Thursday 17 February 2011

S2W5 Friday: StaySmart Quiz, Anonymous Hackers, Quiz review, Website rubric, Google maps

1. Stay Smart Online
  
A new site helping you learn more about cyber safety has come out. Try the first two quizzes on Shopping and Spam:


http://www.staysmartonline.gov.au/quizzes




You can get e-certified here:

Go ahead and login and create an account that we will use in the coming lessons.
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2. Anonymous Hackers
  
A group of hackers calling themselves "Anonymous" have been targeted by HBGary Federal, a security firm contracted by the US government working in coordination with FBI. But the hackers struck back in a case of spy vs. spy:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/feb/17/wikileaks-internet


HBGary Federal has been the subject of counter-attacks by the Anonymous group-that's-not-a-group. The insecure security company allowed its email to leak to the WikiLeaks supporters. And now HBGary has had to pull out of the RSA Conference and the related unconference, Security B-Sides.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,745883,00.html#ref=nlint




The content of the emails revealed all sorts of illegal activities unfortunately for the firm:


Leaked emails apparently suggest that three private security firms – HBGary Federal, Palantir Technologies and Berico Technologies – pitched a plan to undermine ... WikiLeaks ... to a law firm which has represented the Bank of America ... thought to be the next target of WikiLeaks. ... Anonymous began releasing tens of thousands of emails sent by HBGary Federal late last week, after the ... group attacked the security firm's computer systems.
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Bank of America ... have said they had not known about the ...  strategy to undermine WikiLeaks ... and that HB Gary Federal was never hired on their behalf. Berico Technologies and Palantir have also attempted to distance themselves from the leaked emails. ... HBGary, an affiliate firm to HBGary Federal ... said that the actions of Anonymous were "criminal".



 It is very hard to determine legally what it is that the Anonymous group are doing - vandalism, terrorism, etc. Leave a comment with your thoughts about this group and their activities.

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3. Review Quiz

Let's review the quiz.
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4. Website Rubric Sheet



In order to assess your progress in your hosted website project, I have prepared a rubric for you to mark your website against; it will serve as the rubric for final assessment of your site. Please look it over and think about the various points you will need to consider. You can also show your site to someone else and have them review it according to the points set out in the rubric.
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5. Website Media Volumes




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6. Installing Freedom

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7. Faster Google Maps

Goolgle Maps is a very popular way to learn about one's surroundings. Learn to surf Google Maps a little more effectively:
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14 comments:

cjb said...

I killed the Peer2Peer quizz and i am super excited

Anonymous said...

I owned all the quizzes

Anonymous said...

at my old school we use to have a week of computer saftey and i am proud that i still remember all the things i learned :)

Anonymous said...

Im so happy i know how not to get scammed :D

Anonymous said...

phishing quiz is easy. the answer is either the longest one or the one that says no

Anonymous said...

I hate hackers...

Anonymous said...

I think the masks they are wearing are SUPER creepy. But, they're sticking up for what they believe in.

Anonymous said...

I have Kaspersky anti virus, its the equivalent of chuck Norris for computers. And i also like the fact that everyone is getting hacked, they are stealing from the reach so they must be called the robin hoods!
AC

RLC said...

some of the things i think the anonymous group is doing is illegal but some things are good, like outing America bank and their plan. breezed through those quizzes. piece of cake:)

Anonymous said...

All the quizzes were typically easy :3

Anonymous said...

I'm damn well tired of all these politicking wars that go on nowadays. Everything is so boring. Can't we go back to the good ol days where and explosion killed someone just as easily as words...

Anonymous said...

I think don't they're affiliated with Wikilinks. I'm not too sure if I support them or not... that's a tough one.
Quizzes on the other hand were a breeze.
TH

Anonymous said...

yeah, go Anonymous hackers!

Anonymous said...

I'm totally with anonymous hackers. Israel have taken what they do not have, that is Palestine. Israel consider themselves natives and they kill millions of Palestinians, including children, and the U.S. government encourages them doing this under the pretext of human rights.