Cybercrime in cloud: risks and responses in hong kong, singapore

This assignment is designed to get you to reflect on your personal approach and feelings on information security and privacy.

Read:

Lau, Y. (2015 – Research Paper Writing Help Service). Cybercrime in cloud: Risks and responses in Hong Kong, Singapore. In Ko, R., & Choo, K.(Eds.). (2015 – Research Paper Writing Help Service). The Cloud Security Ecosystem: Technical, Legal, Business and Management Issues. Waltham, MA: Syngress.

This chapter discusses some of the approaches to cybercrime that are taken by both the Hong Kong and Singapore governments. But, any approach to cybercrime comes with risks to information security and privacy.

Tasks:

1. Part of the Singapore Governments Smart Nation Plan is to deploy a network of smart sensors and cameras at traffic lights, bus stops, rubbish bins, etc. Discuss what you see as the implications for privacy of the Singapore Government’s Smart Sensor Network. What effect do you think that this would have on you:
   1. If you were a visitor to Singapore?
   2. If you were a resident of Singapore?
2. Part of the Singapore Government’s Smart Nation Plan is to deploy a series of sensor boxes to act as WiFi hotspots throughout the city. This would allow the introduction of a heterogeneous network where smart phones and other devices could seamless switch between mobile data and WiFi. What effect do you think that the plan would have on you:
   1. If you were a visitor to Singapore?
   2. If you were a resident of Singapore?
   3. If you had sensitive information on your mobile device that you did not want to share?
3. If you were visiting Singapore after the Smart Nation Plan has rolled out, do you think that the use of a digital identity assist you to maintain your privacy while using your mobile phone or devices during your visit? Discuss the reasons for your answer.
4. What steps do you think that you could take to ensure the security and privacy of your digital identity while operating your mobile device(s) in this environment? Discuss each step that you would take along with its advantages and disadvantages.

Each question is worth 25 marks and your overall score will be scaled out of 10. As a guide, your word limit for this assignment should be around 3,000 words.