Living in the IT Era o Employees

o Outside partners or company suppliers.

Security Issues Threats o Corporate spies
o Enemy foreign intellegence
 Errors and Accidents
o Organized crimes
Human Errors – people choose the wrong
computer(too simple, too complex). Human Emotions o Vandals or terrorists.
affect peroformance(ppl get frustrated). Human
Company employers who are legally allowed to monitor the
perception are slower than the equipment.
computer’s work are not computer criminals.
Proceedural Errors- fail to follow certain
proceedures.
Security: Safeguarding Computers & Communications:
Software Errors- programmers make coding errors.
Electromechanical Problems- mechanical systems Security- a system of safeguard for protecting IT against
wear cut.power failures. Use of phones while driving disasters, system failures, and unauthorized access that can
can cuase car crash. result in damage or loss.
Dirty Data Problems – incomplete, updated, or
inaccurate data. Check records and make sure they Computer Security’s 5 Components:
are accurate.
 Natural hazzards can lead to disasters.  Deterrence of Computer Crime – enforcing laws –
 Computer Crimes CERT(computer emergency response team)
Two types:  Identification Access
It can be illegal act perpetrated against computers or  Encryption – process of altering readable data into
telecommunications. unreadlable form to prevent unauthorized access.
It can be the use of computers or telecommunications  Protection of software and data- control access to
to accomplish illegal act. restrict usage, audit controls to document, people
 Computer Criminials controls like screening, background check and
1.Theft of hardware (shoplifting an item or stealing monitoring.
an entire PC or laptop)  Disaster recovery plans – a method of restoring
Theft of software(Pirated software/obtained illegally) information-processing operations that have been
Softlifting- buying one copy of the software halted by destruction or accident.
and using it in a multiplet PCs
2.Theft of online music and videos (Entertainment
industry takes this seriously and prosecutes
offenders.) Quality of Life issues
Stealing music- illegal file swapping
Information Technology misuse may lead to
services(damage can be up to $150,00 per song)
Stealing Movies- the film industry has taken
 Prolification of pornography
aggressive aim at movies. 11-nation cracked down
Online blocking softwares: Cybersitters, Cyber Patrol
announced in 2005.
or Net Nanny.
3.Theft of time and services
 Workplace problems
4.Thef of information(a common crime today)
Misuse of technology
Identity theft and assumption deterrence act
Fussing with computers can waste time
of 1998
Information overload
Can include theft of personal infos, medical
infos, credit card and financial infos. The Information Age
Victims can file report at federal trade
commission’s website. The Basics
5.Internet-related fraud
Pharming – planted in your pc that directs The Information Age began around the 1970s and is still going
you to an imposter web page. on today. It is also known as the Computer Age, Digital Age, or
Trojan Horses – secretly installs hidden New Media Age. This era brought about a time period in which
programs that take over your computer or cause people could access information and knowledge easily.
mischief without your knowledge.
6.Taking over your pc
7.Crimes of malice (crashing entire computer
systems.)

Computer criminals may include:

