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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)
1
Part 1: The Basics of Privacy and Cyber Anonymity
4
Part 2: Methods and Artifacts That Attackers and Competitors Can Collect from You
9
Part 3: Concepts and Maintaining Cyber Anonymity

Artifacts that attackers can collect from you

Attackers can collect artifacts from you in many ways. Traditionally, artifacts were used by cyber-forensic professionals to trace back perpetrators after an attack. In today’s modern world, artifacts are quite useful to collect information about targeted users or companies to understand their behavior patterns, buying patterns from online stores, interests, and other exciting information. Artifacts can be collected by attackers on any device including desktops, laptops, or mobile devices. They can be collected from deep inside the operating system, memory, temporary files, and various locations inside the filesystem. Artifacts can provide significant information about the activities performed by cyber attackers, as well as users. This is the reason why artifacts are the main source of evidence for cyber-forensic professionals when analyzing an attack. For forensic professionals, artifacts provide information related to unauthorized...