Officer Ward

Officer Ward
Cyber Defender & Detention Center Security Officer

Officer Ward believes that most people who disrespect the privelages of Cyberspace are more ignorant than criminal, and that most cyber criminals can be rehabilitated into faithful cyber citizens through education about the dangers of delinquency in Cyberspace.

Working closely with Commander Omni and the Cyber Defense Academy, Officer Ward hopes to secure Cyberspace for everyone.

Favorite Quote:

It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do
- John Baptiste Moliere

Favorite Food:

Cupcakes

Interests:

Coaching softball, fishing, catching cyber criminals

December 20 2007

Rumors from the Cell Block

I'm hearing some disturbing rumors from the detainees. I asked Nils about them but he refused to talk. I don't know what is going on but I suspect he's planning something. M.C. Spammer used to be one of Nils' followers back when he was running around as the Master Hacker. I better tell Commander Omni.

posted by Officer Ward
topic: Cyberspace Updates

December 17 2007

Cyber Crimes: Spamming

Spamming is when you send the same message to a large numbers of users, usually to advertise something. The most common form of spamming is email spam, but other forms can include instant messaging and chat room spamming, blog spamming, and forum spamming. Spam is the junk mail of Cyberspace, and there are many spammers out there.

Spamming is illegal in the United States and in many countries, but it can be difficult to track down spammers so chances are, you'll have to deal with spam. To protect yourself and your computer from spammers, you should use a spam filter and delete any spam you receive without reading it. Spammers also often use software robots, called spambots, to collect email addresses from the Web, so you should avoid putting your email address anywhere on a Web page.

posted by Officer Ward
topic: Cyber Crimes

December 13 2007

Cautioning Betty

I caught Betty deep in conversation with Ex-Commander Nils again today. She's been asking me about something she overheard Nils saying to me.

I told her to let it go then, and I'll do it again now. Betty, you don't know what you are getting into. Some things are better left in the past.

posted by Officer Ward
topic: Miscellaneous

December 7 2007

Stretched Too Thin

After M.C. Spammer's attack, I've been going through our security systems to see if he left anything behind. It's getting to be too much. I know something is wrong but I just don't have enough hours in the day to track it down. I've tried asking Commander Omni for help but it seems that everyone is too busy searching through their own systems. I wish I had an assistant like Scout to help me.

posted by Officer Ward
topic: Cyberspace Updates

December 3 2007

Cyber Criminal Profile: Ms. Information

Knowledge is the best weapon against cyber crime. It's important to know as much as you can about cyber criminals so you can learn how to defeat them.

Alias: Ms. Information
Real Name: Unknown
Location: Web sites
Primary attack: Incorrect Information, Lies
Weakness: Reliable Web sites, the cold shoulder

Ms. Information is a bit of a know-it-all and will claim that she is always correct. She frequently creates Web sites that look real and useful but are really full of incorrect information, or misinformation. She frequently makes mistakes, and worse, she will even flat-out lie to you.

Ms. Information can trick you with her lies, and her fake Web sites can trip you up when doing Web research. To defend yourself, be suspicious of what you read online and make sure to use reliable sources for your Web research.

Check out Maya's Study Hall for tips on doing Web research and finding reliable sites.

posted by Officer Ward
topic: Cyber Criminals