- •Билет 1 вопрос 2 Smart as a Bird: Flying Rescue Robot Will Autonomously Avoid Obstacles
- •Билет 2 вопрос 2 More silicon, less carbon
- •Meager – небольшой
- •Билет 4 вопрос 2 Mobile Browsers Fail Internet Safety Test
- •Билет 5 вопрос 2 Cyber Threats Forecast for 2013 Released
- •Билет 6 вопрос 2 Robots Will Quickly Recognize and Respond to Human Gestures, With New Algorithms
- •Билет 7 вопрос 2 Students' Online and Offline Social Networks Can Predict Course Grades
- •Билет 8 вопрос 2 The connected home gets a little closer
- •Билет 9 вопрос 2 Government of Belarus using 'new tools' to silence dissent on internet, says Index on Censorship report
- •Jerome Taylor
- •Билет 10 вопрос 2 You may as well forget 4g until reception on the trains is up to speed
- •Билет 11 вопрос 2 SaneBox Now Has a Solution For The Enterprise Email Overload Crisis
- •Билет 12 вопрос 2 British police launch computer hacking investigation
- •Билет 13 вопрос 2 Developing Web Technologies to Share Secure Information
- •Билет 14 вопрос 2 Cyber Security Report Identifies Key Research Priorities
- •Билет 15 вопрос 2 Secret to Making Cheap, High-Density Data Storage Discovered
- •Билет 16 вопрос 2 Emotional Robot Pets
- •Билет 17 вопрос 2 Hardware, Software Advances Help Protect Operating Systems from Attack
- •Survive – выжить, пережить
Meager – небольшой
number-crunching prowess – умение «перемалывать числа»
emissions – выбросы, выделения
mat – коврик
wrath – гнев, ярость
frivolous – несерьезный, легкомысленный
to highlight – обратить внимание, подчеркивать
vendor – продавец, торговец
hubbub – шум, гам, гул
Answer the questions:
What does “green IT” mean?
Why do makers of computers pay our attention to the volume of emissions which their machines produce?
Should people raise the question of “green IT”? If yes, in what connection with?
БИЛЕТ 3 ВОПРОС 2
Off the Hook: Who Gets Phished and Why
Apr. 7, 2011 — Communication researchers at four major universities have found that if you receive a lot of email, habitually respond to a good portion of it, maintain a lot of online relationships and conduct a large number of transactions online, you are more susceptible to email phishing expeditions than those who limit their online activity.
Email "phishing" is a process that employs such techniques as using the names of credible businesses (American Express, eBay), government institutions (Internal Revenue Service, Department of Motor Vehicles), or current events (political donations, Beijing Olympic tickets, aiding Katrina victims) in conjunction with statements invoking fear, threat, excitement, or urgency, to persuade people to respond with personal and sensitive information like usernames, passwords and credit card details.
Phishing exploits what are generally accepted to be the poor current web security technologies, but Vishwanath says, "By way of prevention, we found that spam blockers are imperative to reduce the number of unnecessary emails individuals receive that could potentially clutter their information processing and judgment.
"At the other end," he says, "individuals need to be extra careful when utilizing a single email account to respond to all their emails. An effective strategy is to use different email accounts for different purposes. If one email address is used solely for banking and another is used solely for personal communication with family and friends, it will increase your attention to the details of the email and reduce the likelihood of chance deception because of clutter."
Vishwanath also advocates setting aside time to focus and respond to personal emails separately from work-related emails. For instance, setting aside a time each day for responding to personal banking emails gives you time to process them more clearly and consider their legitimacy before responding. The integrated information processing model of phishing susceptibility presented in this study is grounded in prior research in information processing and interpersonal deception.
The study also showed that a person's competency with computing did not protect them from phishing scams, but their awareness about phishing in conjunction with healthy email habits, helped them avoid online deception.
hook - крючок
habitually – обычно, привычно
maintain – поддерживать
susceptible – восприимчивый
employ – использовать, иметь в арсенале
credible – заслуживающий доверие
urgency – срочность
persuade – уговаривать. Убеждать
clutter - приводить в беспорядок, создавать помехи, мешать
legitimacy – законность, легальность
competency – компетентность, способность
Answer the questions:
What is Email “phishing”?
Who gets phished?
What kind of tips or pieces of advice does the author give the readers? Can you add something?