Hi to all, the last series of blogs were related to college work and the course I was on.....I had very little choice over the topic. Times have changed and I have decided it's time to write a out my psychological experiences and that way people can relate. I hope you guys can use it positively. 👍👍
Tuesday, 9 May 2017
Wednesday, 11 December 2013
Potential threats to the IT industry
Potential threats that IT has introduced to society.
There are many potential threats to society, Due to
the introduction of the IT industry, such as
Phishing causes a lot of problems for people who just want
to have a peaceful life. Used to try and obtain usernames, passwords and credit
card details, and in some cases to get money, indirectly.
Cyber-bullying is to use technology to harm
or harass someone and in the US is also considered to defame someone and
humiliate someone.
Spam is where a sender uses emails with a link; the link
takes people to a phishing site or malware. In different jurisdictions it is
legal, such as America.
Denial of service attacks are used to temporarily or
indefinitely disable a network or server, and they are often sent out by one
person or system. There are many places that are targeted by Denial of service
attacks, such as; banks, credit card companies and root name servers.
There are only a select few solutions to prevent
this:
Phishing can be prevented through the web browser or e-mail
clients, showing the web browser they are actually viewing.
Cyber-bullying can be solved by getting a
filter system on main social networking sites such as; Facebook and Twitter.
Another way to solve cyber bullying is to;
§
Label your tolerance level
for abusive comments.
§
Consider eliminating anonymous comments.
§
Ignore the trolls.
Or
§
If you see someone behaving badly, tell them so.
Spam is hard to get rid of but when it arrives in the inbox, the best thing
to do is to ignore it or just delete it.
§
Another thing to do is to report the sender whenever you receive spam.
Denial of service attacks Easy
installation on Apache and IIS servers
§
Strong security against known and emerging hacking attacks
§
Best predefined security rules for instant protection
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Interface and API for managing multiple servers with ease
§
Requires no additional hardware.
Standard protection against threats
§
Firewalls are used the close the ports of which hackers and
viruses can infect the computer, reducing the risk of having a broken down
computer.
§
Antivirus
software is used to find locate and
delete the viruses. This makes sure that no more harm can be done to the software
of the computer, and in some cases stops the viruses from shutting down the
critical hardware.
Wednesday, 20 November 2013
Legal effects on the IT industry
The
legal effects of the IT industry
The
law has a massive impact on the IT industry because without it we would have
effective search engines or online shopping destinations because people would
hack everything there are to hack out of a website.
There
are three laws against internet crime.
The
first law is:
The
data protection act (1998)
The
DPA is a government based law passed to ensure that personal data is secure and
is kept private, however keeping data in things like address books is legal and
although there is no mention of the work “private” in the act it is there to
ensure the privacy of the individual. Anyone can get hold of personal information
but in order to use it legally they need consent from the person involved and for
the purpose of the question.
These
are some other things that fall into the DPA.
o
The
government protects personal data on computers.
o
Companies
can only use the information they hold on an individual for its intended
purpose.
o
Hacking
and viruses lead to corruption of data
o
Copyright
gives the creator of some types of media to control how it is used and
distributed.
The
second law for data is:
The
Computer Misuse act.
The
CMA is there to ensure safety and privacy while on a computer which is
connected to the internet. If there is unauthorised to computer material then
the punishment is 6 months imprisonment or a fine, the maximum fine is £5000. If
there is unauthorised access with intent to commit or facilitate commission
then it is punishable by 6 months imprisonment or a maximum fine. The final
part is unauthorised modification of computer material and is subject to the
same as the crimes above.
This
protects peoples’ data from:
o
Hacking
o
Unauthorised
transfer or copying
o
Copying
software
o
Email
and chat room abuses
o
Pornography
o
Identity
and financial abuses
o
Viruses
The
third law is:
The
copyright law
There
is lot of confusion in the topic of copyright and plagiarism because they have
either never heard of plagiarism or don’t have background knowledge of the copyright
act, and then have a huge shock when they are being shown a fine. There is
typically a minimum requirement for something to be copyright protected and
this can also come at a cost. There is also a little confusion between a piece
of work being unique means that it needs to be copyright protected however they
evaluate it by originality not unique.
This
is to prevent:
Limitations
imposed by copyright
o
Giving
a copy to a friend
o
Selling
the software illegally etc.
Prevention
of the software policy.
o
Agreement
between companies wishing to use the creator’s item.
o
Certain
pieces of software require a unique licence key before the installation can
continue.
The
federation against software theft (FAST)
The Ethical issues with the IT industry
The
Ethical issues on the IT industry
Social networking sites
are there for the public, the vast majority of the world use thing like
Facebook and twitter, others use either but not both and the very small
minority don’t have any of them.
When something happens
or something comes up then people broadcast it on a social network site to tell
others about it
For example:
“Jake bugg
concert….can’t wait”
This gets others
involved and interested and this raises reputation on the things/people that
are mentioned.
However as good as the
news is about what people that are talking about, there are things that get out
that shouldn’t have got out and this brings down the faith of the public, and
the politicians are seen negatively because of the lack of information security.
For example the NSA leaks thanks to
someone called Edward Snowdon.
Social networks are seen
as an improvement on society and this creates relationships with other people
who you wouldn’t have otherwise met or spoke to because they live too far away or
they don’t tend to talk to you outside the chat room. What the people who use
the social networks is that how pathetic they look when the computer decides to
act slow and they start shouting that it is slow, or the internet goes down and
they say they can’t cope without it… but now as time goes on more and more
people are moving from Facebook to Twitter, Twitter is a social network that
has started to take over Facebook.
