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    Chpt 2 Review Questions 1. When taking a computer apart‚ why is it important to not stack boards on top of each other? The components on each board could be damaged and/or corrupted 2. Why is it important to remove loose jewelry before working inside a computer case? Jewelry might fall into and/or get caught on any of the components of the machine and corrupt or damage it including potential for static electricity as low as 10 volts. 3. When assembling a system‚ which do you install

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    measurements‚ and what needed to be contained in the house. Simple things like a restroom‚ two bedrooms‚ a kitchen. Otherwise‚ we were set free to do as we pleased. I remember this because I became charmed by solving the problems that come with drafting a home. Making things make sense‚ and fit‚ was frustrating‚ but in a way that motivated me to keep going at full speed. That is why I seeked out an architect to shadow. Before starting my research‚ or participating in my shadowing‚ I knew very little about

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    Cyber Threats Roger Larew SEC 402 Informational Warfare February 16‚ 2011 Before we get into the major cyber terrorism threats that we all have to deal with I wanted to first define what cyber terrorism is. According to the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation‚ cyber terrorism is any premeditated‚ politically motivated attack against information‚ computer systems‚ computer programs‚ and data which results in violence against non-combatant targets by sub-national groups or clandestine agents

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    Jimmy Neutron Mrs. Dinkleberg English 101 11 April 2014 Cyber Threats on the Rise Every day advances in technology happen. In the last few decades‚ computer technology has advanced past many technological barriers. Almost every aspect of everyone’s life has some dealing with computers in it. With all this being said‚ computer cyber threats are on a rise in every economy in the world. Cyber threats in America‚ have caused the government to try and control American internet access‚ have cost

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    Think Your Smartphone is Secure? 1. What types of threats do smartphones face? Based from the article I read‚ one of the threats being faced by smartphones is being hacked without the knowledge of users. Also‚ all of the personal and corporate data stored on the device could be sent through different remote servers‚ which are threats for smartphones. Additionally‚ another threat of smartphones is the user’s information may be taken without one’s permission especially the banking information

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    Law Assignment - National Security versus Personal Privacy What is your opinion on this issue? Justify your view in a short written report In response to the September 11 attacks‚ section 107 of the Customs Act was put in place. In essence‚ Section 107 states that customs officers can now access airline passenger lists consisting of personal information‚ this information will also be placed in a database for the next 6 years. As stated in Customs Act‚ Section 107 Amended section 107

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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 of user

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    The African continent has suffered from various forms of threats to its peace and stability. These involve environmental degradation‚ poverty‚ diseases‚ hunger‚ drought and wars. Terrorism however‚ is emerging as a serious threat to African peace. Salvatore Freni (2010) points out that terrorism has undergone a number of changes and mutations. Salvatore went on to explain that “new” terrorism elements are rooted in globalization and are characterized by structure of terrorist groups which has evolved

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    Assignment 1 Threat: An unauthorized employee tries to access data that is hosted on the server. Vulnerability: The organization does not use authentication and access controls. Likelihood: The likelihood is very low‚ depending on the organization and its budget. For the most part‚ most organizations have IT specialists that are tasked to keep everything on the network secure. In the government most all data is protected by multiple forms of security. LAN DOMAIN: Weak passwords could be

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    Throughout my life I moved from home to home‚ so I was never in one area for too long. As a kid I was always confused as to why my family always moved. Later on I found out that my parents had low income. Before this news I was uncertain of my future‚ plus I was not doing so well in school. Back then school was not a priority of mine. Not doing well in school seemed normal to me‚ because most of my my classmates were not doing so well either. Later on I realized it wasn’t right for me to throw

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