Ryan_Gillard_ITDI_375_Unit1

"The impact of hacking on life" - For the last several years cyber-attacks/hacking are in the news on a seemingly continuous basis.  Some of the most recent/largest hacking events include the Solarwinds hack that was the conduit for the major breach of many US Federal agencies and the disturbing Equifax hack from 2017.   Have these events and the subsequent reporting caused you to change any habits/behaviors?  Please provide your thoughts on this along with why you have or have not made any changes as a result of these events. Hint: Please don't use chat gpt

Personal data refers to a wide range of data types that all fall under the same umbrella phrase. How do governments maintain a balance between personal privacy and national security?

Digital forensics investigators use specialized techniques gather, to analyse and preserve information on computer systems. An employee is suspected of operating his sheep business with a company computer. It's been alleged that he's tracking the sales price of the wool and the cost of feed and upkeep on spread sheets. What should the employer do? Write at least two pages explaining the tasks a Digital Forensics Investigator should perform.

1. Information Privacy A study by the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania shows that 95 percent of people who use the Internet at home think they should have a legal right to know everything about the information that websites collect from them. Research also shows that 57 percent of home Internet users incorrectly believe that when a website has an information privacy policy it will not share personal information with other websites or companies. In fact, the research found that after showing the users how companies track, extract, and share website information to make money, 85 percent found the meth- ods unacceptable, even for a highly valued site. Write a short paper arguing for or against an organization's right to use and distribute personal information gathered from its website.

Computer forensics is concerned with the acquisition and preservation of digital evidence. Briefly explain why digital evidence may be difficult to acquire and preserve, and list three reasonable sources of digital evidence.

Meaning of abbreviations : PDPA : Personal Data Protection Act 2010 Principles GDPR : EU General Data Protection Regulation Principles OECD : OECD Privacy Guidelines Principles   question Which principle of the GDPR mentions that the company collecting your data should only collect data that is relevant to the purpose that they are collecting it and should not collect data from you that is not relevant to that purpose?

Connections to areas where a person's right to privacy is guaranteed by the US Constitution.

Identity theft occurs when someone acquires your personal information and uses it to hijack your finances. A common scenario is a thief using your Social Security number to open a credit card account in your name. When the thief does not pay, it is your credit history that is tarnished.   1. List three steps an individual should take to avoid identity theft.   2. List three steps a corporation that maintains your personal data in its information system should take to safeguard your data.   3. How can Internet activities contribute to the likelihood of identity theft? How can you prevent it from happening to you?

Scenario; Janet spent most of her time using the internet to watch online movies, listen to music and most of all she is always connected to communicate with her parents who are OFW. She misses her parents that they communicate most of the time when both Janet and her parents are available for work and school. But one day Janet felt anxious that with her frequent communication with her parents somebody will invade their privacy and be able to access vital information like SSS number, bank account number, and family whereabouts. If you are the developer of the video call platform how will you ensure the safety of those people who are using the platform? What is your opinion regarding the use of information by an online platform? What other problems can you identify aside from security while doing an online platform?

The digital divide is the severe social difference between information "haves" and "have-nots."

Cybersecurity discussion  In 2013, Edward Snowden was hired by the NSA after previous employment with the CIA as a systems administrator. In early June of 2013 he revealed thousands of classified NSA documents to journalists Glenn Greenwald, Laura Poitras, Barton Gellman, and Ewen MacAskill about government surveillance programs. By June 21, 2013, the United States Department of Justice unsealed charges against Edward Snowden of two counts of violating the Espionage Act of 1917 and theft of government property, which identified the leak of state secrets as an act of treason. Snowden has become a subject of controversy, both ethically and legally being seen as a traitor, a hero, a whistleblower, a dissident, and patriot. Data Security and Privacy in the Age of Surveillance (Links to an external site.) Edward Snowden: Patriot or Traitor? (Links to an external site.) Edward Snowden is Both A Patriot and A Traitor (Links to an external site.) Using the above short video and articles…

connections to places where the US Constitution protects a person's right to privacy.

List any 3 exclusive rights of copyright owner (Class: Professional Practices & Ethics)

There are different countries in the world having different laws for for the protection of privacy and data. Such as 1. Data Privacy Act 2012, Philippines 2. Cyber Security Law China 3. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)- Europion Union These laws provide best legislation to their users in terms of security and protection of data and privacy.

Conduct a literature/online search to locate an event where there was a problem (i.e. something "went wrong") as a direct result of the personal health information existing in an electronic format. In your initial post, answer the following: Briefly, what was the situation? What industry documented steps or best practices can/should be taken to avoid such an event from happening again in the future?

Computer Forensic and Investigation: 1) Why is it important to analyze header data of emails during a digital forensics investigation? 2) Why all suspected industrial espionage cases should be treated as criminal investigations? 3) What is a network sniffer? Give an example to a network sniffer. What is the importance of it in Digital Forensics?

Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance (SOX) of 2002 regulates financial data, operations, and assets for publically held companies.  requires 5 key process steps. The Enron scandal of 2001 was one of the reasons the government enacted SOX. (True/False) The purpose of OPSEC is to protect sensitive/unclassified information or data that could damage national security by revealing classified information. (True/False)   Choose all of the following that might put you in jeopardy of contracting malware: Group of answer choices Using your friend's computer Opening a text from a person you don't know Talking to someone you don't know on Facebook. Opening email attachments from people that you do not know iewing a web link with a shortened URL Using pirated software   The origins of operational security were integrated by George Washington and Sun Tzu's military strategies. (True or False)

Evidence preservation is critical in digital forensics. Discuss the goal of evidence preservation and elaborate on some of the challenges that forensic experts face in trying to preserve evidence. Research the library or the web for an example of a case or story where poor preservation of evidence compromised a legal case. Share highlights of how this happened, and how it could have been prevented.

What does it mean for privacy to be both a negative (liberty) and a positive (right)? (claim rights)

225. Suicide Hackers are those _________ a) who break a system for some specific purpose with or without keeping in mind that they may suffer long term imprisonment due to their malicious activity b) individuals with no knowledge of codes but an expert in using hacking tools c) who know the consequences of their hacking activities and hence try to prevent them by erasing their digital footprints d) who are employed in an organization to do malicious activities on other firms

Cyberterrorism and cyberespionage pose threats to U.S. national security. Some activities in cyberspace are geared to generate societal fear and uncertainty. Cyberterrorism is seen by many to surpass terrorism as a threat.Answer the following question(s):1.    Provide an example of cyberterrorism. How does this example violate norms and rules?2.    Does this example pose a threat to U.S. national security? Why or why not?

List three questions that should be asked in a computer forensics investigation. hint: Computer forensics, or digital forensics, is the identification, collection, examination, and analysis of data while preserving the integrity of the information and maintaining a strict chain of custody.

Meaning of abbreviations : PDPA : Personal Data Protection Act 2010 Principles GDPR : EU General Data Protection Regulation Principles OECD : OECD Privacy Guidelines Principles   question : Which principle of the OECD mentions that any company must inform you the reason why they are collecting your data?

Computer ethics question:  An amber alert is activated in your hometown (this is when a child goes missing and authorities issue a county-wide or state-wide search for that individual). All security cameras, traffic cameras, local police and the public try to find a white pickup truck with a broken left brake light and Florida license plates in order to quickly locate the missing child. (no, this is not Dave's car) This would be an example of what type of data science practice?

Identity theft—the theft of personal information—continues to worry consumers and businesses. You are the database administrator for a large company with a gigantic Internet-accessible database. How would you prevent data thieves from collecting personal information from a corporate database?

Information technology explain briefly the following rights of the data subject:     The right to be informed.