Introduction and Abstract Copyright(c), 1984, Fred Cohen - All Rights Reserved This paper defines a major computer security problem called a virus. The virus is interesting because of its ability to attach itself to other programs and cause them to become viruses as well. There are two spellings for the plural of virus; 'virusses', and 'viruses'. We use the one found in Webster's 3rd International Unabridged Dictionary Given the wide spread use of sharing in current computer systems, the threat
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limiting access as well as disabling certain functions that are not related to the organizations’ function. Management can set policies that may arise due to improper uses or manipulations of systems and asses the threats that are unknown due to the introduction of new hardware and software. 2. Why is data the most important asset an organization possesses? What other assets in the organization require protection? The integrity of the data is most important because it relates to the overall company
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CYBER TERRORISM Table Of Contents Section Page Abstract----------------------------------------------------------3 Introduction-----------------------------------------------------4 Premise----------------------------------------------------------5 Research Methodology----------------------------------------5 Research Results-----------------------------------------------6 Critical Analysis------------------------------------------------9 Conclusion-------
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SEC AND PRIVACY AIRCRAFT SOLUTIONS PHASE- I Pinnah Michael Introduction Aircraft Solutions (AS), whose headquarters is in San Diego, California deals with the design and fabrication of component products and services for companies in the electronics, commercial, defense, and aerospace industry. Since the company’s strategy is to offer low-cost design and computer-aided modeling packages to customers to reduce their development expenses, most of the equipment
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Categories of Computer Crimes CIS 170 – Information Technology in Criminal Justice Dr. Nicole L. Gray Marilyn T. Hawkins October 16, 2012 Computer Crimes are criminal activities, which involve the use of information technology to gain an illegal or an unsanctioned access to a computer system with volition of damaging, deleting or alter computer data. Computer crimes also include the activities such as electronic frauds, misuse of devices, identity theft and data as well as system intrusion
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main content Open Problems in Computer Virus Research Steve R. White IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center Yorktown Heights, NY USA Presented at Virus Bulletin Conference, Munich, Germany, October 1998 Abstract Over a decade of work on the computer virus problem has resulted in a number of useful scientific and technological achievements. The study of biological epidemiology has been extended to help us understand when and why computer viruses spread. Techniques have been developed
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Threats to Computer Security Source: An Introduction to Computer Security: The NIST Handbook National Institute of Standards and Technology Technology Administration U.S. Department of Commerce Special Publication 800-12 Computer systems are vulnerable to many threats that can inflict various types of damage resulting in significant losses. This damage can range from errors harming database integrity to fires destroying entire computer centers. Losses can stem, for example, from the actions of supposedly
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capabilities of detecting viruses that may attack an organization and make an organization loose its critical information. McAfee is one of the top manufactures in ensuring that network security is maintained. The virus apart from detecting viruses, it is able to use internet firewall and detect any malware that an organization may be suffering from. It is true that an organization must have both hardware and software to ensure that they secure their information from hackers and viruses. Distinguish
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Introduction This research paper is an analysis of cyber crime. The threats, attacks and problems it can bring down a company and how it can be mitigated. In the 21fist century, connecting your business to the Internet and keeping the integrity of the information confidential, and available for twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, and three hundred and sixty-five days out of the year is crucial for the success within the company. There are US laws that companies have to be in compliance
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HANAFIAH (115076) UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA MUHAMMAD NURHADI B. MOHD HANAFIAH (115076) UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA Contents Introduction 1 Cases Related to Internet In USM 3 Factors Affecting Internet Speed and Proposed Solutions 4 Conclusion 8 References 9 Introduction What is internet? Internet is a global network connecting millions of computers. More than 100 countries are linked into exchanges of data, news and opinions. According to Internet World Stats, as of December 31
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