CASE WRITE-UP Case: Adobe Data Breach 1. About the Case On October 3‚ 2013‚ The Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States of America discovered that there was a cyber-attack on their network during its regular monitoring of security check. The hackers made it through breaking in to the network and stole the sensitive and personal data of the customers which includes encrypted credit and debit card information‚ illegal access of customer ID ’s and also source code of other various Adobe
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many other functions in the organization. Given the importance of information systems in tee organizations‚ malice‚ mischance or error can be detrimental to the organization’s existence and therefore a well laid out security policy is almost mandatory. Security policy therefore focuses on the processes‚ tools and methods necessary for the design‚ implementation and testing of the systems as well as adopt the existing systems to the ever changing environment. Global Distribution Inc. (GDI) is a distribution
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Coordination Center are registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Copyright 2001 Carnegie Mellon University 1 Abstract In November of 1999‚ the CERT® Coordination Center (CERT/CC) sponsored the Distributed Systems Intruder Tools (DSIT) Workshop where a group of security experts outlined the emerging threat of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack technology. Since then‚ denial of service (DoS) attack technology has continued to evolve and continues to be used to attack and impact
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AVIATION SECURITY RESEARCH ESSAY Introduction This paper aims to address the impact of aviation security systems at airports which are implemented through controlled security programmes. It is without a doubt that our society has patterned to continually evolve into a technologically-based information age. With the ease of acquiring information even for the ‘average joe’ today‚ governing authorities must respond by continually placing newer and improved security systems‚ particularly in the aviation
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Cyber security 1. Examine the National Initiative for Cyber Security Education and describe the initiative. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is leading the NICE initiative‚ comprised of over 20 federal departments and agencies‚ to ensure coordination‚ cooperation‚ focus‚ public engagement‚ technology transfer and sustainability. The mission of NICE is to enhance the overall cyber security posture of the United States by accelerating 15 the availability
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CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEMS SECURITY FOR THE SMART GRID A. C´ardenas ‚ R. Moreno‚ “Cyber-Physical Systems security for the Smart Grid‚” CPS Workshop 2011. The authors focus on giving a brief overview of why traditional security mechanisms for power systems are inadequate and the need for CPS security. They briefly describe the functional areas of the grid: State estimation-need for SE‚ mathematically modeling it‚ testing bad measurements. Constructing the network topology based
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Module 5 Data Security What is a computer security risk? A computer security risk is any event or action that could cause loss of or damage to computer hardware‚ software‚ data‚ information‚ or processing capability. Some breaches to computer security are accidental‚ others are planned intrusions. Some intruders do no damage; they merely access data‚ information or programs on the computer before logging off. Other intruders indicate some evidence of their presence either by leaving a
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FIREWALL SECURITY This reports looks at what a firewall is‚ and how it works. It also looks at what security risks can be stopped by a firewall in a computer system. Most people think that a firewall is where all data traffic on the internet has to go through between networks‚ as shown in Figure 1.1 [pic] What is a firewall? In network security‚ firewall is considered a first line of defense in protecting private information. "A firewall sits at the junction point‚ or gateway‚ between the two
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The issue of ensuring its own security has traditionally been the most significant for any person. From the state ’s point of view‚ the issue of security of the individual‚ society and state is important as well. The need for security and protection from unwanted internal changes and external influences on the life of the individual‚ family and property is one of the basic‚ fundamental needs for various people‚ including the society and the state. Therefore‚ it is clear that from the very beginning
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Checkpoint: Cyber Security Checkpoint: Cyber Security I have a multitude of passwords to memorize in an effort to maintain my privacy and security. It is unfortunate that cyber world users must constantly deploy measures to keep their personal information private. Before this class I was certainly aware of the potential dangers that could occur in cyberspace‚ prevention always has been my goal. I have security protection in place against attacks such as viruses‚ spam‚ malware‚ spyware‚
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