by Sikat Ang Pinoy on July 31, 2010
Smart families are homeschooling their children in an effort to provide them with the best education in an environment they can control and make sure it is a safe place to learn. However true it may be that they are providing a safer learning environment it is just as true that the educational structure providing for high school age student is less then desirable. This problems has finally met its match. The online high schools like http://www.greatlakesacademyonline.com are now providing special homeschooling options that allow you to keep your high school age son or daughter at home but using online learning tools that make getting their education more fun and more motivating.
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by Sikat Ang Pinoy on July 21, 2010
With Internet increasingly growing in technological capability and sheer number of users, the threat of Internet based false flag cyber attack is on the rise. With groups spanning countries, groups with different political and ideological affiliations, the idea of how to defend against a possible cyber attack is becoming more real.
This was recently made painfully obvious by a so called “cyber attack,” by the concentrated efforts of a group of Koreans, angry at some comments made on the popular Japanese web site “2 Channel,” regarding figure skater Kim Yu Na. Kim won the gold medal in the women’s figure skating, while the Japanese figure skater, Mao Asada, came in a distant second. 2 Channel is a popular forum based web site in Japan. Due to the anonymity of the Internet, it is not uncommon to find racially motivated and nationalistic diatribes by some users.
The trouble began when some anonymous posters on the Japanese web site “2 Channel” made some statements alluding to Kim winning her gold medal through bribery rather than skill. People In South Korea didn’t take too kindly to this insult to their national hero, and decided to launch a counter attack against the Japanese web site. A special Internet group was formed specifically to launch the “attack.”
As reported on Japantoday.com, a widely read source of news in Japan, up to 10,000 South Korean Internet users simultaneously posted messages on the web site, overloading it with traffic and shutting it down. The question is, did they break any laws? Should this be considered International terrorism? What if they had launched their cyber attack on a website with more significance than an opinion forum?
With the Internet increasing it’s size and technology on a daily basis, the possibility of any false flag cyber attack is increasing as well. In another recent case, a highly skilled Internet user hacked into the computer which controlled a large video billboard in Moscow. When traffic was heaviest, the billboard suddenly started showing adult movies, which caused a massive traffic jam, and at least one heart attack.
With growing technological advances, it is no secret that there will be many that find chinks in the armor and exploit if for personal gain, revenge, or simply for fun. With your own computer, it’s important to keep this in mind while surfing the Internet.
