While there are positive outcomes of the internet, there still exist dangerous aspects to it, such as bullying. Most people may associate bullying with images of a teenager getting slammed into a locker, or getting their lunch money stolen. People may also think that it extends to name calling, teasing, and insults. Bullying has existed for a long time, with some adults thinking that it is a normal part of growing up, that teaches young adults to toughen up and have a thick skin, thinking this will help when they become adults. However, with the advancement in technology and its wide use, a new type of bullying has developed, cyberbullying, which is when a person uses technology and/or electronic devices to bully another person, typically by sending messages or posting comments of an intimidating or threatening nature.
Common Information Security Threats Paper CMGT/400 University of Phoenix January 27, 2013 In this day and age, technology has grown so fast that most of us are playing catch up to the people who were born in the “computer era”. As technology continues to advance, so do the threats; especially to businesses. Instead of having an upfront attack or robbery, they have chosen to go the electronic way. The one business that I would like to cover would be the banking industry. This institution is constantly being attacked, on a daily basis, with various methods.
The community was in fear of another attack, they turned to the law enforcement community to provide reassurance that everything possible was being done to protect the community. The criminal justice system had to make changes to policies and procedures to ensure that future crimes of this nature will be better handled. Future Criminal Justice Trends Because technologies are constantly changing and upgrading, many future trends in criminal justice have presented. With the advancement of the computer and the World Wide Web, cyber-crimes have become more popular in the United States and around the world. A very common and hard to control issues that the United States and the world has had to contend with is identity theft.
Understanding these threats allows the organisation to prevent, protect and correct any damage done to his/her computer to an extent. This can help to reduce the negative impacts it may have on an organisation. Threats: Below is a list of threats to IT systems, ways to keep the system and data secure and organisational issues affecting the security of IT systems. 1. Malicious damage: Examples can be Viruses, Worms or Trojans a.
IT550 Assignment Unit 1 Kaplan University As the digital age progresses, more and more business is conducted electronically. Symbiotically illegal activities of those that wish to prosper from security vulnerabilities will increase. Cybercrime can be motivated by a number of factors including terrorism. Cyberterrorism is any terrorist act that uses computers as the vehicle for their attack. Cyber terrorists can be motivated to target organizations that will result in the radical’s group to cause the most harm and/or receive the most attention for their party.
Criminals are turning to cyber-crime because of the speed and convenience. Cyber-crimes include attacks against computer data and systems, identity theft, Internet fraud, e-mail scams, and phishing. In addition the threat of terrorism forces authorities to address security vulnerabilities related to information technology infrastructure such as power plants, electric grids, information systems, and the computer systems of government and major companies. References Cantor, M. (2013). Pentagon on cyber security force: Quintuple it.
In the essay “Privacy Under Attack” the author believes that one’s privacy is being attacked by not only the government but also by computer hackers. Privacy can be considered as one of the most valuable possessions and privileges. Every day, people are being bugged and alarmed by the growth of privacy-evading technologies that penetrate their personal information, personal space, and personal moments. Lately, a telephone technology has been developed which enables companies to have a back door to people's privacy setting installed in their telephones. Aside from this, there are also the restless cameras installed in the elevators , restaurants , parking areas , common rooms , lounge areas apartments , and all the other places where people least expect to be watched .
(Swanson, 2006 body A Para. 2)” With the growing problem drug dealers have been able to get around our national security and smuggle illegal drugs into our nation and plague our communities. “Use of and trafficking in illegal drugs is a problem of international scale. The United States is especially familiar with the world drug problem: consumption of illegal drugs in the United States is measured in metric tons, 6 and current budget allocations aimed at curbing drug use and trafficking exceed $12 billion (Swanson 2006) “. Over a half of century the United States has seen a dramatic increase of different types of drugs making its way into the nations streets, these different type of drugs include but are not limited to marijuana, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and more.
Hackers may want to strike critical points of our infrastructure such as our economy or government. “The threat of cyber attack has grown so severe that the need for cyber security has topped the Director of National Intelligence list of global threats for the second year”. All across the FBI agency, cyber security is becoming a top priority. Any breach of any part of the FBI can be severe damage. It is better to prevent and predict attacks than to have to respond to them.
Cyber bullying is when someone writes humiliating comments about someone on the World Wide Web. Cyber bullying is when an adolescent is harassed, humiliated, embarrassed, threatened or tormented using digital technology, such as the computers, and cell phones. It’s important to understand why people use this type of bullying. Cyber bullying is used in an effort to make the person who is doing the bulling feel better about themselves, in a way that isn’t as confrontational. As many as 25% of teenagers have experienced cyberbullying, even though there is still more bullying at school in comparison to online.