Outlier Series
Know Your Rights Programme
The increasing reliance on storing, processing and exchanging data on electronic devices, whether it is data for individuals or institutions, leads to its exposure to the risk of change, destruction, theft or exploitation by others. Therefore, it is necessary to ensure the existence of protection tools for that information. Moreover, the more important the information is, the more protection tools are needed to protect it. The tendency to provide electronic services and digital transformation necessarily leads to the importance of identifying information, its types, how to protect it, the risks it may be exposed to, and the legislation criminalizing its infringement.
The aim of this workshop, organised by the General Women's Union (GWU), is to spread awareness among the members of the community about the risks that information may be exposed to. As well as warning them about electronic systems. No electronic system is fully protected, but the minimum level of protection should be taken to ensure the preservation of information. People should also be aware of the danger of storing or transferring information without taking protection measures, whether they are private or related to work, as this may pose a danger to personal or work life. Likewise, exposure to the attack on information requires knowledge of the procedures to be followed to reduce the damage that results from the attack, and to enable the control and investigation authorities to reach the criminals.
One should know not to be influenced or effected by any threats, or any form of blackmail, that may be made by criminals after stealing information. Emphasis is placed on real-life examples such as theft of credit card data or personal photos.
