As technology advances, hackers get even smarter. You think you’re safe? Think again .
Sgt. Joshua M. Rivera
Abstract: This paper reflects the advancements in technology beginning with the first computer leading into the innovation of computers since the early 1800’s such as the computer systems in vehicles, and explains the importance of cyber security to prevent cyber-attacks. The rapid development of wireless computer systems within a vehicle such as GPS and Bluetooth opens up a door to the realm of vulnerability to cyber-attacks. Hackers have successfully found breaches in the security of laptops and other computers it’s only a matter of time before they master the computers in automobiles. Scientists should be working with these automobile companies to fix the loop holes in their security before malicious hackers find them.
I. INTRODUCTION It’s difficult to explain when the first computer was introduced because of the many different classifications of them. Dating back to the early 1800’s, (1822) Charles Babbage created the “Difference Engine,” a device that computed sets of numbers and came to be the first mechanical calculator. However, millennials wouldn’t consider this to be a computer because it doesn’t function as a modern computer does. After Babbage’s calculator, the revolution of computers took off leading to the first programmable computer, the digital computer, the minicomputer, the desktop computer, the microprocessor, the portable
Currently, computers are used for everything in life. For example, from researching for a large essay project to playing video games with friends. “From the outset, computers were weighed for both military and commercial significance, and hence they straddled the very institutional boundaries that central to this study. It is also significant that computers became valuable research instruments in nearly all disciplines.” (Akera, 2). The first digital computer was constructed in 1946 by John Mauchly, a professor, and Presper Eckert, an inventor. “They met by chance in 1941 at the University of Pennsylvania’s Moore School of Engineering. They soon developed a revolutionary vision: to use electricity as a means of computing--in other words, to make electricity "think."” (McCartney, 1). They were ignored by their colleagues, but in 1943 they were becoming more well known and was funded by the U.S Army. The U.S Army was seeking for a contraption that can quickly calculate ballistic missile trajectories in wartime Europe and Africa (McCartney, 1). John Mauchly and Presper Eckert led a team that constructed the computer that occupied 1,800 square feet and weighed thirty tons. They named the large computer, ENIAC, Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer. The process of building this machine was not an effortless task, Mauchly and Presper and their team had to overcome many problems
During the late 19th and early 20th centuries Science & Technology have grown-up a radical contribution to industry, and the personal computer has become a defining symbol of our age. In 1940, it was not recognized that Science & Technology would develop into an innovative way that would intensely affect business, trade, the monetary world, administration, discipline, education, communications, entertainment, and society as a whole. Today, information technology and its applications persist to go forward progressively. Computers and communication technology will become even more precious to civilization as they are ever more able to distinguish
From a very simple invention satisfying man’s conviction to do better, the abacus dramatically encouraged the growth of trade wherever it was adopted, for it was well suited to any commercial calculation. Still used in the Soviet Union and in the Far East in the 20th century, the abacus was finally replaced worldwide by the cheap electronic calculator. (The Inventions, pg.10) In 1945, the world’s first fully electronic computer was completed at the University of Pennsylvania. It was called ENIAC-Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer.
The 1940’s was the beginning of an era of computers ruling us. It all started with Konrad Zuse a German engineer creates and finishes the computer called Z3 built in 1941 it was built using 2,300 relays, and used a floating point binary arithmetic, and had a 22 bit word length. Although the original was destroyed in a bombing run in Berlin in late 1943. He supervised a reconstruction of his invention in the 60's which is on display at the Deutsches Museum in Munich. In February of 1946 the ENIAC was released and the public was able to view it, built by John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert they improved it by 1,000 times since the first computers were released. Started in 1943 it took 3 years to complete and it used a plugboard and switch program, and the speed was about 5,000 operations per second. It took up 1,000 square feet, or the size of a small house! In 1944 the Harvard Mark-1 was completed. Thought by the Harvard professor Howard Aiken, and built by IBM, the dimensions of this beast was room sized, relay-based calculator. Also it had a
Computing in the 1800’s: An era of inventions We live in an era where technology is all around us. We use technology in our daily lives by using computers, cell phones, cars, etc. The most productive form of technology though is computers and like most people might think, computers did not emerge in the late 20th century. It was in the 1800’s when the most significant forms of computing were built, and as a result the amazing computers we have today were pioneered.
The ENIAC was invented by John Mauchly and J.Presper Eckert, Jr.and built from 1943-1945. The ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator), often referred to as the first computer, was built to supply the need for faster calculations. It started the information age and led to the development of the first commercial computers (The ENIAC).
The first tax machine in 1642. In the 1880's Thomas Edison invented the vacuum tube, but they failed frequently ("History Of Computers And The Internet"). In 1938 the first programmable calculator was invented. Apple 1 was invented just for hobbyists, then when Apple 2 came out it was a very big hit. The first IBM PC computer was invented in 1981 and the Intel 4004 was the worlds first microprocessor ("History Of Computers And The Internet"). Computers have come so far already and there is no telling when they are going to stop or if they are going to stop. Computers have made sexism a big
The first generation of electronic computers was characterized by hulking monstrosities of tubes and wires, housed in metal. The first programmable electronic computer was Colossus. Completed in 1943, Colossus contained
: If an internet ne'er-do-well gains access to your computer or phone , they can cause an awful lot of havoc, but this is nothing new. You put the pieces back together, change your passwords, and go on with your life. If an attacker were to interfere with the computer powering your self-driving car, on the other hand, the consequences could be much more dire - you might not be going on with your life after that. Two experts on self-driving cars are weighing in on this increasingly likely scenario and their message is that companies are not prepared for the threat of cyberattacks on future robotic cars.
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Technology has evolved into this magnificent power of communication around the world but everything that is good also comes with a down side. Even though it is a great improvement to this world it is also ironically the best accomplice for a crime. Technology has increased the number of hackers all around the world, there are multiple types of hackers which include social media hackers, security hackers, Spy, foreign hackers etc. but the most commonly used is Identity hacker. Identity theft has become easier to accomplish due to the technological advances that has been done. To clear some confusion not all the technology advances that have been made are unfavorable but they do help crime take place. Technology has made crime easier for scammers.
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