...Clostridium Tetani The bacterium kingdom possesses many different types of organism which are sometimes vital to our survival on this planet, but there are also thousands of other members of the bacteria kingdom which are very harmful when they are contracted by the human body. One of those organisms is Clostridium Tetani also known as Tetanus. This bacterium is a “Gram-positive, meaning it lacks an outer lipopolysaccharide membrane and possesses only a thick peptidoglycan cellular wall”. Tetanus is an acute, usually a fetal illness caused by Clostridium Tetani infection at a break in the skin, for example in a wound. It can also occur in burns as a complication and surgical site infection (2). During its premature stages the bacteria has a very low heat tolerance and can barely survive where oxygen is located. When formed on the human skin it takes the shape of a hard spore like infection which can withstand antiseptics and heat rising up to 249.8 degree F (121deg C.) for almost ten minutes. History The history of this disease dates back to the 1800’s, when the physician Arthur Nicolaier, discovered the disease, within the same year both Antonio Carle and Giorgio Rattone demonstrated how it was transmitted by using a rabbit. The rabbit was placed in a simulated area while it was injected with tetanus which later ended up killing the animal. Towards the end of the 1800’s both Kitasato Shibasaburo and French microbiologist and veterinarian Edmond Nocord prove that tetanus could...
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...Case Study: Mobile Device Security and Other Threats Strayer University Authors Note This paper was prepared for CIS 502 – Theories of Security Management Abstract Mobile communication and computing devices are integral part of today’s business. This provides the executives the opportunity to work from virtually anywhere anytime and became one of the most valuable tools to make business communications. However, due to the nature and size of the device and communication methods, the devices are prone to be lost or compromised and can fall into the hands of unauthorized persons, which makes these devices a very big security concern for the businesses. In this paper the nature of IT related threats faced in 2014 are discussed along with the security issues of mobile devices. a) Security threats presented within the “Security Threat Report 2014” report: The security report of Sophos (Security Threat Report 2014 Smarter, Shadier, Stealthier Malware. (n.d.). Retrieved August 19, 2014, from https://blackboard.strayer.edu/bbcswebdav/institution/CIS/502/1144/Week8/sophos-security-threat-report-2014.pdf) highlights the emerging security risks in the world. It the report, they have identified the following concerns for 2014: a. More efficient Botnets: The botnets become more resilient and stealth by the year 2014. Along with many known attributes, the sharing and copying botnet codes have resulted in emerging new botnets which are being used for various attacks...
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...Kaspersky Lab: from Russia with anti-virus I will analyze the study case by putting focus on three important questions and points. First I will perform the internal and external environment analysis that Kaspersky Lab faced in year 2011. The internal environment can further be categorized in strengths and weaknesses of the company. It is inevitably that such a successful, fast growing company relies on many strengths. KL had initiatives and tendency to attract and retain qualified employees. Their skills and competences helped to delivering high-quality services and products. The products and services offered are technologically superior. Beside quality, their abilities also contribute to early detection of various threats. It was the first company to identify major shift in hackers behavior. The company ability to motivate and reward its employees is just a one piece of the strength puzzle. Another key strength is innovation. The constant updates and their pace with the changes and trends in the market is a key advantage over the other competitors. Furthermore, KL was the first company to introduce hourly anti-virus updates, leaving the competitors lacking with only daily updates. An important strength which helped KL to be successful in foreign emerging markets were the localized solutions. KL has great ability to launch products which will satisfy the needs of a certain market. Another strength is their webpage, which offers free trials, information and guidance for the customers...
