt his grammar test was unfair.
1. Viruses Can destroy all of the data and erase all of the file or misused by the attacker. Have the anti-virus downloaded in your computer and make sure your computer is completely updated. 2. Phishing Attacker will be able to get the private information of the person and will gain access on computer Be able to recognize the fake emails from the attacker and avoid opening them up.
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This has led to serious discussion. Today, everyone has to identify themselves before writing something in several websites. This will increase safety/security in begin in internet. However, there are limits to what we are allowed to say.
Credit card fraud is a type of identity theft where a hacker steals the credit card information of a user to purchase something or withdrawing money from banks. It’s a critical crime in United States (Sayles, 2012). Everything is online now from paying bills to online purchase, a user can do anything without going anywhere physically. Even user can open a financial account. Because of this criminal can hack the user’s personal information like name, date of birth, social security number.
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Des Moines in 1969 (Tedford & Herbeck, 2009, pp 1-4) which is in the cover statement, the U.S. or the court stated through this case and more recently, the federal government has determined the need for off campus behavior, such as cyberbullying, controlled by schools. For the state level, which is just like the law of speech and disturbance at the federal level, each country continues to struggle with determine the problem and what legal action to take when violation occurs. In the other hand Malaysia use Computer Crimes Act 1997, in Section Four: Unauthorized access to computer materials with the intent to commit or facilitate an offence. If convicted, the offender is liable to a fine of not more than RM150, 000 or a prison term of not more than 10
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The second, cybercrime through social media is increasing because many are accessing the internet, such as kidnapping through social media facebook. In addiction to abduction
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