This week, we had a strong focus on cybersecurity. We watched some videos on what cybersecurity is, why it's important, and the types of cyber crimes that are often used. We then had to write a "one-pager" about any major cyber crime incident. I chose to write about the NASDAQ hack of 2014. Below is the final product: Sources Goodin, Dan. “How elite hackers (almost) stole the NASDAQ.” ArsTechnica, 17 July 2014. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/07/how-elite-hackers-almost-stole-the-nasdaq/. Accessed 10 March 2022. Yang, Stephanie and Holodny, Elena. “The Massive Hack Of The Nasdaq That Has Wall Street Terrified Of Cyber Attacks” Business Insider, 17 July 2014. https://www.businessinsider.com/nasdaq-attacked-by-hackers-2014-7. Accessed 8 March 2022. Zetter, Kim. “NSA to Investigate Nasdaq Hack” WIRED, 30 Mar 2011. https://www.wired.com/2011/03/nsa-investigates-nasdaq-hack/. Accessed 8 March 2022. Now that our cybersecurity week is over, I can safely say that I learned a lot about the importance of cybersecurity in all aspects of my life. The major cyber crime incidents that are reported on by the media are usually large-scale hacks on giant corporations, but the techniques that the hackers used to commit these acts are the same techniques they use when they target everyday people. My classmates all researched different incidents, and the sheer number of large scale cyber crime incidents made me wonder just how many smaller cyber crimes are committed every day.
From other people's presentations as well as my own research, I learned that there are a lot of different ways that people can get hacked. Having an antivirus and using a VPN are just two things that anyone can do to help mitigate their chances of getting hacked. I also learned that, no matter what, hackers can almost always find a way to hack you (such as using zero-day exploits, which are exploits no one knows about), so making sure that you have a backup plan in case any account or computer gets hacked is extremely important.
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