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Topics
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Focus 1:
Personal Computer Security
Focus 2:
Organizations Involved in Security
Focus 3:
Hacking
Focus 4:
Security Survey
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Introduction
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[******NOTE******
The information presented in these pages
has become somewhat outdated and is best
viewed for historical interest
only. However, security and privacy
have continued to be major issues and many
solutions are now available to users. An
excellent up-to-date discussion of the
concepts of Privacy, Security, and
"Virtual Private Network" services
(VPNs) are offered by IVPN
, and by Anonymster.
See PCMagazine's comparison
of a number of VPN paid services and their
discussion
of free VPN's, and Andrey Doichev's
analysis of current
top free VPN's
. Encrypted storage of information
has become a major concern as well,
particularly with the proliferation of
cloud-based storage (see discussion by PCMagazine
for an analysis and comparisons).
Finally, well-informed and articulate
presentations of a number of timely
security topics can be found in the Information
Security Blog published by Comparitech.
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The Internet is a pervasive force which is working
its way into all aspects of our civilization - of
this fact there is no doubt. One could spend
countless hours, days, and months debating and
studying the implications and connotations of this
fact and its influence on education, business,
etc. However, in studying this medium, it is
important to remain cautious and realize the
security issues surrounding the Internet. Being
overly cautious and conservative in this
exploration is detrimental and foolish - the
resources left undiscovered by frightened people
will be expanded by others, leaving the paranoid
in the dust. However, it is ultimately more
careless to assume that all is legitimate and
nothing will harm you. It's that old principle of
"that'll never happen to me" that can make one
vulnerable. Educated medium should be achieved
between these extremes. We plan to take a look at
the current work of hackers threatening
e-commerce, politics, and individuals with a range
of viruses. Also what is the difference between
personal computers, e-commerce, and computer
networks on college campuses when it comes to
security? Most importantly, how secure do you
feel? How do age and gender affect people's
reactions on this matter? What general precautions
can be affected to make the common computer user
better educated and more confident with their
security? We propose to research security policies
and their effectiveness with an emphasis on
current events and the boom of buying and trading
online. Then taking this information and
correlating with data compiled from extensive
surveying of college students and the public with
a focus on age as a determining factor in the
matter of personal security on the Internet.
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