Internet is considered one of the greatest human innovations throughout the history, as it has profoundly influenced all aspects of life. Email, distance learning and e-libraries are just few examples of services that have been created in this virtual world and have changed, in modern societies, to become, daily life necessity. This is manifested clearly in the economic context where online market sales increased between 2005 and 2010 by 158 billion dollars (Zhou, 2007). In spite of the bright side of this revolution, it should not be forgotten that, in 1988, first malware named Morris Worm spread over the networks, marking the beginning of using the internet as a battleground where computer viruses are used as intelligent weapons. Technically, they can be defined as malicious code attached to another program to execute destructive instructions without user permission. In fact, there are many forms of viruses, such as Spywares, Worms and Trojans, which can be categorized based on origin, attack and distribution strategies, purpose and kind of damage (Bishop, 1991). The adverse impacts of the increasing number of internet viruses are many. Recently, researchers have shown an increased concern about severe economic consequences resulted from this persistent activity. This is illustrated by the fact that, in 2003, the global financial loss by major cyber-attack incidents is estimated by around 12.5 billion dollars (Cashell, 2004). This essay, therefore, will attempt to evaluate the negative effects of internet viruses, focusing on customer trust in on-line shopping, and on stock market values. Finally, education as a main part of the solution will be discussed.
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...nologies knowledge would also decrease, to certain extent, the confidence of users to do any activity involved exchanging personal information if companies did not pay attention to this issue which might be improved by spreading awareness and providing required knowledge. With regard to firm’s value in stock markets, the increasing number of viruses and security breaches will negatively impact investors trust in breached companies as it will be considered IT security failure. What should be mentioned here is that human factor has to be taken into account as it seems easy to mislead him in ordered break the security systems regardless how strong it is. Therefore, awareness-raising and knowledge-sharing tools have to be employed in companies in odder to decrease the effects of viruses. This also goes for remote buyers who will remain the first target of such attack.
The whole world is connected by technology. Over time, technology has advanced from payphones and typewriters to cellphones and computers. The progression from a gray-screened cellular device to an advanced smartphone allows easier accessibility. So the question is whether or not the Internet or online technology is affecting the way we read long texts. In my opinion, I agree with Nicholas Carr, who states that "our hyperactive online habits are damaging the mental faculties we need to process and understand lengthy textual information.”
The World Wide Web has become a catalyst for hackers, organize criminals, insider threats, political, social action groups, and anonymous groups to excite fear on individuals, private and the public sector. These threat actors can launch malware, rootkits, spam, botnets and a host of other threat vectors at any occasion.
As electronic commerce, online business-to-business operations, and global connectivity have become vital components of a successful business strategy, enterprises have adopted security processes and practices to protect information assets. But if you look at today's computing environments, system security is a horrible game of numbers: there are currently over 9,223 publicly released vulnerabilities covering known security holes in a massive range of applications from popular Operating Systems through to obscure and relatively unknown web applications. [01] Over 300 new vulnerabilities are being discovered and released each month. Most companies work diligently to maintain an efficient, effective security policy, implementing the latest products and services to prevent fraud, vandalism, sabotage, and denial of service attacks. But the fact is you have to patch every hole of your system, but an attacker need find only one to get into your environment. Whilst many organisations subscribe to major vendor's security alerts, these are just the tip of the security iceberg and even these are often ignored. For example, the patch for the Code Red worm was available some weeks before the worm was released. [02]
C. What important lessons can the e-business community learn from these events? Companies must ensure that tight security measures are taken to prevent cyber-crimes. First of all companies need physical security systems to prevent attackers posing as vendors or service providers from installing unauthorized software on the servers. (Lee-Fong,
The increasing proliferation and complexity of technology are creating new "opportunities" for cyber criminals to exploit. In addition, cyber crime techniques are getting ever more sophisticated. For businesses, this adds up to an increasingly more dangerous cyber threat environment. It doesn't help that human factors add to the risk. These include simple blunders, such as exposing sensitive data to the open Internet, as well as network security misconceptions and oversights. Here are two network security mistakes that invite devastating data breaches:
The ability to conduct warfare through technological methods has increased information security awareness and the need to protect an entity's infrastructure. Subsequently, cyber warfare produces increased risk to security practitioners that employ technology and other methods to mitigate risks to information and the various systems that hold or transmit data. A significant risk to information lies in the conduct of electronic commerce, hereinafter called e-commerce. E-commerce is the purchasing or selling of goods and/or services through the internet or other electronic means (Liu, Chen, Huang, & Yang, 2013). In this article, the researchers will discuss cyber warfare risks, present an evaluation of established security measures, identify potential victims of identity theft, and present an examination of the security of e-commerce companies....
