At the moment, hacking is at the peak of discussion and practice. Due to the instability and lack of internet important websites of various state organizations including banks, stock market and financial institutions have been subjected to cyber attacks. Information technology experts believe that most of the affected websites can be removed from the control of hackers, but they are not completely risk-free. Now cyber attacks are being attempted.
What exactly is hacking? How to hack a website, these questions are now circulating among netizens. The Digital Literacy Center, which works on online security, says that hacking is an attempt to illegally take control of a network made up of computers or digital devices. Simply put, hacking is the illegal taking control of a computer’s security system for nefarious purposes.
Unscrupulous people do hacking in different ways and for different reasons. Those who do hacking are called hackers. While hacking was once known as a rogue’s hobby, it has now become a billion-dollar illegal business. This is why hacking is considered as one of the worst cyber crimes worldwide. “Hacking” is a punishable offense under the digital laws of Bangladesh like developed countries.
Now the question may arise how is the hacking? One of the examples of misuse of information technology is hacking. Hackers do this crime with the help of various techniques. For example, by providing various inducements to the Internet user by using harmful links or attachments. In this case, the hackers verify the digital footprint of the internet user using a psychological method.
Then by providing attractive or interest stimulating links or attachments for the Internet user, he is made interested in using these links or attachments. Also, hacking occurs at a high rate with the help of malware. In this case, the hackers hack the account without the knowledge of the internet user through direct misuse of technology. Needless to say, hackers are also very skilled in information technology.
In addition to misuse of technology, psychological verification of digital footprints, hackers can hack various sites and social media accounts by adopting some other methods. For example, using botnets, hijacking browsers, using ransomware or applying viruses. Hackers also do this crime through various types of programming.
Hacking has different purposes. The biggest objective is financial gain. For this reason, hackers cheat by collecting sensitive information including credit cards and bank accounts or by hacking the entire banking system. Second, many times competitors hire hackers for the purpose of spying on corporate or business organizations.
Third, theft of national documents. Security agencies of powerful countries often steal national, sensitive and important information of competing countries to gain influence and prestige in the international arena. Apart from these three purposes, sometimes website hacking is also used as a form of protest. But in this case also the concerned circles or circles have to hire hackers for money.
What to do to avoid hacking? Information technologists say awareness is the biggest way. If you are going to live in the net world, you have to take cyber security, so you have to be careful in using it. First, you need to establish ‘anti-malware’ and ‘anti-ransomware’ security measures to protect against dangerous malware and ransomware. In this case, Iset, Kaspersky, Avast are quite popular.
Before downloading and using any app, its source and authenticity must be verified. A lot of information is known if you read the reviews before downloading. Software should be updated regularly. In this case the file should be downloaded from a safe source. Reliable updates can be downloaded from sites like Google Play Store, iTunes, Softonic, Softpedia etc.
Avoid accessing unfamiliar and unnecessary sites and links while using the Internet. Use of third party apps should be minimized as much as possible. Also update passwords regularly and choose and use a strong password. Strong passwords are difficult to guess. Long passwords are difficult to guess with a mix of numbers, symbols, uppercase and lowercase letters.
