Journal Entry -2

Three ways that computer make world safer is that it offers a more security protection of sensitive information, it offers safer communication, and it offers convenient access to information from anywhere. Computers offer safer protection of sensitive information because people no longer need to rely on writing things down on a piece of paper which could easily become lost or stolen. Computers allow users to type things down in a document for example and add an encryption to protect their information. In order to access the information someone would need to be able to enter the correct login credentials. Computers offer safer communications because people can have meetings at home through Zoom for example. Because of COVID, school has made students learn at home through online meetings. This makes things safer for students because they won’t be able to spread COVID if they can’t meet physically. Computers makes the world safer by offering convenient access to information. Convenient access can be important if a route to certain place was off limits due to floods or earthquakes for example. An employee wouldn’t have to risk their lives traveling through dangerous areas when they have access to a secure work network. Three things that computers make the world less safe is protection of sensitive information, cyberbullying, and scamming. Computers make storing sensitive information harder as attackers have a number of ways to breach into a system through hacking and social engineering. With computers there is now cyberbullying which can be anonymous. This makes the world unsafe because people can be cyberbullied from anywhere around the world. Cyberbullying is very serious as it could lead to suicide. Computers can be unsafe because it gives scammers an opportunity to make profit off someone who is not up to date with present issue or someone who isn’t tech savvy. This is a problem because people are making purchases towards fake services.