The Current State Of Our Cybersecurity Infrastructure

Never has a communications system played so many roles in our lives--or exerted such broad influence over our thoughts--as the Internet does today.

The world as we know it has changed drastically in the past three decades, we are slowly but surely morphing into a worldwide community dependent upon computer technology. More specifically we rely on the Internet heavily for everything in our day to day lives. The benefits of expediency and the convenience afforded to those who utilize information systems their business dynamics is undeniable.

The internet and the development of digital technology (computer-based technology) in particular, have made the most significant impact in the field of information and communication technology in the past decade. The internet is essentially a network of computers across the world which is linked through global

Over the past twenty years, the Internet’s role in our lives has grown to an everyday necessity. We rely on the Internet to communicate within the scope of our employment and social lives, to conduct our banking and bill paying, we even use it to track our personal property. There is hardly one area of our lives that we can not conduct over the Internet. While the Internet is a convenience that has made our lives easier, it has also opened the door in our lives to a vulnerability that is rapidly being exploited by cyber criminals. Cyber crimes are growing at an exponential rate in the United States and we, the consumers/end users are unaware of the liabilities a simple click on the wrong button can cause. This paper will

Nowadays, the term “Internet” has become a familiar word to people all over the world. In the current society, the benefits that the Internet brings about is universally believed. However the Internet has both advantages and disadvantages. The Internet is very advantagous to all people who use it. First of all,there is no doubt that the Internet is very

We are increasingly consolidating our information sources, forcing the Internet to be “our map and our clock, our printing press and our typewriter, our calculator and our telephone, and our radio and TV” (Carr).

The internet is a magnificent tool for friends and family to connect or gather educational information. Because of the convenience the internet has, it used by millions of people around the world. What happens when this

Throughout the years, the world has been utilizing computers more and more each day. With computers being used more, there are more potential threats to the users. Computers have such an intricate and vast network all over the world. Computers are linked to the internet, which is used almost everywhere in the world now. The internet is utilized for many different things with good and bad intentions. With the bad intentions amongst the internet, cybersecurity starts to become a problem. With the improvement in cybersecurity, businesses and the people of the internet will be much safer than they are currently. Software will be better, copy protected, and small businesses in the software field can be saved.

Cyberysecurity is the hot topic of talks among governmental agencies, businesses, individuals, and the global community as a whole. Recent high profile attacks, such as Target, Sony, SWIFT, and the US government, has brought great attention and awareness to this topic. The White House has been raising awareness on its website with an article posted February 2, 2016 by Lisa O. Manaco to drive the White House 's position on cybersecurity. The administration is trying to build improvements to the nation 's cybersecurity. Cybersecurity is broad due to its vast and unpredictable nature. Its scary to think that cybersecurity is the future of warfare. When president Obama got elected he

The Internet offers a huge wealth of information, both good and bad. The Internet began as a small university network in the United States and since then has blossomed into one of the biggest if not the biggest telecommunications network covering the entire world. It can be considered as one of the most valuable types of technology. During the past several years we have come to become more and more dependent on the Internet and in particular moving huge chunks of data across large distances. The Internet allows people to communicate with each other across the world within mere fractions of seconds with the help of E-mail. The Internet also allows for expressing opinions and obtaining up-to-date information

Internet is a global network that connects millions of computers together and allows people to communicate and share information with each other in an effective and easy way. It has become the most widely used means of communications of recent times. “The number of U.S. homes with one or more personal computers increased by 16% (in 1995) to about 38 million households, up from 33 million in 1994 and 25 million in 1993” (Fox 9). “Along with that staggering stat, the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science has reported that 95% of the public has access to the Internet” (“Free Essay”). Internet is filled with a lot of information on almost every topic in the world and anyone

The concept of assigning liability is not new to the world, but the Internet presents unique challenges. These challenges stem from a number of factors that play on each other without necessary consideration for the overall effects that occur in a common environment, like the Internet (Mead, 2004). While liability on the Internet needs addressed for a number of reasons, this paper will only be considering the case of malicious traffic. The justification for problem identification is the economic impact of the current environment. The various actors on the internet—end users, operating system (O/S) manufacturers, software vendors, and internet service providers (ISP)—as well as examples of malicious traffic—trojan horses and botnets. Then, the discussion turns to identify issues related to assigning responsibility such as legal, externalities, and privacy (Kuwahara, 2007).

The inability to determine liability for malicious traffic transiting the internet is a difficult, but not impossible and failure to act is not acceptable. Without the ability to assign liability, the environment of continually shifting responsibility will continue to foster lackluster security practices by all parties on the internet and create undesirable economic costs. To address this issue, it is necessary to assess the parts of the problem including the costs of malicious traffic, the actors on the internet, and issues around assigning liability. Following establishment of the factors is a recommendation for assigning liability.

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Now the Internet has become a great electronic gateway that provides instant access to global news and information. The databases, documents, files, and programs that are ¡°sitting¡± on Internet computers contain a tremendous amount of information. You can search for and find up-to-the-minute stock market activity, weather reports, music, recipe; you can make