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What should you consider before posting anything online?
ICSI scientist Gerald Friedland studies cybercasing, the use of online information to mount attacks in the real world, and, and recommends users consider the following before posting anything online. 1. Who can see/read this post? Public posts can be seen by anybody in the world, including your boss, governments, and even criminals.
Who is able to see a public post?
1. Who can see/read this post? Public posts can be seen by anybody in the world, including your boss, governments, and even criminals. So think: Is the post appropriate for any audience?
Do you think before you post on the Internet?
The bottom line is this: when you share online, remember that the Internet makes it very easy for your information to be shared by others, so think before you post. For examples of how not thinking before posting can be harmful, visit Dr. Friedland’s cybercasing blog.
Can you publish a blog post on your own website?
Writing and publishing blog posts or articles on your own website isn’t good enough. Here are 20 more places where you can, and should, share your content. Writing and publishing blog posts or articles on your own website is critical to generate qualified traffic.
Do you have to do verification on a website?
You can do all the verification you like about the website, who created it, when the article was published and how far it spread, etc. but the fundamental claim of the article should be the first thing you check. The nice thing about teaching verification is that it is easy to break down.
Can you do verification but hold off on validation?
If you were asked to do a verification on a certain project but hold off on the validation, the answer now would be much clearer. To start with, you would pull the original project specifications and then proceed to do a code review, walkthrough or code inspection to ensure that the pieces are being created as planned.
What should I know about the verification process?
The verification process will include activities like code reviews, walkthroughs, inspections but little, if any, actual testing. Consider someone driving to a distant location using directions. Those directions would be regularly checked and compared against the various landmarks along the route.