requests to a server‚ overwhelming it and making a connection between the server and legitimate clients difficult or impossible to establish. The distributed denial of service (DDoS) allows the hacker to launch a massive‚ coordinated attack from thousands of hijacked (zombie) computers remotely controlled by the hacker. A massive DDoS attack can paralyze a network system and bring down giant websites. For example‚ the 2000 DDoS attacks brought down websites such as Yahoo! and eBay for hours. Unfortunately
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Crime and Forensics Short-Answer Questions What constitutes a computer crime? This type of crime is the illegal exploitation of computer technologies‚ usually involving the Internet‚ to support crimes such as fraud‚ identity theft‚ sharing of information‚ and embezzlement. Exactly what is illegal varies greatly from territory to territory. Consequently‚ the growth of international data communications and in particular the Internet has made these crimes both more common and more difficult
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you put technology behind the wheel it becomes harder to properly drive from place to place. It would be very helpful in people who can no longer drive themselves. Many of modern day technology is designed to protect against hackers and thieves but even the military has
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on the server.. Without worrying about having personal information exposed‚ or anything else. Another reason why I would like to receive the rank of helper is to keep the hackers to a minimum.. I know that helpers aren’t required to catch hackers‚ but I want to change that.. I was demoted a while back for not getting enough hackers in my time as a moderator..
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“Research Paper” “Nobody is Safe on the Internet” Many people view the internet as an ultimate resource for anything they desire. The people who say that the internet is a brilliant invention for the best have reasons backing up their idea. For example‚ Sherry Turkle writes about such ideas explaining how the internet is an excellent tool for the better in her essay‚ “Can You Hear Me Now?” Turkle believes strongly that the invention of the internet is an innovation for the better and emphasizes
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Insurance Center) ”The very security behind self-driving cars would be a major obstacle‚ especially because the technology would be of very high interest to hackers‚ as pointed out by the Guardian” (Auto Insurance Company) Unlike other hacks‚ cyber attacks on self-driving cars will put human lives at immediate risk. This is because hackers will have easy access to personal information; this includes credit card numbers and medical information. (Krome‚ Charles) In addition to this‚ terrorists would
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Admission?” by Andrew Hacker and Claudia Dreifus‚ the authors did research on several colleges around the country to see whether our investment on higher education is really worth the money that we pay for it. The authors believe that universities are the ones responsible for the doubling of tuition costs compared to what they used to be ‚ and not fulfilling the most important objective to student’s which is: “to challenge the minds of young people” (180). In the article‚ Hacker and Dreifus outline
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Point-of-Sale Vulnerabilities Hacker Factor Solutions 27-Aug-2007 Point-of-Sale Vulnerabilities Dr. Neal Krawetz Hacker Factor Solutions White Paper Copyright 2006-2007 Hacker Factor All rights reserved FOIA Exempt Document history: Version 1.0: Initial draft. Version 1.1: Incorporated feedback from reviewers. Version 1.2: Incorporated additional feedback. Version 1.3: Limited release. Version 2.0: Public release. Hacker Factor P.O. Box 270033 Fort Collins‚ CO 80527-0033 http://www
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specific standards‚ policies‚ and procedures against leaking e-PHIs to attackers and hackers‚ will maintain patients’ integrity and promote growth of the organization. To maintain the confidentiality of e-PHIs‚ HIPAA created privacy rule‚ security rule‚ and HITECH. These rules help to safeguard patient’s privacy‚ prevent‚ detect‚ and correct security violation. Furthermore‚ viruses‚ which are introduced by hackers‚ can attack the computer systems. Another way to protect patients’ information is
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test3 True/False Indicate whether the statement is true or false. _T_ 1. An ethical hacker is a person who performs most of the same activities a cracker does‚ but with the owner or company’s permission. __T__ 2. Even though the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification is not geared toward the technical IT professional‚ it has become one of the standards for many security professionals. __F__ 3. To retrieve e-mail from a mail server‚ you most likely access
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