Web based Attacks on U.S. government websites Web attacks mainly refers to the hostile actions taken by cyber criminals in an attempt to infiltrate different web based public and private installations including websites, personal computers, private mailing addresses, various private and public networks and highly sophisticated instruments that are controlled through the use of internet. Web attacks will be launched by an individual or a group of people who are highly knowledgeable about the
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with putting private information on public websites. There has been credit card information, ongoing investigation information, etc. (AP, 2011) In early August, the international hacking group known as Anonymous hacked into 70 law enforcement websites. While these law enforcement offices were mostly rural, Anonymous posted critical information online about gang members, ongoing investigations, and credit card numbers. Some of the law enforcement websites were unavailable due to the hacking or where
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Britain plans to establish a dedicated military unit to counter cyber attacks. The unit will comprise of hundreds of computer experts to help defend Britain's national security. The plan is for the "cyber reservists" to work alongside regular forces in the new Joint Cyber Reserve Unit in a bid to protect key computer networks and safeguard data. According to Prime Minister David Cameron, the new capability would be able to "counter-attack in cyber-space and, if necessary, to strike in cyber-space as part
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DDOS prevention capabilities of Appcito CAFÉ Prepare, detect and mitigate DDoS attacks Introduction Consumers today use a wide variety of applications and smart devices to access information, make transactions and conduct business online. In addition, many enterprises have in-house applications that are used by employees to complete tasks and projects. Almost all the applications are deployed on the cloud because it offers a host of advantages. The cloud offers real time, elastic service with
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What is a PHP Remote File Include (RFI) attack, and why are these prevalent in today's Internet world? RFI stands for Remote File Inclusion that allows the attacker to upload a custom coded/malicious file on a website or server using a script. This vulnerability exploits the poor validation checks in websites and can eventually lead to code execution on server or code execution on website (XSS attack using javascript). RFI is a common vulnerability and all website hacking is not entirely focused on SQL
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Incident: Network Solutions is a US based network service provider. Company experienced Disturbed Denial of Service attack (DDoS attack) in June 2011. DDos attacks occur when multiple computers are exploited to execute and amplify an attack. The attackers bombarded Network Solution servers with packets causing the load on the company’s servers. The attack left the customers unable to access servers, email accounts, hosted websites or DNS servers. As the further impact of attack, the call centers lines of
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Photo Source: United States Air Force Website. Matthew R. Green CORE/PCON 322 Research Project March 27, 2007 I. Introduction/Thesis The last two decades of the 20th century and the first five years of the 21st century saw an increase in terrorist attacks around the world. Many were connected in some way to the conflicts in the Middle East and directed at the United States, culminating in the attacks of September 11, 2001. Terrorism is unique
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Submitted to: Dean Farwood SE571 Principle of Information Security and Privacy Keller Graduate School of Management Submitted: January 23, 2011 Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Company Overview 3 Company Vulnerabilities 4 Corporate Website accessible to customers should be on its own web server in a Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). 4 Microsoft SharePoint can potentially allow Remote Code Execution. 5 Works Cited 7 Executive Summary Purpose of this report is to inform of the possible
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Area of System Threats Potential Vulnerability Website Network Service DoS Attack Denial of Service attack will slow the system down considerably or cause the whole network to not function at all which will deny customer access to the service Database Back-door Attack A back door is a means of access to a computer program that bypasses security mechanisms. This is when the hacker places a back door that could be done by installing a program that can give the hacker unlimited access to the database
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is a PHP Remote File Include (RFI) attack, and why are these prevalent in today's Internet world? RFI stands for Remote File Inclusion that allows the attacker to upload a custom coded/malicious file on a website or server using a script. This vulnerability exploits the poor validation checks in websites and can eventually lead to code execution on server or code execution on website (XSS attack using javascript). RFI is a common vulnerability and all website hacking is not entirely focused on SQL
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