Information Literacy

Nicole Smith
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1. http://www.zdnet.com/the-apple-phish-are-flying-7000033879/

2. This article discusses security issues that identify with Apple ID holders receiving
phishing emails. Phishing websites are fake websites that look real to trick nave people
into entering their password and other information. In this article the author Larry Seltzer
claims he has received one of these phishing emails from an apple impersonator. The
author also warns people of the authenticity of the emails because they are almost exact
replicas of a real Apple email.
3. Google: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2604060/hackers-launch-apple-id-phishing-
campaign-playing-on-icloud-security-worries.html
Bing: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/21/apple-security-flaw_n_4835870.html
I think that both of the search engines were effective in finding similar articles about my
topic. I think it was simple for me to find an article on both search engines because of the
recent release of apples knew products and different issues with the apple iCloud.
4. Time Google: This article was submitted on September 8, 2014.
Bing: This article was posted in February 21, 2014 and was updated on April 23,
2014.
Relevance Google and Bing: these articles directly relate to my topic and answer all of
my questions.
Authority - Google: Lucian Constantin is very qualified to write about my topic because
he has written numerous articles on information security, privacy, and data protection.
Bing: Joseph Menn is also very qualified to write about my topic because he
writes for Reuters.

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Nicole Smith
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Accurate Google: the information is trust worthy because Lucian Constantin is very
experienced in writing about this topic.
Bing: this article was written by Joseph Menn and he writes for a trust worthy
website called Reuters.
Purpose Google and Bing: both articles were written to inform people of the lack of
security in their mobile devices and are written for a material objective.
5. Mims, C. (2014, September 8). Apple Flunks Security 101. Wall Street Journal
- Eastern Edition. pp. B1-B2.
Wakabayashi, D. (2014, September 5). Tim Cook Says Apple to Add Security
Alerts for iCloud Users. Wall Street Journal (Online). p. 161.
The key words I used to search for my scholarly journal articles are: Apple Security
The database I used for my library search was: Academic search premier
I used academic search premier because it seemed like the best place for me to find the
most accurate journals on my topic.
6. The Internet articles were easier to access then the journal articles just because
there werent as many options to search from. Although the Internet articles were easier
to find the scholarly articles are more accurate and the people writing them had more
authority. As far as timeliness goes the Internet articles and journal article were both
effective ways to find articles on my topic.



Information Literacy
Nicole Smith
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APA Citations:
Seltzer, L. (2014, September 19). The apple fish are flying. Retrieved September 20,
2014, from http%3A%2F%2Fwww.zdnet.com%2Fthe-apple-phish-are-flying-
7000033879%2F

Constantin, L. (2014, September 8). Hackers launch Apple ID phishing campaign playing
on iCloud security worries. Retrieved September 20, 2014, from
http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pcworld.com%2Farticle%2F2604060%2Fhackers-launch-apple-
id-phishing-campaign-playing-on-icloud-security-worries.html

Menn, J. (2014, February 21). Apple Security Flaw Could Allow Hackers To Intercept
Emails. Retrieved September 20, 2014, from
http%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com%2F2014%2F02%2F21%2Fapple-security-
flaw_n_4835870.html

Mims, C. (2014, September 8). Apple Flunks Security 101. Wall Street Journal - Eastern
Edition. pp. B1-B2.

Wakabayashi, D. (2014, September 5). Tim Cook Says Apple to Add Security Alerts for
iCloud Users. Wall Street Journal (Online). p. 161.