E-SPEAIT blogs

            The cyber security in Azerbaijan… Usually, if you ask this to the educated citizens of our country, they will reply to you by saying that “It is really awful, and it is not getting any better in the near future”. One of the biggest reasons why it is considered to be awful is the salary as I mentioned in the previous week’s blog. The wages in government-related jobs are really low so no well-educated security analyst would even try to work in such companies. In the following paragraphs, I would like to further discuss this topic by referring to the “Mitnick formula” and analyzing the overall security in my country. Security in Azerbaijan          Over the last few years, Azerbaijan has confronted a lot of cyber-security-related threats and it has been growing since then. For instance, let’s refer to the year 2019 from September to January when 42 percent of the computer users in Azerbaijan have encountered cyber-attacks who were mostly dealing with the distribution of malwar

              What does ergonomics mean? To answer this question in the briefest sense, I would say that ergonomics is about the ways of designing for individuals. In a wider definition, it is considered as the technique of correspondence to the user’s requirements, which is mainly targeting the enhancement of efficiency and productiveness, while minimizing the uneasiness  [1] . Think of performing a heavy lifting exercise while your legs are not in the proper place or doing such exercise in a poor posture. Such things can be prevented with the help of the knowledge of ergonomics. At that moment, if we think about the correct and ergonomic way of doing these exercises then we can prevent future injuries. Based on this topic, I will introduce two opposite examples of ergonomics in which one will result in catastrophe, while the other one will assist in forestalling such terrible consequences. Bad Ergonomics [image source: https://www.wired.com/2008/02/gallery-apple-flops/ ]     

              IT professionals are an essential part of the modern world; they are the people who carry out several tasks which include testing, creating, installing and maintaining software and hardware that are within the companies  [1] .   On the subject of the country that is best for these professionals, I would say is the USA as it is the homeland of the big tech companies and also the foremost option for the imminent foreigners. When it comes to my country – Azerbaijan, I can say that the IT sector has seen a dramatic change in the last 20 years. Even though the development is not as good as the top countries, it can be considered a decent one. Throughout the following paragraphs, I will concentrate on the changes that Azerbaijan has seen over the past 20-30 years in the IT sector as well as talk about the other aspects like skills, education, qualities, and so on. Soviet Times and E-government As a former part of the Soviet Union, Azerbaijan did not have many opportunities,

                In real life, we - people follow some ethical codes in order to respect someone and in return get the same kind of treatment from them. This term is called etiquette and it comes from the word “étiquette” which means ticket in French. Now when referring to cyberspace, this term itself changes into netiquette and includes some main rules that are worth to be followed. Initially, it is presumed that netiquette was used in Palo Alto Research Center in between the 70s and 80s  [1] .   To further spread these rules, Virginia Shea released a book called “Netiquette” which mainly focuses on ten fundamental rules that are to be followed in modern cyberspace. In the following paragraphs, I will mostly target the 5 th rule which is “Make yourself look good online” and give a few examples about it. Make yourself look good online [source: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/218354281917321230/ ] What do we mean by saying “make yourself look good online”?  It implies that your be