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Subjective Relativism In Computers (Week 15)

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  imgurl: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Closeup_of_Achilles_thniskon_in_Corfu_Achilleion_autocorrected.JPG/1280px-Closeup_of_Achilles_thniskon_in_Corfu_Achilleion_autocorrected.JPG Subjective Relativism In Computers Wikipedia describes moral relativism as “ Moral relativism  or  ethical relativism  (often reformulated as  relativist ethics  or  relativist morality ) is a term used to describe several philosophical  positions concerned with the differences in  moral  judgments across different peoples and their own particular  cultures . An advocate of such ideas is often labelled simply as a  relativist  for short. ”[1] With reference to the aforementioned Wikipedia article, I too would describe myself as a moral relativist too. Simply put, moral relativism is the school of thought that denies the very existence of “universal morality”. Universal morality is the complete antithesis of Subjective relativism. Which believes in the existence of a univers
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"If a person has control over any function, it can also be used to control the computer"(week 14)

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  "If a person has control over any function, it can also be used to control the computer" img url: https://media.istockphoto.com/vectors/the-red-fishing-hook-is-stealing-password-on-a-laptop-vector-id1173707516?k=20&m=1173707516&s=170667a&w=0&h=XOJ7iaSoLUmupXMpm1r-PSGGEAUdAdBrzZ4-O29mvdI= Last year, Laxman Muthiyah, a security researcher, found out that it was possible for any attacker to assign themselves admin privileges for any Facebook page they desired. [1] The operation was done through Broken Access Control, which happens when access permissions are misconfigured by the attacker allowing them to gain access to functions they are not supposed to have. [2] With this access they may delete, modify, or copy, different data, files, and account information amongst other things. The opportunity of Broken Access Control to take place relies completely on how securely designed and coded the webpage or application is. In Facebook’s case, it was a flaw in th
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Comparing Linux Distros (Week 13)

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  Comparing Linux Distros Ubuntu vs Fedora Linux is an operating system created by a Finnish student named Linus Torvalds on September 17 1991. Linus was heavily inspired by GNU and especially with the use of Mr Richard Stallman’s GNU C compiler without which Linux would not have existed at all. However a little credit has to be given to Mr Andrew Tanenbaum for the creation of the Minix kernel through which Mr Torvalds learnt everything he needed to build Linux in the beginning. However, Minix’s license only restricted it to be used for educational purpose thus forcing the shift to GNU[1]. It is also by far the most successful open source brand towering over every other open-source brand in the world. It was important for Linux to be open source, it is one of the reasons why it is so reliable and has so few reliabilities. Thousands of developers review and develop Linux code, it was also meant to be brilliant under such potent and profound perusal. img url: https://eacetodev.files.wo
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Hacker Ethic In The Modern World (week 12)

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  Hacker Ethic In The Modern World [1] According to Wikipedia, hacking in terms of Hacker culture is “ a subculture of individuals who enjoy the intellectual challenge of creatively overcoming the limitations of software systems to achieve novel and clever outcomes. The act of engaging in activities such as programming or other media in a spirit of playfulness and exploration is termed hacking.”[1] img url: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Glider.svg/1024px-Glider.svg.png I believe that the true definition of “Hacker Culture” in the true sense of the word “Hacker” is a very beautiful and inclusive definition that sparks a lot of positivity and optimism in my mind, to question the future and to actually solve problems in this world is a very comforting thought to imagine. To see the world as a giant problem waiting to be solved is a very beautiful and romanticised, maybe perhaps even the right way to see the world. Technology has changed the lives of so many
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Censorship And Privacy (week 11)

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  Censorship And Privacy Censorship according to Wikipedia is the suppression of speech, public communication or other information. It is usually done when the material in question is considered harmful, sensitive or inconvenient[2]. Censorship has been successful in the preventing the propagation of harmful child pornography and to control the ever-increasing efforts to unveil national secrets. It is clear that censorship has a clear need and has a legitimate reason to exist. However, it can be incredibly easy to misuse or mishandle as the definition of “obscenity” is very loose and is mostly subjective. It is very hard to draw that line and have it be completely concrete. img url: https://live.staticflickr.com/4625/26250258608_fd4301df00_b.jpg An example of blatant and rampant censorship can be observed on the political portion of Twitter. Twitter has grown the last ten years to be one of the biggest social media websites in existence. It’s popularity has attracted all sorts of p
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State Of CyberSecurity In India(Week 10)

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State Of Cybersecurity In India                                         img url: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/1200px-Flag_of_India.svg.png               Kevin Mitnick is considered by many people around the world to be the face of hacking especially by any that have heard of his exploits. As a young child, he exploited his city’s public transportation and found a way to get free rides on buses. He rapidly got smarter and smarter with age employing more and more complicated techniques to get what he wanted[1]. At 16, he used social engineering techniques along with traditional hacking to hack into a DEC’s computer network and copied it’s software. This incident that occurred in 1979 resulted in jail time for Kevin. He had to undergo 12 months of jail time and 3 years of supervision. However, at the end of his supervision, he hacked into Pacific Bell voicemail computers after which he went into hiding for 2 and a ½ years. He is currently running
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Examples Of Good And Bad Ergonomy (week 9)

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  Examples Of Good And bad Ergonomics Wikipedia defines Ergonomics as “the application of psychological and physiological principles to the engineering and design of products, processes and systems.”[1]. The effect of cumulation of ergonomy contributes to the overall wellbeing and the output and productivity of the affected workplace. Even simple ergonomic changes can caused a great improve productivity akin to the same way consistent miniscule changes can contribute to a great change, very similar to the butterfly effect phenomenon. Good ergonomy makes daily work easier and healthier for the employee or the user of the technology. Microsoft Ergonomic Surface Keyboard Microsoft created the Microsoft Ergonomic Surface Keyboard in the hopes of creating: A design optimised for productivity A natural arc and slope A palm rest covered in stunning two-ton grey melange Alcantara Bluetooth 4.0 ·     img src: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61jcP-trvhL._AC_SL1200_.jpg   The Mi
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