Potential Threats of IT

The Potential Threats of IT can include things like: 

- Cyber bullying - Same as bullying but just on the internet. This when someone bullies another person via the internet.

- Virus Infections - This is when you visit a website or download something from the internet from an unverified publisher which could damage the computer. There are different types of viruses but the two main important ones are called "Trojan" (Trojan Horse) and "Worms". These eat through system files and cause your computer to malfunction. 

- Spam - This when you get multiple emails from different places that would probably contain the same thing. This is called spam. Your email provider can prevent this by placing them in a default folder labelled "Junk". Not all junk emails get placed in the junk folder so you have to be extra cautious when opening unknown emails. 

- Phishing - This means someone is impersonating another person trying to get hold of your personal information such as where you live, what your contact number is etc.. This can either happen by email or signing up for websites. This is an easy way of getting hacked if you don't know what you're doing on the internet. You can prevent this by setting security questions on your email provider.