What is internet? The internet is a worldwide collection of computer networks, cooperating with each other to exchange data using a common software standard on which end-user services, such as World Wide Web sites or data archives, are located,enabling data and other information to be exchanged also called the Net. The internet provides following main facilities: Chat 3. Searching jobs 4. Advertising for business 5. E-commerce 6. Searching information

A website is a collection of different types of data, which can be anything like text, graphics, videos etc. combined together to provide some kind of useful information. All the data found on a website is bounded together by code, which can range from simple markup like HTML to less Simple scripting languages like PHP, Perl or Asp.

Portal Website News Website Informational Website Business/Marketing Website: Business website can be divided into: a. Small Business b. Large Business Educational Website Entertainment Website Advocacy Website Blog Website Wiki Website Content Aggregator Website Social Network Website Search Engine, Directories, Yellow Pages and Portals Website

Netiquette or Net Etiquette, refers to etiquette on the Internet. It is all about proper ways in which to use a network and to determine whether information is reliable, while emphasizing four important points: 1. Real People Exist Behind The Computers. 2. Protect Your Privacy. 3. Avoid Spamming.

Software Piracy Computer Viruses/Worms Plagiarism Hacking File Privacy Intellectual Property Rights Copyright Information Privacy

To curb down the cybercrimes in the Philippines, the Philippine Congress has ratified the law penalizing violators of cybercrimes and this is the Republic Act or also known as the “Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012”. The purpose of this act is to define cybercrime, provide for the prevention, investigation, suppression and penalties therefore and for other purposes.

MANILA, Philippines — Almost 9 out of 10 Filipino Internet users have been victimized by cybercrime or a malicious activity on the Internet at one time or another, the Department of Justice (DOJ) primer on facts and trends about cybercrimes committed in the country, said on Tuesday. The primer on Philippine cybercrime has been prepared by the DOJ as part of its advocacy program to prevent abuses in cyberspace as the legality of the new law against cybercrime is being deliberated in the Supreme Court. In October 2012, the implementation of the new Cyber-crime Prevention Act of 2012 was suspended by the high tribunal for four months until Feb.6 following 15 petitions seeking for the law to be declared unconstitutional wholly or partially. The high court is set to hear on Jan.15 oral arguments on the law that became controversial because of its provisions that included the criminalization of online libel. n the three-page primer presented in a question and answer format, the DOJ said that cybercrime has become “one of the fastest growing crimes globally.” In the Philippines, the primer quoted a 2010 report of the security software firm Symantec that as many as 87 percent of Filipino internet users (nearly nine out of 10) were identified as victims of crimes and malicious activities committed online. These included being victimized in activities such as malware (virus and Trojan) invasion; online or phishing scams; sexual predation; and services in social networking site like Facebook and Twitter. From 2003 to 2012, the Anti-Transnational Crime Division (ATCD) of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) of the Philippine National Police (PNP) looked into 2,778 referred cases of computer crimes from government agencies and private individuals nationwide. The primer defined cybercrime as a crime committed “with or through the use of information and communication technologies such as radio, television, cellullar phone, computer and network, and other communication device or application.”

Quoting the 2001 Budapest Convention on Cybercrime, the primer said there were four types of cybercrime — offenses against the confidentiality, integrity and availability of computer data systems; computer-related offenses; content-related offenses and offenses related to infringements of copyright and related rights. The primer also noted that the first cybercrime case in the country was the controversial case involving Onel de Guzman who in 2000 released the “I Love You” virus. “The case filed against De Guzman was dismissed at the first stage because there was no law punishing the deed as of that time in May 2000 in the Philippines,” it said. The primer also said that two cybercriminals had been convicted for hacking under Republic Act no or the Electronic Commerce Act or the E-Commerce Act. The first conviction involved a person caught hacking the government portal gov.ph and other government websites while the other involved a person who used the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) call center provider Sitel Philippines Corporation to illegally secure credit card information from the company’s sister firm, Sitel USA. Since the new law against cybercrime has been suspended, the government is dealing with cybercrime-related cases using existing laws such as the E-Commerce Act, RA 9995 or the Anti-Photo and Voyeurism Act of 2009, RA 9725 or the Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009, RA 9208 or the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003, RA 8484 or the Access Device Regulation Act of 1998 and RA 4200 or the Anti-Wire Tapping Law.

Use Strong Passwords Secure Your Computer Activate your firewall Use anti-virus Block spyware attacks Be Social-Media Savvy Secure your Mobile Devices Install the latest operating system updates Protect Your Data Secure your wireless network Protect your e- identity Avoid being scammed Call the right person for help