Cloud Computing

    Cloud Computing is a technique of modern network technology, that provides the facility of shared computer resources and data and other applications on demand. It provides the facilities to access the applications as utilities through internet.  With the help of Cloud computing we can create, configure and customize the applications online. According to the  definition of National Institute of  Standards and Technology the Cloud Computing Can be defined as –“ Cloud computing is a frame work or model for enabling on demand network access to shared network resources such as network servers, storage application and services with minimal requirement of management effort and service provider interaction. “(Y.Jadeja, K.Modi, 2012, cloud computing and virtual technology, IEEE, ISBN NO- 12762123).

     Cloud Computing has been considered as the next generation technology, Cloud Computing facilitates the users to use Servers, Network , storage etc. for their infrastructure, flexibility to use platform of either Middle ware technology or Operating System and integrating any application software as per organization need. Some of the most prominent Cloud Computing Services providers are Google, Amazon, IBM, Sales Force etc.

 Cloud computing is the most popular networking technique due to following reasons-

·         There is no requirement to develop dedicated system for processing, everything on cloud computing is possible through Internet. There is no requirement of setting a costly server, data storage and application development. So cost of working professional hiring naturally reducing.

·         This is the most cost effective application, helps in reducing the cost in an effective manner.

·          It provides the flexibility   of working from any place. Providing help to the employees as well company in hiring best skill worldwide.

·         It provides better reliability with better online control, strong mechanism for recovery, provides the facility of redundant resources benefit.

·         It provides the better facility of centralized management of all applications, the application to shared can be designed according to the organization requirement.

·         In case of any failure within a small span of time it can be shifted to another network.

·         Cloud computing provides a simple user friendly interface, so that highly technical expertise is not required to manage.

·         Another advantage of using Cloud Computing is that it provides a high level of through put, less time to perform a certain task.

·         Here with the hurdle of data handling and cost factor resolved through Cloud Computing, companies can focus on developing innovative services.

 Biggest Advantage of Cloud Computing- Mobilisation

      One of the biggest advantage of Cloud Computing is in the Mobile Systems, at present the huge amount of work is shifted from Desktop to the Mobile systems, they can be Mobile Phone, Tablets, Kindle and other Digital Devices. Mobilization has provided a great level of flexibility for the employees to the company. As whole data is transferred to the virtual Data Centre so the memory is saved as well the computing capability increases naturally. Cloud computing provides a great support to the processing power. It uses the application of   Data Ware housing techniques. It helps in improving the reliability of the network system [1].

Characteristics of Cloud Computing-

The characteristics of the Cloud Computing Services are as follows-

·         Scalability-One of the biggest feature of Cloud Computing is Scalability of the services.

·         On-Demand Services- Another characteristic of the Cloud computing is Services are available on demand and on pay basis.

·         The User-Centric Interface- the Interface of the Cloud Computing System is developed by keeping in consideration of the user requirement as well organization need.

·         Quality of Service- Cloud computing provides a great level of quality by in terms of bandwidth, performance and memory capacity.

·         Configure Capability-Another characteristic of Cloud Computing is the capability of configuring the system as per requirement.

·         Cost- General Level of Cloud Computing Service is free, as per requirement higher versions can be selected and payment is done as per selected version and features.

·         Virtualization- Another fine characteristic of Cloud Computing is virtualisation by sharing data centres and other resources.

·         Multi – Sharing- Provides the capability to Share a single Cloud –Computing Network among other network too.

·         Loosely Coupled- The Complete Infrastructure of The Cloud Computing, so there is no impact of one functionality on other.

·         Centralization- Cloud Computing provides the facility of control of the whole system through centralized system.

·         Delivery System- Cloud Computing provides the facility of reliable delivery of data within all shared resources. TCP/IP and HTTP Protocols are used for delivery of data. Along with these protocols certain other private network protocols are also implied.

·         Security- The virtualisation and Abstraction feature of the cloud computing provides a great level of security, if in case some part of the information on the cloud gets destroyed still  the virtualisation feature hides the details from getting leaked.

How movies affect Cyber Conflict- Example " We Steal your Secrets"

Film - Synopsis

This paper will present the Review of film-We Steal secrets, this is an acclaimed winning movie with great appreciation from masses. This movie tells the story of wiki leaks, a website which has created the sensation worldwide for displaying the story of the secret contents of countries, has faced criticism, threat, appreciation and risk worldwide. This movie also tells the story of the founder  of wiki leaks and  the de facto Leader- Mr Julian Assange from Australia and his primary associate – former U.S Army Soldier and Cyber Expert Mr Bradley Manning. It is a high Budget movie directed by Oscar Winning Film Maker Mr Alex Gibney , has wonderfully presented the mysterious website and its leaks. Here in this movie the focus is about the leaks done of the 21^st century Media and its information display.

