Cyberattack

MIddle Eastern energy companies are threatening to “cyberattack” the United States private sector. This attack is called the Shamoon virus. These attacks are said to have “renewed concerns about still more destructive scenarios that could unfold” against our country. According to Leon E. Panetta this problem could only be  solved with the Defense Department’s responsibility to defend the nation. Panetta also went on to explain that the Pentagon’s role would also extend to defending the private sector. Although this may potentially be a serious problem, I’m sure that the American government will keep our resources safe.

Women and Computing

In the world of technology you usually think of boys playing video games and playing on the computer, but the question is, why don’t people  think of woman using technology as often? In the TED video we watched in class, Brenda Laurel talked about why video game companies never made video games for little girls. Laurel interviewed many young girls throughout her research and found that females are more interested in playing games that have to do with their social lives. I’m not sure why girls don’t enjoy the  competition  in video games and computing as much as boys. It could have something to do with our culture, but in my opinion the reason behind girls not liking video games as much as boys is just instinctual. I like to compare it to the fact that most girls could spend hours doing their hair and makeup, while most boys would be very uninterested in that. I find this similar to how boys can spend hours on their video games while most girls would get bored. As time goes on I believe that girls will never be as interested in gaming as boys.