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...Mobile Device Security and Other Threats Melissa M Dr. Constance Blanson Theories of Security Management November 30, 2014 Analyze the emerging security threats presented within the “Security Threat Report 2014” Security threats have not only grown and matured quickly, but the people behind these threats have become more creative in camouflaging their work. These criminals have become more adept at eluding their identification and are now relying on cryptography. Malware authors, as with users, are now focusing on mobile devices and web services. Numerous threats were listed in the Security Threat Report 2014 such as botnets, android malware, attacks on Linux platforms and Mac OS X, web-based malware, targeted threats to your financial accounts, unpatched windows systems and re-invented spam. These items are detrimental to companies and users. The more complex these threats get, the harder it is to protect against them. I will analyze botnets and android malware in this section. A botnet is a network of private computers infected with malicious software and controlled as a group without the owner’s knowledge. Criminals distribute malicious software that can turn your computer into a “bot”. When this occurs, your computer can perform automated tasked over the Internet without your knowledge. This type of malware is typically used to infect large numbers of computers. They are used to send out spam email messages, spread viruses, attack computers and servers...
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...WHITE PAPER Copyright © 2011, Juniper Networks, Inc. 1 MOBILE DEVICE SECURITY— EMERGING THREATS, ESSENTIAL STRATEGIES Key Capabilities for Safeguarding Mobile Devices and Corporate Assets 2 Copyright © 2011, Juniper Networks, Inc. WHITE PAPER - Mobile Device Security—Emerging Threats, Essential Strategies Table of Contents Executive Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
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...would go mobile. With the emergence of new technology and people desiring to have technology at their fingertips, mobile computing has changed the way we interact with the world around us. While mobile technology provides the convenience of high availability and connectivity, these conveniences have also increased mobile device vulnerability to malicious attacks and threats. Many companies are providing mobile devices to employees in order to conduct business away from the office. This has proven to be major headache for IT professionals. Normally, IT professionals control network activity through vulnerability assessments, scans, audits, and security patches; unfortunately, the same does not hold true for mobile devices. Unlike wired network connections, mobile devices favor wireless internet connectivity and are constantly broadcasting for connection to a wireless network. Many hotels, restaurants, and airports offer free WI-FI to the public, unlike home or office networks, most public networks are not secure. It is tempting to utilize free connectivity to check email, however, these networks do not offer the level of encryption needed to conduct company business and employees should be advised to avoid unencrypted public wireless internet connectivity. Disabling Bluetooth wireless capability is another way to assist in protecting mobile devices from malicious attacks. Switching the Bluetooth access to the off position will prevent the mobile device from...
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...Mobile Phone Reliability and Security EMP5169 Mobile Phone Reliability and Security EMP5169 Haotian Zhang 7436928 Haotian Zhang 7436928 Table of Contents Abstract 2 1. Introduction 2 2. Mobile Phone Security Issues. 3 3. Mobile Threats and Vulnerabilities 6 3.1. Mobile threats 6 3.2. Web-based Threats 8 3.3. Network-Based Threats 9 3.4. Physical Threats 10 3.5. Mobile Vulnerabilities 11 4. Protection Method And Corresponding Vulnerabilities 13 5. Conclusion 17 6. Reference 18 Abstract Mobile phones especially smart phones have played an important role in nowadays business work. They are one of the most popular platform for people to transfer and exchange data for communication. With the development of technologies, now mobile phones also get involved in area like banking, remote control, m-commerce, internet access, entertainment and medical usage. However, there are more and more security issues along with the smart phone development. It is necessary to find a reliable and convenient way to prevent mobile phones from unauthorized access and diverse attacks. It is suggested that biometrics security technology is best way nowadays and the reliability of wireless services should be improved. This article will introduce many kind of threats and vulnerabilities which affect the mobile phones followed by a biometrics solution to secure the mobile phones. Introduction Mobile phones are booming since 21th century, with global...
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...Mobile Security Mobile security is where the protection of cell phones, smartphones, laptops and other portable electronic and wireless devices from threats and to be taken slightly. The importance of the mobile security is that these devices are used vulnerabilities. These devices are called mobile because we move with them from place to place and in the process they are subject to threats. Since the number of mobile devices has greatly increased in the last decade, it is therefore most likely that the threat associated with them will be high as well. It is common at any given second to have someone using a mobile device because some people say that they help them pass time. However, the security of these devices is vital and need not as storage devices for our personal and private messages which we do not want to share. When they are exposed to threats, there is a likelihood that the data may be changed or modified and this may lead to the real owner of the data being misled if he or she uses the data which is not accurate. Smartphones may contain credit card numbers, social security numbers and when they fall in the hands of criminals, the owner may end up having his money stolen. (Ruff & Nicolas (2011). Professionals like managers and professors use smartphones as their calendar and they store their appointment dates and details and if the data contained in them is tampered with, they may end up not staying on their schedule and if this...
