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<ul style="color: rgb(255,255,255);"><li>റാൻസംവെയർ (Ransomware): ഒരു കംപ്യൂട്ടർ സിസ്റ്റത്തിലെ വിവരങ്ങളോ ഫയലുകളോ എൻക്രിപ്റ്റ് (Encrypt) ചെയ്ത് ലോക്ക് ചെയ്യുകയും, അവ തിരികെ ലഭ്യമാക്കുന്നതിന് മോചനദ്രവ്യം (Ransom) ആവശ്യപ്പെടുകയും ചെയ്യുന്ന പ്രത്യേകതരം മാൽവെയർ (Malware) ആണ് റാൻസംവെയർ.</li><li>ഇത്തരത്തിലുള്ള സൈബർ ആക്രമണങ്ങളിൽ മോചനദ്രവ്യം ആവശ്യപ്പെടുന്നത് സാധാരണയായി കണ്ടുപിടിക്കാൻ പ്രയാസമുള്ള ക്രിപ്റ്റോകറൻസികൾ (ഉദാഹരണത്തിന്: Bitcoin) വഴിയാണ്.</li><li>ആദ്യത്തെ റാൻസംവെയർ ആക്രമണമായി കണക്കാക്കപ്പെടുന്നത് 1989-ൽ പുറത്തുവന്ന AIDS Trojan (PC Cyborg Virus) ആണ്.</li><li>ലോകമെമ്പാടും വലിയ നാശനഷ്ടങ്ങൾ ഉണ്ടാക്കിയ പ്രധാന റാൻസംവെയറുകളാണ് WannaCry, Petya, Locky, CryptoLocker എന്നിവ.</li><li>ഇന്ത്യൻ IT Act, 2000-ലെ Section 43, Section 66 എന്നിവ പ്രകാരം കംപ്യൂട്ടർ സിസ്റ്റങ്ങളിലേക്ക് അനുവാദമില്ലാതെ പ്രവേശിക്കുന്നതും ഡാറ്റ ലോക്ക് ചെയ്യുന്നതും ശിക്ഷാർഹമായ കുറ്റമാണ്.</li><li>ഇന്ത്യയിൽ ഇത്തരം സൈബർ സുരക്ഷാ ഭീഷണികൾ കൈകാര്യം ചെയ്യുന്ന നോഡൽ ഏജൻസിയാണ് CERT-In (Indian Computer Emergency Response Team).</li></ul>

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<h3 style="color: rgb(255,255,255);">Legal Provision under IT Act, 2000</h3><ul style="color: rgb(255,255,255);"><li>The act of publishing or transmitting material containing sexually explicit acts in electronic form is a criminal offense under Section 67A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (amended in 2008).</li><li>Section 67A specifically deals with the publication or transmission of material containing 'sexually explicit act' or conduct.</li></ul><h4 style="color: rgb(255,255,255);">Penalty Provisions</h4><ul style="color: rgb(255,255,255);"><li>First Conviction: Imprisonment which may extend to 5 years and a fine which may extend to Rs. 10 lakh.</li><li>Subsequent Conviction: Imprisonment which may extend to 7 years and a fine which may extend to Rs. 10 lakh.</li></ul><h4 style="color: rgb(255,255,255);">Key Related Sections for PSC Exams</h4><ul style="color: rgb(255,255,255);"><li>Section 67: Deals with the punishment for publishing or transmitting 'obscene' material in electronic form. Note the difference: Section 67 is for obscenity, while Section 67A is specifically for 'sexually explicit' acts.</li><li>Section 67B: Deals with the punishment for publishing or transmitting material depicting children in sexually explicit acts. This is a non-bailable, cognizable offense with stricter penalties.</li><li>Section 67C: Specifies the duty of intermediaries to preserve and retain information.</li></ul>

