Introduction

Within this blog, I'd like to analyze the book I've read during the semester titled, Black Code by Ronald Deibert.  Throughout the book, Ronald looks into the growing world of cyberspace and how it has been evolving with time.  He first takes note at how the Internet was first implemented in society to allow the free flow of communication for knowledge and ideas with other people across the world.  As times have changes and technologies developed, the Internet has slowly changed away from the initial purpose.

People are beginning to take advantage of the accessibility that cyberspace offers to everyone using it.  Someone in Russia could can easily steal confidential information such as banking information or passwords to emails, but are not limited to just this.  There have also been evidence of malicious software circulating cyberspace, giving unlimited access to the infected computer.

Governments around the world have been secretly investing in these softwares, which offer them surveillance into the users everyday life.  Governments claim that they're using these investments to prevent another 9/11 form happening, but is that the truth?  Many of us will never know what they are actually doing with the information they gain access to, but if we don't start asking the important questions regarding our rights within cyberspace, we may never be able to recover them.

The age of cyber warfare is upon us.  Programmers are either trying to break down the security systems in place or trying to defend the access to those who are not suppose to be granted it.  Large corporations and government networks are being infiltrated everyday and hackers are reaping the benefits of the accessibility cyberspace offers each user.  Citizens need to begin by asking themselves, do they prefer a secure network or a free network?  Because without the stewardship of all users in cyberspace, there will always remain those who have no remorse for their actions.