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...STRAYER UNIVERSITY Mobile Devices Security Week 7 Case Study Professor Gideon Nwatu CIS 502 – Theories of Security Management May 26, 2013 Mobile Devices Security 1. Describe the emerging cyber-security issues and vulnerabilities presented in the “Emerging Cyber Threats 2012” report. Emerging cyber-security issues and vulnerabilities presented in the “Emerging Cyber Threats 2012” report focused on mobile devices. The surge of mobile devices in all facets of human endeavors and its lack of adequate security highlighted the report. According to the report, emerging cyber-security issues that make mobile devices vulnerable are; * In order to improve usability for mobile devices, their applications depend on the browser, which presents exceptional challenges to security. Perfectly legitimate-looking images can hide a malicious link that, when touched, could give an attacker the capacity to spy or steal data. * Attacks target the use of SMS, e-mail and the mobile Web browser by mobile devices to launch an attack and steal data. * Increasingly, mobile devices are being used as storage devices just as USB flash drives and have therefore become the ideal medium to spread malware to protected systems. 2. Analyze vulnerabilities of mobile devices in regard to usability and scale based on your research and suggest methods to mitigate the vulnerabilities of mobile devices. Due to the fact that mobile devices are increasingly being used in the...
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... and is in tune with the motorcycle industry with a great number of people who are also enthusiasts that he’s networked with; qualities that can spell success for his website as soon as it goes live. There are many factors to consider before going live with one of those factors being security. My project proposal is a security plan that will protect Mr. Gardner, and his website, from the variety of Internet and physical security threats. This security plan is not a complete overhaul of current systems and methods used, but a plan to harden current security measures. An environmental scan conducted on the website, and Mr. Gardner, has shown that although security measures are being taken there can be some improvements to further protect his investment, and reduce the chances of a malicious attack. Internet threats aren’t the only concerns. Physical security must be considered because mobile devices, to include laptops, are lost and stolen on a daily basis. Most mobile devices carry considerable amounts of sensitive or private information giving all the more reason to protect these items. Although the site will be hosted on Yahoo.com servers, which provide their own forms of security, there are still areas outside those servers that need to be protected. This proposal will attempt to address all areas of concern to ensure Mr. Gardner, and his website, are properly protected. The Organizational Problem and Context Brockton Gardner,...
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...TOP FIVE CYBER SECURITY THREATS FOR 2012 11 August 2012 ABSTRACT The ten cyber security threats in the IT world are boosts in mobile drives and in security tasks, increased C-suite targeting, growing use of social media that will contribute to personal cyber threats, being already infected, and everything physical can be digital. This paper discusses what these threats are, how to defeat and/or demonstrate proficiency in defeating the cyber threats, and the rising importance of cyber security at the work place. These security threats are becoming more common every day. Workplaces and personal lives are being attacked by using smaller more mobile devices. Therefore these cyber threats will be talked about in Therefore, these cyber threats will be assessed, to give you an idea of what they can do to your company or life, and the proper response on how to mitigate them. TOP FIVE CYBER SECURITY THREATS FOR 2012 With cyber security becoming an issue in todays corporate society the corporate world is looking into all of the threats to mitigate the leaking of sensitive information to the public. This has come to light with hactivists conducting large-scale exploits to infiltrate law enforcement agencies and major companies and steal sensitive data that could embarrass or damage certain organizations (Wansley, 2012). In this paper the top five cyber security threats for 2012 will be assessed and talked about to help control, mitigate,...
