Name: Joan Jherizalyn Aromin BSIT1-A December 16, 2022

Performance Task The Power of the Web and Internet

Objectives:

At the end of the exercise, the students should be able to:

Resolve a network and Internet failure based on privacy and security.

Requirements:

Internet Connection Media Editing Tools

Instructions: (3 items x 20 points)

1. Assess real-life issues about network and internet failure.

2. Provide logical resolutions in no less than five (5) sentences.

3. The resolution must include the following:

Summary of the problem

Intenet privacy technique/network technologies to be used

The benefits of applying your resolution

Issue #1

An April 2020 piece from The New York Times alleged that the popular video conferencing site Zoom
engaged in undisclosed data mining during user conversations. The coverage asserted that when a
person signed into a meeting, Zoom transmitted their data to a system that matched individuals with
their LinkedIn profiles.

The incident happened via a subscription-based tool called Linkedin Sales Navigator that Zoom offered
customers to assist with their marketing needs. Moreover, when someone signs into a Zoom meeting
with an anonymous name, the tool still connects that person to their LinkedIn profile. Thus, the person
had their real name revealed to a fellow user despite efforts to keep it private.

Resolution:

Zoom is one example of an online-conferencing tool that is currently widely-used.

Zoom is a heavy hitter in the video conferencing world because of the many options included in every
plan. The platform also boasts flawless video, crystal clear audio and instant sharing capabilities that
make it our favorite option for video conferencing. Many people who use Zoom often switch from other
conference call software because of frustrations they face using other available platforms.
Zoom is the ideal web meeting software for users who want to simply and effectively connect with
customers and clients remotely. It also has Chrome and Linux OS support for increased flexibility and
secure socket layer (SSL) encryption to guarantee secure communications.

Issue #2

According to Webroot, a cybersecurity solutions provider, around 1.5 million new phishing sites are
created monthly. A study by Verizon found that more than 30% of phishing messages get opened by
targeted users, and 15% of people successfully phished will be targeted again (and could be victims
again) within the year.

To convince you to reveal personal information such as passwords and credit card details, phishing
emails and text messages may look like they're from a company you know or trust. They may look like
they are from a bank, a credit card company, or a message from your friend on Facebook

Source: https://mb.com.ph/20120/08/13/work-from-home-pinoys-are-under-attack/

Resolution:

Phishing attacks sustain historic highs, In their latest report, IDG and the pros behind Carbonite +
Webroot spoke with 300 global IT professionals to learn the current state of phishing. We learned that
93% of IT executives are still concerned about phishing – and it’s no wonder, as companies averaged 28
attacks each over the previous 12 months.

Luckily, the report details how to fight back. With the right preparation and the right protection,
companies can prevent all but 0.3% of attacks. A layered approach to security, But it’s not all bad news.
Yes, phishing is using new tactics to target businesses. But there are ways to fight back.

The report cites training as one of the most effective tools. But the frequency of training varies greatly,
and 25% of those who use it don’t include phishing simulations. By using security awareness training
that offers regular simulations, you can reduce phishing by up to 70%.

But even with great training, the report notes that people will still click some of the time. That’s why a
multi-layered approach gives peace of mind that not all is lost if one person messes up.

No layer is 100% effective, but taken together many layers get very close. A defense in depth security
posture utilizing DNS and endpoint detection as well as a sound backup strategy can give you confidence
that you’re prepared to withstand even a successful phishing attack.

Issue #3

The Philippine National Police (PNP) is going after a con artist posing on Facebook as its chief, Gen.
Camilo Cascolan, and wamed the public of a modus using his name. PNP spokesperson Col. Ysmael Yu
said the police zeroed in on a cyber con artist who misrepresented Cascolan in an internet-based scam.
Using stolen identity data, the poser, who was not identified, created a fake social network account with
the name "Camilo P. Cascolan" on Facebook to further bolster his criminal misrepresentation and
impersonation scheme. Investigators of the PNP anti-cybercrime group (ACG) have identified the owner
and creator of the fake account and have called the attention of Facebook over the fake account's
violations, particularly to facilitate criminal activity,

Resolution:

ACG Director, Brig. Gen. Dennis Agustin, said case-build-up operations against the suspect, who is
yet to be arrested pending warrant, yielded evidence that would establish a strong case for violation
of anti-cybercrime laws. Cascolan was alerted of the poser's activities by his friend whose nephew, a
cop in Cabanatuan City, was almost duped into sending PHP10,000 via money transfer purportedly
in exchange for a preferred reassignment to a choice post.

Yu warned the public not to fall for this kind of cybercrime swindling operation. “We welcome well-
meaning messages and posts on social media that assist us in reaching out to the public, but we will
not allow the name of the PNP and its officials to be misused for shady activities,” Yu said. Citing
ACG records as of Sept. 17, a total of 76 persons have been charged for 113 separate cases of
cybercrime-related offenses while 27 violators were arrested since March when the entire country
was placed under enhanced community quarantine, Yu said.

Yu said the PNP has stepped-up anti-cybercrime operations in anticipation of a possible surge in
cybercrime incidents or non-contact crime cases in areas under community quarantine where a 47
percent drop in traditional crime trend was noted.
Meantime, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año slammed leftist groups claiming that deaths from the anti-
drug campaign allegedly increased during the pandemic. Citing police statistics, he said the index
crime volume nationwide went down by 46.66 percent since the start of the pandemic.

Año urged leftist groups to stop spreading false news about the alleged spike in drug war killings. “It
has never been a policy of this government and the Philippine National Police to violate human
rights, much more extrajudicial killings. We will continue to prosecute anyone even law enforcement
who violates those rules, violate human rights of our citizens," he said in a statement on Tuesday.

He questioned the basis and methodology used by Human Rights Watch, the group that claimed the
increase in anti-drug killings, and noted that the police force has been busy with the Covid-19
response. “The entire PNP was mobilized for Covid response, the crime rate nationwide dropped
significantly, our people mostly stayed at home, curfew was implemented, the streets are relatively
quiet, and now they will claim that extra-judicial killings increased?” he asked.

Contrary to previous reports that the drug war killings increased since the start of the pandemic, Año
said comparative data of 183 days before and after the community quarantine shows the index
crime volume dropped from 31,589 between Sept. 15, 2019, to March 16, 2020, to only 16,849 from
March 17 to Sept. 15. Based on the data from the PNP, all eight focus crimes all went down during
the same period including carnapping of motor car (65.3%), robbery (61.36%), theft (60.04%),
carnapping of motor vehicles (60.3%), physical injury (37.35%), homicide (24.78%), rape (24.27%)
and murder (21.22%).

Of these figures, theft posted the highest volume at 10,489 while carnapping motor vehicles
recorded the least incidents at 86.