Pre-reading questions:
- Is it important for computers to have an antivirus software?
- Has your computer ever been infected by virus?
Tokyo police started helping companies fight against cyber attack. Cyber attack is an attempt to damage or destroy a computer network or system. They developed a program that will automatically detect possible viruses and other threats. A special cyber attacks investigation team will then analyze the gathered information. After that, those information will be uploaded in a secure server for companies to have an access.
Vocabulary:
detect – [verb] discover or identify
automatically – [adverb] by itself with little or no direct human control
crime – [noun] an illegal act for which someone can be punished by law
server – [noun] a computer program that provides services to other computer programs (and their users) in the same or other computers
attempt – [noun] an effort to achieve or complete something
True or False:
- Kyoto police started helping companies fight against cyber attack.
- They developed a social networking site that will automatically detect possible viruses and other threats.
- A group of company managers will analyze the gathered information.
- Those information will be uploaded in a public server for companies to have an access.
- Cyber attack is an attempt to damage or destroy a computer network or system.