As the internet continues to propagate expeditiously, its everyday usage by ordinary people has also rapidly increased. It has become a modern, essential tool used in the everyday life of society. It is used as a method to communicate with people, search and gather information. It is also used for social, educational and business purposes. However, since the internet is free to utilize, access and participate on, anyone, with the right knowledge set, can locate and view people’s private information, publish harmful videos and commentaries. Clearly, the modern web has made it made easy to target innocent victims. If there is no monitoring of this powerful tool then everyone runs the risk of being approached, hacked or compromised. Because the …show more content…
Cyber terrorists may go through a contractor or vendor so that they can access a well secured network. The author Ogun states “In one of our cases, when the management of a company was at an off-site conference, a spear phishing attack targeted a mid-level accountant who believed he was in email communication with his CEO, who instructed him to wire funds relating to a secret acquisition to a bank account in Asia”(Ogun, 1). Due to this incident millions of dollars were stolen and they were never able to get that money back.Which means this individual may have received serious consequences like losing their job or receiving a bad reputation for the company only because he was not careful. He was scammed thinking it was sent out to a trusted individual when in reality it was not. Which means no matter how true a website or email may be it can be someone phony waiting to see what bit of information they can get to use for their own …show more content…
Since there is no monitoring or safety everyone who uses the web runs the risk of being targeted to identity theft, being trafficked, and terrorized. The internet should be used as a tool to look, search and, explore without thinking that there may be consequences or that something unacceptable can happen while using it. There is always someone looking to cause harm for some one else, even if it is not done intentionally; however, if there were safety regulations than everyone would feel safe and secure to use the web. People would be able to share important information with other people without having the fear that someone might be watching or receiving that information that they
The Internet offers many benefits but it also creates many threats that undermines our personal privacy. Concerns about loss of privacy are not new. But the computer's ability to gather and sort vast amounts of data and the Internet's ability to distribute it globally magnify those concerns [1]. Privacy concerns on the Internet are centered on improper acquisition, improper use of personal information such as intrusions, manipulation, discrimination, identity theft, and stalking of personal information. Today the Internet stretches our geographic boundaries and force us to deal with global ethic based on moral principles held to be valid across the cultures. Due to the nature of the Internet, our personal information may be transmitted over the internet and that the transfer of personal information may be made to any country in the world, regardless of the extent of any data protection laws and regulations in any of those countries.
These days internet is a boon and everybody is using it right from schooling. We are able to connect one part of the world to another using internet. But there are few dark sides by the usage of internet. Taking terrorists under consideration, they are able to retrieve data through internet and wifi devices by which it gets harder to trace them out. Cyber terrorism is one of the major crimes in this world.
Through the practice of using encryption tools and inventive methods, terrorists have made the Internet a resourceful and secure means of communication. For instance, terrorists are able to generate hidden messages and saved email drafts, which can be used to send private information across the world, in a matter of seconds. Another advantage of the Internet (used by cyber terrorists) is the ability to operate remotely and anonymously (from a secured location) until they have committed an act of terror. At the same time, cyber terrorism is often cheaper and less dangerous than physical acts of terrorism because it does not require funding for weapons, ammunition, or multiple members to achieve its
First, the internet has put many lives in danger from kids, to adults. The internet is a place where many killers hide themselves in. Many adults and teenagers never know who is hiding behind the internet. Many people chat on the internet to meet someone but
Privacy online is hard to get. Users are not reading websites privacy policies and not realizing their information is being given to third parties. Users are trusting these websites to protect their information and worrying about protecting themselves. Cybercrimes are costing the world up to $1 trillion dollars a year. Companies are scared to report their losses from cybercrimes in fear of it being bad for business. Because of that not all of the cybercrimes are being reported. Computer Security is a huge field right now. Organizations are looking for ways to protect their systems now. With cybercrimes on the rise systems need to be protected as best as they can. Most computer security can be found in hardware and software. Using firewalls and virus protectors are an example of hardware and software that is used to protect a network. Some organizations are not putting their money into computer security they are putting it more into marketing for their organization. Organizations need to put more of their money into the IT department to protect their networks. This will help with breaches we have been having. This issues are important to any IT professional because they are the number one issues we are having dealing with technology. Until these issues are resolved there will be bigger breaches in networks and information
For thousands of years cryptography and encryption have been used to secure communication. Military communication has been the leader of the use of cryptography and the advancements. From the start of the internet there has been a greater need for the use of cryptography. The computer had been invented in the late 1960s but there was not a widespread market for the use of computers really until the late 1980s, where the World Wide Web was invented in 1989. This new method of communication has called for a large need for information security. The internet allows people to communicate sensitive information, and if received into the wrong hands can cause many problems for that person.
