Firewall We can use the internet for news‚ map‚ email‚ video chat‚ websites‚ music‚ blogs‚ research‚ online banking‚ business transaction‚ social engineering‚ sharing photos etc. We can do all these by sitting in front of PC which is connected to the internet. These are the many advantages we can take from internet but there are some disadvantages too. There are Trojan horses‚ worms‚ viruses‚ hackers etc. They are made to disrupt the computer network or personal computer. They can be biggest threats
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When Antivirus Software Cripples your Computers What management‚ organization‚ and technology were responsible for the problem? What was the business impact of this software problem‚ both for McAfee and for its customer? If you were a McAfee enterprise customer‚ would you consider McAfee’s response to the problem be acceptable? Why or why not? What should McAfee do in the future to avoid similar problems? How Secure is the Cloud? What security and control problems are described in this
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Run \\192.168.51.73\ Username :software Password : software@iim Following are the steps to install KASPERSKY. Step: 1 If you have existing antivirus software‚ you will first need to remove existing antivirus software‚ which you can do by download from internet. For e.g. Removal of Norton Antivirus /MCAFEE /Quick heal 2011 are available here Pressing ctrl+click (Keep Pressing Ctrl key and click) \\192.168.51.73\software\Kaspersky\Removel tool\
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Software information COMPUTER THREATS • CYBERCRIME is formally defined as any criminal action perpetrated primarily through the use of a computer. • CYBERCRIMINALS are individuals who use computers‚ networks‚ and the Internet to perpetrate crime. • The existence of cybercrime means that computer users must take precautions to protect themselves. TYPES OF CYBERCRIME • The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) processed more than 336‚000 complaints related to Internet crime in 2009 in the
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could result in legal liability and demise of business. Strong security and control can result in an increase of employee productivity and lower operational costs. Some tools available to prevent breaches are firewalls‚ intrusion detection‚ and antivirus software. Firewalls are a combination of software and hardware that prevent unauthorized users from entering private networks. Controls the flow of incoming and outgoing network traffic. It is the gatekeeper that examine the credentials of the
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Malware Malware‚ short for malicious (or malevolent) software‚ is software used or created by attackers to disrupt computer operation‚ gather sensitive information‚ or gain access to private computer systems. It can appear in the form of code‚ scripts‚ active content‚ and other software. ’Malware’ is a general term used to refer to a variety of forms of hostile or intrusive software. This malware will operate invisibly‚ often without displaying itself in your Task Manager. To top it off‚ malware
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will be required to be authorized. This will be established by use of password and access restriction levels. System configuration must ensure that no loopholes are left to protect the network from all forms of vulnerabilities Standard antivirus and antispyware should be employed to ensure all devices in the system are free from virus and spywares. References Vachon‚ B.‚ & Graziani‚ R. (2008). Accessing the WAN CCNA exploration
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technology. The number of crimes (Eg: identity theft‚ hacking‚ credit card fraud) and other internet related problems (Eg: viruses‚ spyware) are also increasing. However the improvement in technologies can help prevent these as well (Eg: antivirus software‚ antispyware software). Another negative effect is that ICT in developed countries is widening the digital divide in countries. In developing countries a lot of people do not have an access to the Internet. On the other hand‚ people from developed
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1. What are the major security threats on my network and computers connected to the network? There are cybercriminals who commit crimes using the computers and networks. They spread malicious viruses through the networks such as worms and Trojan horses. They hack other people’s computers to steal important data and identity or destroy data. A hacker uses a packet sniffer to intercept the unencrypted network traffic and capture the passwords or other important information which was communicated through
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CYBERTHREATS in PC and Smartphones Cyber threats: denial-of-service attacks‚ worms‚ viruses‚ and Trojan horses Objective no 1. Identify the different types of cyber threats in personal computer and smartphones. DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACKS A denial-of-service (DoS) attack‚ or distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack‚ consists of making repeated requests of a computer system or network‚ thereby overloading it and denying legitimate users access to it. Because computers are limited in the number
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