may be punished under the Information Technology Act, 2000, when proved

shall be punished under the Information Technology Act, 2000, when proved

Will not be punished, as it is not an offence

<h3 style="color: rgb(255,255,255);">Definition of 'Person' under the DPDP Act, 2023</h3>Section 2(s) of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023 provides an exhaustive definition of the term 'person'. This definition is crucial for determining the applicability of the Act and assigning liabilities. The term 'person' includes the following entities:<ul style="color: rgb(255,255,255);"><li>An individual: Any natural person.</li><li>A Hindu Undivided Family (HUF): A specific legal entity under Indian law consisting of all persons lineally descended from a common ancestor.</li><li>A company: Defined as a company under the Companies Act, 2013, or any other law for the time being in force.</li><li>A firm: Any partnership firm, whether registered or unregistered, or a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP).</li><li>An Association of Persons (AOP) or a Body of Individuals (BOI): Whether incorporated or not, in India or outside India.</li><li>The State: This includes the Central Government, State Governments, and local authorities.</li><li>Any Artificial Juridical Person: Any other entity not covered by the above categories but recognized as a legal person under any law (e.g., a statutory corporation or a trust).</li></ul><h4 style="color: rgb(255,255,255);">Significance for Exam Preparation:</h4><ul style="color: rgb(255,255,255);"><li>Legal Scope: The Act applies broadly to both private entities and government bodies, ensuring that 'data fiduciaries' (those who determine the purpose and means of processing personal data) encompass the entire spectrum of legal entities operating in India.</li><li>Liability: Under this Act, duties and penalties are imposed on 'Data Fiduciaries', which are legally 'persons' as defined in this section.</li><li>Key Distinction: Unlike some earlier drafts that focused heavily on 'data controllers', this Act uses the term 'Data Fiduciary' to emphasize the relationship of trust between the entity and the individual whose data is being processed.</li></ul>

an individual but not a firm or a company

a Hindu undivided family, a firm but not a company

an individual, a Hindu undivided family, a company, a firm, an association of persons or a body of individuals, whether incorporated or not, the State

<h3 style="color: rgb(255,255,255);">Overview of Linear Programming and Operations Research</h3><ul style="color: rgb(255,255,255);"><li>Linear Programming (LP) is a mathematical technique used to determine the best outcome in a model whose requirements are represented by linear relationships.</li><li>The objective function and the constraints must be linear equations or inequalities.</li><li>The feasible region is the set of all possible points that satisfy all constraints. If a solution exists, the optimal solution always lies at a corner point (vertex) of the feasible region.</li></ul><h4 style="color: rgb(255,255,255);">Key Concepts for Competitive Exams</h4><ul style="color: rgb(255,255,255);"><li>Decision Variables: The unknown quantities to be determined (e.g., how many units to produce).</li><li>Objective Function: A mathematical expression that needs to be either maximized (like profit) or minimized (like cost).</li><li>Constraints: Restrictions on resources such as labor, material, time, or budget, usually represented as Ax ≤ B or Ax ≥ B.</li><li>Non-negativity Constraint: Decision variables must typically be greater than or equal to zero (xi ≥ 0), as negative production is physically impossible in most scenarios.</li></ul><h4 style="color: rgb(255,255,255);">Assumptions in Linear Programming</h4><ul style="color: rgb(255,255,255);"><li>Proportionality: The contribution of each decision variable to the objective function and constraints is directly proportional to its value.</li><li>Additivity: The total contribution of all variables is the sum of individual contributions.</li><li>Divisibility: Decision variables can take on any real value (fractions/decimals are allowed). If integer values are required, it becomes an Integer Programming problem.</li><li>Certainty: The parameters (coefficients) of the model are assumed to be known with absolute certainty.</li></ul>

Dishonestly receiving stolen computer resource or communication device is punishable offence in Indian Law

Dishonestly receiving stolen computer resource or communication device is not punishable offence in Indian Law

Dishonestly receiving stolen computer resource is not an offence in Indian Law

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