Abstract
Internet security is a broad issue that encompasses security for all transitions made over the Internet. Internet security provides authentication when data is exchanged over the Internet. Internet security is becoming a top priority, especially for financial and government institutions, as lack of security is a serious threat to the integrity and confidentiality of any organization. Since the Internet is an insecure channel for exchanging private data on messages and is susceptible to intrusion or frauds such as phishing. Therefore, it is necessary to implement certain methods to protect your data messages. In this paper, we provide an analysis of various security threats and the protective measures that can help the users to protect their data from unwanted access.
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Kumhar, D., Kewat, A., Kumar, A. (2022). Internet Security: Threats and Its Preventive Measures. In: Dhawan, A., Mishra, R.A., Arya, K.V., Zamarreño, C.R. (eds) Advances in VLSI, Communication, and Signal Processing. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 911. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2631-0_65
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