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An Ethical Guide to Cyber Anonymity

By : Kushantha Gunawardana
Book Image

An Ethical Guide to Cyber Anonymity

By: Kushantha Gunawardana

Overview of this book

As the world becomes more connected through the web, new data collection innovations have opened up more ways to compromise privacy. Your actions on the web are being tracked, information is being stored, and your identity could be stolen. However, there are ways to use the web without risking your privacy. This book will take you on a journey to become invisible and anonymous while using the web. You will start the book by understanding what anonymity is and why it is important. After understanding the objective of cyber anonymity, you will learn to maintain anonymity and perform tasks without disclosing your information. Then, you’ll learn how to configure tools and understand the architectural components of cybereconomy. Finally, you will learn to be safe during intentional and unintentional internet access by taking relevant precautions. By the end of this book, you will be able to work with the internet and internet-connected devices safely by maintaining cyber anonymity.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
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Part 1: The Basics of Privacy and Cyber Anonymity
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Part 2: Methods and Artifacts That Attackers and Competitors Can Collect from You
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Part 3: Concepts and Maintaining Cyber Anonymity

Cyber exposure index

Cyber exposure index provides indicative value of how much information a company has exposed based on sensitive disclosure, exposed credentials and hacker group targeting. Cyber exposure index is defined based on the data collected from publicly available data sources in the dark web, on the deep web, and in data breachers. Cyber exposure index shows how the company is ranked based on the following variables:

  • Sensitive disclosure – Typically sensitive disclosure regulated by laws and policies and never be stored on the devices or shared without proper authorization as sensitive information consist of confidential data, trade secrets, business plans and other valuable information. When the sensitive data disclosed, disclosed information can be used for identity theft and other attacks.
  • Exposed credentials – Usually exposed credentials can be usernames, passwords, tokens, or any other forms of identities that provide access to critical systems...