...Keylogger A keylogger, also known as keystroke logging or keylogging, is a method of tracking the strokes on a keyboard without the knowledge of the user. This information is then collected and used to access private accounts or collect personal information. Types of keyloggers Keyloggers can be one of three types: Hardware Keyloggers: small inline devices placed between the keyboard and the computer. Because of their size they can often go undetected for a long time, but they do require physical access to the machine. These hardware devices have the power to capture hundreds of keystrokes including banking and email username and passwords. Software using a hooking mechanism: a type of logging that uses the Windows function SetWindowsHookEx() that monitors all keystrokes and can even capture autocomplete passwords. The spyware will typically come packaged as an executable file that initiates the hook function, plus a DLL file to handle the logging functions. Kernel/driver keyloggers: a this type of keylogger that is at the kernel level and receives data directly from the input device (typically, a keyboard). It replaces the core software for interpreting keystrokes. It can be programmed to be undetectable by taking advantage of the fact that it is executed on boot, before any user-level applications start. However, since it runs at the kernel level, it cannot record autocomplete passwords, as this information is passed in the application layer. How keyloggers...
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...Eshon Howard Bus 339 Marketing Research Hard Body Research Plan Victor Olufeso Introduction The Hard Body Haulers is a local moving company that is not experiencing consistent growth in revenue. The company was founded in 2008 and is located in Cleveland, Ohio; one of the fastest shrinking cities in terms of population in the United States (http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/39/3916000.html, 2006). This along with the high number of home foreclosures in the area indicates that people in the area are relocating to other dwellings. In contrast, the level of people unemployed in the area indicate that people do not have the discretionary resources available to them to hire a mover and are instead utilizing do it yourself alternatives (http://www.cleveland.com/datacentral/index.ssf, 2011). Moving costs are expensive to consumers in a recessive economy. Much of the cost of that the moving companies incur are fixed costs in the form of equipment such as vehicle maintenance, packaging supplies, and lifting equipment. Secondly, there is a high cost insurance and licensing requirements that every moving company must have in order to be in compliance with the State of Ohio (http://www.puco.ohio.gov/puco/, 2011). The availability of the moving company can also increase the costs considering that most moving companies are busiest on the last ten days of the month (Cohn, 2010). Finally, moving can be a very time consuming process. So moving companies generally charge on an hourly...
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...Week 2 Smith v. Store Smith was a part-time checker for a store. During one particular sale, she and a customer, had a disagreement about the “sale” price of a particular item; the customer left her merchandise at the counter and went to check the listed price on the shelf. While waiting for the customer to return, Smith voided out that sale and put the merchandise aside in order to continue helping the other customers in line. When the customer returned, she accused Smith of taking $10.00 that she had left on the counter with her merchandise. Smith denied even seeing the money. The store manager searched Smith’s coat pockets and did not find any money. He then balanced her cash drawer, and it balanced perfectly. The customer was still convinced that Smith had taken her money and continued to cause a loud scene. The store manager asked a female employee to accompany Smith to the washroom in order to strip search her for the money. Smith was asked to strip down to her briefs, and there was no sign of any money. The customer claimed that she had between $500-600 dollars in her purse; she wouldn’t count it out, but she maintained her belief that Smith had stolen her money. Smith quit her job soon after this incident and filed charges based on invasion of privacy against the store. FACT: A customer accused Smith of stealing money from her while she was retrieving a price for an item. Smith was searched, then taken into the restroom and strip searched. ISSUE:...
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...Critical Thinking Questions Zimbardo and Milgram Excelsior College SOC 101- Introduction to Sociology Module 2 - Assignment By: Tammy S. Wood Due Date: Sunday March 13, 2016 Professor: Charles Seagle Zimbardo and Milgram Experiments In this critical thinking assignment questions will be addressed that pertain to the Stanford prison experiment and the Milgram Experiment. The Milgram experiment participants were selected after responding to an advertisement to take part in a study at Yale University. The participants drew lots to find out who would be the "learner" and who would be the "teacher". Electrodes were placed on the learner and the teacher would ask questions, if question was answered incorrectly the learner would receive an electric shock. With each wrong answered the "learner" would receive a higher volt of shock("Milgram Experiment (Darren Brown),"n.d.). The Stanford Prison experiment participants were recruited by an advertisement placed in the newspaper offering male college students fifteen dollars a day to participate in a study of psychology of imprisonment. Participants were divided up into groups of two one group being the guards and the other group being the prisoners("Zimbardo shows how most evil comes from hierarachy," n.d.). The Stanford Prison experiment purpose was to understand the development of norms and the effects of positions, social expectations, and labels that are endured in a prison environment. Yes, this experiment is...
