Introduction
Nowadays, people stores their data in computer rather than in physical objects like paper, this is to ensure their data are durable (usually against damage such as corrosion). These data can also be reproduced easily with a simple step and can be kept for long periods of time. Users can organize files in their own ways, where they themselves will know where their data are kept, thus allowing simplicity to ease of access to data. Given the generality of storing data in the computer, this thus increases the focus on data security.
It is a common fact that personal data are considered confidential. One of the most common methods to ensure proper data security, is to set up pins and passwords. This is very similar to having a key to a house, without a key, the owner could not enter his house. Therefore, the consequences of losing it can be as disastrous as having one's confidential information being exploited by an unknown person freely without the one's knowledge of it happening, for example, this may result in financial damage. One may also use these information for illegal usage, examples varies, from loaning money from loan sharks to even terrorist acts.
The most common method now to have passwords and pins are by auto-generation, widely known as a password generator, another less common method is by user-defined, where people will create the password or pin and remember it themselves.
More on Pins & Passwords
A personal identification number (PIN) is a numeric password shared between a user and a system that can be used to authenticate the user to the system.ISO 9564-1, the international standard for PIN management and security in retail banking, allows for PINs from four up to twelve digits, but also notes tha...
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...nsitive personal information. Thus, there is a need for secure pins and passwords, especially one that does not need too much of a hassle to have.
Furthermore, with the implementation of what we proposed above, the OPG (Online Password/Pin Generator) and OTP (One-Time Passwords), these are useful in many situations providing an ease of use for people, especially since both provides secured passwords and pins. We also find that with the assurance of OPG systems being battle-hardened, ensuring safety and reducing the hassle of generating and/or re-generating a password, together with OTP. These systems further enhances security, serving as part of access control to confidential and sensitive information.
Therefore, we conclude and strongly agree that the automatic generation of pins and passwords are to be widely implemented, most notably in Information Security.
The usage of computer is not that hard to have incorporated into your daily living and needs.It does require some basic skills that user must have some general knowledge about features,once the device is up and running.But, the device from the manufacturer does come with a preload password manager.The device comes with some other device that you have like a mouse keyboard and hard drive as well as a monitor.The device has a wealth of possibilities that the owner could incorporate the device to be used for. The computer is so huge in the information technology and system division it requires that each user has some sought of protection in order to provide some sought of blockage barrier against criminal activity.
Electronic progress has been miraculous, even exciting, but with it problems evolve. One of the greatest is the threat to people's personal privacy. The Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) was developed in the 1980's to give people an easier way to de posit and withdraw cash that they had in the bank. Everyone who has an account is assigned a secret PIN number, but someone in the bank has access to clients' financial records in the electronic database. Another type of new technology is the ele ctronic tolls used on the nation's highways. Drivers can pay tolls...
Securing Personally Identifiable Information is critical and important because of the fact that PII is used to distinguish one person from another. Each piece of information is uniquely given to a specific individual. Having one thing unsecured, could give someone access to that unsecured item and so much more. If I had my social security card out in the open and someone was able to somehow get ahold of my SSN, it would give them unlimited access to pretty much everything else about me. They would be able to figure out my full name, birthday, address, etc. Having this information available could lead to the person getting credit cards in my name, getting access to my already opened credit cards, and even worse, stealing my identity. To prevent Identity theft, I will make sure my PII is secured and locked away. I will use the
"It is a matter of education for the employees to educate them on the hazards and risks," Cunningham said. "There's a policy aspect of it: If you're accessing our financial application, 'thou shalt not use that password for anything else in your life.' And then there are tools you can use to help automate that process for the employees, such as a Password Bolt. Maybe they don't know what the password is, but they can log into the Password Bolt and the passwords are generated for them." All this can be achieved through policies and the policy must be enforced and be audited to ensure adherence to this
Data encryption refers to the process of transforming electronic information into a scrambled form that can only be read by someone who knows how to translate the code. In nowadays business world, it’s the easiest and most practical way to secure the information that we stored and processed, and it’s significant for our sensitive information. For example, as electronic commerce is popular now, the vendors and retailers must protect the customers’ personal information from hackers or competitors. They also have many business files or contracts that need to be strictly protected. Without data encryption, these important information may fall into wrong hands and be misused by others. Besides, data encryption may be used to secure sensitive information that exists on company networks, or create digital signatures, and help to authorize in business. No one should underestimate the importance of encryption. A little mistake in encryption may make sensitive information revealing, or even result in illegal and criminal accuse.
...ferent perspective, other people are able to hack into our personal devices and steal information from is. Is it a good thing to have all of our information saved onto on to our personal devices?
