Az év, mikor leginkább a technológiára, és az online világra voltunk utalva – 2020 története
Over the past decade, the information technology (IT) industry has grown at an unprecedented rate. Following the launch of the iPhone in 2007, it became clear that the future belongs to portable devices, and that technology is for everyone, not just for entertainment or work. This transformation started long before, but was most visible with the advent of smartphones.
We don't sit in front of computers much anymore, but they are almost everywhere, in our fridges, light bulbs, desks, toilet seats and of course on our arms, and in our pockets with our smartphones.
As a result of the coronavirus epidemic, we have become much more reliant on online services and tech gadgets than before.
Everything that could was moved into cyberspace, and for good reason: keeping your distance was a key part of fighting the virus.
As a result, exposure to online attacks and incidents has also increased, with phishing attacks on the rise, but there has been more this year:
Zoom-gate, Twitter hack, Facebook, Spotify data leak, SolarWind
A legnagyobb cégek, és az amerikai kormány is különféle támadások áldozatául esett. Míg a Twitter hack egy social engineering támadás volt, a Facebook és Spotify adatszivárgás azt bizonyítja, hogy a nagy techcégek nem fordítanak elég figyelmet az adatvédelemre. A Zoom gate esetén pedig maga a biztonság volt a probléma, nem, hogy az adatvédelem…
Ideje belátni, hogy az online tér ugyanolyan veszélyes, sőt, sok esetben veszélyesebb, mint a “valóság”. Nem az mesés, csodálatos hely, ahol minden ingyen van, és tök szuper az egész.
Nothing is free
Mindennek ára van, s a szolgálatások, amik “ingyen” vannak, nagyon szépen részletezik a felhasználási feltételekben, mikhez is járulunk hozzá használatukkor.
Data protection has become key
Thanks to digital education, many young schoolchildren have started to use online platforms, which poses a host of risks.
The camera and microphone have become an essential part of our everyday lives.
Windows 7 support has been discontinued
With the outbreak of the coronavirus, Windows 7 is no longer supported and no security patches are coming. This means that anyone who hasn't updated is potentially at risk, and many people couldn't or wouldn't.
Windows 7 is a great operating system, one of Microsoft's best products in my opinion, and it's no wonder so many people use it. One problem: it's 11 years old.
There was an attempt by the Free Software Foundation to make Windows 7 open source, if left alone, but of course Microsoft didn't do that.
Almost half of devices running Android are running a version older than 9.0 Pie 2018
Sebezhetőségek tömkelege jellemzi a régebbi operációs rendszereket – ha nincsenek karbantartva a gyártók által. Márpedig sokesetben nincsenek, főként az olcsóbb telefonoknál fordul elő az a sajnálatos jelenség, hogy nemhogy új főverziót, de biztonsági frissítéseket sem kapnak.
Lesson learned: upgrade if you can, upgrade if you can't, put on a custom ROM, and if you can't, consider buying a new phone if you store important data and don't just use it for YouTube.
The situation is escalating
2021 could be another year like this, of course we don't yet know what the future will bring. Technological advances are taking us to new levels, blurring the line between real life and online space. In such a world, which is far more dangerous than before, it is particularly important to be vigilant and aware.
In the last minutes of 2020, I bid you farewell for the year. A happy, Xiaomi and prosperous New Year to all! ????