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...Howard Mayo NT1230 4/3/12 8 Common Types of Computer Viruses Dictionary.com defines a computer virus as “a segment of self-replicating code planted illegally in a computer program, often to damage or shut down a system or network (“Virus,” 2012).” The term virus has become more generic over the years and has come to represent any type of malware, or malicious software. There are many types of malware that can be classified as viruses but it is the intention of this paper to examine 8 of the most common types. These types are virus, worms, trojans, adware/pop-up ads, spyware, keyloggers, rootkits, and scareware. * Virus- as defined above, a virus is self-replicating code planted in a computer program. This malware’s sole purpose is to destroy or shut down systems and networks. (“Virus,” 2012). * Worms- These are standalone programs whose sole purpose is to replicate and spread themselves to other computers. Their main use is to search for and delete certain files from computers. * Trojans- This malware is designed to look like a useful program while giving control of the computer to another computer. It can be used for several malicious things: * As part of a botnet to use automated spamming or distribute denial-of-service attacks. * Electronic money theft * Data theft * Downloading or uploading of files to the computer * Deletion or modification of files * Crashing the computer * Watching the viewer’s screen * Anonymous...
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...age where everything is computerized and or internet based, people spend more time on their pc’s than ever. You can pay your bills, email, perform financial transactions with the bank, social network, shop, get a degree, and the list goes on. These activities involve the transmission of sensitive data over the network and open the door for criminals to steal your valuable personal information. Knowing how to stop these thieves is important. The purpose of this report is to address a few of these security issues and discuss ways to prevent attacks from occurring. Users pose the largest security threat to a pc. Users go out on the internet, haphazardly clicking away on links that could open their pc for an attack. Malware, phishing scams, bot herding, viruses, and worms are just a few of the ways that your pc can be attacked. First and foremost is the user needs to understand that they must use caution when accessing the network. Follow sensible rules such as, don’t open email from strangers, don’t click on strange links, and don’t walk away from the pc without logging out. Never give out passwords, and change passwords often. Every 30-90 days is good and make sure you create strong passwords. As a rule of thumb, only give users access to the specific files and folders that they need. Use common sense when you are on the network and you can prevent malicious attack on your pc and protect sensitive information. Another way to protect your pc from malicious attack is...
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...Cyber Crime Erika Moore CRJU 5500-02F What is cybercrime and how can someone get caught in participating in a cybercrime? Cybercrime any kind of crime committed via the internet or on a computer network. Cybercrime can be anything from hate crimes, telemarketing and Internet fraud, identity theft, to credit card account thefts. All are considered to be cybercrimes when the illegal activities are committed through the use of a computer and the Internet. How bad could cybercrime really be? “Cybercrime is a type of crime that not only destroys the security system of a country but also its financial system.” (Real Cost of Cyber Crime) Cybercrime is the type of crime that is hard to trace, but once traceable it then opens a whole can of worms. Once our government finds out about cybercrimes usually they find more than what they were looking for to begin with. In the past there have been some cybercrime laws that were insufficient but the law enforcement agencies and government have proposed many plans to help fight cybercrime. Once a cybercrime has been committed and traced back to the hacker punishment is required. “Cybercrime must be dealt with very seriously because it causes a lot of damage to businesses and the actual punishment should depend on the type of fraud used. The penalty for illegally accessing a computer system ranges from 6 months to 5 years. The penalty for the unofficial modification on a computer ranges from 5 to 10 years.”(Real Cost of Cyber Crime)...
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...1) List the major security problems of CNB of Oklahoma and relate them to the attack methods described in section 9.2 through 9.4. The Security problems faced by CNB are as follows • Malware • Malicious software • Unprecedented of Spam Malware, short for malicious software, is software used to disrupt computer operation, gather sensitive information, or gain access to private computer systems. It can appear in the form of code, scripts, active content, and other software. 'Malware' is a general term used to refer to a variety of forms of hostile or intrusive software. Malware includes computer viruses, ransomware, worms, trojan horses, rootkits, keyloggers, dialers, spyware, adware, malicious BHOs, rogue security software, and other malicious programs; the majority of active malware threats are usually worms or trojans rather than viruses. In law, malware is sometimes known as a computer contaminant, as in the legal codes of several U.S. States. Malware is different from defective software, which is a legitimate software but contains harmful bugs that were not corrected before release. However, some malware is disguised as genuine software, and may come from an official company website in the form of a useful or attractive program which has the harmful malware embedded in it along with additional tracking software that gathers marketing statistics. Software such as anti-virus, anti-malware, and firewalls are relied upon by users at home, small and large...
