PWR Session 6A
Eli Task Template

|Claim |Source 1 Forbes |Source 2 Economist |Source 3 Nytimes |Trends Observed |
|1 |“while today’s complex digital world requires |“Data breaches are becoming ever bigger and more |“CryptoWall has primarily affected Windows |Rising trend of data infiltration by hackers, |
| |secure end-to-end communications, where traffic |common. Last year over 800m records were lost, |computers and Android cellphones so far, there is|across all different technological devices |
| |might cross many intermediate nodes – all of |mainly through such attacks “ |no technological barrier that prevents the virus | |
| |which become weak points ripe for MiM attacks.” | |from infiltrating Macs like mine.” | |
|2 |“Dispersive’s approach clearly makes MiM attacks |“ A need to provide incentives to improve |“ Keep our computers backed up on an independent |Better security infrastructure will lead to |
| |quite difficult, and sometimes increased |cyber-security, be they carrots or sticks. One |drive or by using a cloud backup service like |increased difficulty for hacker’s security |
| |difficulty is all the prevention you need.” |idea is to encourage internet-service providers |Carbonite, take those software update and “patch”|exploitation |
| | |(ISPs), or the companies that manage internet |alerts