Week 7-Internet security or Internet insecurity

I am aware that there are viruses (in fact many different kinds of virus), hackers, online cheaters... But there is one thing I am shock to know is that ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE CANNOT ELIMINATE MOST OF THE VIRUS! And the companies might release some virus to BOOST THEIR SALES!

ALL THESE YEARS I TRUSTED THEM…I felt like…cheated. Haha

So I went to search for more information about the internet security!

Here it is:

1.  EVERYONE KNOWS YOUR WIFI PASSWORD!

Usually when you sign in to the WIFI in your house or outside, you would click “connect automatically”. If it is a loooooooooooooong or complicated password like à oouihkhu^7GHu, you would not want to type it another time!  Therefore, it is very convenient and time saving. Cause the next time you don’t need to type the password again!

BUT! If you back-up your phone through GOOGLE/APPLE/ANDRIOD........ And they are storing those information in the cloud…… Who can access all these information? Who are taking care of hose information?

 2. Our password is not strong enough

When choosing password for an account, we are always advice to choose a strong one. However, a lot of people still choose a password that is easy to guess. Worst! That password will be reuse and reuse and reuse. So when hackers do their work….

 

They will know all the passwords you have

Here’s the top 5 password used:

1) password (#1 in 2011 as well)

2) 123456

3) 12345678

4) abc123

5) qwerty

Even though all of us know that we need a strong password, we still using password that are easy to guess.

3. MALWAREEEEEE

Major web Browsers shares their information (like which URLs to flag) on the malware sites and threats. Firefox, chrome, internet explorer… … however, with the advancement of the technology, TONS of new malware that the anti-virus software cannot solve. Fortunately, a 64-bit malware is WAY more difficult to write than 32-bit malware. So we are protected (a little).

Since most of my classmates are talking about how to prevent OR the different types of virus we have…… let me share on how to create a computer virus prank

A harmless one! hahahahh

I tried it myself. And it works...so….next year April’s fool?