Describe three ways that computers have made the world safer and less safe.

We can work hand and hand to make this world safer but using technology we can fight more crime, find cure for diseases and secure all our information making it harder to get hacked. The world we live in is a hazardous place. You’re as aware of the dangers as I am. We don’t have to live in dread, though. I believe that technology can assist police, corporate security officers, national security agencies, and emergency services authorities in performing their duties more effectively, therefore making individuals, corporations, cities, and countries safer. The key to making the world less hazardous is situational intelligence. The more information we have, the more prepared we will be if the worst comes, and the more probable we will be able to avert it. We need to be able to sift through all the facts to comprehend what’s going on right now, why it’s occurring, and what’s likely to happen next in order to learn more. It’s easier to consume and process all of that data using Big Data analytics. Police officers can gather information and access intelligence wherever they are thanks to mobile apps and technology. Cloud services make it easier to get new apps up and running, as well as to add new features as they become available. And data visualization translates complicated data into usable data.

Law enforcement agencies of all sizes require cloud access to the world’s largest network of crime data, which contains over a billion records. Investigators may utilize complex analytics and “fuzzy searches” to leverage incomplete information like a bit of a license plate, a tattoo, or a nickname to assist identify connections and speed up investigations using our technology, which is used by over 6,000 law enforcement departments in North America.

Emergency management organizations are looking for technology that includes analytics and real-time meteorological data to assist communities better forecast natural catastrophes so they can plan how to deploy the necessary resources. Organizations can build various scenarios of how a significant weather catastrophe may unfold

Government intelligence agencies want technology that ingests data as it streams from multiple sources and helps them detect non-obvious relationships and patterns. The technology features a recommendation engine that reconciles seemingly contradictory information, such as different names and addresses for the same person. These are three ways I think computers have made the world safer.

Now three ways computers have made the world less safe.

Computer risks are created by people, not computers. For their own advantage, computer predators prey on others. When a predator has access to the Internet and your computer the threat to your security grows enormously. Computer hackers are unauthorized users who gain access to computers in order to steal, alter, or delete data, generally by installing malicious software without your knowledge or agreement. Their devious strategies and in-depth technological understanding enable them to gain access to information you don’t want them to have.

Not just hackers but flaws in software can be extremely dangerous, the governments have access to nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction. If something where to go wrong then it could be the end of the world for all of us. I’ve read reports of how patients at the hospital have received the wrong dosage of medicine due to a computer error and malware in the software changing certain numbers on medication size.

Another way computers could possible be dangerous is the advance development of AI. computer software’s that could think for themselves is dangerous if not controlled. Next thing you know we will have man versus machine, while this could be highly unlikely the possibility is not zero. There has been a few cases of some AI technology becoming self aware and they where shutdown immediately.