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...Security Issues in Smartphone Markets Are you buzzing about the new Verizon Blackberry Storm or the T Mobile G1? They are the new crave and everyone wants one right? What these owners many not know are the security risks that surround the raving technology. Most of the unawareness starts at companies and customers not placing more significance on security as smartphones get smarter. Although a smartphone may not be at greater risk than a PC, some security issues and risks are still present with PDA’s and smartphones. In the United Kingdom, a whooping 800,000 people were the victim of mobile phone theft in 2006. Even though 90 percent of these phones deactivated within 48 hours, what happened to the other 10% of users that lost data to the crime. Smartphones are linked to the corporate network and are as vital as a laptop on the company network. Also, you cannot stop your employees from having accidents by underestimating these devices. Mobile phone operators can stop SIM cards and stop expensive calls from being made. However, a smartphone differs from regular mobile phones. Executives carry all kinds of information on the device, from confidential announcements, to financial results and business in progress. If any of these were ever lost, it could result in the lost of business and trust within company IT infrastructures. It is important to recognize the dangers before permitting a full mobile device network within the company. When sending emails, texts, and...
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...Intro/Definition 1. Cyber security is a type of technology where it takes preparatory measure to ensure user protection and information privacy. (http://www.idigitaltimes.com/cybersecurity-information-sharing-act-advances-senate-heres-why-apple-twitter-485485) Cyber security growing challenges (2 prominent topics) Complexity of the joined environment * The technique with movement of the web is represent by a huge measure of data. * The advanced economy dynamically depends on upon boundless measures of computerised data that are made through money related trades, diversion, communications, travel, web filtering, shopping and a few other routine activities. * Threats in the cyber world will continue concentrating on the weakest joins in any puzzling web of business associations or government methodology, which means partners in cyber security, tries having a shared part in guaranteeing the structure and the information that course through. Threats are moving to the mobile sphere * Mobile phones contain a considerable measure of individual information. * In this new advanced time, there is variety of components and applications that is highly important and valuable, however near to these utilities for user is the probability for new vulnerabilities or open entryways for breaches. * As cyber threats continuously target mobile phones especially smartphones, which is a booming trend for the past few years, data security transforms into all the...
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...Mobile Devices Now days, wireless communication and devices are very flexible, convenient, and easy to use everywhere. With the introduction of wireless local area network (WLAN) many users find it very flexible to move laptops from one place to another within the office while maintaining connectivity with the network, sharing data and applications with network system and other users with compatible devices without been tied to printer cables and other peripheral device connection. This is very important in a doctor’s office because patients and doctors move from room to room depends on the type of test they are doing. Having mobile device makes it easier for them to do their jobs easier and it can even help cut wiring costs (Patricia & Donna, 2008). In the other hand there are many risks inherent in using wireless and mobile technologies. Wireless networks face the same threats as conventional wired network because intruders who gain access to information systems via wireless communication can bypass firewall protection and expose patient’s information and data. Besides lunching denial of service attacks, insert viruses or malicious code, disable operations, most importantly they can violate the privacy of patients and even steal their identities. Risk of using wireless or mobile technology makes it easier to come up with a plan is place to try preventing further actions. This open connectivity brings with it risks, however, some of which are similar to those in wired...
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...SECURING A MOBILE WORLD Introduction Today’s smartphones and tablets are more than communication devices. They are hip-mounted personal computers, with more memory and processing power than your laptop of just a few years ago. They are an integrated part of our lives… personal and professional. The information they provide is so vital that the Army is piloting their use as standard field issue to every soldier, complete with combat-focused applications [1]. However, smartphones and tablets raise new security issues. They are more likely to be lost or stolen, exposing sensitive data. Malware risks are increased because they connect to the Internet directly rather than from behind corporate firewalls and intrusion-protection systems. Security of mobile devices focuses on controlling access through the use of device locks and hardware data encryption. While this may be sufficient for individual users, it is insufficient for defense needs. Many documented examples exist of hacking of the device lock, as well as defeats of the hardware-level encryption. Once the device is unlocked, there is generally unfettered access to all apps and their associated data. Military applications require additional application-level access controls to provide data security. Unfortunately, there are gaps in the application-level security model of the two predominant mobile operating systems: iOS from Apple and Google Android. Our ongoing research1 looks to address these gaps by developing innovative...
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