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bhatrack |
brittney hatrack question formation
Nov 10 2008, 5:14 PM EST
1. With advances being made in virus protection on bandwidth framework like Harvard’s Herdict, will hackers start to change the way they make viruses? Since the structure will change, will viruses attack that mainframe in order to bring down the infrastructure rather than the software?Source: Zittrain, pgs. 157-58 2. Do example’s like chuckroast.com show a lapse in problem-solving by big companies like Google and StopBadware? Should Google take the initiative and solve these problems rather than just warn users? Is this the basis for the problems hackers cause, because no two internet entities will work together on providing a solution? Source: Zittrain, pg. 171 3. Why is the joining of cable and internet through the TV given in such a limited scope? If the internet takes a single channel, wouldn’t that bring more income to both the TV and the internet rather then create conflicting pressures? The direction of the internet is basically going to make cable obsolete, so why not join forces early to create a mass medium between the two? Source: Zittrain, pg. 182 Do you find this valuable?
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Malinows |
1. RE: brittney hatrack question formation
Nov 12 2008, 8:22 PM EST
Question 1 reagarding Zittrain is not a right or wong answer, but does a good job of asking the reader his or her opinion of th subject. The question wants the reader to form a judgment about how hackers will change based on what they have done in the past. the question is compount, but not too wordy.Both parts of the question fit together nicely becuase you cannot think about one without thinking about the other. To answer the question, the reader would need his or her memory and possbily the internet. If the reader has no idea what hackers have done in the past and what they can do, the reader may have to look up some hacker cases online to familiarize themself with the question. The goal of the question is to definatly affirm that hackers will find ways to evolve and get past the changing software that tries to stop them. I think it also wants knowledge and information about how they can change and what things they can do to get past computer security in the future. To ask the question in a different way, I would also ask how hackers can impact home computers as well and what seamingly simple things hackers do to destroy them.
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captnjak |
2. RE: brittney hatrack question formation
Nov 13 2008, 6:38 AM EST
Question one is looking too much for a yes or no answer, but to answer it (without a yes or no); hackers are already creating viruses that take down not just mainframes in a company but the entire network of a global corporation. A better question would be: How would society adjust to the hacker's new viruses? or Why must there be a constant need of hackers to crack into secure networks in order to do damage to the network?In question 2, the same right or wrong answer is being looked for, none-the-less it brings up a very good idea. I believe that it does not show a lapse in companies like Google, but rather a understanding of the law. If Google did not allow users to visit sites like 'chuckroast.com,' then it would be sensoring what the general public is allowed to see, which is illegal (at least not for the government). Companies must allow people to visit any site, whether or not it harms their computer. Again, asking why companies did not take the initiative would be asking the reader to give a more in depth answer. Do you find this valuable? |
