Unit 4 explores the fundamentals of privacy and cybersecurity.
I read 2 articles both are about Hackers. One is about how they are taking over AI platforms and finding out where you live through your IP adress on either your phone on computer through these platforms. The other one is about how these hackers are scamming these people on buying tickets and over paying on these websites and then not even being able to get into the concert because the tickets are fake.
I learned about the ways computers and networks can be attacked and how to protect them. We covered topics like keeping your information private, recognizing scams, and creating strong passwords.
I learned about cybersecurity and that ways people are hacked and they ways to prevent from being hacked. I think that as a society we could avoid a lot more hackers and scammers if we knew this information and could have a lot less of it if we are more careful with what we do online. I also learned some new terms like Encryption, Privacy Policy, and Phishing and Ransomware. These are all very good terms to know these days with all of the scams out there.