| American Military University TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 2 Chapter 1 4 External Threats 1.1 4 Malicious Code 1.1.a 4 Firewalls 1.1.b 6 Chapter 2 7 Physical Threats 2.1 7 Structure Outside 2.1.a 7 Structure Inside 2.1.b 7 Chapter 3 9 Internal Threats 3.1 9 Employee Access 3.1.a 9 Employee Attitude 3.1.b 10 Employee Training 3.1.c 11 File Permissions 3.2 11 Least Access 3.2.a 11 References 12 Introduction The internet has become a global resource for the working
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Table of Context 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................... 3 2. MAIN TYPES OF MALWARE ................................................................................................................. 4 2.1. Computer Viruses ............................................................................................................................. 4 2.1. Computer Worms ..................
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Abstract Now that personal computers are pretty much a must have in every household, school, or business cyber-criminals have moved from just being a hacker for fun into an estimated multi-million dollar world of computer crimes. New revenue streams have been realized and viruses in choice Computer crimes encompass unauthorized or illegal activities perpetrated via computer as well as the theft of computers and other technological hardware. As firms of all sizes, industrial orientation, and geographic
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COMPUTER VIRUSES - CURRENT STATUS, FUTURE TRENDS AND POSSIBLE ADVANTAGES. (c) Jean-Paul Van Belle Note: this was an early draft version - couldn't dig up the final version ;-) Abstract This paper attempts to take a longer term perspective on the computer virus technology. Firstly, viruses are defined, described and classified. Popular anti-virus protection mechanisms are listed. The current impact of viruses is briefly assessed and an attempt is made to isolate and project some expected
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IMPORTANCE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECURITY Importance of IT Security Table of Contents Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 2 e-commerce Trends ...................................................................................................................................... 2 Risks ..........................................................................
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TM 562: Wireless Devices and Applications Table of Contents Introduction 1 Background about Smartphones 1 Defined Smartphone 1 Different applications on a Smartphone 1 Problem Statement 3 Security Risks 3 Analysis 4 Viruses 4 Threats 5 Recommended Solution and Implementation 6 6 6 References 7 Introduction Statement If you've ever wondered exactly what a smartphone is, well, you're not alone. How is a smartphone different than a cell phone, what makes
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P2-Explain the purpose of an operating system The Operating system is the most vital set of programs which runs on the computer. Its PURPOSE is to providing the very basic user interface there are no other programs or application running. The key roles of the Operating system are to recognise input from peripherals such as a mouse, keyboard, USBs, digital sketch pads and other input devices and also controls other peripherals such as printers and scanner. It also has the role of managing hardware
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employees, we must enforce this Acceptable Use Policy immediately. This document represents Richman Investments policy employees, of Richman Investments communications and computer systems. Our goal is to put controls in place that will help protect our company from Hackers, viruses, data loss, etc. Everyday hundreds of viruses and suspicious messages containing executable files trying to bypass our security systems. These controls will help minimize the potential risks of misuse. This Acceptable
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don't curse me out, you just got a stricter professor. :) Operating System: An Operating System (OS) is an intermediary agent between the user and the computer hardware. The OS manages the computer’s resources (hardware, abstract resources, software), allocates the resources and control programs, to prevent errors and improper computer use. (Bower, 2009) Without an OS, a state of the art hardware can serve no purpose besides being a door stopper or a paper weight. Currently, OS comes
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Information Systems Security By: Jessica Burnheimer, Kathleen Cline, Brian Weiss Outline for Group paper I. Introduction II. Issues concerning Information Systems Security A. Define IS security B. Why IS security is necessary? C. History and Back round of IS security D. Current issues concerning IS security 1.) Spamming 2.) Hacking 3.) Jamming 4.) Malicious software 5.) Sniffing 6.) Spoofing
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