It is asserted in another article Terrorist Use of the Internet: Information Operations in Cyberspace by Catherine A. Theohary and John Rollins. Both of them claimed that terrorists are using cyber space to dismantle different information operations through induction of fraudulent financial procedures, hacking and disinformation. They have argued that terrorist may use cyber space for the social and economic assistance. Moreover they have reviewed different American internet security agencies like DOD, FBI and NSA, and have devised that already many preliminary steps have been taken to combat cyber terrorism but they have stressed on the need of further planning of restricting the cyber warfare (Rollins and Theohary, 2011).
As can be seen, from the information presented, the need for laws and restrictions concerning internet data collection is greatly needed. Moreover, the government can search private citizens data without warrant or cause. Also, companies are not only collecting internet user data but also selling it. The companies and agencies who commit such crimes should be fined or either closed down. In closing, the privacy and security of individuals on the internet should be upheld by the United States government.
In today's society, many aspects of crime committed on a regular basis. Civilians take advantage of people all the time using online resources such as a fraudulent website requiring credit card information to get a free monthly trial. Other examples of cyber crimes are online chatting website, full of predators or websites needing a downloadable program that contains a hacking virus. Sadly, there are many cases of cyber crime all over the internet. The acts of cyber crimes are considered violent acts like any other. Every day citizens are constantly losing money and being victimized due to these fraudulent activities. Cyber crime, including fraud, identity theft, stalking, and hacking, is a growing problem which can be prevented by taking the proper precautions.
In this new era of the Internet, most people use the Internet to acquire information of one kind or other. But what these people are not aware of is that the Internet is collecting information about them. Every time we get onto the Internet there might be a compromise of privacy of our personal information. The information flows both ways. With every clock of the mouse on a hyperlink, or an addition to the mailing list, someone out there might be gathering information about us. This raises the seriousness of privacy of our information on the Internet.
The Internet is a connection of computers across the world through a network. Its origin dates back to the 1960s when the U.S Military used it for research, but it became more available to the public from the late 1980s. The World Wide Web was created in 1989 and browsers began appearing in the early 1990s. Over the last 24 years, the Internet has enabled people to shop, play, do research, communicate and conduct business online. It has also become cheaper and faster in performing different tasks. As much as the Internet has done immeasurable good to society, it has also dominated people’s lives and brought with it an array of cybercrimes. According to Nicholas Carr in his book The Shallows: How the Internet is Changing the Way we Think, Read and Remember (Carr, 2010). He debates on whether the Internet has done more harm than good. People use the Internet daily to exchange accurate information and constantly personal data such as credit cards, passwords and Social Security numbers are travelling through the network from one computer to another. With security measures put in place on the Internet, personal information remains confidential. But unfortunately, criminals have adapted to innovations in technology, and today, more people are increasingly becoming victims of cybercrime. The Internet has had profound effects on the public, both positive and negative. In this paper we will examine how access to personal information has led to an increase in online and offline crimes. The essay will particularly focus on ecommerce and hacking.
Today, society is affected by the many advances in technology. These advances affect almost every person in the world. One of the prevalent advances in technology was the invention and mass use of the Internet. Today more than ever, people around the world use the Internet to support their personal and business tasks on a daily basis. The Internet is a portal into vast amounts of information concerning almost every aspect of life including education, business, politics, entertainment, social networking, and world security. (idebate.com) Although the Internet has become a key resource in developing the world, the mass use of Internet has highlighted a major problem, privacy and the protection of individual, corporate, and even government security . The argument over whether or not the Internet should be controlled by the government has developed into a controversial issue in almost every country in the world.
In the modern world of technology, many of us still consider being hacked a rare issue we will not have to encounter in our lifetime. The unfortunate truth is that everyone who uses a computer or cell phone is at a high risk of being hacked. In a post by Information Security, they reveal, “Three out of four Americans will be a victim of cyber-crime” (Goldberg 1). Cybercrime is defined as a crime conducted via the internet or some other computer network. The frightening high statistics of being a victim of cybercrime makes me ask the question, what can we do to protect ourselves more efficiently against cyber intuitions?
The new age of technology was born late last century in the form of the silicone chip. Since this early invention computers have progressed in leaps and bounds from the very basic early models to the now very complicated and very powerful computers of today. In between this growth the Internet developed into a mega market where billions of dollars are traded daily. It is a place where you can pretty much buy and sell anything you can think of. But with the development of such a powerful tool there are always going to be problems such as pornography, hackers, dodgy chat rooms and authenticity of information. But like with any argument you have to weigh up the good with the bad, the internet provides you with a wealth of information so that you can find out much on many different products, allows businesses to function so much more efficiently, there is also the availability of online learning.
The internet offers high speed connectivity between countries, which allows criminals to commit cybercrimes from anywhere in the world. Due to the demand for the internet to be fast, networks are designed for maximum speed, rather than to be secure or track users (“Interpol” par. 1). This lack of security enables hacker...