How Secure is Cybersecurity?
Passwords, passcodes, facial recognition, and touch ID. These are all examples of ways to protect ourselves from not only the cyber world but from real-life personal invasions as well. These, among many others, are our first line of defense against hackers and unauthorized access to our personal information. When creating a password, there are often set criteria that must be met for it to be considered “strong”. 8-12 characters, at least one uppercase letter, numbers, and one special character. But with the advancement of hackers, malware, and viruses, how can we ensure that we are protecting ourselves to the best of our ability?
In Demystifying Technology, it’s stated that “depending on the technology being used, it’s possible that as we observe our own or others’ uses of the technology, our behaviors are shaped by the choices being made in that use. And it may be that we begin shaping our choices to further shape behavior.” (Wolske, page 55). AI (artificial intelligence) is increasingly becoming part of our daily lives, and with such advancements, I wouldn’t be surprised if people were trying to develop ways to use it to their advantage.
Rose Barker states that “data is the new oil. Data trafficking is one of the top revenue-generating crimes in the world internationally and the problem is just getting worse.” I believe that data breaches are being more common, and these are through larger companies that obtain our information. If people can access data so easily, how secure are we with our own daily frequently used devices?
Citations:
Wolske, M. (2020). Person-centered guide to demystifying technology: Working together to observe/ question/ design/ prototype/ and implement/reject technology in support of people's valued beings and doings. Windsor & Downs Press.
Barker, Rose. TEDxSalem. (2018, April 05). Internet of Things: Are Smart Devices Helping or Harming? YouTube. Retrieved November 18, 2022, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipdTLJcIkWI&t=304s
Hi Christine, I genuinely enjoy reading your posts. I have facial recognition on my phone, but I'm too scared to use it, and I'm concerned about who has access to it or whether the government is trying to collect it for other things. I constantly have to change my password because I need to remember it a lot of the time. AI is becoming too intelligent and just harder to keep up with keeping it secure. Keep up the great work!
ReplyDeleteHi Christine, Hackers are intelligent people. Not only can they break into your computer without you realizing it, but they can also cover their tracks. It's impossible to be 100% secure online a few non-obvious tricks can be used to be safer.
ReplyDeleteHi Christine, I like your post all hackers are super genies and The way to protect ourselves from not only the cyber world but from real-life personal invasions as well
ReplyDeleteHi Christine, I like your post and insight. It makes me think that with all the security features we use to protect our information like fingerprints, we may be willingly adding more information that can be sold or used against us. There might be a market for early fingerprint data since we are now logging in with fingerprints to a significant number of devices.
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