Privacy Requires Security, Not Abstinence: Protecting an Inalienable Right in the Age of Facebook

1. Privacy Requires Security, Not Abstinence: Protecting an Inalienable Right in the Age of Facebook Article by Simon Garfinkel Presentation by Adam Miller

2. The Constitution • There are no laws specifically stating the right to privacy • Amendments imply privacy rights • Third, Fourth, and Fifth Amendments (Restriction of soldiers being quartered in homes, unreasonable search and seizures, and being a witness against yourself, respectively) • The Computer • Consumer data banks • Computers made it easier to store vast amounts of personal data (credit agencies) • Concerns that data would be misused or errors in the data would negatively impact a person’s life without his or her knowledge of the data being kept about them

3. Computer (cont.) • Govt. developed Code of Fair Information Practice • Straight forward code; no secret data banks, individuals must be able to view their records, must have a way to correct errors, and data banks must be reliable and secure • The Internet • All activity on the Internet is mediated • Companies could use information stored for financial gain • Federal Trade Commission prevents businesses from using or selling your information by writing “privacy policies”

4. Life after 9/11 • Raised the question: Privacy or Security? • Total (Terrorist) Information Awareness • Used advances in technology to attempt to catch terrorists before they attack • Congress shut down organization because it treated everyone as a suspect • Facebook • When using Facebook applications, the user is asked to “Allow access?” • How much information is being pulled by the app? • By agreeing, you are saying you trust the app and Facebook’s security and privacy controls

5. Where We Are Now • Data theft by insiders can be solved • Paying employees enough • Auditing their work • Limiting authority • Harshly punishing those who abuse employer’s trust • Answering the question of Security or Privacy • The problem isn’t that the information is out there, it’s that it isn’t secure • Spending now on better security in systems will prevent having to spend a lot more when faulty security is breached

6. Questions • The Constitution explicitly states your right to privacy. True or False? False • Which of these is NOT a way to prevent data theft by insiders? • A: Having employees keep data on personal storage devices • B: Auditing employee work • C: Paying them enough • D: Limiting the authority of any one employee Answer: A

7. A Growing Watch List By Shawn McSweeney • TIDE (Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment • Stores intelligence information (field reports, captured documents, foreign ally news, data about individuals) that government feels could harm US • Exponential Growth (100,000 files in 03; 435,000 now)

8. Issues • Half of triggered names in 04 and 05 were misidentified (10 of thousands in total) • Cat Stevens Story • Security Issues

9. Questions • Roughly how many pieces of data does TIDE currently store? • A. 100,000 • B. 435,000 • C. 755,000 • D. 2.3 Million • A quarter of the triggered watch list names were misidentified.

10. The Software Wars By Stephanie Moore “People often claim that one of every three large-scale software systems gets canceled mid-project. Of those that do make it out the door, three-quarters are never implemented: some do not work as intended; others are just shelved.”

11. Why you can’t understand your computer! • Common Mistakes in Software Creation • “Metaphysical Absence” • Unreachable deadlines • Shortages of “can-do” attitudes

12. Suggestions for Future Software Inventors • Obtain the correct tools • Keep it simple • Don’t stifle creativity!

13. 1. The nonexistence of abstract thought is known as:a. technical confusinonb. metaphysical absence c. daydreamingd. psychological absence • Questions Answer: B 2. Setting unreachable goals will motivate employees to give their best efforts.True or False? Answer: False

14. The Evolution of Cyber Warfare Presentation by: KhaingOo By Greg Bruno

15. Cyber Warfare • Spring of 2007, Russia • Estonian monument was moved by the Red Army from capital city to the outskirt of town • Bogus Requests-Requests for information from computers around the world • Banks, Media Outlets, and Ministries were hacked • Most publicized hack in recent history

16. China • Most active for hacking computers • Washington accused China of hacking into government computer networks • June 2007-Hacked into Pentagon Network • Suspected of hacking in Britain, France, Germany, South Korea, and Taiwan • Russian and China both denied the accusations.

17. U.S. Cyber Warfare • William Arkin, Defense Analyst • “Our abilities to penetrate into enemy computer networks, our ability to exploit communication networks, to manipulate digital information, is real.” • U.S. has technologies capable of penetrating and jamming enemy networks

18. Cyber-Warfare Tactics • Request information while masking the location of primary attacker • Use of malware, spyware, and other programs to steal information without user’s knowledge • Cyber attacks aimed at critical infrastructure-less common, but more serious and damaging • Nuclear Power Plant Control Systems • Banks and Subways

19. Patching the Hole • Until recently, U.S. government did not emphasize on safety from cyber attacks • Difficulty in finding the cyber threat • This is getting more serious and more time demanding • U.S. is a big target • Cyber attacks on the U.S. economy may be the worst case • U.S. claimed that their systems are secure and safe

20. Review Questions • What country is mostly blame for cyber attacks? • TRUE or FALSE: U.S. have technologies capable of penetrating and jamming enemy networks?

21. Geeks and Hackers, Uncle Sam’s Cyber Force Wants you! • Article by William J. Astore • Presentation by Raphael Martinez

22. “Above All vision” • Full spectrum dominance • Air Force stated goal: gain control and access to any and all networked computers • Contractor bids: “dominant cyber offensive engagement” • Headquarters throughout United States • Surveys and propaganda

23. Ugly Babies and Air Force Computer Systems • Uncertain technical benefits • Inflated prices • SPADOC (ugly baby)-updated computer system • Air Force Mission Support System- Pilots planning missions with latest technology • Out dated and Basic Disaster

24. Loving Big “Cyber” Brother • Total Dominance isn’t realistic • Too Expensive • Day late and Billion Dollars short

25. Questions • The goal of the Air Force is to gain control and access to any and all networked computers. T or F? • True • Air Force computer systems are relatively inexpensive and cost-efficient. T or F? • False