Cyber Warfare Dilema

More then ever cyber warfare has become a serious concern. Relating to the events of the terrorist attacks and cyber crimes it is apparent that cyber warfare does exist and is getting worse. Terrorist groups have ways of training and developing the neccesary skills used to attack governments and populations in either a cyber warfare or regular warfare. Such skills that are taught include weapons training on certain sites and hacking skills. These cyber warfares have even gotten to the point of resulting from political issues such as between Russian and Estonia. According to an article in the Boston Globe http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2007/08/19/the_cyberwar_against_the_united_states/
This clearly shows how a dispute over a World War II statue can even cause a great cyber war. Government sites were being hacked amongst banking sites. It is important to acknowledge this and put proper measures in place to avoid such cyber warfare in the future. The US has taken the initiative and the Navy has created a command that will specialize in the fight and protection against cyber warfare. Some form of prevention at this point is a necessity since it is likely the crimes will only get worse. The article concering what the US Navy has in mind can be found here http://www.spacewar.com/reports/US_Air_Force_sets_up_Cyber_Command_999.html
The french and Russians have accused China of hacking some of their government sites but at this point can't provide proof that the cyber warfare attack came from Chinas government. It is worth noting that these crimes are very deceiving and a lot of misconception can be mistaken for the wrong reasons even leading to a real war. For this reason it is extremely important we deal with cyber warfare in it's current state before it gets to a level that is out of control. Such as terrorism is a great concern so should be cyber warfare.

Internet Media Influences

After researching this weeks blog assignment for my class I found some rather interesting and bothersome issues within the online media. I have never really kept up with the political world that surrounds me. The reason why I don't find political issues to be worth while is that it will probably provide me with more stress and frustration on top of my busy schedule. With the time I did spend researching this topic it came to me that the political world is really turning into a celebrity world. After reading an article found here http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/14/techpresident-tracking-candidate-use-of-myspace-youtube-adsense/
It is clear to me that the campaigning rules are a bit too flexible. Advertisements,commercials and speeches are fake enough we do not need an easier more powerful solution to brain wash america. We have had a lot of amazing presidents in the past but I feel these presidents believed in true american values.

The Incident of Barack Obama's team taking over the myspace page of a supporter was surely a wrong thing to do. This should be considered a form of unfair campaign practice. Not to mention it shows how influential the campaigns actually are. This can be dangerous if considered in certain ways.

In response to the names of websites and there affect towards website visitors is another problematic area to consider. There are all sorts of negative sites about certain individuals that can ruin a persons image and reputation even if that person has done nothing wrong. People will believe what they see more then what they hear. President bush is a good example since his name is found almost everywhere online and in a negative manner.

laptop Malarky

The reason why the consumer gets so wrapped up in the whole which laptop should I buy scheme is quite confusing. After all most laptops generally have similar and the same components. This is because laptops are made by original design manufacturers and then sold to companies like Dell, Sager, Alienware who claim to be manufacturers but in my mind they are assemblers. It is truly hard to tell which laptop is reliable and superior for the normal consumer. It truly bothers me why companies are allowed to encourage such misleading elements to consumers. These companies basically put the frosting on the cake and markup by ridiculous amounts. So next time you shop for a laptop chances are it is not made by the branded label on the casing.