reduce the vulnerability of the United States to terrorism, and minimize damage and assist in recovery for terrorist attacks that occur in the United States. The U.S Department of Homeland Security was established after the 9/11 attacks to counter terrorist activities against the United States. Homeland security is officially defined by the National Strategy for Homeland Security as "a concerted national effort to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States, reduce America's vulnerability to terrorism
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CLOSE Internet Security Threat Report Volume 17 Custom Report SHARE THIS PAGE Symantec blocked a total of over 5.5 billion malware attacks in 2011, an 81% increase over 2010. Web based attacks increased by 36% with over 4,500 new attacks each day. 403 million new variants of malware were created in 2011, a 41% increase of 2010. SPAM volumes dropped by 34% in 2011 over rates in 2010. 39% of malware attacks via email used a link to a web page. Mobile vulnerabilities continued to rise, with 315
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closely dependent on the success and efficiency of the Information Technology (IT) process of AS. Customer data, design engineering, and Proof For Production (PFP) are all examples of how AS’s IT success directly impacts their BPM. Vulnerabilities Hardware vulnerability AS has an obvious hardware vulnerability that could potentially have a catastrophic effect on the Chula Vista CD and the rest of AS. AS has a current network architecture that employs four (4) firewalls that prevent AS headquarters
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of the United State (U.S.) economic, military and social activities, and provides tremendous benefits in all these areas. However, with the current advancement of emerging technologies i.e. bionics and smart devices, there are a wide range of vulnerabilities and malicious maneuvering rising up against them. The future of these emerging technologies brings with them a complex set of security issues and policy concerns, which need to be precisely balanced in order to protect national interest and personal
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Asset Identification & Asset Classification 1. What is the purpose of identifying IT assets and inventory? i. To help identify areas of potential risks. 2. What is the purpose of an asset classification? ii. To evaluate the health of the company by examining how well each of the company’s assets are performing. 3. For the scenario you picked, give three (3) examples of customer privacy data elements. (HIPAA) iii. Names iv. Medical records v. Health
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The BS Information technology program includes the study of the utilization of both hardware and software technologies involving planning, installing, customizing, operating, managing and administering, and maintaining information technology infrastructure that provides computing solutions to address the needs of an organization. The program prepares graduates to address various users’ needs involving the selection, development, application, integration and management of computing technologies within
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Introduction Security Controls Implementation Plan Incident Response Weekend Plan Conclusions References 3 3 4 6 9 9 2 GIAC Enterprises – Security Controls Implementation Plan Executive Summary The cyber-threat landscape has evolved significantly in recent years. From primarily a threat of denial of service and website vandalism in years past, to the currently advanced and well resourced adversaries employing complex technologies to achieve financial and political benefit. At GIAC Enterprises
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areas of concern: • Human issues — Plans are often inadequate for ensuring communication with, support for and mobilization of employees, decision makers, suppliers and customers, as well as providing the means to protect families. • Infrastructure issues — How will the
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CLOUD COMPUTING NAME: INSTITUTION: Question 1. What is the most appropriate Cloud Deployment model (or combination) for BPI (Public, Private, Community, or Hybrid)? One of the main things that we need to understand in the process of selecting the appropriate cloud development model for BPI is to understand what cloud deployment is all about. Cloud has been used for a while now and as business and security comes, it is predicted to be rising faster as years come by. The ubiquitous term cloud refers
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has made our lives easier, it has also opened the door in our lives to a vulnerability that is rapidly being exploited by cyber criminals. Cyber crimes are growing at an exponential rate in the United States and we, the consumers/end users are unaware of the liabilities a simple click on the wrong button can cause. This paper will address the current cybersecurity policy issues for the protection of the Internet infrastructure and recommend new policies that will address the liability for malicious
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