Computer Security Day 2005
Computer Security Day Theme:
Responsibility
For 2005 the theme for CSD is “Responsibility.” In the
Information Age, in organizations each individual is
responsible for protecting information assets and resources.
Each person within an organization plays an important role
with regards to information protection. These include
implementing appropriate measures with regards to:
Security is
Everybody’s Responsibility
Responsible use of technology concerns
everyone right from kids through to adults. Recently, the
government has embarked on a programme for the provision of
broadband Internet access for all secondary schools. In this
context, we must also empower young people to handle a wide
range of interactions and activities on the Internet that could
be harmful to their well being. These safety concerns include
sexual predation, hate group recruitment, invasion of personal
privacy, Internet addiction, Internet fraud and scams,
harassment, stalking, and harmful speech, as well as the
inadvertent access of harmful material. We cannot expect that
reliance on technology "tools" will be effective in
addressing these safety concerns. We also cannot expect that
young people will always have an adult at their side who is able
to recognize and assist in handling these concerns.
We must empower young people to recognize the
danger signs and handle the situations when they arise. Handling
the situation may require calling upon an appropriate adult for
assistance or it may require simply dealing with the situation
on their own. We also must address other issues related to the
responsible use of the Internet by young people. These issues
include copyright infringement, plagiarism, computer security
violations (hacking), violation of privacy, Internet fraud and
scams, harassment, stalking, and dissemination of violent and
abusive material.
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