Title: Discussion Module 4: Hackers
Course: Canvas Practice Course > Section: Module 4 - You May Need to Know This..... Virus Protection, Zipping/unzipping Files, Screen Prints, Which Version of Windows are you Using?, and File Extensions and their Importance.

Discussion topic: Hackers

Hacking is becoming more and more frequent.  Whether it is people hacking into your computer to steal your identity, people hacking into accounts to steal money, or people hacking into credit card companies to steal millions of identities at once, it is unsettling at the very least and dangerous at its worse.  People hacking into our information can steal our identity to open accounts, use our healthcare insurance, take our money or even purchase homes in our names.  This seems to be in the news more and more and you hear horror stories about how long it takes people to fix their identity problems after they have been hacked.  I have even read recently about car computers being hacked and cars stopped on the highway by hackers that were able to break into the computer system of the car.

Do you know someone that has been hacked?  Or maybe it has happened to you?  If not, what steps are you taking to keep from being hacked?  This is the subject of our discussion for this module.  Please post a few paragraphs on the subject of hacking and respond to one other posting.

Remember:

- State your attitudes as clearly as possible, using a good topic sentence, several developing sentences, examples and/or statements, that support your topic.
- Pay close attention to sentence structure and good grammar.
- You should post at least twice: once with an original response to the question and at least once more in response to someone else's opinion.  You may post as often as you want.

Note: This topic may be changed to reflect current events in the workplace and in the business community.