ثمانية أسئلة مع مستشار أمن سيبراني

Breaches are so advanced nowadays that one doesn't feel them. No one can tell that their camera is on, their microphone is open, or someone else has access to their devices. Translated by Latifa Alharbi. am Doctor Ali Alshehri, specialized in cyber security and encryption. I've been working in this field for 8-9 years. chose this career because it is exciting, challenging, and beneficial. What is cyber security? And why is it important? Simply, it is the online or electronic space. The virtual world you enter when you open your device is the cyber world. And all systems are communicating through cyberspace. So, there must be science that deals with this space's risks, such as breaches and identity theft. science that fortifies these systems. Not science that ensures communication, such as web and IT. But the science ensures minimal security criteria are achieved during these communications. How do devices become hacked? No one will hack your device if you don't have part in it. Usually, you might have clicked link or opened site that could compromise your device to virus risk. There are some signs that something is wrong with your device, such as slow performance or random restarts. This could mean your device is hacked. But does having smoothly running device mean it isn't breached? No! What is the dark web? It is thought to be dark space where no one knows the other's identity through which you can ask for peculiar services or purchase some prohibited merchandise without anyone knowing. And pay in Bitcoin. But in reality, it is different. The dark web is designed and controlled by some international intelligence entities. Its basic concept is that it is distributed on different devices and is untraceable, which is genius. But let's not forget that the same people who designed this technology designed the Internet. There are exchanges, and things happen there, but it isn't completely anonymous. And there are stories about intelligence entities capturing criminals through the dark web. Do hackers have types? Hackers are three types. Classified by motivation and resources or money. The more they are driven, the more prone to breach you'll be. It depends on these two factors. The first class is the common hackers who hack page and post skull and crossbones or so ceremonially. This is the first level of hackers who do it to prove themselves and don't cause great harm. The harm they can cause is lesser than the two other levels. The second level has the motivation but does not necessarily have the money. Those are the activists who are driven by humanitarian causes or so. They have communities and collective motives. For example, global-level hacking campaign on country that is politically or humanly against their principles. They have motive, not necessarily money. The third level is the most dangerous because they have motives and money. They are supported by states. They are invisible! An employed army with access to your system and secret data. With paid salaries and eight hours shifts. Dedicated shifts and covered salaries. And supported by states level budgets. Is the public Internet threat of breach? In coffee shops and public places, the protocol or the encrypted system is breachable. The system that secures your connection to the Wi-Fi is supposed to be safe, but it isn't! Through his device, sitting in coffee shop, he has access to the domain the network covers. Sometimes, he can access your sent and received messages. This is the risky aspect of it. Most coffee shops don't pay much attention to it, as we do with our home network. When did the common user, or even the specialized one, ever open the system and check the communication settings! What is the significance of encryption? Any wireless data transference between devices should be encrypted. Like the lock you see in your browser, it is an encryption system called SSL. It created trust between users and commercial entities. Otherwise, there wouldn't be e-commerce. The essence of internet security is encryption. What are the stereotypes about the cyber security specialist? Mostly, they are perceived as hackers who breach systems and so. It is misconception. How did your line of work affect you? lost trust in these programs. Since the beginning of my cyber security education, I've been protecting myself and, hopefully, covered the basics. But as you learn and gain more knowledge, you know that encryption is breachable due to some design errors. And don't have control over these programs, such as Twitter, which have my information. Are their long privacy lists applicable or not? Unfortunately, lost confidence in these programs. don't! Are they actually protecting my privacy? read your terms and conditions, and you promised to keep my data from anyone else. Does that include your government? Really? Will you?