Information Technologies and Communication: Individual and Community Safety

Firewall Inside Human and Its Deficits

Problems that lead to the crimes committed on the Internet platform have been defined and most of them have been resolved. However, in the given circumstance, those who have committed these crimes continue to derive great gains. Generally speaking, two reasons can be mentioned for this; the first one is that people do not know about cybercrimes and their dangers. The other can be explained by the fact that people do not have time to take security measures. Especially the second one signs the conditions based upon the laziness of the human being. Putting easy passwords is also a result of the simplicity of humans. When the device is approved to remember and store the password, the fact that virtual criminals are helped is ignored. Many people use the same password for each account, which makes it easier for virtual criminals to access all their information. In this case, when the login information of any account is getting hold, the virtual criminals keep only one thought: “I wonder where else can I enter with this login information?” If the password used is in the dictionary of any language or consists of only letters or numbers, it takes only a few minutes for a computer with a large capacity and processing speed to crack such a password. Many people who do not even hesitate to submit their fingerprints or facial features to log into a smartphone without considering what might happen to them reveal everything about themselves, especially on their social network accounts, and present this information with a golden tray in the hands of malicious cybercriminals. Especially, sharing the images of today’s children, which are not based on their consent, would cause problems in the future. To be able to manipulate or blackmail future politicians, judges, prosecutors, it will be enough to look at their social network accounts. Families do not have much information on this issue and their inability to inform their children about the dangers, children’s movements and behaviors in the virtual world can be associated with playing chess in the dark. The three questions that must be asked before digitalizing anything should be as follows: “Do the people ready for it?”, “Do they have any information about what kind of risks can be occurred?”, and “Did they take the precautions to prevent these risks?”. This article is about internet and security flaws. The things to be done to take the necessary security measures and raise awareness of people are discussed.

Cem Karakaya
DOI: 10.53478/TUBA.2020.017