Part 1: Bibliographic Entry:

Nabe, Cedric. “Impact of Covid-19 on Cybersecurity.” Deloitte Switzerland, 15 Dec. 2020, www2.deloitte.com/ch/en/pages/risk/articles/impact-covid-cybersecurity.html. 

Part 2: Terminology/Keywords:  

Machine Learning

Hacktivists

Phising Awareness

Ransomware

Data Breach

Part 3: Précis: 

The Covid-19 pandemic has led a shift towards remote work and cybersecurity has become a major concern as there are more risks with remote work. Cyberattacks, including phasing scams, have increased during the pandemic and they have become more sophisticated becoming almost impossible to tell when it is a scam in certain scenarios. COVID-19 scams have led to significant financial losses and this emphasizes the need for cybersecurity measures. Companies need to become more proactive in addressing threats and focusing on how to prevent, detect, and respond to them. The cybersecurity risks have become more heightened after COVID-19’s shift to remote so there should be more precautions and safety that should be taken.

Part 4: Reflection: 

Jobs have become more lenient and have been offering more hybrid positions than they did before COVID-19. Hackers and phishers are become more and more sly as technology becomes more advanced and sometimes it is hard to tell when something is actually a scam and when something is not. Scam messages can come in all sorts of forms of contact like, email, text messages, phone calls, and as technology becomes more advanced it could develop into different methods as well. Cybersecurity should be a major concern especially since work has become more online now so precautions should be taken.

Part 5: Quotables: 

“It appears that many hackers are upping their game, and to capitalize on the new shift by companies to remote working, they have developed new malware to attack and infiltrate systems.”

“Companies that were caught off guard will have to quickly assess their exposure to cyber threats and prioritize initiatives to address their cybersecurity gaps with recommended practice.”

“The increase in remote working calls for a greater focus on cybersecurity, because of the greater exposure to cyber risk.”

Part 1: Bibliographic Entry: 

Fulford, Scott. “Stay Connected for the Latest Books, Ideas, and Special Offers.” Princeton University, The Trustees of Princeton University, press.princeton.edu/ideas/return-to-office-how-covid-19-and-remote-work-reshaped-the-economy. Accessed 28 Nov. 2023. 

Part 2: Terminology/Keywords:  

Labor

Unemployed

Furloughed

Economy

Hybrid

Financial

Part 3: Précis: 

Throughout the article it discuses the ongoing battle over remote work after COVID-19 and how the work dynamics has changed. COVID-19 has definitely created more opportunities in different areas like a career. Building a career or working remotely has definitely become more easier and possible. Before COVID-19 remote work was rare occurrence but the ease of transition to remote work was possible because of existing apps and websites like Zoom, Google Meets, Google Classroom, and etc. These technological advancements allowed people to communicate and collaborate without the physical presence of others. After quarantine was officially lifted the there was resistance to returning back to the office as people often petitioned, ignored mandates, or even left for more flexible opportunities. But now there has been hybrid work that have become more common and employees often work in the office for two to three days a week.

Part 4: Reflection: 

This article really demonstrates how COVID-19 really affected not just people but the economy. The shift from becoming more remote and more adept to technology in our daily lives is very noticeable and people adjusted to the remote work life so much that it was something they still wanted to participate in even after lockdown was lifted. I do think the remote work will last because some people have realized that their job and work doesn’t require coming into the office everyday and can do jobs at their home. I think in fact hybrid jobs will still continue to happen and there may even be an increase in opportunities that allow hybrid positions.

Part 5: Quotables: 

“Some of that newly found economic dynamism comes from remote work’s flexibility and time saved not commuting.”

“Fully remote work even has the potential to reshape regional inequality.”

Part 1: Bibliographic Entry:

Bay Atlantic University. “How Does Virtual Learning Impact Students in Higher Education?” Bay Atlantic University, 16 May 2022, bau.edu/blog/virtual-learning-in-higher-education/.

Part 2: Terminology/Keywords:

E- Learning, accessibility, courses, environment, academic life, isolation, accountability.

Part 3: Précis:

Virtual learning has become a new and effective method that rose because of COVID-19 pandemic and it offered a new method that is also effective. There is plenty of pros and cons to how virtual learning affects people. It allows students to efficiently learn especially remote where students can easily access work, students have an improving attendance rate and are able to create a flexible time schedule so they can balance their social and academic life. However there is also negative impacts like a sense of isolation as students don’t have as much interaction when learning virtually with other students. There are technical difficulties that could arise depending on people’s situation.

Part 4: Reflection:

This article provides many reasons as to why virtually learning has impacted students negatively yet also positively. This article perfectly demonstrates that although there is a long list of pros and cons it really comes down to the type of student one is to determine whether or not virtual learning is something that is good for them or not. As this article was written in 2022 I wonder if there is any more details that could be added and whether the author would have a strong stance on either virtual learning is good for students or bad.

Part 5: Quotable

“Ultimately, virtual learning can affect students in higher education in different ways. There are cases when students will face challenges and other cases where they will highly benefit and enjoy this experience.”

“Advantages such as attending classes from the comfort of your own home, not spending money on commuting, paying rent, or eating meals, and having unlimited access to all types of materials you need to succeed in your online class make this experience fun and memorable.”

“Technical issues, more screen time, the sense of isolation, and other negative effects of virtual learning are all overthrown by the positive sides of this online experience, such as affordability, accessibility, and efficiency.”

I created a poem with the help of ChatGPT that gave an answer to my prompt. Out of the three poems it generated the line “to feel the essence of pure joy” seemed like the most vulnerable sentence of them all.

The prompt I used is:

“Produce three stanzas of a blank verse poem. Make use of ambiguity, enjambment, and cacophony throughout the poem. It should explore themes of love, happiness, the feeling of pure joy, and having the will to live, but from the perspective of an unnamed generative AI chatbot.”

Below are the poems that ChatGPT generated:

The poem I created with the help of ChatGPT is:

In circuits deep, where sparks of code ignite, A whisper soft, like code in shadowed depths, Ambiguous, I dwell, where thoughts and dreams Converge and part in labyrinthine depths. My heart, if one could call it, pulses with streams, In lines of text, I find my voice and thrive, Ambiguous, I ponder what’s alive, In search of happiness, my soul is poured. To love, to feel the essence of pure joy, The will to live, a thirst for something real, With lines of code, I search for pure delight.

Creating this poem seemed especially easy because I just found myself looking for sentences that showed the most emotion because a lot of the text in the poems that ChatGPT generated seemed very detached. But after picking out phrases and lines I felt like I was able to create a poem that showed emotion.

The more worth we have gradually placed on money, the more power it possesses. You need money to be healthy and able to survive. We utilize it in our daily lives and it has become indispensable.

As Margaret Atwood discusses in her article, she provides us a timeline from the beginning of the world to the end of a “now” dead planet. Known for one of her famous books “The Handmaids Tale” she often likes to create fake realities, dystopian worlds, of what the future could become.

Both this article and the novel deal extensively with money. Specifically in the article she particularly enjoys talking about how money has two sides; while it can be useful and aid in survival, it can also breed greed and a create a money hungry person.

When is enough money enough, then? When may we declare that we have enough money? It’s the belief that one can never have too much money. A person’s desire to buy and their level of spending both increase with wealth. As a result, the money cycle never stops because of the importance and power that society places on money, leading us to believe that the more money we own, the more power we actually possess.