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Below you will find my students' video essays from Composition II at Dakota State University. I invite you to watch the videos that sound interesting and to comment on the ones you especially enjoy. You can use the search tool, you can see which are most popular by checking "Popular Posts," and you can click on the tags below each posting to see what similar posts there are to ones you like. Enjoy!
Showing posts with label internet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label internet. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Hidden Advertising: The Rise of Alternate Reality Games by Jordan Haas


Cryptic puzzles are appearing all over the internet.   Who is creating these puzzles, and why are they popping up?

Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Thursday, December 10, 2015

A quick view into Hacktivism and Cybercrime by Joseph Mehrer

This video discusses the Aaron Swartz story as well as what hacktivism and cybercrime are, and some action people doing these things might use to do them. 



Why Companies Need to Encrypt Their Database by Hayden Dwire

Blurb: With more and more companies getting customer information stolen from them, what steps can be taken to limit the impact? Encrypting the database is one very simple, yet really effective way to put a roadblock into an cyber thief's workflow, requiring them to spend a large amount of time brute-forcing their way at the information that lines their pockets. While it probably won't stop someone from eventually seeing the information, hopefully it takes them long enough that they get caught first.

New Technologies Waiting to be Attacked by: Breanna Adsit

How can a Barbie doll destroy your home network? Consumers and manufactures are learning that although new technologies found in the doll and other products are convenient, the lack of security being put into the product is causing some big problems.


Wednesday, December 9, 2015

How the Internet Works, by Christopher Wahl

The Internet is not some magical cloud in the sky that requires years of study to understand. Take the next three minutes to become a more informed user and find out how the internet works!



Web Attacks By: Wylie Harr

Are we being hacked right now? If we are, it could be coming from these most used and most successful web attacks: SQL Injection and Cross Site Scripting. 



Is Your Network Secure? by Nathanael Clapp

Have you ever wanted to know how to keep hackers out of your digital information, but had no idea how to properly secure your network? It is an easy thing to do, but millions of people still do not take the time to configure these simple security settings.