Well this class was certainly a grim topic. While we're all out blissfully cruising the internet without a care in the world, there are "bad guys" all over the info superhighway trying to make life miserable for the law-abiding citizens just trying to buy a book on Amazon. As with any other endeavor in life, there will always be criminals that impede on an otherwise enjoyable experience. The sad part is that these bad guys often stay just a few steps ahead of the authorities trying to catch them...oh well. Some things will never change.
On the topic of internet security...one positive that has surfaced is for companies like Symantec...big $$$ in keeping people confident and safe. Most people don't have the expertise (or sometimes common sense) to keep their private information private. That's where Symantec or Norton steps in with their service. And as the bad guys get more sophisticated, net security companies will continue to cash in. So that's one positive.
The class is starting to wind down now. I have really enjoyed the "unscripted" aspect of the class and the anti-textbook sentiment that Doug created. Life is truly more than a textbook/case study, so I'm glad he has stepped out of the box. The inputs from the class day-to-day have been very thought provoking. Now for the test -- guess we can't avoid having one of those. Doug was very vague on the test content, so who knows what we'll get. He's not out to fail us, that's for sure.
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