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Sep 6th, 2008, 11:07pm
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information security awareness
« on: Sep 19th, 2007, 4:57am »		 Quote Quote  Modify Modify
The digitalization is growing fast from day to day from hour to hour and from minute to minute. We are facing newer technological innovations so the everyday people don't really have the time and the possibility to understand and learn about those innovations. Our defencelessness is unavoidable against the technology. Our communications with the world, with our partners and friends are getting faster and faster as well. The personal communication between people has changed to the technological transmitted communications. We are giving out thousands of information and data from our hands with the help of the technology which we trust in. We trust in it because it is new, fast and we regard as if it is safe. While we don't even think that data hunters are taking over. They are getting entangled into our life to steal out a small peace from it so that they can use the information for their interest. They are developing the technology from day to day from hour to hour and from minute to minute. Stealing and copying the data, our life is a bigger threat than a physical attack. We should protect ourselves against this attack continuously and consciously. We should know what, when and how we share the information whether it is formal or informal. Keep the speed with the technological developing in order to know we can't trust unconditionally in the technology and to our data are felt to be safe, namely: our life.
 
http://www.infosecuritylab.com/news.php?n_cat=2
 
http://www.secawareness.blogspot.com/
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« Reply #1 on: Sep 19th, 2007, 6:05am »		 Quote Quote  Modify Modify
Hello!
 
It is a very interesting and useful topic. Nowadays, we have to be careful with our data.
 
 
Not so long ago we could hear news about mobile overhearing. If your mobile is turned off or is broken it can be overheard. Now we know that this was a false statement. However, the telecommunication companies can obtain information about us by means of the cell information. For instance: where we are and when. The telecommunication companies keep and log the phone calling and SMS data.  
 
The time of the conversation and the conversation itself is stored. However, the content of SMS is not. Where the data is stored is seriously guarded and not everyone can enter. During the SIM’s data they know when and where we were exactly. The telecommunication company has thousands of transmission towers. By means of triangulation towers, the determined place is capable of finding the position of the mobile phone. For this concept, there is a new business product. Companies can now pay for the information where are when their employees have been. Nowadays, telecommunication companies have to ensure they are reaching consumers data as the Government requires this for national security.
 
In the USA and England there is an automatic system with which they can listen to every conversation. If they hear such words as: bomb, terrorist attack. They will keep that persons conversations under observation for a month.  
 
These days the Brado presented a new accessory which helps us in overhearing anyone. The only thing you need is a SIM card. This is the Spy Ear. We just have to charge it, then put the SIM card into it and hide it in the room. After that we just call the number of the SIM card, and we can hear talking by means of three microphones.
 
As everything, mobile phones are also used for good and bad activities too.
 
Nowadays, when almost everyone has a mobile phone, people are starting to realize how to use it for damaging purpose as well.
 
The government of Csattiszgarh federal state (India) prohibited the usage of mobile phones in the higher education institutions. The reason is: a student girl had undergone atrocity because of that nude photo which was made in secret.
On the other hand in Malakka (Malaysia) the police operate an informatics center, where everybody can send photos of crime.
At the same time police use overhearing telephone talking in case of catching criminals is a useful and positive procedure. In 2005 the authorities used this method in about 35.000 cases.  
Nevertheless, where is the border of usage between positive and negative?  
 
I made a blog too, you can visit it:
http://infosecurityawareness.blogspot.com/
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