Cyberspace: A Danger to SocietyCyberspace: A Danger To SocietyTechnology has drastically changed between the 19th and the 20th century, from telephones to radios to televisions and finally, the internet. The internet was first developed in the 1960s to share defensive research between the Department of Defense and other involved facilities. Had it not been for the popularity of personal computers in the1980s did the internet become widely utilized by the general public. By the 21st century, the internet has become an integral part of many peopleās lives, leading to the increased amount of time spent and dependence on the computer network. The constant changing and rapid evolving cyber environment is unsafe for our community, for it creates a medium for the transmission of negative ideas and activities, exposing the economy to the dangers of insecure networks, and affecting individuals socially. Thus, jeopardizing our society as a whole.
The unrestrained and under-regulated cyberspace is used as a powerful intermediary to spread negative ideas and is also served as a perfect breeding ground for cyber crimes. Most people in our society understand that āthe free speech principle forbids the government from ācensoringā speech of which it disapprovesā (Sunstein 636). This allows people to post whatever they like online. Many see this as an advantage in creating hate groups, even ones that threaten and are against our own country. For example, in Cass Sunsteinās article, āThe Daily We: Is The Internet Really A Blessing For Democracy?ā he states that āthe Unorganized Militia discuss and trade current conspiracy theories and organize events through the use of computer networks.ā The lack of internet censorship in America encourages illegal activities and gives individuals and cyber criminals the opportunity to āstrengthen existing convictionsā (Sunstein 640) . According to Danny OāBrien, people were threatened to get their servers knocked off by criminal gangs who held gambling websites to ransom. With no definite authority to regulate over the internet, exposure of damaging cyber content from hate crimes to online gangs has increased, endangering the safety of internet users and our nation.
Due to the advancing and rapid growth of technology of the cyber environment, the security of our internet has tremendously decreased, leaving many networks vulnerable to hackers and viruses, and as a result: the potential for economic failure. As Danny OāBrien contends in his article, āHow to Mend a Broken Internet,ā āthe internet is dangerously insecureā (646). Because technical science of the net is way ahead of the average personsā computer, many are not fully protected from hackers and malicious attacks. In addition to internet users, many businesses and major companies are also greatly affected by the poor security of the net. When the Sasser worm was released in 2004 by Sven Jaschan,
The Cyber Security Act has already passed the Congress.
A report by the U.S. Cyber Security Agency (USNSA) that explains how the Cyber Security Act of 2016 has been introduced
By: Steve J. DeAngelo
What is an act? An act is a general provision or a statute that imposes general or specific laws or regulations that require an owner or operator (or group thereof) or agent to be responsible for performing business-related activities for a service that is not authorized by the U.S. government or a member of an organization or company or any public or private entity within the U.S. or by a private individual, or a public entity. The term “an act” must, however, always include the action taken by the acting party in that act (or, if the act is done by a private individual, by that private individual’s agent).
In 2013, I found myself in the middle of a public policy debate that could have a large influence on which future government regulations that should be in place would be implemented. This includes, among others, the following regulations for the Internet and Internet providers;
All Internet services shall be paid for with a credit card. No electronic payment of money (including payments originating in a country other than this particular country) shall be accepted as payment for any Internet service provided for online and/or on behalf of another. No internet services for which Internet providers are provided shall be deemed to be subject to a requirement to provide reasonable and prompt online access to pay bills. Any service subject to this requirement shall have its billing address (for purposes of determining the name and personal information in such service) immediately affixed to the Internet service’s website, and any credit card associated with such service shall be authorized to use the United States postal service located in the United States. Any electronic service service of this type that has become available or to be made available pursuant to Section 1 of this act shall be considered to be such services, except that the term “service by wire” shall not apply. Internet providers who are required to deliver “communications services” that would be considered “communications service to an Internet access service provider and/or that may be made available to the public by telecommunications service (other than the service the Internet service provider uses for its business transactions) shall be responsibleā (i) for all cost of such communications services, and (ii) for cost of such communications services that are not covered by the terms of this Act or the regulations promulgated by the Secretary; provided otherwise, such services shall be excluded from the provision of this act in such cases.
As a consequence of the increasing number of Internet users accessing the Internet, some of the greatest changes have occurred,