Throughout the insightful article, The Criminal Indictment That Could Finally Hit Spyware Makers Hard, written by Kim Zetter refers to incidents and consequences of on-line threats. This article displays the legal case against Hammad Akbar, CEO of the firm InvoCode designed StealthGenie, a spy app for Android phones, iPhones and Blackberry devices (Zetter 1). Within the beginning portion of the article, Zetter explains how the cellular device app had the capability to “secretly record phone…
Judiciary Assignment Free speech has always been a problem, on the internet or in real life. However, it is extremely complicated in the virtual world. Free speech rights make sure people are allowed to freely express their opinions and emotions. With the help of social media, more voices are heard, similarly, insulting words are spread further. It seems that not many people know their limits and use the free speech exercise to say anything they want, without thinking about the consequences.…
Individuals can find themselves continuously on the phone and become distracted by the things going on around them. In the twenty-first century, some people find themselves interested in the up-to-date things which cause them to lose focus. Before the internet, there was no social media or gaming systems that caused distractions. However, newer and more modern devices are bad for the human body and are putting people at risk for negative effects to their health. People are becoming both mentally…
Snapchat has a new feature that lets you see where your friends and family are. You can track people that have been friended; you can also track these people in real time, so you know where they are.”’We’ve built a whole new way to explore the world! See what’s happening, find your friends, and get inspired to go on an adventure!’ said the company in a blog post announcing the update.’” This has raised some red flags for safety and privacy of others. This could be very dangerous because it can…
connection can ensue. For example, when buying locks to keep homes or businesses safe there is a different key for every lock. This means like keys; the VPN establishes a secure connection that does not allow for intrusions to occur by using the Internet (Stewart 19). The remote connection is established by using a tunneling protocol which adds security by encrypting data. Encrypting data is vital for a network as many hackers are seeking to find the easiest way to steal data. If data is…
Social Media, websites and application that enable users to create and share content to participate in social media, and a place that can be used to express. I believe minors should have access to use social media. To communicate with peers and be able to search information and also express themselves. Some may think people are not responsible enough to use social media. For, Instance adults may think minors are to childish or think they have no use through social media. Thing is, they show that…
ABSTRACT This research paper is based on cyber-terrorism. Cyber-terrorism is committed by terrorists who perform acts of violence to influence the behavior of those who have different opinions from their own, with the use of computer based systems. The US government has been targeted by various terrorist groups though cyber-attacks. The nature of organizations which employ the use of Data-Controlled Systems enables such threats to have a great impact on organizations. Cyber threats in…
Everyone can agree that technology is taking the world by storm. One can rely on technology for almost every need, which has consequently made our grammatical skills dependent on it. However, relying on auto correct can intervene with our potential to expressing ourselves (THWSPDG1:4). Grammar, be it good or bad can say a lot about an individual just as much as what is put on their back. It is a skill that is used to judge your level of education and intelligence (THWSPDG2:1). Everyone wants to…
How important is social proof in website design? We would venture to guess you make choices every day using social proof to help make your decisions. The power of the crowd to reinforce our beliefs and choices is nothing new. If you have every bought a book from The New York Times Best Seller list, social proof has influenced your behavior. There are many complicated descriptions of social proof floating around cyberspace. However, there isn't anything all that convoluted about it. When you…
Secure Shell (SSH) In this paper, I will discuss the network protocol Secure shell, better known as SSH. Interest in choosing this protocol came from my frequent use of SSH to run applications on the remote servers in Coover Hall. Because of this, I will be exploring the details on how the protocol works, vulnerabilities associated with it and mitigation techniques put in place to counter attacks. SSH is a Cryptographic Network Protocol created to replace Telnet. Its purpose is to provide a…