{"id":646,"date":"2022-12-08T12:42:54","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T12:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwl.ac.ae\/blog\/?p=646"},"modified":"2022-12-08T12:49:52","modified_gmt":"2022-12-08T12:49:52","slug":"being-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwl.ac.ae\/blog\/being-online\/","title":{"rendered":"Being Online &#8211; CHALLENGES &#038; ETHICS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"588\" src=\"https:\/\/uwl.ac.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-1024x588.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwl.ac.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-1024x588.png 1024w, https:\/\/uwl.ac.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/uwl.ac.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-768x441.png 768w, https:\/\/uwl.ac.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-720x413.png 720w, https:\/\/uwl.ac.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-580x333.png 580w, https:\/\/uwl.ac.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-320x184.png 320w, https:\/\/uwl.ac.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image.png 1162w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With the ongoing development of the Internet infrastructure and its widespread popularity, many more individuals among the global population are \u2018getting online\u2019. This could be for entertainment, social relations, or professional activity. Simply stated, being \u2018online\u2019 means having a single software application or \u2018App\u2019 installed on an IT device connected to the Internet. Although, installing an App on your personal device may seem to be a voluntary or optional matter, once installed, the App can behave in a manner beyond your control. Upon installation, most Apps require permission to access device resources that are normally granted by users without considering the implications. An infected App on any one device in a network can easily propagate to other devices within the network and beyond. Last year, a well-known US university had to pay hackers over eleven million dollars following a successful \u2018Ransomware Attack\u2019 to avoid publication of its compromised data. So, while the challenges of providing security to your personal or corporate data are numerous, it is the ethical and legal responsibility of all stakeholders to ensure compliance with certain basic security measures enumerated below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Avoid saving or downloading \u2018sensitive\u2019 information on your devices. Ideally, save it on a detachable device if you must.<\/li><li>Disable network connectivity (Wi-Fi) when a device is not being used. Simply click on\/off on the Wi-Fi icon on your device.<\/li><li>Install security software and watch out for any suspicious activity or \u2018malware\u2019 regularly.<\/li><li>Be vigilant about your passwords, especially those that are used for your email and financial transactions.<\/li><li>Use double authentication (OTP) with passwords wherever possible.<\/li><li>Remember that if anything \u2018can\u2019 happen, it will happen.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It happened to me in the summer of 2019 when my PC was attacked and compromised by a hacker demanding a ransom in the form of Bitcoins. Luckily, I had a \u2018backup\u2019 of most of my user data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ABOUT THE AUTHOR<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwl.ac.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/author.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-648\" width=\"494\" height=\"145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwl.ac.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/author.png 760w, https:\/\/uwl.ac.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/author-300x88.png 300w, https:\/\/uwl.ac.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/author-720x211.png 720w, https:\/\/uwl.ac.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/author-580x170.png 580w, https:\/\/uwl.ac.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/author-320x94.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 494px) 100vw, 494px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the ongoing development of the Internet infrastructure and its widespread popularity, many more individuals among the global population are \u2018getting online\u2019. This could be for entertainment, social relations, or professional activity. Simply stated, being \u2018online\u2019 means having a single software application or \u2018App\u2019 installed on an IT device connected to the Internet. 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