What people don’t
realise is that while we are on the internet the government is watching us and
monitoring what we do, whether it is watching you favourite musician’s new
music video or online shopping, they monitor it, however they aren’t monitoring everyone all the time.
What they do is they hack the IP address and see the sites that are visited in
the space of the internet history.
Most of the time
children and the elderly are the ones that miss out on things like internet
shopping or playing educational games on the internet and so as a result of
this, the elderly have more accidents with falling down when shopping, and the
children fall behind in their work because they have a lack of interactive learning.
Sites like TESCO direct, ASDA, Sainsbury’s and Morrison’s for the elderly
getting their food delivered… and sites like
http://www.coolmath-games.com/
Those children can
improve their maths skills and improve their intellect.
Wednesday, 13 November 2013
The economic Issues on the IT industry
Economic effects in
the IT industry
What are the economic effects on the IT
industry?
It is said that:
Ø
People are expected to be available
24/7 e.g. with Blackberries or iPhones which means that people are not only
office bound but they work on the go, and they may have restricted social/family
life.
Ø
People are to have flexibility of
working patterns: working from home,
working shifts, etc. this also means that there is no choice when it comes to a
job because of the flexibility.
Ø
It is easier to source products from
all over the world (growth of economies in India and China), and also if they
keep their international contacts longer they could get it cheaper and make a
little more profit.
Ø
Machines are taking place of number of
workers – less need for unskilled labour; this has a negative impact on our
employment status around the world.
Ø
It is easier to set up small businesses
using web host servers and this can spread out around the world and this can
influence more jobs and then there is a demand for employees and then more
people can earn money.
Ø
It is easier to track consumer spending
– marketing
Have EBay, Amazon, Last-minute, iTunes
and go Compare really affected the market?
Some companies would believe that these
online destinations have had a big
impact on the market because this has led to the loss of their customers and
this means that they have lost their profit margin, however when it comes to
the comparison of Amazon and Tesco there
is a little difference because Tesco sell Brands straight from a source whereas
Amazon sell used and new goods which realistically shouldn't cause any
competition but some people use it to buy the things that Tesco may sell and it
may be cheaper than them. iTunes are at competition with stores like HMV and
have also allowed the store to sell their products e.g. gift vouchers.
There is now a popular demand for businesses
starting online and this means that there is less money lost when it comes to purchasing
or renting a premises. Amazon have a recommended purchase links next to the
page you have viewed based on what you have purchased.
the legal effects on the IT industry
The
law has a massive impact on the IT industry because without it we would have
effective search engines or online shopping destinations because people would
hack everything there are to hack out of a website.
There
are three laws against internet crime.
The
first law is:
The
data protection act (1998)
This
is where
o
The
government protects personal data on computers.
o
Companies
can only use the information they hold on an individual for its intended
purpose.
o
Hacking
and viruses lead to corruption of data
o
Copyright
gives the creator of some types of media to control how it is used and
distributed.
The
second law for data is:
The computer misuse act.
This
protects peoples’ data from:
o
Hacking
o Unauthorized transfer or copying
o
Copying
software
o
Email
and chat room abuses
o
Pornography
o
Identity
and financial abuses
o
Viruses
The third law is:
The
copyright law
This
is to prevent:
Limitations
imposed by copyright
o
Giving
a copy to a friend
o
Selling
the software illegally etc.
Prevention
of software policy.
o
Agreement
between companies wishing to use the creator’s item.
o
Certain
pieces of software require a unique licence key before the installation can
continue.
The
federation against software theft (FAST)
This
was created in 1984 and wasn't created to increase profit but to stop piracy. And
has a policy of prosecuting anyone breaching the copyright law.
Wednesday, 9 October 2013
social effects on IT
Social
benefits and problems with the IT industry
How social
networking affects friendships
Also people tend to talk electronically than go to
meet up somewhere outside.
How online communities join people together
Online communities join people together simply
because there are many ways to communicate to other people whether it is on
social networking sites or on a game that people have started talking to people
they didn't know existed, e.g. Multiplayer game where team work is compulsory.
There are some online communities where it is just sending information across to
other members that need it, e.g. Karate group on Facebook.
Effect of Computer Games
All the Positives are:
o
Improved reaction time
o
Improved concentration
o
Improved imagination
These can help with everyday life or even
academically.
All the Negatives are:
o
Dry eyes
o
Late for work/school
o
Could become addicted
o
Could kick start a horrible personality to
you
o
Hallucinating about the game that you are
addicted to.
These are very dangerous when it comes to everyday
life or academic life.
Internet Addiction
Internet Addiction as funny as it sounds is
actually a disorder which although it can be helped with professional
psychiatric doctors, is serious…it can cause anxiety and strained vision and
also split apart families. There aren’t specific sites that some can become
addicted to, because there are endless websites that means there are endless
sites that people out there are addicted to.
E.g. A mother was constantly on the internet,
which was leading her teenage daughter on the verge of feeling neglected of
love.
No need to leave the house?
Often people become so reliant to the internet
that there is no need to leave the house, and instead of having a nice healthy
walk to the shop it is easier to shop online. Instead of walking to the library
and researching, it is a lot easier to type it in the search bar, which is not
always the best thing to do.
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