Thanks
to constant improvements to the world wide web anyone with an
internet connection has access to cyberspace. Cyberspace impacts our
behavior, the way we communicate and conduct business. However, it is
evident that users are becoming increasingly vulnerable to hackers
and cyber attacks.
What
is Cyberspace? William Gibson is given credit for creating the term
cyberspace. In his novel Necromancer he describes, “.a world of
connected computers that has moved into a present reality in the form
of the internet. In cyberspace people are met
electronically…”texting, eHarmony, Facebook, FaceTime, Bloomberg,
Skype, etc. Social networks are the most popular types of cyberspace.
These are threats to your privacy because they also serve as a way to
collect endless personal and sometimes business related data that
most users believe to be private. Most users are unaware of the
dangers online and, without even realizing, put their company,
family, or country
at risk by clicking the wrong button or sharing the wrong information
over the web. There is no such thing as anything being 100% private.
If it is digital and posted on the web it has the potential to be
accessed by hackers. So how safe are you?
There
have been a number of cyber attacks on the UK and the US. One of the
most recent attacks in the US was on Bank of America.
Infamous
hackers like Anonymous seek to either serve the people or expose
companies and governments for what they really are. Either way I
consider this a pro because companies are known to effortlessly get
away with corporate decisions that lead people loosing there money,
homes, and sometimes lives. So with that being said it makes perfect
sense that the government and businesses are seriously threaten by
hackers and cyber attacks because they have the potential to expose
their illegal and immoral faults. But even so, that is not enough
because corporations are also known to use their financial influences
to pass laws in their favor. It is important to note that there are
also hackers only seeking to steal from users. I consider this to be
a con because the hackers are targeting organizations and or
individuals that use these government systems and/or businesses
related services as a foundation to their own business and/or
lifestyle.
In
conclusion, as cyberspace continues to improve it is important that
users keep up to date with the dangers of using the web. Here are two
sites that are that should help push you in the direction of becoming
a safer user of the web. Thanks for taking the time to read this blog
post.
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ReplyDeletepersonally believe that when using a cyberspace our privacy is invaded because as the article says cyber attackers collects personal and sometimes business related data that most users believe to be private. Cyber attackers steals and sells other people's credit card information, social security numbers and valuable information in masses. Hacking happens just like any other crime. Just recently many celebrities and famous people information got hacked.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Mr. Gray but I also believe that cyberspace or the internet has made humans lazy. Before the internet a person had to learn how to do things for themselves but access to the internet allows us to just go to the web and look up the information
ReplyDeleteIt is very very interesting to recognize that for all of the leaps and bounds that the internet has made, it is a concept that is still in its infancy. With the issues of privacy becoming even more relevant as more and more people communicate online, people must now figure out how to balance their online social life with "actually living", and by living I mean going out and living in the real world.
ReplyDeleteThis was an informative post and I believe that it is extremely important to be careful on cyberspace and to be aware of the many dangers that exist. I agree that there are some pros to hackers, such as when they use their skills to expose corrupt practices by the government or corporations; however, there are also cons, such as the hackers who only seek to steal people's personal information for their own personal benefit. It is vital that we stay informed of the dangers that exist in cyberspace.
ReplyDeleteBefore the internet came into fruition americans were a lot more self reliable and independent. We had to learn how to do things for ourselves and manually seek information that we wanted to know know the answer to. Since cyberspace and other internet portals are have become available people have become extremely lazy and dependent of the internet to think for us.
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