November 18~22 implementation
- My project is about cybersecurity and its impact on society.. In our modern world, everyone relies on social media. When we register for Facebook, Instagram, or Snapchat, we expose our personal information to an audience we don’t necessarily trust. sometimes we even put in our credit card number stuff like that. Those information are really personal to our life, and people shouldn’t share with someone else that you are not close with or someone you don’t even know. On the news say, companies will sell people's personal information out to others, and I think it's a very immoral move to do. for example: Facebook uses information people provide — such as their age, gender and interests — to target ads to a specific audience. Although Facebook doesn't directly sell your data to outside parties, it does make money from it. The goal of my project will be to know and understand more about who do the companies sell data to, and what species information they give out.
I haven been looking videos on Youtube, and thinking that make some videos about it, wouldn't it better than create a website for showing my capstone project? I personally is a visual learner, and I think by videos people can get a better understand of what we are doing or talking about! For example, I think this video on Youtube is pretty good, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdfmV2KW11I
I was thinking if I can create a youtube account or like a website online for people to view and watch, it might be a really good way for people to know and realize CyberSecurity is problem that everyone in this society should be aware of.
For youtube account I mean filming video of the prevention that people can use. so it will be like me talking in front of the Camera and showing the audiences some ways to protect their person info. I think by using the video way can be more useful than the website, because the audiences can directly see how the stuffs work, like they can actually see the way by me doing it, and it will be easier for them to operate.
I am thinking of collecting data from the people in our class, and maybe ask them if they would like to watch videos about Cyber Security. By that, I can get the data of how many people would like to learn how to prevent their information to get steal through videos!
- Create a Youtube Channel
- Research prevention
- What precent of the people are likely to watch
I already created a Youtube Channel, I just need to get on and film videos about Cyber Security that I am going to talk about.
The prevention for Cyber Security I got online are these
- Limit what you share online. The less you share about yourself, the smaller the target you are for a phishing attack. Cybercriminals use information you post online to learn how to gain your trust.
- Protect your credentials. No legitimate company or organization will ask for your username and password or other personal information via e-mail. Your school definitely won't. Still not sure if the e-mail is a phish? Contact your IT help desk. (Many institutions now offer a "phish bowl" so end users can quickly and easily report phishy messages or view the latest scams.)
- Beware of attachments. E-mail attachments are the most common vector for malicious software. When you get a message with an attachment, delete it—unless you are expecting it and are absolutely certain it is legitimate.
- Confirm identities. Phishing messages can look official. Cybercriminals steal organization and company identities, including logos and URLs that are close to the links they're trying to imitate. There's nothing to stop them from impersonating schools, financial institutions, retailers, and a wide range of other service providers.
- Trust your instincts. If you get a suspicious message that claims to be from an agency or service provider, use your browser to manually locate the organization online and contact them via their website, e-mail, or telephone number.
- Check the sender. Check the sender's e-mail address. Any correspondence from an organization should come from an organizational e-mail address. A notice from your college or university is unlikely to come from ithelp@hpa.edu
- Take your time. If a message states that you must act immediately or lose access, do not comply. Phishing attempts frequently threaten a loss of service unless you do something. Cybercriminals want you to react without thinking; an urgent call to action makes you more likely to cooperate.
- Don't click links in suspicious messages. If you don't trust the e-mail (or text message), don't trust the links in it either. Beware of links that are hidden by URL shorteners or text like "Click Here." They may link to a phishing site or a form designed to steal your username and password.
Also, I am thinking of showing people this link https://www.technologyreview.com/s/614646/inside-the-microsoft-team-tracking-the-worlds-most-dangerous-hackers/?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=site_visitor.unpaid.engagement, Inside the Microsoft team tracking the world’s most dangerous hackers - MIT Technology Review. I think this website shows how important and dangerous your personal Information online can be!
