WIMAX Security Issues Threats to The WIMAX Some of the WIMAX threats are: Rogue base stations, DoS attacks, Man-in-the-middle attacks, and Network manipulation with spoofed management frames, Threats in the physical layer. Rogue base stations It is defined as an attacker, which copies a legitimate base station. It allows hackers to confuse subscribers. WiMAX uses time division multiple access, thus the rogue base station must transfer with a stronger power at the same time the legitimate station
I write about in this article. You 've probably heard that chatting is dangerous. Take first place in asking an adult who is the parent of a child about what they think about chatting. Then you will probably get the answer that it is very risky to chat for young people because they do not take as much responsibility as the older people might do . But chatting is risky if used by the wrong people . It is often the older chatters one should fear , because a large fraction of them addict young and naive
attack cost Sony and Microsoft a lot of money due to bandwidth fees and millions of customers being unable to buy any gaming software on Christmas and Christmas Eve. Lizard Squad members said they did it for self-amusement and to raise awareness of internet security. To make matters worse Lizard Squad started to advertise their DDoS hacking software for sale. The Federal government made the decision in 2015 to indict the founder and employees of Megaupload on multiple charges and shut down the file
goal is to obtain a child's trust through an escalation of attention intended to result in the seduction of a child into sexual acts through a face-to-face meeting” (Lowenstein) Chat rooms in particular are the number one source for pedophiles to find their victims. Pedophiles misrepresent themselves as adolescents in chat rooms or via e-mail and trick children them into trusting them enough to be able to befriend them. As soon as that’s done, they have the child in the palm of their hands being able
Impact of the Internet on Communication The internet has revolutionized all forms of communication since the beginning of its existence. The world has now become smaller' or more like a global village', so to speak. The internet was first used by the U.S military for communications purposes. The internet, from the communication point of view, has brought on new developments and techniques to keep in touch not only for individuals, but for businesses as well. An example of how the internet has impacted
The internet is more popular today than it was years ago. As technology advances, the use of the internet grows yonder and is an amazing addition in our lives. The internet has been perhaps the most outstanding innovation in the field of communication in the history of humanity. The Internet is a global meeting place where people from all parts of the world can come together. It is a service available on the computer, through which anyone who has access to the Internet can receive. The internet
Cyber stalking, has been defined as the use of electronic communication including, pagers, cell phones, emails and the internet, to bully, threaten, harass, and intimidate a victim. Moreover, it can also be defined as nothing less than emotional terrorism. Cyber stalking can take many forms’. However, Ellison (1999) suggests, cyber stalking can be classified by the type of electronic communication used to stalk the victim and the extent to which the communication is private or public. Ellison (1999)
material from things we encounter every day. Whether it is on TV, in music, books, or on the Internet censorship is an inescapable part of our lives. Free expression is one of the basic roots that are country is based on, although this right is constantly challenged and contested. The Communications Decency Act was passed by congress on February 1st 1996. This act sent shockwaves throughout the Internet community. The Communications Decency Act of 1996 was an outright attempt to censor another
From the mind of an avid arcade game fanatic arose “one of the most popular children’s entertainment properties in the world,” (Poke, 2014, ca.). In 1996 emerged this property and still to this day continues to live up to its name as one of the most popular children’s on Earth; not only for those of the adolescence of today, but most especially those of the mid-late eighties and nineties who grew up to love and appreciate it from the beginning. Pokémon – as it is widely known around the world as
society and the economy? Social Networking in its early stages can be traced back to the 70s and 80s. During that time, social networks did not look nor perform as they do today. They were simple and usually required a relay system to patch you through. In 1988, the Internet Relay Chat was developed; this allowed users to preform simple tasks such as
takeover of the internet has grown exponentially since its first beginnings in 1993. It communicated only 1% of two-way telecommunications but has grown to be 97% in 2007. The internet’s growth along with technological advances in communication devices has made the world a more connected place. We are now able to make one phone call and reach someone across the world in a matter of seconds, in addition now you can also see that person through a simple wireless connection through the internet. Now that
If you go back in time by twenty years and ask anyone this one question. What is digital identity? They will never have an answer for this question. In today’s world, technology is a part of everyone’s lives. The creation of the internet, smartphones, social media, and more are affect us in some way. People are able to show their digital identity in many forms now and are able to gain access of other’s digital identity. People show their digital identity through social media, smartphones, and email
Peer to Peer Piracy and the Film Industry Introduction Each day an estimated 400,000 films exchange hands through the Internet. Movie piracy, once reserved to pirate syndicates and illegal duplication factories, has become a common staple among college students with high-speed internet access. With advanced compression technology, movie files can be transferred across continents in hours and across campus networks in under ten minutes. File-sharing is seen as a victimless crime, but the motion
The Internet: Today's Communication Revolution In the past decade, the Internet has emerged as the newest of communication media. It gives users quick access to information from around the world. People can chat with friends, read up to the minute news, and find samples of other media, such as music, movies, and books. However, the Internet required the construction of a considerable foundation before it became the information clearinghouse that is today. It is difficult to pick a particular
The telegraph, or the Victorian internet as Tom Standage refers to it, helped pave the way for instant communication as we know it today. Both the 19th century invention of the telegraph and the 20th century discovery of the internet had tremendous effects on the societies around them. Though separated by 100 years, both of these technological devices proved to be similar in terms of the communities each impacted and helped build, the speed with which they allowed instant communication to take place
different communication needs, abilities, and preferences. Hard-of-hearing people for example can use a standard telephone with the addition of a headset or amplifier, while some hard-of-hearing people may prefer a TTY deaf persons rely on it, or a relay service to communicate as we (hearing people) would on a telephone. Teletype or Teletypewriter, commonly known as a TTY come in a variety to choose from. In order to use a TTY both parties must have one. Many TTYs are portable, either battery operated
Crime on the Internet Created to be a military intelligence weapon by the US Defense Department, the Internet is now a vast mediocre commodity. The Internet is a publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. Therefore, people from every corner and crevice of the world can be found on the web. The Internet is becoming an increasingly popular form of entertainment and supplements the television. People of all types go online to entertain themselves
Feeling the need to protect free internet, Doyon and the P.L.F. shut down the R.I.A.A website by flooding their servers with data. This method is called a Distributed Denial of Service or DDoS. This was just one of many attacks that Doyon and the P.L.F. pulled off. At the P.L.F.’s basement
The Addictive Nature of the Internet The purpose of this paper is to show the many different ways that people can become addicted to the web (Internet) and to try to explain why. The various aspects of the web, such as the wide range of information, the advanced technology, and alternate ways of communication have contributed to its addictive nature. People of all ages and backgrounds have become so absorbed in using the web, either through work or play, that they have, in effect, become
over time, developed many means of communication starting with the word of mouth to writing letters, the telephone, and now the internet. The internet has developed its own form of communication, which is a social network. Social networks have created a way for people across the world to communicate with each other at the same time, all in one place, thus making it the internet the reason behind the revolution known as Social Network. Just as anything else, social networks were not born in a day, it