Production

    We steal secret is an Impressive depiction of sensitive website “The WikiLeaks”, it tells the story of leaks of secret information , videos of various countries. The Wiki Leaks was launched by Iceland based organization – The Sunshine Press and run by Australian activist Julian Assange. This website is famous for leaking the details of government controversies and their Military operations. This movie is again a remarkable Film creation by renowned Film maker Alex Gibney, like his previous presentations this is also a masterpiece. Alex Gibney is an Oscar winning Documentary maker. His movies present the story in very impressive way, he always try to depict the realities disclosed in his for scenic way. This movie also present the group which does not like it and the group which appreciates their braveness, like their effort to bring out the truth in front of general peoples.

     “We steal secrets: The Story of Wiki Leaks “, is not only about the leaks this website has presented , it also tells the story about the  founder of this website Mr Julian Assange, he is a Australian Hacker turned Activist. He founded the Wiki Leaks in 2006 and about his most trusted associate Bradley Manning , a American Army former soldier and computer wizard. This movie tells about the transformation of Assange from hacker to  activist.  Further this movie also talks about Pvt Bradley Manning. One important feature of making this movie was that Julian Assange did not take any part in film production nor did Bradley Manning , only there previous interview records were used to create the script of movie.

Story Brief

     This film tells the story of Founder of Website Wiki Leaks and Activist Alex Gibney and his associate Bradley Manning , this film draws the testimony of more than 20 witnesses in which Julian Assange and his associate Bradley Manning are not included. This film depicts the complex new world of Internet and how it is touching everyone’s life.  It pictures how the Internet Communications , Intelligence and widely  expanding web of Internet conflict or post web war between countries are growing and their serious impacts. It raises many International security issues and several ethical issues. The film highlights the activities in China , it depicts the unmanaged system over there. On other hand it tells the story of 22 year old U.S Army soldier and computer wizard Bradley Manning too.  His life story of the lonely, idealistic, cross dressing Intelligence analyst Army professional.  The film depicts real life like scenes how the information is gathered, how the information was put online through Wiki Leaks and its explosion effects on the concerned nation and worldwide. The cinematography is wonderful, it depicts the complexity and risk faced by Julian Assange while collecting details , The after math situation of the Julian Assange and Bradley Manning after these regular Sensitive information leaks. It displays how the U.S Army detained Bradley Manning after knowing he is part of Wiki leaks. How he made sensitive videos , how he faced the pressure after being detained and how he presented his side to be part of such sensitive website. On other hand film presents the real time scenarios how the whole world media get continuously putting eye on Wiki leaks staff. How they have to face the opposition of even their own country, how they explained that they want the truth should come out , they want to change the perception the general Public has made on several controversies and want the real truth be out . How government tackle this situation. The film also displays the life of another important associate of Julian Assange – Mr Adrian  Lamo an autistic Hacker.  The title of the movie was given by General Michael Hayden who has devoted his ten years as the director of NSA and then CIA. He is well known for his confession that “ we steal other countries secret, we cannot do it long and be successful every time”.  The film also show the press videos of U.S , U.K and other countries . The film in order to provide realistic approach the  clips scenario of news displayed by several prominent news channels have been included in the movie . This movie depicts the leak of secret Iceland banking documents, US Diplomatic documents, Afghanistan war logs and has also showed the notorious video displaying Helicopter attack on unarmed civilians by American Soldiers in Baghdad.  At the end of movie the show Julian  Assange  hiding at the London’s Embassy of Ecuador , displayed sought asylum to avoid pending  sexual assault charges at Sweden and possible criminal prosecution at US .

Audience View

It is  a highly successful movie with remarkable appreciation , this movie like wiki leaks also raised eye brows and had created sensation worldwide. Though a big group of audience loved the movie. A big group liked the concept of movie as it depicts the Julian Assange as a hero fighting to bring the truth out, another group of people say the movie should not display Julian Assange as hero as he has steal the secrets of countries and has created sensation world wide, he does this without considering its consequences , even what impact will it bring on the general public. This type of depiction through websites create Internet conflict a cyber war among countries. Well the group which supports Jullian Assange claims that with the help of this movie the audience get to know real situation , they learned how the consequences of these crimes are severe. Most importantly this movie showcases the power of Internet in modern World, how instantly it puts impact on the life of general public.

