Whats cookies? and how do they work.

 

What is cookies? 

•       Cookies are the term used in the information and technology sector to keep you logged into sites so that you don't have to enter ID and password every time you visit the website.
•     Webmasters can use these cookies for monitoring the activity of Internet users.
•      Some sites use third-party cookie to track your Web habits for marketing purposes.
•     There are two different type of cookies, Magic cookies & HTTP cookies.

Further more below vedio explained how it really works.

Is there advantages in cookies?

Yes there are advantages as well as disadvantages, below I have mentioned some key advantages as well as the disadvantages. 

The advantages are

•        User friendly
•        Availability for long period of time
•        Convenience that it remembers where you left and passwords
•        Marketing
•        Ability to configure it
•        Easy implementation

       The disadvantages are

•        Browser impacts as they accumulate if not cleared
•        Security risks
•       Limitation as most cookies are able to store 4Kb
•        Privacy concerns
•        Manual disabling
•      Encoding information 

How ever you call them, they are an important part of e-commerce and Web browsing. Cookies can be used for many things such as authenticating logins to Web sites and storing preferences for the Web sites, and they can be used for tracking where a user goes, whether within a Web site or between Web sites.

Best Practice Going Online

User groups in terms of age wise use, of the Internet are varied and continuously growing due to easy accessibility of the Internet. According to various research studies, more than half of the world’s population is actively using the Internet. as compared to previous generation even the young toddlers use the internet not physically but by the assistance of a parent or guardian to access nursery rhymes or cartoons. This means that not only adults but also children run the exposure of the insecurity that comes with using the Internet. Fraudsters and hackers have become the order of the day on the Internet due to a larger market base for them.

On this behalf everyone todays need to have a good understanding of what is to be done to ensure you stay safe online.

As well as using a proper anti-virus software, there are many other good ideas to ensure safe online shopping on websites and through social media, doing online banking, and put a stop to identity theft to ensure online safety. Below are some key features to consider when using the internet 

• Stronger password & regular changing them
• Using secure Network
• Use of firewalls
• Be sure on what you click (Beware of phishing)
• Use secure websites 
• Using two step verification when are where possible
• Regularly clear search history
• Overshare information 
• Be updated always

considering the above can only reduce the risk that you will be exposed to but not 100% out of it. Being vigilant and being up to date will always keep you ahead of the scammers.

Below are few more links worthwhile reading....

Common types of attacks 

What is Two factor Authentication

Staying safe Online

    

Who is watching us?

 

With this devastating technological boom, we as consumers get carried away with the new features that they offer, being a car, phone or any other electric device that connects to the internet, where we would not think for a minute about the safety as will this secure our data privacy?

Going through few things what came to my mind and what I have experienced in the recent past was       

• Some applications what I used trying to access my webcam where there was no need of a web cam requirement what’s so ever.
•  Smart TV’s uses digital camera & activated voice commands, without a proper encryption a hacker could hear what all the conversations and see all what you do.
• Web pages you browsed call you withing the next 24 hours or connect to you via social media.

Do we really consider the risk aspect till we are being robbed?

United Kingdom brought the GDPR in to affect from the 1^st of January 2021.

What is the UK GDPR?

I would like to elaborate a recent incident I faced. As I have moved to the UK recently, I was looking to purchase a broadband network to my home, and was browsing on few network providers comparing the prices and there offers. Couple of days later if I remember correctly, I got a call from a popular network provider stating that I had browsed their web for a broadband service and they can offer me a great deal for it. As I remember correctly, I had not shared any personal details rather than my post code and the building number. It blew me away for some time to regather myself what additional details I had given to receive this call. Fascinating but this is a fact that still they have got my details from some where to connect.

But how many of us just give a way detail to the cyber blindly? Or do they take it anyway?

With all these technological improvements they are creating algorithms to monitor are trends and behaviors and share similar details via social media or mail. 

With a simple purchase of a modern smart phone by agreeing to the terms and conditions we then and there we loose are privacy. Modern tracking systems Sat nav, maps and even key words what we speak can be used to market their products by these giant companies in various ways.

Scary but truly below is a documentary movie that we need to watch to understand what really hidden behind the technology we use today.

                                         But can we resist it? Nor avoid it? 

bloggs to follow - isbuzz

Are We Safe As We Think We Are? "Going Online"

 Cyber Security 

With the ever growing Internet and the new trend to shop online, with the recent pandemic there has been a great change in the pattern people tend to shop, with the ever growing technology it has made easier for people within the hands of their palm they could by anything they want from anywhere in the world. BUT are we safe using it?

I will be opening this framework for open discussion on the changes made to the law on protecting customers data privacy. With many law’s put in place in the recent past, and many organization vouch to protect the privacy of there Customer still “Are we safe as we think we are” using the Internet.

 How Apple's iOS 14.5 Release Could Impact Advertisers

Is our data protected as they say they are? With the ever growing internet businesses and the presence of Social media brands will need to give their customers more control over their data, as the data are highly valuable to both consumer as well as the marketers. Even the smallest data as a email address, location or date of birth it is precious to us and this is a responsibility of the business in taking care of it.

With the GDPR in place this gives more control to the consumers over their data, and the organization need to adhere with the act to collect, store and manage data legally and respectfully protecting the consumer’s right.

In the UK most or all the Web pages use cookies and to access these pages we need to accept these cookies going forward to brows the sites. Doing so the organization capture and save our data for future returns or for their campaigns. 

Keeping captured data safe is the companies responsibility and what ever manner sharing any details with any third party companies should be avoided.