for technology that increases their security so a hack does not occur again. Either way‚ corporations should understand the cost that a hack of consumers’ information could cost them. Ponemon Institute researched this and found‚ “data breaches cost companies an average of $221 per compromised record – of which $145 pertains to indirect costs‚ which include abnormal turnover or churn of customers and $76 represents the direct costs incurred to resolve the data breach‚ such as investments in technologies
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into the biography of each. Levy’s descriptions are colorful‚ but not very enlightening‚ as regards their roles in computer history. Some of their situations have changed since then. I have listed some of the more interesting items and impressions from the text and the bios. Altair 8800 – This machine is considered by many as the first true personal computer. Microsoft’s first project was to develop the language for the computer‚ Altair BASIC. The 8800 was featured on the cover of Popular Mechanics
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thought‚ from http://arstechnica.com /security/ 2012/ 10 /zero-day-attacks-are-meaner-and-more-plentiful-thanthought/. 2. SECURITY POLICY: TARGET‚ CONTENT‚ & LINKS‚ from http://csrc.nist.gov/nissc/1998/proceedings/paperG4.pdf. 3. Anatomy of the Hack - Hands-on Security‚ from http://w ww.slideshare.net/NewBU/anatom y-of-thehack-handson-security-information-assurance-dub. 4. Hacker methodology‚ from http://www.hackersecuritymeasures.com /. 5. Ethical Hacking‚ from www.securedeath
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Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Company Background 3 Security Breach 3 Cost of Security Breach 3 Closer Look at Control Issues 4 Steps to mitigate data breach 4 Conclusion 6 References 6 Executive Summary A data breach at a credit card payments processing firm Global Payments potentially impacted 1.5 million credit and debit card numbers from major card brands Visa‚ MasterCard‚ Discover and American Express (money.cnn.com) in April 2012. Company Background Founded in
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Identity theft is an ever present phenomenon‚ which happens unexpectedly to anyone with vital information on hand. Some people make an effort to guard themselves from such things‚ yet‚ there are many who do not. Identity theft is the deliberate use of someones else’s identity. The people who are victimized by this crime suffer from serious ramification: financial downturns and legal troubles. This crime is an everyday occurrence which can be preventable and solved‚ if one takes the proper steps to
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Hacker Target and Response Paper Diamond Fenderson SEC/440 December 2‚ 2014 Steven Mohan Hacker Target and Response Paper A chief security endorsement position in all affiliations passes on a tremendous arrangement of responsibility and certainty. Laborers are at risk to security confirmations‚ foundation checks‚ and a succession of tests and appraisals. A staff that has chief security consent is cognizant to the most sensitive data of the affiliation including restrictive data‚ private data about
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Cyber Security Paper The Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary defines cyber security measures taken to protect a computer or computer system (as on the Internet) against unauthorized access or attack Most people think that hackers are just people that want to mess up your computer‚ but real hackers break into systems because they want to see what they can do‚ then they might leave a message on the victims computer‚ but that’s it. So‚ the computer security people protect from those other hackers that want
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because of the aftermath of the 2013 data breach which affected up to 70 million consumers personal information (Riley et al.‚ 2014). Most of which could have been prevented if they had the principle managerial functions in place. CEO Greg Steinhafel lacked in many of these areas to which led to his ouster at Target. Greg Steinhafel made many bad decisions during his time‚ whether it is a botched expansion into Canada‚ or the mishaps before and after the data breach in 2013 (Reisinger‚ 2014). Before the
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Case Study: When Hackers Turn to Blackmail 1. The introduction of Sunnylake hospital case The use of information technology in business presents major security challenges‚ poses serious ethical question‚ and affects society in significant ways. Especially‚ the computer crime is a growing threat to society and is caused by the criminal or irresponsible actions of individuals who are taking advantage of the widespread use and vulnerability of computers and the Internet and other networks. It presents
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Preventing Columbine Over the past decade‚ there has been a spike in school shootings‚ one the most infamous took place at Columbine High School. This shooting has been spoken about across the globe because of the brutal killings two high school students engaged in. The two students committed an act so horrifying it shocked the nation. This tragedy has been contemplated for almost twenty years. The Columbine High School shooting is one of the deadliest school shootings in history‚ but it’s recently
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