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...contact or organization. An attachment or links in the message may install malware on the user’s device or direct them to a malicious website set up to trick their personal information, such as password, account IDs or credit card details. To make phishing messages look like they are genuinely from a well-known company, they include logos and other identifying information taken directly from that company’s website. The malicious links within the body of the message are designed to make it appear that they go to the spoofed organization. The use of subdomains and misspelled URLs (typosquatting) are common tricks, as is homograph spoofing -- URLs created using different logical characters to read exactly like a trusted domain. Some phishing scams use JavaScript to place a picture of a legitimate URL over a browser’s address bar. the main reason for this is that it is more difficult to identify a phishing site on a mobile device than on a computer, due to page size and other hidden factors making it difficult to tell a site of this type from a clean one in a small 2. How phishing works: From beginning to end, the process involves: 1) Planning. Phishers decide which business to target and determine how to get e-mail addresses for the customers of that business. They often use the same mass-mailing and address collection techniques as spammers. 2) Setup. Once they know which business to spoof and who their victims are, phishers create methods for delivering the message...
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...Caleb Olumuyiwa N/T 2580 Introduction To Information Security Week 2 A ssigment Define Key Terms. Adware | A software program that collects infor- mation about Internet usage and uses it to present targeted advertisements to users. Asset | Any item that has value to an organization or a person. Attack | An attempt to exploit a vulnerability of a computer or network component Backdoor | An undocumented and often unauthor- ized access method to a computer resource that bypasses normal access controls. Black-hat hacker | A computer attacker who tries to break IT security for the challenge and to prove technical prowess. Cookie | A text file sent from a Web site to a Web browser to store for later use. Cookies contain details gleaned from visits to a Web site Cracker | A computer attacker who has hostile intent, possesses sophisticated skills, and may be interested in financial gain. Dictionary attack | An attack method that takes all the words from a dictionary file and attempts to log on by entering each dictionary entry as a password. Disclosure | 1. Any instance of an unauthorized user accessing protected information. 2. Refers, under HIPAA, to how a covered entity shares PHI with other organizations. Ethical hacker | An information security or network professional who uses various penetration test tools to uncover or fix vulnerabilities. Also called a white-hat hacker. Firewall | A program or dedicated hardware device that inspects network traffic passing through...
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...use strong passwords on all devices. Passwords are the first line of defense, so make sure employees use passwords that have upper and lowercase letters, numbers and symbols. It's also important to use a separate password for each registered site and to change it every 30-60 days. A password management system can help with automating this process and eliminating the need for staff to remember multiple passwords. 11. Train employees on cyber security best practices and offer ongoing support. Some employees may not know how to protect themselves online, which can put your business data at risk. Hold a training session to help employees learn how to manage passwords and avoid hacking through criminal activity like phishing and keylogger scams. Provide ongoing support to make sure employees have the resources they need. 12. Hold employees...
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...Security Updates for Malware and Anti-virus Protection Security for the remote sites needs to be a top priority, due to the recent Malware infection at one of the sites this is an area that needs to be addressed. The Anti-virus software on the client computers is another issue that needs to be updated. After discussing the situation with the different employees, the following recommendations should be implemented to ensure the future security of each of the sites. Recommendations include firewalls, software security for viruses and malware, and remote access for automatic updates. Firewalls are programs that keep out hackers, viruses, and worms from reaching the computers of employees. There are 2 types of firewalls, a hardware firewall and a software firewall. Commercial software firewalls are usually more powerful than those that come with the operating system. These are installed on each computer from a CD or by downloading it from the internet. Hardware firewalls is a physical device that attaches to the computer and is configured through a cable connection. A hardware router installed between client computers and the internet will help with external security issues. A software firewall should also be installed on each computer to prevent the spread of viruses that might infect the network if a computer becomes infected. Firewalls work by closing ports that are unused by the computers and regulating the traffic in ports that are used by the computer. Several firewalls...
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...Barbarians at the Gateway (and just about everywhere else): A Brief Managerial Introduction to Information Security Issues1 a gallaugher.com case provided free to faculty & students for non-commercial use © Copyright 1997-2009, John M. Gallaugher, Ph.D. – for more info see: http://www.gallaugher.com/chapters.html Draft version last modified: Dec. 7 , 2009 – comments welcome john.gallaugher@bc.edu Note: this is an earlier version of the chapter. All chapters updated Dec. 2009 are now hosted (and still free) at http://www.flatworldknowledge.com. For details see the ‘Courseware’ section of http://gallaugher.com INTRODUCTION LEARNING OBJECTIVES: After studying this section you should be able to: 1. Recognize that information security breaches are on the rise. 2. Understand the potentially damaging impact of security breaches. 3. Recognize that information security must be made a top organizational priority. Sitting in the parking lot of a Minneapolis Marshalls, a hacker armed with a laptop and a telescope‐shaped antenna infiltrated the store’s network via an insecure Wi‐Fi base station. The attack launched what would become a billion‐dollar plus nightmare scenario for TJX, the parent of retail chains that include Marshalls, Home Goods, and T.J. Maxx. Over a period of several months, the hacker and his gang stole at least 45.7 million credit and debit card numbers, and pilfered driver’s license and other private information from an additional ...
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