Social media and technology play a big role in our lives by keeping us entertained and well-connected with our clients, co-workers, friends and family. It has become a part of our daily lives and something we cannot go without. Technology and social media has also become increasingly important in the political arena, use of online social media for political activism is used through blogs, video and social networking sites and has become a key for political debate – so much so that it has provoked a counter-response from some repressed countries.   During 2011 blogging, video-sharing and tweeting were crucial in political events in the Middle East and North Africa. (https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc.jsp?id=1904319 )

If you thought viruses were scary, wait until you encounter Stuxnet and Flame. Well, let’s hope you don’t encounter them. What is Stuxnet and Flame you might wonder? Stuxnet is a computer worm that originated from the “Olympic Games,” a code name for a series of cyber attacks that were secretly launched on Iranian computers by President Obama. The worm was found traveling from computer to computer in different parts of the world and was powerful enough to take down between 1,000-5,000 centrifuges that Iran was using for its uranium. Stuxnet is the first cyber weapon ever used to cripple another country’s foundation.