Session 9

This week, we cover security risk in the information system. Security is the challenge that we face on the regular basis. Either in shopping centers, hospitals, markets, or on social networks, we expose our information to anybody that can manipulate the technology. I was thinking about all those months I spent using my neighbor Wi-Fi network. I thought he was kind to me when he offered the chance to use his network. I hope he had not used this for his own personal gain. Now I’m worry because I didn’t know what he was doing with my information all that time. I know that he is in IT. This course on security thought me how our ignorance can leads us to our ruin. Now that I know the risk we face when using other’s network, computers and applications, it is very imperative for me to apply my organization requirements. Not only these requirements would be observed at my workplace, but I will also make sure that my family respects these guidelines at home. We will change our password regularly, install the firewall, and run the antivirus.
We also make a correction to the Wikipedia. During this exercise, it realized how easy it is manipulate wikipedia information. A classmate intentionally put wrong information that was turned down two hours later. Event the information was taken off, I believe that two hours are enough for somebody to use that information that was not right. I believe that Wikipedia is source where we can get quick information, but when using it for research, we should think twice.