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Mustafa Aydin posted a new activity comment 7 years, 5 months ago
Paul,
Thank you for explanation about data sets size. I performed this analysis to Trans_April data and saw the results. I think this is another important point for Benford’s Law applications. We should know well the limitations of any analysis to get meaningful results. On the other hand, I expect that Benford’s Law can give more effective res…[Read more]
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Mustafa Aydin wrote a new post on the site MIS5208 Spring 2017 7 years, 5 months ago
Comprehensive new cybersecurity regulations for the banks, insurance companies, and other financial services institutions regulated by the Department of Financial Services (DFS), designed to improve resilience to […]
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Mustafa Aydin posted a new activity comment 7 years, 6 months ago
Which one of these do you consider the worst type from the standpoint of the auditee? Why?
Actually, all answers are correct which are written here. Because, the answer of this question is related to the meaning of the “worst”, according to auditee. For example, does “worst” mean be arrogance? If so, the well-connected auditors may be the wor…[Read more]
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Mustafa Aydin posted a new activity comment 7 years, 6 months ago
Technology changes at mind-boggling speeds, and it greatly affects businesses and enterprises. What do you consider to be more important, depth of knowledge in technology, or its impact on the enterprise?
In my opinion, the depth of knowledge in technology and its impact on the enterprise are both important issues for companies. Nowadays,…[Read more]
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Mustafa Aydin posted a new activity comment 7 years, 6 months ago
There are plenty of opinions regarding the so-called “Millennial” generation. This the generation you will most likely be working with as you mature in your career. How do you think the Audit and Assurance profession will benefit from their contributions?
I think “Millennial” generation’s effects will be seen on every aspects of life, besides A…[Read more]
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Mustafa Aydin commented on the post, Cybersecurity Awareness of Americans, on the site 7 years, 6 months ago
Thank you for the reply Magaly,
Your additional explanations are so valuable. To be honest, I also used public WiFi in the past. After getting awareness of security, I understood that my data is my value. Therefore we should more focus on security awareness programs, especially at the high school, to decrease these statistics.
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Mustafa Aydin posted a new activity comment 7 years, 6 months ago
Thanks for your reply David,
Your comment is so valuable. As you said, our understanding of security is really relevant to our culture. Unfortunately, our cultural behaviors do not suit to strict security approaches and we always choose the lazy route in securing our data. Therefore, we do not forget that, security is not related only software…[Read more]
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Mustafa Aydin wrote a new post on the site MIS5208 Spring 2017 7 years, 6 months ago
In this article, Mr. Edward begins to talk about the effects of cyber threats, especially in the financial sector. Because when cyberattacks focus on financial services, the result is serious financial loss. […]
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Mustafa Aydin wrote a new post on the site MIS5208 Spring 2017 7 years, 6 months ago
When I was researching about fraud awareness in relation to the course subject of the last week, I found a survey result that is related to Americans experiences about cyber security issues. The analysis in this […]
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Mustafa: I think this is the culture that we live in right now. Just like many organizations assume they will have their security compromised at some point, many people have that same belief when it comes to their own data. It is funny to think that many organizations have strict password requirements that are updated often, and many employees complain about that. That annoyance is reflected in their personal lives, as most likely never changed their passwords (if possible), and – if they do – use the same ones for everything. Memorization and / or convenience supersede security. As the article’s statistic revealed: “ . . . 84% of online adults rely primarily on memorization or pen and paper as their main (or only) approach to password management.”
Again, this is a product of the culture we live in. Anyone who has been a victim of credit card fraud knows it’s not fun, but it certainly is not inconvenient. It’s a phone call, a few questions, a new card and it’s taken care of. I am sure that cost is passed on to all customers somewhere, but my point is it is almost hassle-free to be a victim of certain frauds. With that in mind, many people take the lazy route in securing their data, knowing that it is that easy to get issues rectified. Unfortunately, that mindset often translates into the workplace, which makes the task of security that much more difficult for an IS team.
I wonder how many people would take a more serious approach personally (and even professionally) if it were (A) more difficult / expensive to recover from personal fraud, or (B) there was some level of accountability and consequence associated with being a victim of fraud in general. I am not saying that victims are too blame, but almost like was discussed last week with the 419 scams, at one point is the victim responsible for securing / protecting themselves? In theory, if I accept a weak password because it’s easy to remember despite being recommended to use a stronger one or love clicking on emails that offer me free commodities, how much blame should be placed on me?
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Mustafa, I actually am not surprised by those statistics whatsoever and I agree with David’s comment. The idea of personal data being compromised has become a product of our society, pretty much a norm. I remember reading an article, last semester that stated that 82% of millennials know that public wifi access is not secure to connect to, but they do it anyways due to their urge to connect socially. That attitude is shared amongst a lot of my friends, they know some of the platforms they use aren’t very secure, but their desire out weighs the protection of their data, unfortunately.
Obviously, not everyone has that attitude, but the statics you posted are alarming. It seems to have had a rippling effect over the years of security. Technology evolves as does the emerging threats but the users behaviors and attitudes must align in order to protect one’s data,to piggy-back off what David mentioned above.
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Thanks for your reply David,
Your comment is so valuable. As you said, our understanding of security is really relevant to our culture. Unfortunately, our cultural behaviors do not suit to strict security approaches and we always choose the lazy route in securing our data. Therefore, we do not forget that, security is not related only software and hardware but also with people.
On the other hand, I totally agree with you about determining responsibility. In my opinion, responsibility boundaries should be more definite between companies and customers.
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Thank you for the reply Magaly,
Your additional explanations are so valuable. To be honest, I also used public WiFi in the past. After getting awareness of security, I understood that my data is my value. Therefore we should more focus on security awareness programs, especially at the high school, to decrease these statistics.
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Mustafa Aydin wrote a new post on the site MIS5208 Spring 2017 7 years, 6 months ago
Hi everyone, my name is Mustafa, I am from Turkey. This is my first semester in ITACS program as a full time student and I am going to focus on IT Auditing track. I have been working at Banking Regulation and […]
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Mustafa Aydin's profile was updated 7 years, 6 months ago
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Mustafa Aydin changed their profile picture 7 years, 6 months ago