On 5 October 2009, computer equipment from a network data closet was stolen from BCBST. The items stolen were 57 unencrypted hard drives which contained over 300,000 video recording and over one million audio recordings. According to Whitman & Mattord (2010), confidentiality, integrity, and availability makes up the C.I.A triangle which is the basis of Committee on National Security model for information security, an industrial standard, (Whitman & Mattord, 2010). Confidentiality can be a synonym for encryption but also means only the people with the correct permission can access the information. One of the major security issue is the hard drives were not encrypted. The hard drives should be encrypted to prevent people from reading the information the computer. Software can be purchased which will encrypt files on hard drive with such as Folder Lock, SensiGuard, Secure IT, and more. There are open source encrypting software which are free for use which could have been used. If the hard drives were not needed, the data should hav...
One important reason that advancements in technology are bad is Personal identifying information can be found by anyone who has a computer. People’s personal information, like address and medical history can be found, because almost everything is online. ID theft is a growing problem in the United States. “The scope of ID theft has grown so quickly that it now takes up a substantial and growing portion of law enforcement resources.” This means that ID theft is becoming a big problem. Once your ID is stolen it can be very difficult to get back what you lost.“Though the costs of getting your money back have declined, victims aren't getting back all of what was taken”. This means that when people’s things get stolen over the internet, they may not get everything back that was taken.Technology is so advances people’s personal information can be accessed by anyone with a laptop, and that is something that needs to be changed.
Computers; they are a part of or in millions of homes; they are an intricate part of just about every if not all successful businesses, the government, and the military. Computers have become common place in today’s society and the lives of the people who live in it. They have crossed every national, racial, cultural, educational, and financial barrier, which consequently ushered in the information age. A computer is a programmable electronic device that can store, retrieve and process data, and they come in all shapes, and sizes. They can be used for and in just about anything. As stated before, they are used in just about every aspect of modern society. They are so fundamental to modern society that it would be disastrous to society without them. As stated before, there are many areas in modern society that are run by computers. They play an intricate part of millions of homes in the world. Office workers in business, government and the military may use them to write letters, keep rosters, create budgets, find information, manage projects, communicate with workers, and so on. They are used in education, medicine, music, law enforcement, and unfortunately crime. Because computers have become such a part of the world and how it operates, there is a tremendous responsibility for those who are in control of these computers and the vital information that they carry, to manage and protect them properly. This is management and protection is vital because any loss or damage could be disastrous for the affected entity. For example, a mistake or intentional alteration of a personal credit file could affect ones ability to buy a car or home, or can lead to legal actions against the affected person until the mistake or intentional alteration has been corrected. Therefore, with the advent of computers in the information age, and all of the intentional and unintentional violations against them, comes the need to safeguard them and the information they carry with strong systems and policies of computer security.
This project makes use of a microcontroller-based circuitry for decision making such as password checking and device control. The microcontroller used here is microchip make PIC series IC 16F870.
When the entire body of knowledge concerning passwords is evaluated a few things become abundantly clear. First, passwords are going to be around for some time yet. There simply are no present alternatives that are cost competitive with passwords or that users can adopt in a successful manner. While it is certainly a noble effort to explore replacements for passwords, we cannot refuse to acknowledge their continued existence in the foreseeable future.
By submitting personal information in order to purchase goods or services through the Internet, we are exposing ourselves to hackers. Hackers illegally obtain private files stored on computers.
For thousands of years cryptography and encryption have been used to secure communication. Military communication has been the leader of the use of cryptography and the advancements. From the start of the internet there has been a greater need for the use of cryptography. The computer had been invented in the late 1960s but there was not a widespread market for the use of computers really until the late 1980s, where the World Wide Web was invented in 1989. This new method of communication has called for a large need for information security. The internet allows people to communicate sensitive information, and if received into the wrong hands can cause many problems for that person.
In early days, text based passwords are used for authentication . Text based password authentication uses alphanumeric letters for creating passwords . Here, users always creates password which is easy to remember but these passwords are easy for attackers to break. For provide more security, users use strong system assigned passwords which will be difficult for users to remember. Biometric and tokens [9] are used as an alternative to text based passwords. But it also has its own drawbacks such as it requires extra hardware for its implementation, so such methods are costly. As an alternative to all these methods, graphical passwords are used because psychological studies shows that human brain can recognize images better than the text.Graphical password uses images or representation of an image as a
When using electronic payments there is always a risk that you online account could be hacked and funds diverted into another account. Online banking means that online banks contain you personal details. If that bank were to be hacked your personal details could be stolen which include such things as your iden...