Potential Malicious Attacks, Threats and Vulnerabilities Jordan Treichler Strayer University CIS333 Professor Roden February 1, 2015 Identifying Potential Malicious Attacks, Threats and Vulnerabilities Introduction From an Information Security Engineer's point of view, a videogame development company has many resources, sensitive data and intellectual property which must be safeguarded. The existing network is comprised of two firewalls, one external firewall housing the entire network
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System. Attackers trick users into revealing valuable information and coerce users into performing tasks that may cause harm to their organization. The social engineering attack can be broken down into two logical stages; the physical settings and psychological methods stages. Physical settings stage would gather information by accessing the work place using impersonation, telephone calls, online chat, or email contact. Attackers then use this information against the organization during the psychological
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ToughEfrain26, a poll survey taker on Debate.org, states that “Surveillance cameras would to a safer public environment, by providing surveillance at times, and in areas where law officials cannot be present.” An individual will rarely attempt to harm another person when he/she is aware that his/her actions are being recorded on camera. Cameras keep an individual safe. Jonathan Sparco, a platinum level expert author for Enzine Articles, states that “A residential security system is becoming more
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Varying Network Security Methodologies and Their Effect on Attack Frequency John D Prather College of Southern Nevada Abstract This paper will examine the efficacy of the current methods to assess network security intrusions, and their associated losses. The only true security in an ever-more interconnected world is complete anonymity … the more robust one’s network security is, the bigger the target for unintended use. While unintended use can be benign, it can also be malicious. Years ago
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Question 1.1. (TCO 1) Security policy contains three kinds of rules as policy clauses. What are they? (Points : 5) Preventive, detective, and responsive Prohibitive, permissive, and mandatory Administrative, technical, and physical Management, technical, and operational Roles, responsibilities, and exemptions Question 2.2. (TCO 2) The _____ of the 17 NIST control _____ can be placed into the 10 IISSCC _____ comprising the common body of knowledge for information security. (Points : 5) technologies
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Department of Homeland Security and private sector companies. She has requested an information paper that shows her why these relationships are important, as well as how the DHS uses these companies as a tool for the protection of critical infrastructure and key resources. To: Director, Executive Secretariat of the Office of the Secretary, DHS From: Action Officer, Executive Secretariat of the Office of the Secretary, DHS Ma’am, Cooperation with all levels and forms of security entities is of
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System Security Plan University of Texas Health Science Center School of Public Health Note: This is simply a template for a NIH System Security Plan. You will need to complete, or add content, to many of the sections depending on your specific project with NIH. We have highlighted all the instruction areas in yellow. Please review each section carefully and contact SPH IT Services for any additional details. 1. Information System Name/Title [Enter the name of the system (or systems)]
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solution 3 III. Phase I:Access Control Risk Mitigation 3 1. Identified Treats and vulnerabilities 3 2. IT assets 4 3. Treats and vulnerabilities per IT Domain 4 4. The System Security Team 5 5. Access Control Plan 5 IV. Phase II: Policies and procedures for protecting the IT assets 6 1) General Security Practices for VPN Remote Access 6 2. Protecting Cyber Assets: Secure Interactive Remote Access Concepts 7 2. How Employee Accesses the Corporate Network 9 3. How external Partners
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kind of physical security will be used? Limiting unauthorized access to this data and information stored on these servers is very important as the risk of PII and Bank proprietary information being used is protected constantly. How will the server be accessed and who will be monitoring the access to the designated server. The next thing to take a look at will be what kind of operating system will be run on the server and what levels of security are available in the server OS to ensure security of the
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Discussion 4: What is the relative positioning of the Bell La Pudula, Biba Integrity and Clark and Wilson models? How do you see one complementing the other? All the security models have their specific implementations designed for effective user security controls. The Bell La Pudula security model is commonly used in government and military applications where confidentiality is the primary concern. Many governmental agencies restrict user access to systems and files based on the philosophy of a need-to-know
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