Information Technology Reference
In-Depth Information
The.amount.of.information.that.can.be.found.about.a.person.
posted.on.their.social.media.sites.can.be.staggering..If.some-
one.with.ill.intent.spends.enough.time.searching,.he.or.she.is.
likely.to.be.able.to.develop.a.detailed.picture.of.you.and.who.
you.are,.where.you.live,.what.you.do.every.day,.where.you.
work,.what.your.likes.and.dislikes.are,.who.your.friends.and.
family.are,.and.more..With.that.information.that.person.can.
tailor.attack.e-mails.that.will.draw.you.in.by.their.familiarity.
with. you..They. could. stalk. you. and. ind.you. when. you. are.
vulnerable. to. physical. attack.. They. might. use. that. informa-
tion.to.embarrass.you.or.bully.you.or.insult.you.in.the.forums.
All.of.this.is.to.recognize.once.again,.the.incredible.amount.
and.variety.of.data.that.we.create,.or.is.created.for.us,.about.
ourselves.in.the.world.we.live.in.today..Online.data.are.partic-
ularly.compelling.to.consider.because.that.data.tend.to.have.a.
life.of.their.own.and.to.grow.with.or.without.our.input.
You. should. also. recognize. that. storage. of. data. for. orga-
nizations.and.even.individuals.is.increasingly.moving.to.“the.
cloud”.or.to.online.storage.service.providers..These.can.be.
located.anywhere.in.the.world.and.staffed.by.anyone..Having.
a.good.understanding.of.how.to.access.that.information.as.
well.as.good.contract.language.to.ensure.your.ability.to.do.so.
is.very.important.
And. the. data. are,. for. the. most. part,. entirely. out. of. our.
control..Data.exist.on.servers.and.systems.that.are.physically.
out.of.our.reach..Even.logically,.they.are.often.irretrievable.
and.unmanageable.by.us.once.the.data.are.collected..There.
are. active. and. lucrative. applications. running. 24/7/365. to.
collect,. collate,. preserve,. and. use. that. information. whether.
for.good.or.evil.or.something.less.easy.to.deine.as.one.or.
the.other.
Sufice.it.to.say.as.we.end.this.chapter.on.the.Internet.and.
online.data,.that.this.particular.cloud.of.data.is.growing.every.
day.and.will.continue.to.grow.exponentially.
Your.particular.piece.of.that.data.cloud.surrounds.you.with.
information.that.you.may.or.may.not.want.to.acknowledge.
or. accept,. but. it. envelops. you. nonetheless.. It. is. extremely.
