So much for staying positive on the New Media front. This week we discussed.... CYBERTERRORISM! YAY! After coming off my high of great discussions and ideas about what new media has to offer the optimists of the world, my balloon was popped. Especially after hearing about all the things cyberterrorists could do to my daily routine, like I don't know, crashing the train as I go to Union for dinner? I've become really excited about new media and all it has to offer... not. Seriously though, I don't do a huge amount of online shopping and I don't visit Al Qaeda's website on a regular basis, so I didn't think I was at large risk to cyberterrorism but I was clearly mistaken. I am at risk. Everyone is. I didn't think that Conway's article did quite as good a job as our class presentations at scaring me. So I went online and found a class that we all should take on cyberterrorism defense training! This website, CDI, is part of the United States Department of Homeland Security and offers free classes that include "a comprehensive, integrated series of courses that incorporates best practices, procedures, and methodologies for a variety of systems." I'm not really sure who would take these classes or how effective they would be but it made me feel a little bit better knowing that the government is at least aware of the threats we discussed in class. Personally I feel like this is a real vulnerable spot for everyone. I mean I'm sure people more educated than me in computer hacking and technology probably have a different opinion. But the Internet provides so many options, and thus so many ways to maneuver around the defense systems we may be able to institute. Either way I think it's safe to say that cyberterrorism is raining on my parade.
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