In today’s society technology is used for everything. With the invention of computers and the internet this open doors to the cyber world. Today you can do almost anything without having to leave your home. The internet gives us the opportunity of shopping online, ordering food online, working from home and video chatting with friends and family across the world. Everyone has a computer and internet access in their homes. While the internet is really convenient it also opens doors for cybercrimes, loss of privacy and the need for computer security.
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.
A large majority of computer viruses are written by “notorious” computer hackers and they send out these viruses or just post them online. Following the first computer virus ever created codenamed “Creeper” in 1971, with the growth of information technology (IT) a lot of “script kiddies” (a person who uses existing computer scripts or code to hack into computers, lacking the expertise to write their own) and “black hats” (unethical hackers) tend to look for these viruses to “harness [the] abundance of information [to] manipulate it to their advantage” (Little Black Book, 6).
The Impact of the Internet on Education A dusty, one-bedroom schoolhouse on the edge of a village. An overworked teacher trying to manage a room full of boisterous children. Students sharing schoolbooks that are in perpetual short supply, crammed in rows of battered desks. Children worn out after long treks to school, stomachs rumbling with hunger.
Computer technology not only has solved problems but also has created some, including a certain amount of culture shock as individuals attempt to deal with the new technology. A major role of computer science has been to alleviate such problems, mainly by making computer systems cheaper, faster, more reliable, easier to use.
Cybercrime refers to all forms of crime conducted through a computer or a mobile device using computer networks. It is thus the use of a computer with the aim of intercepting and manipulating content, disrupting communication, stealing or generally destroying others’ information or hardware through a network. Although cybercrime is a worldwide problem and affects both small and big companies, small companies are affected more from the dangers of cybercrime. The rapid advancement in technology is causing tremendous problems to businesses in terms of more sophisticated cyber-attacks. This project is interesting and beneficial because it enlightens one on the dangers of cybercrime, thus preparing individuals to know how to prevent attacks while online, how to reduce the effects of a cyber-attack and how to prevent future
The influence of the electronic devices, multimedia and computers are the things that dealt with our daily life. Especially the internet that is now giving more importance to each and every one, by giving the newest outstanding media that surely will give the outmost future ahead of us. (Temmel)
While the impact of globalization has led to amazing, new discoveries throughout the world, Internet connectivity has also made cybercrime easier. America and the rest of the world have become more reliant on technology and use it in more aspects of their lives, technology users make themselves more vulnerable to cyber attacks. Globalization and the growing use of computers in the world have given people a motive to learn more about computing and become more knowledgeable as programmers. As these people learn more, there is a risk that they will use their new intelligence to commit cybercrimes. The internet offers high-speed connectivity between countries, which allows criminals to commit cybercrimes from anywhere in the world.
The internet has influenced, and is still influencing the way society communicates in many different ways. The rise of the internet has caused people to communicate differently in areas never dreamed of before the internet came into existence. Education has been revolutionized through the world of the “Information Super Highway”. Medicine has also seen reform as the internet improves research and communication. Individuals are starting businesses from scratch, while others are selling household items for extra cash. This internet “typhoon” sweeping the globe has become a way of life for many individuals all across the globe.