Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Robotics

Our next topic will be Robotics, and our goal is to analyze the various applications on robotics in modern society as well as the ethical and social implications of a more widespread use of robotic technology.



We will be initially using the Tech Museum’s Robotics: Sensing, Thinking, Acting page as the main source to learn about this very important technological development.

Friday, July 2, 2010

Encryption software

After studying some of the methods and algorithms for encryption, we need to understand how this is done in real life.

Suppose you are an IT security consultant, and one of your clients asks you to review for him the varios options (free and paid) that exist for encrypting sensitive data in his hard drive. Answer the following questions:

- Identify at least one software for personal and one for professional use that are available for encrypting sensitive data.
- For each of them, write a detailed sequence of instructions as to how to effectively encrypt the data.

Working in pairs, answer the question in a Word file. This file must be sent to itgs.sass@gmail.com before Wednesday, in encrypted form, together with another file that explains how to decrypt it, and why you have chosen that particular software.