In module 2, I learned a lot about internet security, hackers and how to protect myself from online scams, identity theft and phising scams. Individuals and companies alike struggle every day to protect themselves from the dangerous virus' and hackers trying to attack networks, software and steal personal information for all sorts of cyber crime purposes. I learned that there is plenty of information out on the internet geared to help consumers and users like myself to recognize and put up a defense to protect myself from becoming a victim of such crimes. While you can't always see and stop a virus from attacking your computer, just having common sense can help prevent you from becoming vulnerable to such things. Knowing that reputable companies operate with an OpenSSL, never will ask for personal information such as your creidt card number or social security number via emails and have customer service contact information clearly posted and available are all very important tips I learned in this module.
The games on the OnGuard Interactive site really helped me to understand the different ways hackers and cyber criminals can attack and how to protect myself against them the best that I can. It was helpful to see animations and interactive activities to help me remember the information as I am a visual learner. Another piece of this module that I found particularly helpful in understanding the more complicated parts of this section were the "Dawn of the Net" videos. The way the information was described and narrated with the mini movie was very helpful for me in understanding just how many steps our computers go through to ensure that our information and hardware is safe, only to find out that there are still more threats and ways of becoming victims of malicious internet scams.
I do feel as though I put in enough time for this module. I stayed on top of each section the best that I could. I likely could have spent just a few more hours on re-reading and processing the textbook assignment, but with all of the supplemental materials given in this course, it wasn't particularly necessary for me.
1.) LPD server - this is used to send print jobs to the printer from a computer over a network using LPR.
2.) Mirrored Server - this is a server that contains the same information as a different server and serves it up when it's call on to give users access to the same site as the original.
3.) List server - this is used to manage lists of emails in a group to send and receive various messages among the entire group.
4.) TCP - This is short for transmission protocol and is among the suite of Internet protocols to help protect and serve the web to the general populous on an even playing ground. To access the internet and even to send emails, web browsers and servers use TCP to perform these functions daily.