How film put Impact on Cyber Policies of countries

We are living in the age of Information and Technology, at present there is no area and   there   is no section which is not touched by IT, it has changed the whole scenario of working of the organizations and countries , but with advancements in the field of technologies there are several issues regarding security and threats to the Information system of the organizations are also developing. One important element of IT the Internet is playing a pivotal role in the deployment of services related to communication and other major areas. Every country has its own cyber system on the basis of their National Policies.

          Here this movie highlights how the  secret information can be easily leaked on Internet and how instantly it reaches the  each corners of the world , it show cases the power of information and communication technology. It displays the effect of such leaks on countries, no country at present is safe they are prone to Internet invasion, the hackers and computer wizards are leaving no stone unturned to get confidential information, hacking websites, controlling websites and much more.

   This movie is fine example of cyber conflict, this movie successfully draws attention of authorities of several countries to be more concerned about   their cyber security and  prepare their Cyber policies more effectively, developing effective cyber policies are required to develop, an extensive research is too required. The defence system should include University research team in their planning and adaption to new technologies are required. They should develop effective training program for their peoples to learn how to use their systems in a secure way. Better strategy should be developed to monitor internal or within Country networking system. Most of the attacks get successful due to internal help, so a strong checking on suspecting activities are required. Each country should make mandatory for private organizations to contribute for Implementing and research of new technologies in this area.  Must be ready to adapt new advance technologies and methods for making strong cyber policies. The countries should be open in their approach as no country can handle such situations alone they need coordination of other countries too. One should learn with the policies of other countries , a global meeting should be there to tackle such situation. Every country should have strict cyber laws and it should be made compulsory for their citizens as well other peoples visiting their country to follow these rules strictly.

  

word press

Technical Essay – Website designing in Word press for Wash Gate

Abstract

       This Technical essay will describe about designing the website. Will give the Domain Name of the website, the steps of designing the website, the purpose of designing the website, as we have developed our website on word press, the steps and features of designing website on word press will be given with snapshots. Will give detail of all the added features in the website. Will discuss the plan to make website more attractive and useful through adding technical utilities available on Word Press. Will also give details of links that helped in designing the website on word press and will also give features that are planned to be added in future to make website more professional.

Keywords- Word Press, Customized Platform, Pages, Plans, up gradation

Introduction

       Websites are the wider reach medium for any organization. At present we are living in the age of Information Technology and communication.  Today world has become one umbrella and we all are connected through Internet. Websites are playing very significant role in communication, wider reach of information at very cheaper cost. Understanding the significance and wider reach of the website every company desires and develop their own website for promoting their product and services globally. The investment on designing a website for their organization has proved to be worthy as it helped in increasing the business of the organization.

A technical Essay on ethics in IT

  An Analytical Essay on-Foreign and government Surveillance creates privacy Issue

                       A Coursework of Information Technology Ethics and Principles

 Abstract-:  Ethics and principles are the backbone of any organization, field or any workplace. This is only the ethics which brings the trust and respect. Like any other Industry our Information Technology   Industry is also respected by following the code of ethics. The IT Ethics is an approach   how the professionals should make decisions considering social and professional concern. This approach depends upon three factors, firstly it is the own individual‘s behaviour, secondly it is informal code of conduct at working place and thirdly the exposure to the formal code of conduct. Here in this essay we are going to analyse the Foreign and government Surveillance that create privacy Issue for civilians. Surveillance is very important to ensure the safety of civilians, as we all are experiencing at present the terrorist are more technical these days the we expect, but if the Surveillance is intruding the privacy of an individual then it hurts. Now in this essay we are going to analyse the need of technical Surveillance, the privacy line it should not cross, then we are going to consider the effects of intruding in privacy by Surveillance.

Keywords- Surveillance, Privacy, Code of Ethics, Australian Law of Surveillance, International Impact, Foreign Policy, Right To Privacy, Digital Age

Introduction-:  At present we are living in a Surveillance Society. The Surveillance Society Scholars like Clive Norris, David Lyon and Gary Armstrong are focusing and are working to bring the attention of the masses for the development of a strong Surveillance Society     David Lyon (1994) states-“Michel Foucault’s celebrated, and contentious, historical studies of surveillance and discipline had appeared that mainstream social theorists began to take surveillance seriously in its own right”.  David Murakami Wood (2003, 235) emphasizes that “For Surveillance Studies, Foucault is a foundational thinker and his work on the development of the modern subject, in particular Surveillir ET Punir (translated as Discipline and Punish), remains a touchstone for this nascent trans disciplinary field.”   First we are going to elaborate what is Surveillance, It is the process when our government or foreign agency collect the records of  phone number, E-mails and other information of civilians through Internet  technology and other communication technology to have an eye  or monitoring on citizens to ensure the safety of the country and whole region. National Identity scheme, the website cookies, the royalty program information, total health screening and no fly list are all example of Surveillance. This helps to be better connected and to be ensure to have better facility. Using the GPRS Service to find the location and way are some benefits of this service. Today we are living in a Surveillance society, we can find cameras controlled by computers in public places, and this ensures safety and also helps in investigation and other requirements for further use. Surveillance is conducted now days by every country under the guidelines of their Cyber Laws nationally as well as internationally.                                      Jean Baullidiard states (2007). ““The same goes for Discipline and Punish, with its theory of discipline, of the ‘panoptic’ and of ’transparency’ ”.

