Darin Swan University of Maryland University College Two factors increase the stakes of the cyber struggle. Tactically and operationally‚ the increasing dependence of modern technologically advanced forces (especially U.S. forces) on networks and information systems create new kinds of exploitable vulnerabilities. Second‚ as modern societies including the militaries that mirror them have continued to evolve‚ they have become ever more dependent on a series of interconnected‚ increasingly vulnerable
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Security plays a significant role in today’s corporations and mitigating risks to a company’s most valuable asset‚ data‚ is important. With data breaches‚ such as the one experienced by Target‚ the Department of Homeland Security as well as the Internal Revenue System‚ it is becoming increasingly obvious that no one is immune. Securing data is complex and with the advent of cloud services where information is now gathered and stored in various locations throughout the globe‚ securing that data
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Network Security Applications and Countermeasures |Domains |CIA Functions | | |Ethical Hacker |User domain |Confidentiality | |Intrusion Detection system / intrusion |WAN Domain |Integrity | |prevention system | | | |Access controls
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of Security and Privacy on the Internet issue. The term "information" now is more used when defining a special product or article of trade which could be bought‚ sold‚ exchanged‚ etc. Often the price of information is higher many times than the cost of the very computers and technologies where it is functioning. Naturally it raises the need of protecting information from unauthorized access‚ theft‚ destruction‚ and other crimes. However‚ many users do not realize that they risk their security and
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Data protection & security What is Data Protection and Security ? This is the protection of data such as database from accidental‚ unauthorised or malicious access Data Protection Act Data protection Act controls and monitors the way personal and customer information is been used by organisations. The Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA 1998) is an Act of the UK parliament that defines the ways in which peoples information is been handed. 8 Data Protection Act Principles • Data must be Processed
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viruses and worms are growing more pervasive and damaging‚ and ABC Heathcare’s stakeholders are demanding more flexible access to their systems. The healthcare industry is experiencing significant regulatory pressures that mandate prudent information security and systems management practices. Furthermore‚ the continued pressure to reduce cost requires that management focus on streamlining operations‚ reducing management overhead and minimizing human intervention. The regulatory focus at ABC Healthcare
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Virtualization Status Quo Sourcefire Security Report Executive Summary Securing Virtual Payment Systems‚ an Information Supplement authored and recently published by the Virtualization SIG of PCI’s Security Standards Council‚ provides clearer guidance for how to achieve and maintain PCI compliance in virtual environments. The new guidance is far reaching and significantly challenges the virtualization security status quo. Virtual system administrators and security analysts must start working together
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Windows Azure™ Security Overview By Charlie Kaufman and Ramanathan Venkatapathy Abstract Windows Azure‚ as an application hosting platform‚ must provide confidentiality‚ integrity‚ and availability of customer data. It must also provide transparent accountability to allow customers and their agents to track administration of services‚ by themselves and by Microsoft. This document describes the array of controls implemented within Windows Azure‚ so customers can determine if these capabilities
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the failure points in TJX’s security that requires attention (including‚ but not limited to: People‚ Work Process‚ and Technology)? After analyzing the Ivey case on TJX data fiasco‚ I would say there were three major failure points that caused this $168MM financial hit to the corporation. • Technology: it is obvious that TJX had several technology deficiencies mainly driven by systems limitations and vulnerability. For example‚ inadequate wireless network security allowed the hackers to attack
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the present system in the council needs to be enhanced. Different ways to implement security levels are to be discussed to implement or suggest the council the appropriate method. Task 1 Essential researches have been done about how to secure file storage and transfer considering the requirements. Further more details will be provided in Task 3.1. Task 2 Different authentication methods and data security methods and on-going network monitoring plans have been analyzed which will be further
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