21st Century Learning and Teaching

Since its launch in October 2012, 5,700 people have used the Microsoft Cloud Security Readiness Tool (CSRT). The tool asks 27 questions regarding the current state of an organisation’s security posture and cloud readiness.

The results have been anonymised and analysed, and the overarching conclusion is that ===> most organisations are relatively immature  

Mobile app downloads are doubling and the apps are getting “smarter”, but the cost to users may well be a threat to their privacy and the potential sh...

“While these apps make our lives easier, they also give a wider group of application developers and advertising networks the ability to collect information about our activities and leverage the functionality of our devices.

According to Hoffman, more concerning is that many apps collect information or require permissions unnecessary for the described functionality of the app. He says this is not the first time this issue has surfaced, with reports of popular apps collecting irrelevant information or transmitting data when devices are turned off leading to significant backlash.

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Gust MEES

Check out also my curation:

- http://www.scoop.it/t/apps-for-any-use-mostly-for-education-and-free

- http://gustmees.wordpress.com/2012/11/05/naivety-in-the-digital-age/

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Read more, a MUST:

http://www.itwire.com/it-industry-news/market/57270-mobile-app-downloads-doubling-privacy--identity-risks-rise

Attackers exploiting Adobe’s ColdFusion app server made off with 160,000 Social Security numbers, and gained access to the driver’s license numbers and names of up to 1 million people logged in the Washington State court system in a data breach...

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Naivety (or naïvety, naïveté, etc.), is the state of being naive—having or showing a lack of experience, understanding or sophistication, often in a context where one neglects pragmatism in favor of moral idealism. One who is naive may be called a naif. [End Text from Wikipedia]

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Gust MEES

Naivety in the Digital Age means not realizing and accepting the dangers of Internet, the ignorance of the need to secure its computer and any other device connecting to the Internet (smartphones + ...), having no clue about Cyber-Security and people who think that Internet-Safety ALONE is enough!

===> Naif means ALSO thinking that a certain Operating System is secure and perfect! Nobody is perfect: <===

- Apple: http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security

- Linux: http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet?q=Linux

- Windows: everybody knows that already...

In 21st Century Internet-Safety ALONE isn't enough anymore, a need for sure, but there is a MUST to teach and to learn ALSO about basics of Cyber-Security! Both together are a MUST! NOT ONLY one alone!

Would YOU like to get called a naif because not having those skills?

Certainly NOT, so check out my FREE courses please to become a good eCitizen, Digital Citizen and share it with YOUR family, colleagues, friends and...

- https://gustmeesen.wordpress.com/2012/03/16/beginners-it-security-guide/

- http://gustmees.wordpress.com/2012/10/11/learning-basics-of-cyber-security-by-easy-to-follow-steps/

There will be soon a blog created about that topic, so stay tuned and follow my blog here to get the news:

- http://gustmees.wordpress.com/category/get-smart-with-5-minutes-tutorials/

Update: the blog is online now http://gustmees.wordpress.com/2012/11/05/naivety-in-the-digital-age/

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