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“Modular technology” connects race and technology in more ways than most people think, especially with the UNIX operating system commonly used in computers, as it is “the first operating system to embrace modularity” according to Lisa Nakamura and Peter A. Chow-White (26). Besides the fact that most of the “key players” in this technological history includes mostly white men (22), a common factor in those who run American society as a whole, technology is more recently a contending control of…

The danger for the average computer user is that someone will hack their system. Most average computer users don’t have anything worth stealing. Now, on the internet, there are other dangers, because your computer could be a launching pad for other attacks. So people might want to break into your computer in order to use it later on as a tool to break into something bigger. These things happen all the time. A lot of DoS (Denial of Service) attacks are based off these types of intrusions. A DoS…

Explain the impact of introducing an e-commerce system to an organisation. There are many benefits and drawbacks of introducing E-Commerce to a company. Doesn’t Cost A lot - It doesn’t cost a lot of money to start up a website and have someone to create it; this is because it is a lot cheaper than having a real shop to look after and have to pay rent for. It makes it easier to have control over when it is online and you have more chance of creating a profit. Global Access - Having an online…

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…