Lecture-
Todays Lecture covered the risks of identity theft over that may occur over the internet. As the internet is an open forum it is accesible by anyone. Many people have created email or sites to collect personal information about a person to use to their advantage. On the internet there are copyright laws but there are still chances of things being plagiarised due to poor security and privacy. As there are many computers connected to the same server the message being sent to a certain destination can easily be intecepted by other computers.
Above is a screen print of a lecture side presenting how other computers can intercept information that is being send to another destination.
There are many ways in which a person can protect themselves and the information stored on their computers. The installation of firewalls can make it harder to intecept information. Taking care whilst using the internet is also and important part of protecting infomation. Not giving out any personal information over the internet is a start but making sure the website that are asking for infomation are authentic. We can do this by evaluating the website and any attatchments that are linked.
Tutorial-
In today's tutorial we visited the copyright website. We had to read 5 copyright information sheets that may be relevant to our under graduate degree.
I chose to read the following;
I chose the first two articles as they may be relevant to my specific degree(Sports Science). The last three i chose as they may be relevant when i am researching for an assignment. I found all of these copyright information articles useful to me and my future as an undergraduate. These articles not only outline the principles of copyright for each of the headings, it provides readers with in depth explanations as to why there are copyright laws against certain things. These articles made it clear why student and people in the workforce must copyright their work.
The APRA Website-
There are many things that people need to know about music and the internet. When people download music of the internet the artist of that music does not get paid. If an artist is producing music as their job and they are not getting paid than it is not fair to them. When people are downloading musci off the internet they must be aware that they are breaching copyright and breaking the law.
Above is a screen shot of the APRA website.
Protecting My Security and Privacy
There are many small things that i can do to protect my privacy and security on my computer. To start i must update my viruscan every week. This allows my computer to search for possible threats or viruses that may be on my computer. Secondly i can delete all emails that are not from anyone in my address book. This stops emails carrying viruses, or emails that may be phishing to enter my computer. By delteint these emails it also prevents me form replying to them. If i was to reply to a phishing email it allows the receiver to know that my email address is valid, resulting in many more emails coming to my address. Thirdly i can shange my internet security level to high. By doing this my computer will not let any links or attatchments open from unsupported sites. By following these few, simple steps i can minimise my chance of picking up a virus whilst using the internet.
Below is a screen shot of how i can maximise my security levels.
Reading 1 -
This website presents Electronic Frontier Foundation's top 12 way to protect privacy. The most important tip on this website is not to reveal personal information on the internet.
Reading 2 -
This reading covers tips for privacy when in the workplace. The types of monitoring that are carried out in offices, the privacy issues that may occur, the different policies and the recourses for privacy.
Reading 3 -
This website explains how a person can protect their ideas or expressions. The 3 main types of patents are covered and how to trademark ideas.
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