Presented  by:  Elie  Awad  

There’s  Good  News  and  Bad  News  

The  bad  news  first…..  

What  is  Lebanon’s  ranking  in  download  speed  among  185  countries  in  the  world???      

Take  a  guess:  

a.  50th  /  185  b.  100th    /185  c.  125th    /  185  d.  ???  

Bad  News    In  2011,  Lebanon  is  185th  out  of  185  countries!!!!  

AND  now  the  GOOD  news!!!!!  

Good  News    Lebanon’s  ranking  in  upload  speed  among  the  185  countries…  Take  a  guess:  

a.  50th  /  185  b.  100th    /185  c.  125th    /  185  d.  None  of  the  above  

Good  News    Lebanon’s  ranking  in  upload  speed……:  184th  out  of  185  countries!!!!  

Seriously  now,  the  GOOD  news:  •  Internet  penetration:  high  •  Facebook  usage:  high  –  

most  schools  &  universities  block  it  to  reduce  server  load.  

•  Government  censorship:  Low  

•  Smart  phones  among  youth  (especially  BBM):  high  •  Most  youth  are  tri-­‐lingual:  Arabic,  English  and  

French  and  circumvent  typing  in  Arabic  by  using  roman  script:  

عربي                 =          Araby    

Cybersecurity  Workshops  -­‐  BEIRUT  

Findings:  Quantitative  

  Average  time  online:  24  hours  per  week  

Mean  age  of  group:  21  

21  Females,  19  Males    0  

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Number  of  Hours  Online  per  Week  

76%  

13%  

11%  

Primary    Means  of  Internet  Access  

Laptop  mobile  other  

54%  21%  

26%  

Do  You  Share??    (Passwords)  

No  

Yes  +  thinks  it's  risky  Yes  +  thinks  it's  not  risky  

Will  it  come  back  to  bite  ya’?  

  2/3RD:    NOT  concerned  that  what  they  post  online  can  cause  problems  in  the  future.  

  The  1/3RD  who  were:    mostly  of  photos  they  post!  

OR  ?  

Self-­‐censorship  

  25%  were  worried  about  getting  into  trouble  with  the  police  or  political  groups  due  to  what  they  MIGHT  post    

  Less  than  5%  were  worried  about  getting  into  trouble  with  the  police  or  political  groups  due  to  what  they  ACTUALLY  post  

Online  activities  and  perceived  risks  

Activities   Risks  

Facebook   Privacy  issues  fromposting  personal  stuff,  unaware  of  future  consequences,  employers,    fake  accounts  and  stalking  

Bbm    messaging   Broadcasting  from  one’s  account    

E-­‐purchases   Credit  cards  on  unverified  sites,  delivery,    

skype   Webcam  privacy  

News  (political)     Commenting  and  concerns  about  it  

Games       Viruses,  password  hijack  

Youtube   Posting  of  videos  without  permission  from  those  filmed,  tracking  of  what  we  watch  

Qualitative  Findings  

  Most  concerns  were  about  social  networking  privacy  and  how  others  will  judge  one’s  postings.  

  Security  for  online  purchases  came  in  a  distant  second  place.  

  Concerns  about  online  predators,  sex  offenders  (etc)  was  rarely  mentioned.      (While  about  half  –  46%  -­‐  of  respondents  knew  what  “sexting”  was,  only  5%  said  they  had  participated  in  it)