In a typical DDoS attack‚ the assailant begins by exploiting a vulnerability in one computer system and making it the DDoS master. The attack master‚ also known as the botmaster‚ identifies and identifies and infects other vulnerable systems with malware. Eventually‚ the assailant instructs the controlled machines to launch an attack against a specified target. There are two types of DDoS attacks: a network-centric attack which overloads a service by using up bandwidth and an application-layer
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http://www.us-cert.gov/ and http://www.sans.org/newsletters/ 第一章： Object： IS define：well-informed sense of assurance that the information risks and controls are in balance History of IS: computer security began after first mainframes were developed Rand Report R-609 computer security(physical security) into information security:safety of data‚ limiting unauthorized access to data‚ involvement of personnel from multiple leves of an organization Key words and concepts: multiple
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Disadvantages: 1. It can have negative effects on your social life and interactions with other people if you do not maintain the balance between time online and offline. 2. It may have a negative effect on your eyesight due to radiation. 3. It may cause pimples and wrinkles. 4. It may distract you from your studies. 5. Too much time in front of monitor may adversely affect your eyesight. 6. Sitting in front of a computer for too long without exercise can cause a weight gain. Advantages:
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P1 & P2 In this report I will talk about the decision you have to make before upgrading a software program and some advice so you won’t encounter any errors or difficulties! The things that make you upgrade can be: • New Features – There might be new things that might make your work better. • Improved Performance – This might mean that the performance is much faster. • Security – This new update will feature some security changes and will keep you safe from any viruses. All these things above can
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Computer Fraud and Abuse Techniques Adware Using software to collect web-surfing and spending data and forward it to advertising or media organizations. It also causes banner ads to pop up on computer monitors as the Internet is surfed. Bluebugging Taking control of someone else’s phone to make calls‚ send text messages‚ listen to their phone calls‚ or read their text messages. Bluesnarfing Stealing contact lists‚ images‚ and other data using Bluetooth. Botnet‚ bot herders A network of hijacked
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data transfer rate 300 Mbps. In today’s day and age it seems the speed and efficiency is very necessary and takes priority in our daily lives. The frequency band is 2.4 GHz. A feature that I have never seen offered in a wireless router is the Anti-Malware protection‚ Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)‚ URL Filtering‚ Domain blocking‚ and Parental control. This is the first wireless router that I have seen that gives instant protection as soon as your network is up and running. No longer are you wondering
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DQ1 week 5 What is DNS? How do users benefit from it? Provide a brief description of the DNS process to resolve a URL to its IP address. Domain name systems (DNS) allows for an IP address to be assigned to a computer name or domain name. This system stores given names paired with IP addresses‚ which make identifying a computer on a network that much simpler. DNS follows an top-down heiratage‚ starting at the root on to top level‚ secondary level‚ subdomain level (optional)‚ and host level. Each
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CMGT442: DQ’s and Summary for Week 1 Discussion Question 1 - Week 1 (Thursday): Based on the Ledford article‚ what special issues must be considered for corporate data which is not fully digitized? What are the potential risks associated with the loss of this type of data? Suchlike as vital as their electronic counterparts‚ are hardcopy files‚ records‚ and data. It can thus far be disputed that the softcopy of records and data is per se attributable to their
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Introduction Personally‚ identifiable information (PII) is protected and precious to hackers‚ even more‚ valuable than the basic PII (name‚ address‚ phone number)‚ is personal medical information. What it is called "a hacker’s roadmap to your life‚ " and in 2010 the economic impact of this type of theft cost healthcare industries over $7 billion (Horan‚ 2016). Part of the problem in protecting this information is the fact that so many organizations and people have accesses to the information.
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