of networking technology created more or less risk for businesses that use information technology? Why? More risk, now that attackers have the potential to access the networks from anywhere. 5. What is information extortion? Describe how such an attack can cause losses, using an example not found in the text. When information is held hostage until demands are met. 7. What measures can individuals take to protect against shoulder surfing? Avoid, if possible, accessing sensitive information whenever
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Week 2 Assignment 6/13/16 EBay Cyber Attack It seems that no one and many companies are not safe any longer while on the internet numerous companies have been targeted by hackers as of late. One of these such global companies is EBay it was targeted between February and March of 2014. Hackers targeted EBay and were able to find loopholes in which information was able to be stolen from the global giant. Email addresses, birthdays, passwords physical addresses and phone numbers were some of the
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10-8. Why did the attackers spear-phish a contractor to Target? It’s an easier way to access their information. Attackers have the knowledge and resources to execute schemes over a period of time with spear-phish. They targeted Target during the holidays because it would be less noticeable. Targets system was not up to date and the attackers found them to be an easy target. Now Target has upgraded their system to chip-and PIN enabled cards. 10-9. Explain how a third-party contractor could weaken
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After being taken into Grendel's past, we are shown the time of his youth which he mostly spent alone and exploring his boundless underground world. After encountering a pool of firesnakes (16), Grendel gets the courage to dive in and emerges into a “new” world. Grendel doesn't go too far the first night, but as time goes by, he goes farther and farther each time. He soon has one of his first encounters with human beings and it's not so great. As he is stuck in a tree and after receiving no response
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The Daily Routine Life in the trenches followed a daily routine when it was not interrupted by an attack or raid against the enemy or defending against the enemy when they attacked. The routine was: - Stand To at Dawn The daily routine began with the morning ‘stand to'. An hour before dawn those that were sleeping were woken up by the company orderly officer and sergeant. Everyone then fixed bayonets, took up their positions with the infantrymen climbing up on the fire step, and readied
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terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 was short, sweet, and to the point. He used various methods to address what had happened, who it happened to, and to convey his sympathies to the American public. Here, I will identify some of these methods, deduce them, and explain the difference between what was said, what was heard, and the intended implications spoken by the president. President Bush starts his address to the nation by saying “our way of life, our very freedom came under attack in a series
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WoD is a great game. After running a WoD game for two years now, understanding more of its intricacies, I have to admit that I found myself charmed by its simplicity. Some people call it a "mediocre" system, but I personally find that it stands up to the rigors of actual game play quite nicely and that it even has some solid strengths: Simplicity and invisibility. You can easily call for a roll, calculate the results, and then sweep the mechanics under the rug and get back to the drama of your story
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Calculating the Window of Vulnerability WOV or Window of Vulnerability is the time it takes the attack to start all the way to when the attack is found and removed or fixed. As problems arise in IT infrastructure of an organization, providing a fix to the problem can disrupt daily operations and the time it takes between discovering the problem and patching it will leave a window open for an intruder to attack. Once that happens, it is officially a breach of security and any confidential information can
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Attacks On AIS Introduction The more modern technology advances it appears vulnerabilities continuously exist in software used on networks. Hackers or automated information system (AIS) attackers gain access to system networks by manipulating those vulnerabilities. Attackers accomplish this by exploiting operating systems at the root level (Balga, Iftode, & Chen, 2008). Although there are protective measures available, businesses, particularly small businesses, are the most susceptible
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