In: Computer Science
Instructions and Overview
Whether you get your news from cable, the Internet, or social media, you continually see reports on cybercrime, security risks and breaches. Consider the material in this module and what you are also reading in news no matter what option you choose in your initial post and replies.
Cyber-crime and security risks Can you name the databases in which your personal information is associated? Who uses this information? Can you be removed from them? Why or why not? Are you surprised by your findings?
Chrome Password Checkup – a. what exactly is password checkup in Chrome? b. What kind of alert do you receive and should you change your password if you get an alert?
There are a lot of websites with databases with your personal information even if you have not put it yourself,some of them are whitepages,people finder,peek you,true people search and many more .It can be accessed by anyone, anytime.Sometimes it opens doors to oppurtunites but can also lead to stalking and harassment.Yes your information can be removed from some websites but it requires you to request each and every site or ironically give them your information to remove you.It is surprising to know so much of your personal information is out to the world.
Chrome Password Checkup
a. Password checkup in chrome is a feature that tests the strength and the security of the passwords you have saved.It is a built in password manager that tell you if your password is used a lot of times for different purposes in different websites,it also suggests you to strengthen them and checks if your password is compromised in a third party breach which causes the hackers to access all your information.
b.The alert consists of the number of compromised passwords,number of reused passwords and number of accounts with weak passwords.Yes you should change the password if you recieve an alert only from the chrome password checkup.