 Mass Surveillance is very useful to ensure the safety of peoples, to have security control against terrorism, to have a control on child Pornography and protecting Child rights as well Human Rights too .Australian  Government has also a well-planned program for national Surveillance, the  Australian national Authority collect information from Own Developed Agency ,  Google, Telstra and Optus. According to the report of Google the Data rate for Surveillance by Australian government increases by 20% every year.

         The Surveillance is good practice but there are many drawbacks also, firstly here the information gathered is stored for long duration, here the risk of being stolen away, also it can be misused by various peoples, they can copy the data and can do manipulation in it... This  is completely an intruding in somebody’s life Secondly here the main issue is  that the person of whose information is being gathered is not being aware,  there is no transparency of what information is  been guarded and which information is kept transparent., overall   is also not made clear which information is being tracked and which information is being shared. Now due to globalization the information gathered is also used by foreign government. The same process happens for Australia too, even The Australian government also collects information to transfer it to other countries. At present there is no system which can accurately check the transfer of data to the foreign countries internationally. Somehow there are Cyber Laws but violation of laws is also a big practice. The secret collection of data creates confusion, paranoia and suspicion among peoples. Another question arises of the accountability, to the freedom, to the use of services, the mobility   and social justice. At present people feel due to these highly technical environment that there is a spy over them every moment. Another big argument always coming up is the use of cameras in public places, the issue is what the limit is so that privacy of an individual cannot be hurt. As a consumer our financial statements are viewed by authorities to check the fraud cases, to ensure accountability but other companies who do market survey, promotion use the information . Another big question arises how the Surveillance is conducted and the information collected is grouped and represented by the call centre. Digital images collected in these surveys have also big risk of manipulation.  Due to these problems people has started putting petition against the excessive Surveillance in every section of lives. Another big fact is Surveillance is like two face of a coin, it is useful and another hand threat to privacy both.  

  We all have observed that crime-rate has decreased in those places where CCTV Cameras are installed but similarly our information silently do pass to other International Authorities.               The main purpose of Surveillance is to bring a disciplinary approach in collecting the records. A very interesting Survey worldwide has come out that due to the practicing of the Surveillance through traffic control of the use of internet at working place about one fourth of Employees has to loose there job as they were found guilty of misusing internet, E-Mail services, phones, indulging in non- work related web sites (Pornographic, games, social Websites) at their work place. At present companies use software’s to  track the data content, keyboard stroke , spywares to have an eye on the employee working status, they also continuously also monitor on social websites about their employees what they are writing about their company or they are passing information to the rival companies.  Same observation is done by national as well International   Authorities to monitor views and information against them. Every country spends a big amount of expenditure to perform the Surveillance. So obviously it puts impact on the country’s economy, so it is very essential to practice this ethically. Some form of Surveillance has always been there out. In 2013 about 500 Australian authors including five Nobel Prize winner filed the petition against current cue Surveillance System and demanded Amendment in the current policies. In Australia the privacy law advocates for the systematic storage of data, infect it goes to two years to clear any violation, setting cases in court and many other hassles so Australians definitely want a better perspective than present.

                  

Conclusion-:  The main objective of this essay on Foreign and government Surveillance creates privacy Issue was to analyse the pros and cons of Surveillance at present. It was a theoretical approach with illustrative examples initiated from abstract to the concrete stage. Well Australian government has made cyber laws to protect the privacy of the people, according to the present law any authorized agency without conformation can collect and store any individuals detail, can tap phones, can access Internet information , violating these rights one can go to court for justice.  Well there are laws world- wide but the main concern again is on the own individuals ethics, we as a part of society has a moral duty to work for a better Surveillance Society, by discussing the pros and cons it is clear we are living in a digital age, our life surround these digital resources, it has to be we who have to be honest and most importantly strict about our own privacy rights. Criticising the system has never been a solution, the solution is to find the way, to get united for this cause. Most important requirement at this stage is the need of bringing awareness, learning to be better member of the society. This was a simple approach according to the student perspective, Surveillance is indeed a vast area and can be elaborated in wider approach, many other issues can be analysed.

          

       

                                                                                                                                        

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