Nowadays our personal details are known to a number of people and that number is increasing by time. The reason is: we use computers as a storage, the whole world is in computers. Our personal data are at the authorities, at bank, at school, at police stations and at working place.
The data protection is very important in these cases. These information are not allowed to use illegally. If yes, it is against the law and the offender should be punished. Employers and authorities should have a limit of using those information as well.
For example an employer can monitor its staff whether they activity is legal because the employer is responsible for the acts and the omissions. Although monitoring must be for a specific purpose and not involve the retention of more data than is appropriate. As for the authorities: there is a regulation which empowers "designated persons" to demand communications data from network or postal operators. This fundamental aim is to obtain data which may assist to stop organised crime. Communications data is also known as "traffic data":
1. senders and addressees of emails
2. file size of emails and attachments
3. times and duration of phone calls
4. location data on mobile phone users
5. URL's of websites visited
6. newsgroups accessed; and
7. phone no.'s sending and receiving faxes.
On the other hand, Keeping safe computers of our enterprise from viruses is not as simple as installing an anti-virus program anymore. Viruses have become much more complex and it is able to enter to our network from many vectors. It can come from infected home computers or email which containing malware or from users who surfing inappropriate web sites.
If we deploy anti-virus program to our computer we must be sure that the software/hardware and the processes will ensure its effectiveness. And we should keep updating the anti-virus program.
And what To Do If Your Password Is Stolen?
We protect all of our important information, like credit reports, financial statements, shopping accounts, with passwords. There are thieves and cheaters whose aim is to steal information, data or identity from us. There is no guarantee they can't steal the passwords but we can make some effort by creating strong passwords. If we notice that any suspicious activity has happen first of all turn to the proper authorities and keep the contact with them.
Then change the passwords on all of your online accounts. Then open a new account and create a strong password.
You can read more: www.infosecuritylab.com
