Learning log-3 -Legal Issues, Privacy, Security and Cyptography

Another two weeks had passed...

I've learned a lot of new things this two weeks and It was just so interesting. For me the most interesting things that I've learned is Privacy. Privacy is a right of every human and it shouldn't be sacrifice, to monitor and protect the people. We also had a fun activity wherein Sir chose a topic. I'm really glad that the topic that's assigned to us is Privacy. We were the team of opposition, so we should contradict to the motion: "it's ok to monitor your citizen through surveillance and wire tapping." I've learned a lot from that activity because I've saw different perspective about different topic.Other topic that were also interesting is piracy. For me Piracy should really be illegal mainly because the
company really worked for that for a couple of months and even year. Also If i were the owner of a game or an application I'll also feel bad because I've spent so much effort doing that. Lately I've also learned cryptography. It's quite different compare to our past lessons and really confusing but I'm really glad that I've learned those, because I think cryptography is a must in this field. Overall that was a good week for me.

Learning Log-2:Social Engineering

It's been a while since the last time I've wrote my first learning log and now I've learned quite a lot and interesting things.

I've learned about Social engineering which is a crucial part of organizational security. In Information security, social engineering refers to manipulation of humans to get an information or an access to a system. Humans being vulnerable  and gullible has always been the target in getting some information. One of their trick is to establish a good relationship to a personnel who carries information, access to a system or something valuable to the company. After gaining the trust that's the time of their attack. That has always been a problem to  a lot of companies out their.

After the discussion I've realized that it's not just about having a good physical security, the company should also be aware on what's happening in the surrounding and that's what many organization failed to realized. Strict measure should be implemented all throughout the system, environment and the organization. Following that will prevent or lessen the risk of the trick.

Always remember we are humans fragile and vulnerable, so be vigilant,observant and pay attention.

Learning Log - 1

It's been a week since school started, lessons were discussed and learning is continuous. Throughout the week I've learned variety of things including the general security and  some basic ways on securing  a data using the General concept. With the general security concept I'm able to see a wider view of the field of Information Security. Before I've always thought of Infosec as protecting data , software, hardware and is the same as IT security but it was a big misconception.

We also got a simple problem from sir wherein we're tasked to find the best 3 solution to a problem, and do a recommendation in it. Doing that problem was an eye opener, It gives us an overview on the problems in the industry and what the job of the chief  Security is.  Honestly Infosec is really an  interesting field, how I wish I've chose comsec as my elective but nahh I'm in advweb but nevertheless I'm still enjoying it. That's all for this week.

15-Perspective In Life

           We have often believed that life is like a book. Every person we meet is a new character, every obstacle is a new chapter. God is the author, and we ourselves are the main character. We being the main characters make choices that make up the book of our life. Those choices we’ve made can turn into memories and experience that can change ourselves as well as our outlook in life. Those things can either be worth remembering or worse haunting. But most of all, those things have undeniably molded us to the person who we are today.   

            People are like Books we should not judge them by their cover or simply how their looks; for inside those pages a lot can be discovered. Judging them by its cover is simply criticizing them without knowing the story behind it. Judging them doesn’t make you a better person, in fact you don’t have any difference to the bullies out there. Before you make a conclusion on the kind of person you think someone is, you should stop and get to know them first. You never truly know what goes on in someone else’s life until you learn who the person truly is. People should be judged by the things that honestly matter like what kind of person they are and how they treat others. We are all human beings and should be given fair chances to have people learn who we truly are. There will always be people who judge you, but if they don't want to see who the real you is, that's their loss.            

Like a book there are many pages in life that tells different stories. We started off as a blank pages, perhaps everyone did; dull, lifeless and completely uninteresting. All individual has a stories to tell no matter what the consequence and the stand in life they have, yet as the days, months, and years go by those pages gradually becoming more of an interesting story. As the pages grow by I was becoming more of a better person than I was before. Indeed, I could say I was flourishing.            

In books there will always be a conflict and obstacle, the same as life.  The conflict and obstacles that I’ve encountered in life make me a tougher yet a fragile person.  Because of all the obstacle and downfall we both have our downfall and never ending storms in life. But, come to think of it things like those comes inevitably, right? Yes those were the rotten pages of the books that we wanted to tear apart immediately. Suspense filling in our soul as those pages haunt our well-being.  Those trials have made us very vigilant in life and also made us see and realized the flaws of realityEvery each of us has our book we own. That are the stories that no one could ever take away from us. The stories, and the journey we had defined something that used to be nothing like a blank paged book. A lot of changes will happen in our memories, even some of us are meant to meet someday. Change is the only thing that is permanent in this world, nothing more, and nothing less. It chooses no one because everyone is involved. Lastly, always remember that we should keep our book worth it, exceptional, beautifully written and touching to every persons soul. So, start moving now and try your best to have the best book in the world.

