Cyberbullying is found to cause enormous harm to teenagers. In the meantime, this situation has proved that interventions on controlling these tragedies from happening is inadequate. In this paper, the impacts of cyberbullying on victims which can be categorise into personal well-being and psychological
When children start to abuse the convenience of the internet by harassing other people, the internet becomes very dangerous. What makes cyber bullying so dangerous? Cyber bullying is dangerous because it has the ability to take the smallest incident and build up so much tension around it that it results in a murder or suicide. Some people may blame the victim for lacking self control and not being able to ignore the situation. Some people may claim it was just a joke and may blame the victim for being too sensitive or insecure.
Children and young people are at risk of bullying when using the internet, mobile phone and other technologies as it provides an anonymous method of bullying by way of text messages and emails which can be emotionally damaging to a child or young person. Racist, anti-social and cult groups use modern technologies to preach and spread what they are and what they stand for, leaving children and young people very venerable to becoming part of their activity which is unhealthy, unsafe and often illegal. Children and young people are very venerable to predators of all natures using the internet and other technologies, by the encouragement of giving out personal information about them and others close to them, which will put not
Ping Sweep and Port Scan Activities Abstract Ping sweeps and port scans has been a notorious and yet a useful tool for hackers and system administrators alike. This paper will examine some of the possible criminal computer activities that can be executed using these two techniques. Ping sweeps and port scans at times can be a nuisance to system administrators. While describing some of these notorious computer activities, these techniques will also be shown how system administrators can use the to benefit the company. Keywords: port scan, ping sweep Ping Sweep and Port Scans Activities With the evolution of the computer technology, system administrator obviously has had to grow with the technology.
The attempt at suicide almost doubles for victims of cyberbullying than their non-cyberbullied counterparts (Hinduja & Patchin, 2010). Let’s take a look at the definitions of bully, cyberbully, victim, and bystander(s), because I believe a cyberbully evolved from a face-to-face bully. Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior that involves a real or perceived power imbalance and is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time (“Bullying Definition,” n.d., para. 1). A cyberbully is someone who bullies using electronic devices such as computers, tablets, and cell phones (“What is Cyberbullying”, n.d., para 1).
He exposes the negatives effects of online use consisting of people getting Cyber bullied, the false sense of connection people receive, and people’s lack of privacy. Social networking is just as available to predators
An inadequacy of communication can bring destruction between companies families and even a nation, communication is one of the greatest means of socializing, lines 11-14 from the “10 great things teens learn while playing online” article the foundation of communication for many teens has been linked to chatting online with other, it has notably helped in building social skills for socially isolated young adults. Online surfing or “playing” has significantly helped teens with raising global awareness and has adequately created tolerance in the minds and hearts of young adults , according to “10 great thing teens learn while playing online” lines 32- 36 divulge that the growth of the internet has a profound impact on creating the large world a smaller place by motivating teens to learn about new cultures , geography and global issues as the internet is commonly used as
Don’t Cross the Line Not knowing where the line is, can really drive people to the edge, literally. Bullying has become a part of everyday teenage life. Some people think of it as a joke and just mucking around until the victim decides they’ve had enough, and believe suicide is their only option. Kids don’t realise how severely the words they use can harm the people they aim it at that they cannot persuade them that they mean nothing. Social networks and websites have made it easier for kids to bully others anonymously and harshly.
However, there lies a new set of dangers that come with this age, specifically due to the naivety of young adults. One danger that thrives off naive young adults is the internet. A majority of them give out personal information without thinking about who is going to be reading or looking at it. This information can be used for many things. It could be used by online predators to contact the teenager.
By self-fulfilling prophecy, plays a role in social labeling theory. "Self-rejecting attitudes result in both a weakened commitment to conventional values and the acquisition of motives to deviate from social norms. They tend to say that Teachers are stupid;' cops are dishonest;' parents just don't understand. These troubled youths become distanced from society and find themselves in deviant lifestyles. Basically, social labeling theory holds that juveniles begin believing they are people who do bad things and are transformed into believing they are bad people.