How have cyber attacks (cyber crime, cyber espionage, cyber protest, cyber warfare) impacted society?
Cyber attacks have both helped and hindered society. Things such as worms, viruses, and scams have cost people their money and reputation. Identity theft and data theft through cyber espionage have leaked classified information. The Stuxnet worm caused major damage to infrastructures such as nuclear plants in Iran and energy grids. Everyday there are cyber attacks on our U.S. government that are fought. On the other hand there has been some good from cyber attacks. Anonymous, the cyber hacktivist group, has uncovered corruption within government agencies and corporations. Business can monitor technology that their employees use so that they know their employees are working and not abusing their technology. An example would be if an employee is surfing the web all day instead of working, an employer can see that and then fire said employee so that time and money do not go to waste. Overall, I think that as a society we should be aware of the cyber activity and to recognize that cyber attacks can do a lot of damage, but also that there is always good to outweigh the bad.