o Individuals or small groups

Which Generation are You?  Heavy use of gaming
 Less reading of books, and newspapers
(*age if still alive today)  Grew up more supervised, more protected than prior
generations
 Less experience with teen jobs and earning money in
iGen / Gen Z: Born between 1995 and 2012 high school
 May stay up till 2 AM using smart phone and social
Youngest Oldest
Generation Births Births
Age Age
As of media
Name Start End 2017  Possibly more depressed than prior generations
Today* Today*
most  Feels more lonely, and not needed
The Lost  Possibly a higher suicide rate
of
Generation
The 1890 1915 105 130 these
Generation of folks Gen Y: "The Millennials" Born between 1980 and 1994
1914 are
The Millennials grew up and began their careers in a time
The still when:
Interbellum 1901 1913 107 119 too
Generation
 Almost every home (except 3rd world countries) had
The Greatest an internet connection and a computer
1910 1924 96 110
Generation  2008, the largest economic decline since the great
The Silent depression
1925 1945 75 95  911 Terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and
Generation
the Pentagon
Baby Boomer  The effect of 20+ years of offshoring of American jobs
1946 1964 56 74
Generation
is finally felt
Generation X  Enron - energy trading scams and corporate fraud on
1965 1979 41 55
(Baby Bust) a national level
 Global warming becoming obvious with unusually
Xennials 1975 1985 35 45
severe storms, hotter weather, colder weather, more
Millennials droughts etc
Generation Y, 1980 1994 26 40  President G. W. Bush, Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney
Gen Next deceived the entire nation about weapons of mass
destruction of the nuclear and biological type and the
iGen / Gen Z 1995 2012 8 25
subsequent invasion and occupation of Iraq
Gen Alpha 2013 2025 1 7  The explosive growth in online companies such as
Google, Facebook, SalesForce.com, LinkedIn, EBay,
PayPal
young to have made an impact. However the older ones  A revolution in the way we work, including widespread
might be fighting our war in Afghanistan. The younger acceptance of flex-time, work from home, freelancing
ones are hopefully still in school and planning on careers  The US is divided 50:50 with different and opposite
and jobs that will have strong demand and generate new fundamental beliefs and values
opportunities.  Way too many crazy people are shooting their fellow
Americans with weapons of rapid destruction
 Congress becoming dysfunctional
iGen'ers are:  Housing prices growing beyond most young people's
reach
 Much more tolerant of others - different cultures,
sexual orientations, races Gen X: Born between 1965 and 1979
 More cautious, less risk taking
According to WikiPedia, Gen X was originally called "Gen
 Less drinking and drug taking in high school
Bust" because their birth rate was vastly smaller than the
 Less likely to go to church preceding Baby Boomers.
 More likely to think for themselves and not
believe authority figures in church or government Gen X'ers were the first generation to experience:
 Delaying having serious romantic relationships
 Less teen pregnancy  The highest level of education in the US to date
 Fewer run aways  The 1976 Arab Oil Debacle and the first gas
 Delaying driving, and fewer teen driving accidents shortages in the US
 Less time spent in shopping malls  The price of gold soaring to $1000/oz for the first time
 Less likely to go out to see a movie  The fall of the Berlin Wall and the splitting apart of the
 More likely to use Instagram than Facebook Soviet Union
 MTV and the rise of Disco
On the potentially negative side, iGens are known for:  China's momentary flirtation with personal freedom
and the tragedy of Tiananmen Square
 Fighting in the first Gulf War
 Less "in person" and "face to face" contact with others  NAFTA where President Bill Clinton paves the way to
due to more time connecting via smart phones give away millions of American jobs
Baby Boomers: Born between 1946 and 1964
Baby Boomers are defined as being from the huge population
increase that followed World War II, and the Great Depression.
They grew up in a time of prosperity and an absence of world
wars. They were the Flower Children, taking LSD and
protesting the war in Vietnam.
Unlike their parents who grew up during the Great Depression,
Boomers became the great consumers. They became famous
for spending every dollar they earned.
This was the first Western Generation to grow up with two cars
in every garage and a chicken in every pot.
Baby Boomer spending and consumerism has fuelled the
world economies.
The Baby Boomers fought for environmental protection.
Baby Boomers were the first generation to experience:

 A time of unparalleled national optimism and

prosperity
 The Cold War, fear of a nuclear attack from Russia,
bomb shelters and hiding under a desk at school
 The assassination of President John F. Kennedy
 The assassination of Martin Luther King
 The confidence building from putting a man on the
moon
 The incredible waste and destruction of the War in
Vietnam
 The Civil Rights Movement

The Silent Generation: Born between 1925 and 1945

Those of the Silent Generation were born during the Great
Depression. Their parents were mostly of the Lost Generation.
They grew up expecting a hard life. This was the era when a
Christmas present might be a orange or a full meal.
They are called the Silent Generation because as a group they
were not loud. They did not protest in Washington. There were
no major wars to protest.
 

The Greatest Generation: Born between 1910 and 1924

Those of the Greatest Generation grew up during the Great
Depression and probably fought in World War II. They are also
known as the GI Joe Generation.
They are the parents of the Baby Boomers.
They were named the Greatest Generation by Tom Brokaw,
famous News Broadcaster. Brokaw said they were the greatest
because they fought for what was right rather than fighting for
selfish reasons.
They certainly made great self sacrifices, fighting to protect
people in other countries from the likes of Hitler, Mussolini and
Japanese Kamikaze suicide bombers.
Makes one wonder what they will call those bankers and
insurance company executives who fought only for personal
gain thus creating the 2007-2009 financial collapse.