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Project Description
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My objective for this assignment was to investigate and analyze 2 news articles that contained relevant information about cybersecurity. I specifically used Google News to research articles about cybersecurity attacks involving hacking and identity theft, which were covered by the media. I also had to complete a CCBC cybersecurity training and earned a certificate at the end of my training.
CyberSecurity in the News Articles
CyberSecurity in the News Articles
The article covers a celebrity hacking incident in where actor Jamie Campbell Bower's Twitter account was hacked. On Sunday, November 27, Bower announced on his Instagram story that his account has been hacked and advised his fans not to give out any information to the hacker.
In this case, hacking means that an unauthorized person gained access to Jamie Campbell Bower's twitter account. Hackers usually take advantage of celebrity accounts to try to trick the fans into sending them money.
Celebrities are public figures and constantly have their privacy invaded, which is why it is important they protect their privacy as much as they can. Ways one can prevent hacking of their social media accounts include, using strong passwords, enabling two-factor authentication, and keeping your apps and mobile OS up-to-date.
Source Evaluation
Source Evaluation
Who published the content? Jashan
Where was it published? The Teal Mango
When was it published? November 28, 2022
The truthfulness and integrity of the facts: Fairly accurate. There are quotes, photos from Bower's Instagram story, and no spelling or grammar mistakes. Also since this article was published recently, I looked at the actor's Instagram story to confirm that the actor was indeed hacked.
How is it written and presented? This article is meant to inform and is structurally organized. Ads are present.
Links and Citations: No links or citations included, just screen shots of Bower's Instagram story
This article covers an identity theft incident that occurred to a family living in Lincoln County, Missouri. Victim, Shannon Coleman explains how her bank accounts have been emptied, and although she froze her credit, someone keeps applying to over 40 credit cards on her name.
Identity theft is when someone steals your personal information, and in this case, uses it to steal money from accounts and open credit card accounts.
Identity theft can be very scary, which is why it is important for everyone to protect their personal information and accounts. Ways one can prevent identity theft include setting up multi factor authentication, creating strong passwords, maintaining security software, and shredding documents with important information before throwing away.
Source Evaluation
Source Evaluation
Who published the content? Holden Kurwicki
Where was it published? KSDK Local News (affiliated with NBC News)
When was it published? November 18, 2022
The truthfulness and integrity of the facts: Accurate. There is a video of the news story and quotes from sources. Sources and news video includes an interview with victim, Shannon Coleman, and director of security and privacy program, Amira Dhalla.
How is it written and presented? This article is meant to inform and is written professionally. Many ads are present.
Links and Citations: This article includes a 3 links
1. Consumer Reports website
2. Email link of the reporter
3. Link to resources that can help if you are a victim of identity theft.
CyberSecurity Certificate
CyberSecurity Certificate
In order to complete my CyberSecurity training, I had to fully watch videos and complete assessments accurately .
Lesson Learned
Lesson Learned
In this lesson, I learned a lot about CyberSecurity threats, such as ransomware, viruses, hacking, identity theft, and phishing, and also learned many ways to protect ourselves and our privacy from such threats.
I particularly did not know what phishing was before this lesson. I learned that when phishing, the attacker sends a fake email containing a link to the victim, which will look legitimate at first. Usually the link will redirect you to a a real looking site that will get you to put in sensitive information or will be a link that downloads a virus onto your devices.
Before, I never really payed attention to my emails, however after learning about phishing, I will pay attention to my emails by hovering over links and being careful to those emails that demand urgency.
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