Reviewer in Empowerment Technology
Prevention Act of 2012
3rd Quarterly Examination
 Hacking is the gaining of unauthorized access to
INTERNET SURFING – Refers to any activity you have done
using the internet.
Dos and /don’ts of using internet or computer:
Dos:
 Keep an updated Anti-virus.
 Think twice before clicking anything in the
internet.
 Learn about the different scam online and do
anything to avoid them.
 Use your common sense while surfing the net
 Read the Term of Service before clicking agree.
Don’ts:
 Turn off your Firewall to avoid cyber attack.
 Use a very familiar password for you to
remember it.
 Include important details that you have in
your Facebook account.
 Type in ALL CAPS for a much intense message.
 Keep Spam messages on your email's Spam
area
CYBERCRIME – Refers to any malicious activity against the
law through the usage of computer via internet.
 Child Solicitation involves the use of information
and communication of technology as means to
sexually abuse/or sexually exploit children
 Cyber Libel deals with an online defamation
o Electronic Libel and Cybercrime
system owner.
data in a system or computer
o Cookie theft - The hacker creates a fake
user interface and when the user clicks
he/she is directed to another site
o DNS Spoofing - This basically uses the
cache data of a website or domain that
the user might have forgotten about.
o UI redness - These are released by the
hacker into the files of the website once
they enter into it.
o Virus - This implies replicating the original
website so the unsuspecting user enters
the information like account details which
the hacker seizes and misuses.
o TYPE OF HACKERS:
 Cracker - A hacker who gains
unauthorized access to computer
systems for personal gain. The
intent is usually to steal corporate
data, violate piracy rights, transfer
funds from bank accounts
 Ethical Hacker - A hacker who
gains access to systems with a
view to fix the identified
weaknesses. They may also
perform penetration testing and
vulnerability assessment.
 Grey hat - A hacker who is in
between ethical and clack hat
hackers. He/she breaks into
computer systems without
authority with a view to identify
weaknesses and reveal them to
 Hacktivist - A hacker who use
hacking to send social, religious,
and political, etc. messages.
This is usually done by
hijacking websites and leaving the
message on the hijacked website.
 Script Kiddies - A non-skilled
person who gains access to
computer systems using already
made tools.
 Identity Theft is obtaining the personal or
financial information of another person for the
sole purposes of assuming that person’s name
or identity to make transactions or purchases
o Child Identity Theft - Someone uses a
child's identity for various forms of
personal gain.
o Criminal Identity Theft - misrepresents
himself as another person during arrest to
try to avoid a summons, prevent the
discovery of a warrant issued in his real
name or avoid an arrest or conviction
record.
o Financial Identity Theft - Someone uses
another person's identity or information
to obtain credit, goods, services or
benefits.
o Medical Identity Theft - Someone
identifies himself as another person to
obtain free medical care.
o Synthetic Identity - A type of fraud in
which a criminal combines real (usually
stolen) and fake information to create a
 new identity, which is used to open =AVERAGE(D3,D4)
fraudulent accounts and make fraudulent =AVERAGE(D3, D4, D5)
purchases. IF:
 Phishing is which scammers send a malicious =IF(L14>=4, “DROPPED”, “PASSED”)
email.
o Account Verification - Links points to a Note:
website pretending to be a company’s You should also review the steps on mail
legitimate site and asks for your log in merging. I have not included it in the reviewer for
credentials I know you know it already.
o Cloud File Sharing - Contains a link to what
appears to be shared file on Google docs,
Dropbox or another file sharing.
o Docusign - Comes from a domain similar
to the DocuSign domain. Link will prompt
you to sign in to view the document, giving
attackers control of your inbox.
o Fake Invoice - Contain document
presented as an unpaid invoice and claims
service will be terminated if invoice is not
paid.
o Delivery Notification – a spam messages.
o Tax Scam - Appears to come from a
government tax revenue agency. Claims
you are delinquent on you taxes and
provide a mean to fix.
EXCEL FUNCTIONS/ FOMULAS:
CONCATENATE:
=CONCATENATE(C3, “, “, D3, “ “, E3)
=CONCATENATE(C3, “,“, “ “, D3, “ “, E3)
CASES:
=LOWER(D3)
=UPPER(D3)
ARITHMETIC:
=SUM(D3:D4)
=SUM(D3, D4, D5)