Thesis: The transportation system is composed of independent subsystems that depend on each other to help identify vulnerabilities. Each system is evaluated individually and then collectively to identify vulnerable areas. Interoperability is disabled among modes of transportation when independent systems operate on private hardware and software platforms. Electronic communication and internet exposes interoperability to viruses and malicious acts by hackers and insider threats. Each mode of…
Parents, Drivers, Texters… Everyone is warned about texting while driving. Cell phones help people stay in close contact with loved ones, but cell phones can be disastrous. Yet there are still thousands of deaths caused by texting while driving every year. Although people see the destruction that texting while driving can cause, they continue to do it. Several studies show that texting while driving is worse than being legally drunk and driving. Laws should be made and enforced against texting…
As drivers, we face many instances of danger while behind the wheel: colliding with other drivers or even crashing in to pedestrians if a driver is not careful. The distraction of a driver only heightens said dangers and can be controlled. While some may argue that using a handheld cell phone while driving should be legal, they are wrong because without a law in place prohibiting this action, this will hinder drivers socially, economically, and politically. First, using our phones while…
The central idea of the article “Should children get to have cellphones in elementary school?,” written by Donna St. George discusses the highs and lows of having a cellphone in Elementary school. In fact, it is stated how "It's definitely a trend we're seeing at younger levels – being allowed to bring cellphones on campus," (St. George, paragraph 6). Although this might not be a good thing it is a big trend and we do see cellphones everywhere, for younger kids and even some older ones it could…
Why do people text and drive when they know that their putting their own lives at risk? Maybe because texting has become so popular in today’s society and it’s everyone’s best way of communicating. Receiving and sending texts at the push of one button in seconds is the “greatest thing” that’s happened in today’s world. It isn’t so great when dealing with driving however. People may think there capable of texting and driving and are great at multitasking.However, no one can ever be “good” at…
Sentiments about the free government-phone phenomenon continue to arise, while some sets of feelings forge their way toward opposing points of view, as well as positive ones. Meaning, well beyond the fact that free-phones-from-the-government began their existence almost fifteen years ago, current year 2016 reaction convincingly commences its revelation of surprisingly shocking sentiments. Surely, not every perspective on the-Obama-phone low-income communications program harbors ill intent.…
Starz has recently released a press release about Black Sails Season 4 premiere date and its poster, which depicted the best final season they prepared for the American dramatic pirate adventure television series. According to the press release, the network announced about the details of Black Sails Season 4 from its premiere date in Jan. 29, 2017, Sunday at 9 p.m. ET/PT to the previous accomplishments made in the past two years. In addition to that, it mentioned that the series will only…
Technology is everywhere and everyone has some form of it, therefore it is a huge distraction in everyone’s day to day lives. Numerous deaths and accidents have happened because someone was somehow distracted by a form of technology. In fact, in the United States, in 2015 three thousand four hundred seventy seven people were killed and three hundred ninety one thousand people were injured in an accident involving a distracted…
VoIP (voice-over-IP) phone systems enable calls to be placed over the internet – either long-distance or local for a fraction of the cost of traditional phone systems. However, VoIP networks that are not hosted within secure networking environments can have specific security drawbacks. What’s the difference between premise-based and hosted solutions? Premise-based VoIP systems “live” on site, typically in a server closet. Depending on the type of equipment you choose, a premise-based solution…
narrowing down the overall issue with the connection. Since VoIP is a network connection, any packet tracking software will help in troubleshooting connection issues. There are a number of freely available tools such as Wireshark, Capsa, Microsoft network monitor and even and old tool called tcpdump. All of these tools will capture the packets traveling on your network. If you capture them from different points on your network you can determine where the issue is occurring. Wire shark can show…