The Threat Of Cyber Security - 1351 Words

Safety or Freedom In the last decade, technology has evolved dramatically. Even to the point in which is indispensable in our lives. As the world becomes more and more interconnected through technology, the amount of information that is stored in servers all around the world continues to grow. At the same time, governments, businesses, organizations, military groups, and terrorist groups are constantly developing new technology in order to achieve a competitive advantage over the rest of the world. The technology of today is much more advanced, powerful, and dangerous than the technology from ten years ago, even to the point in which a single cyber-attack can cause the death of millions of people. For that reason, cyber security has†¦show more content†¦There are different types of attacks that could result in different outcomes. Terrorists groups are one of the most dangerous because technology is facilitating their work. These groups use technology like smart phones, comp uters, and other technology to communicate from remote locations and organize and conduct attacks in different parts of the world, including the United States. In order for the intelligence services of the United States to protect the country from these types of attacks and function effectively, they need to implement operations in secret. One of the most controversial secret activity of the last decade is the national security agency’s surveillance program. The surveillance program was authorized by President Busch right after the September 11th 2001 terrorist’s attacks. For many years, the national security agency collected and monitored vast amounts of communications data, mainly phone records, from the people living in the United Sates. One of the main issues of this program is that it violates the privacy of the people. â€Å"news reports have asserted that the NSA has conducted warrantless spying on the phone and e-mail communications of thousands of people inside the U.S., and has been secretly collecting the phone call records of millions of Americans, using data provided by major telecommunications companies, including ATT† (Zetter). The way the national security