security on the internet hasn't really been a very big issue or problem for me. well, this is because i don't really do a lot of stuff on the internet. i don't do online banking, i don't shop online. all i have are my email accounts and facebook accounts as well.
the lesson on internet security was quite interesting as it really taught me how people use the internet for scamming and other criminal purposes. and just that week, i had a real life example. in my email, i received an email from facebook saying that my friend wanted to add me, so i had to click on this link to go key in my account name and password. however this email looked slightly fishy because it wasn't addressed to me, and i already have that person as a friend o facebook. this was when i remembered the examples given during class, and so i looked at the sender's email address, and it was one that looked like it was from facebook but its not from there. i then realised that this was a phishing scam.
the class on internet security really made me realise the importance and the real dangers that come when people fall into this trap. i'm glad that i didn't.
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I almost gotten conned b4 too!
My fren sent me an email, saying he worked at a store selling real cheap electronics. It was pretty convincing, the website was pretty convincing.
But the prices were in euros. BUT i didn't realise it was a scam yet, not till i ask my fren how did he came to be working at such a store.
He said "No, i am working at the PR dept of..."
Thank god, i would have gotten conned if i didn't ask him
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