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Project Description
Project Description
For this project I was tasked with exploring and describing situations where their are cases of privacy issues , threats and etc with using mobile devices or computers and also practicing literacy skills.
Lesson Learned
Lesson Learned
After completing this project I learned that their are numerous ways you can be harmed via cyber attack and people are being taken advantage of everyday whether it's someone attacking you without your knowledge or you clicking on a phishing scam sent to your device but it is very important to protect your software and be aware of potential schemes so what happens to people everyday doesn't happen to you.
Cybersecurity in the News Article
Cybersecurity in the News Article
The Playstation TakeOver
The Playstation TakeOver
After reading this article it is to my understanding that playstation fell victim to a global network outage in which the users loss the ability to use their online features for a estimation of 24 hrs. Hackers breached the server in hopes of gaining personal information to use to their advantage against the users to have the upper hand in control. In this case Playstation users privacy was hacked into meaning unauthorized users made it difficult for users to play actively online which then made playstation shut down and re think their security decision's entirely. To prevent this type of incident again playstation could use 2 step verification and or security questions that only the user will know the answer's to.
Source evaluation
Source evaluation
Who published the content? Marc McLaren
Where was it published? TechRadar
When was it published? February 9, 2025
The truthfulness and integrity of the facts: Considered accurate, also can be seen as an opinion (blog)
How is it written and presented? Professionally, Presented as blog, Trending
Links and citations: Techradar.com, PSN Network status page
North Korea's $88 Million Dollar Identity Theft Case
North Korea's $88 Million Dollar Identity Theft Case
After reading this article it is to my understanding that 14 North Korean's were accused of allegedly falsifying Identities to receive I.T jobs in the U.S and also rob the government of an estimated 88 million and also affecting employers in the process by extorting those who work at these at these companies by threatening to release sensitive information. The state department in an effort to receive more information on the matter offered a reward up to 5 million dollars for anyone with accurate info to help get to the bottom of the case. The defendants were charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, money laundering and identity theft. After this incident to prevent these type of things from happening again the government could proceed to more extensive background checks and having more than one or two ways to identify if someone is who they say they are.
Source Evaluation
Source Evaluation
Who published the content? Kevin Breuninger
Where was it published? CNBC
-When was it published? December 12, 2024
The truthfulness and integrity of the facts: Considered accurate, Source is directly from FBI website
How is it written and presented: Professionally, Intent is to inform the public of threat, Public and reliable source
Links and citations: Accurate link to FBI website source , CNBC news
My Certification
My Certification
As part of this assignment I was tasked with completing the Cyber secuirty training to help give me a better understanding of cyber attacks and what should be done in the event someone falls victim to it.
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