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Running head: SUMMARY OF YOUR PERSONAL LEARNINGS 1

Summary of Your Personal Learnings

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SUMMARY OF PERSONAL LEARNINGS 2

Summary of Personal Learnings

Written by Mehta, Neel, Aditya Agashe, and Parth Detroja, Swipe to Unlock is a mind

captivating book addressing various technological concepts in the modern world. The book sheds

light on multiple technological concepts applied in everyday life. While some of these technologies

are beneficial in some ways, some have adverse impacts on societies. It highlights how the

proliferation of the Internet is changing the world. One of the personal learning from this book entails

the existence of illegal economies existing in the modern world. Indeed, the book illustrates how

cybercriminals can hold one’s computer for “ransom.” Criminals develop a certain type of malware

that is capable of encrypting one’s computer data, deeming the computers irrelevant. One of the

examples of such malware is known as the WannaCry, which affected close to 150 nations across the

world, rendering thousands of computers useless. WannaCry caused an estimated loss of $billion.

This technology, although harmful and detrimental to humans, is an economic opportunity for

cybercriminals.

Notably, Ransomware, is synonymous with WannaCry and invades one’s computers, encrypts

files and threatens the affected party to pay ransom to have the data decrypted. In doing so, the

criminals make money illegally, especially because people are not ready to lose vital information that

might be stored in their computers. One may be curious to know how this malicious malware gains

access to the victim’s computer. The book makes this question clear to the readers. According to this

book, Ransomware gains access through one’s an email attachment or a dangerous download. It takes

advantage of potential flaws in a computer OS, thus allowing the attacker to run some codes on the

computer. Once they are successful, the owner can barely access the files on the computer unless the

attacker gives a decryption key.

Based on this reading, the takeaway is that individuals playing management and other related

roles in companies ought to be apprised of the dangers that such malware presents to their operations.

In businesses where technology is widely applied, the risk of such malware could mean significant

fiscal losses. Such losses are likely to happen because a potential attack could paralyze operations in

business organizations. When one becomes aware of such risks, they are likely to employ procedures

to prevent malware from gaining access to their computers. Some of these strategies include avoiding

downloading pirated software and installing antivirus software. In doing so, individuals will be

securing themselves from destructive malware. Most importantly, they would be denying illegal

economies an opportunity to thrive.

The book gives interesting information about specifications given by manufacturers as they

market their gadgets, such as MacBook, Samsung Galaxy phone. It opens one to the relevance of

these specifications. For instance, a significant number of people are not conversant with features,

such as Super AMOLED display, Processer of 2.9 GHz quad-core Intel Core i7, or Turbo Boost of up

to 3.9 GHz. The book simplifies this into a layman’s language. For instance, the book suggests that

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Running head: SUMMARY OF YOUR PERSONAL LEARNINGS Summary of Your Personal Learnings Student’s Name Institutional Affiliation 1 SUMMARY OF PERSONAL LEARNINGS 2 Summary of Personal Learnings Written by Mehta, Neel, Aditya Agashe, and Parth Detroja, Swipe to Unlock is a mind captivating book addressing various technological concepts in the modern world. The book sheds light on multiple technological concepts applied in everyday life. While some of these technologies are beneficial in some ways, some have adverse impacts on societies. It highlights how the proliferation of the Internet is changing the world. One of the personal learning from this book entails the existence of illegal economies existing in the modern world. Indeed, the book illustrates how cybercriminals can hold one’s computer for “ransom.” Criminals develop a certain type of malware that is capable of encrypting one’s computer data, deeming the computers irrelevant. One of the examples of such malware is known as the WannaCry, which affected close to 150 nations across the world, rendering thousands of computers useless. WannaCry caused an estimated loss of $billion. This technology, although harmful a ...
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