Some of the treats, risks, and vulnerabilities are as follows. Threats from people, this could be misconfigured equipment, equipment not being used correctly, unauthorized use, use of personally owned software/hardware. There are also viruses, Trojans, and network worms that can inflict damage on the network. Some of the physical threats are fire, water, electrical disturbances, and hardware failures. Mitigation Here is some of the ways in which the threats to the domain can be mitigated. Security
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Video Summary 7 5_04- FILE SHARING AND PERMISSIONS, 5_06-WIRELESS SECURITY AND 5_07-MALWARE 5_04-FILE SHARING AND PERMISSIONS * Click start * Click on my documents * Right click on Projects * Click on tools * Click on View * Click on Use simple file sharing (recommended) * Then click OK * Right click on Projects * Click on Sharing and Security * To share this folder with other users of this computer only, drag it to the Shared Document folder * Click
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Threats to Home Computer Systems I sometimes imagine a way of life as simple as sitting on a rock, watching the sky, tending to a cave. Could there have been anything complicated in those times, many millennia ago? In fact, there was: security. It must have been an enormous stressor to guard your cave dwelling from other primitive beings looking to gain something they were not entitled to. Maybe they suspected personal items such as weaponry or stored food, or to take a peek at your secret glyphs—directions
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the computer worm which is a self-navigating malicious program that is being utilized by many attackers to damage the target machine substantially. This report begins by giving an idea of what exactly is computer worm, then we discuss about the mechanism which this malicious code uses to attack the target machine, then we discuss about the various worms which have been discover and design till now, an overview is given about this worm infects the system and the exten to which these worms have cause
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Allen & Bose Insurance Services Firewall Security Project Business Requirement and proposed Solution Report CIS 343 July 10, 2013 Dr. Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Introduction/Background and History 4 Issues faced and specific needs to be solved by installing upgrades 5 Projects Assumptions and Constraints 7 Business Requirement ….………………………..………………………………………..8 Definition of Terms ….……………………………..……………………………………..9 Project Scope...……………………………………
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Ethical Hacking 1 Running head: ETHICAL HACKING: Teaching Students to Hack Ethical Hacking: Teaching Students to Hack Regina D. Hartley East Carolina University Ethical Hacking 2 Abstract One of the fastest growing areas in network security, and certainly an area that generates much discussion, is that of ethical hacking. The purpose of this study is to examine the literature regarding how private sectors and educational institutions are addressing the growing demand for ethical hacking instruction
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1. Risk- is the likelihood that something bad will happen to an asset. Threat- is any action that could damage an asst Vulnerability- is a weakness that allows a threat to be realized or to have an effort on an asset. (Know if difference) 2. Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) – a U.S. federal law requiring banking and financial institutions to protect customers’ private data and have proper security controls in place. 3. Data Classification Standard – that defines how to treat data throughout
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network security including firewalls, intrusion detection and intrusion prevention. Additional network security and added firewall protection will help banks keep information safe and confidential. An overkill of security, having mass protection from viruses, and doubling up on firewalls will aid in this effort. Taking measures to extremes to ensure the best protection from any type of malware or virus threat, and keeping information secure where it’s meant to be is a huge concern of banks. Ensuring
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Build Your Report | Symantec http://www.symantec.com/threatreport/print.jsp?id=highlights... BOOKMARK THIS PAGE | PRINT THIS PAGE | 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%
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Quiz 2 Study Guide 1. In order from beginning to end, the major steps in the SDLC, are: A) systems analysis/planning; systems design; building the system; testing; and implementation. B) systems design; testing; building the system; and implementation. C) systems analysis/planning; systems design; building the system; implementation; and testing. D) systems analysis/planning; implementation; building the system; and testing. 2. Which of the following basic system functionalities is used
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