14-Anti Smoking Campaign

 I’m a student of Asia Pacific College in Makati city. But, I must say that now a days a lot of people are smoking, not juts people but  simply a student like me. In my school Asia Pacific College, Our parking lot is a dedicated place for students who smoke. What is really, really devastating is about 40% of the smoker in our parking lot are girls.

First of all to be completely honest with you folks, I’m not a smoker, I haven’t try smoking and I’m proud of it. In my opinion I think they are aware and knowledgeable about the health risk of being a smoker they just can’t stop smoking because they really want to look cool to people. I think it’s really not right to smoke just to look cool. Currently my school Asia pacific College launch an Anti-smoking campaign. It is really the perfect timing for that because more and more students are becoming a smoker.
Here in our room about 3 out of 30 person are smoking, It’s really low compare to other class but what’s really alarming is that maybe some of my classmates will be influenced by them or might try to imitate them just to look cool.

                Every time I see a student smoker not to take away from, them but I easily get turned off because you’re just a student you can’t even earn a money of your own then suddenly you already have a vices. It’s really not right and also I think most of the parents don’t know that their child is smoking so my heart really breaks every time I saw a student smoking.

                Asia pacific college anti-smoking campaign, actually I haven’t heard of it, I also don’t have any idea how are they going to campaign anti-smoking and convince a lot of student to not smoke. I also think that it’s the school obligation to prevent the student from smoking. Look on the internet you can see many countries doing also a lot of campaign just to prevent people from smoking so I think, We the whole Philippine should follow and start making a move to stop people from smoking. 

13- Heroism

What is a hero? We often believed that super hero are fictional character who always saved us human. That is the question that had a few seconds of my thought. A question that had me started to search for what it really is and how they become. A hero is a person who is in the face of danger from a position of weakness, it displays courage, bravery or self-sacrifice. That is, heroism for some greater good. The word hero comes from the Greek word "hero, warrior", particularly one such as Heracles with divine ancestry or later given divine honors. Literally protector or defender.

            We Filipinos always believed and always see our own heroes in our money in our everyday lives but we never wonder how they became a hero? What are their contribution to our mother country? How did they fight to all the injustices? This are just the questions that we don’t care about. Questions that we don’t ever care. Now recently, I have attended a seminar about Filipino heroism they are a group of Filipino who are consists of artist like John, politician, historian and even a simple Filipino like me. They are currently promoting a movie named Heneral luna which is also a famous Filipino hero. Heneral Luna is played by the artist John who is also part of the group. They promote the movie so that a lot of people will watch it ad we should watch it too so that it will not be changed by Sm cinemas for a short period of time.

            I like the group’s advocacies because they explained a lot of question to us that can’t be answered easily by our own teacher because they are not really a historian like we are not made by the history, because we mad the history, The more you know the past the better you are prepared in the future, and a lot more. They even told us that the main reason why there is no progress I Philippine economy is first we don’t acknowledge and imitate our hero. They say that we see our hero as a perfect person and has a mindset that A hero is a perfect person but that is definitely not true.

11-ME

            My name is John Rafael P. Furuya. 16 years of age. Half Japanese half Filipino. I lived with my mom, Juliet; my sister Mayumi; and my father Tadao. We are a simple and very happy family. Both of my parents are catholic even though my father is a Japanese. My father is an engineer so he usually went back to Philippines after finishing one project so I think every 3 months. Me, I grew up here in the Philippines where I learn to see the world.

            Growing up with my father is really tough. The Japanese culture is really different from the Filipino culture. I always compare myself to my friends on how they are being raised by their parents. My father is very strict in everything because in Japanese culture it is said that men should be superior than woman because they are the one who would work for their family. The discipline and the lesson that my father is nurturing me is somehow help me equipped in my journey in life. It may be tough but it really pays off.

            As a student I’m really not the best in class. I’m just an average student, not that good, not that bad. I haven’t received that much awards and honours but I always put my 100% effort in everything I do. In my social status I think it’s also average, a lot of people know me because of my different looks but most likely don’t care. I’m not that athletic but I know how to play table tennis and volleyball. High school is really one of the best part of your life. The chapter of my life where I learn and mould myself to who I am right now. A lot of memories happened in me including the happiest and the most embarrassing. It is also the chapter when I found my first love and eventually breaking apart with her. It is a part of my life when I learn to rebel just for the sake of going out with my friends. I also experience a lot of failure especially in my grades my parents didn’t met their expectations but I always get up and reclaim myself.

            After graduating High school one of my plan is to pursue a degree in medicine and eventually continue it and became a doctor but ended up taking Information technology major in Mobile application and internet technology. To be honest my parents are full support in me when I said I wanted to take Medicine but I choose IT as my career simply, because they are not getting any younger I don’t want to see them working for more years just to send me to a medical school. Actually right now I’m beginning to like and enjoy my course. It is the second course that I would like to take next to medicine. I just hope that I would not regret that big decision that I made. In the near future I hope I can be a successful IT specialist someday and have a simple and happy life.