Are you under ATTACK?

Most of us are not aware of the threats that are lurking in our computers. Well, of course most of the IT or tech-savvy group will be known to it. This time around, the KDU School of Computing and Creative Media organized a workshop called "Are you Under Attack?" on 11th September 2012 at KDU University College, Damansara Jaya campus. So, what went down?

"Cyber bullying shows us cases that could lead to death. We must always be careful and take extra precaution on the type of information we are giving out or posting, especially posts like location. The magnitude of cyber crime could be up to 1million victims of fraud per day. We need to play our part to curb cyber crime as this could protect our lives as well as our families, or loved ones. 92.6% of cyber bullying happens on the Facebook platform and it can come in various forms," explained Philip.

A special guest speaker, Mr.Philip Victor (Director, Policy and International Cooperation- Centre for Policy & International Cooperation IMPACT) was invited to give a talk on cyber security issues such as social network bullying, fraud, cyber crime and the good and the bad of social media. 

About Philip:

Philip oversees two divisions within the International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber Threats (IMPACT). In his current portfolio, he also oversees the Centre for Training & Skills Development. Prior to joining IMPACT, Mr.Victor led training and outreach for a national cybersecurity agency. He has over 19 years in the field of Information Technology and 10 years in cybersecurity related industry. He has a bachelor's degree in computer science and is a certified Sensecurity Institute Security Practitioner.

Next up on stage, was another special guest speaker, YBhg.Lt.Col Dato' Prof. Husin Bin Jazri. 

"We need to be more careful on what we do online or post on the internet. Over the past years in 24 countries, 431 million adults experienced cyber crime and becomes a victim everyday." He said.

About YBhg.Lt.Col Dato' Prof. Husin Bin Jazri:

YBhg. Lt Col Dato' Prof. Husin Jazri (Retired), has served as Chief Executive Officer and Board Member since the inception of CyberSecurity Malaysia. Among his other posts are Chair of the Organization of Islamic Countries - Computer Emergency Response Team (OIC- CERT), member of the Asian Advisory Board of the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium, Inc. (ISC)², and Chairman of the Malaysian Vocational Advisory Committee. He is a a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) by the (ISC)2, and a Certified Professional Hacker (CEH) by ECCouncil. He received the following Achievement Award in recognition of his life-long contributions and sustained excellence throughout his entire information systems security career.

Besides that, a free laptop diagnostic session was set-up by the Computing Department! Awesome :)

Students had the chance to get their hands on the computers, learning basic and simple steps to curb hidden virus and threats that are lurking in the system. Nick Khor (IT Executive- Information System) shared tips and and tricks to discover hidden threats.