Security Risks of Using External Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) for Essential Business Applications Abstract Cloud Computing is the result of a rapid evolution of computing technologies and a response to the new world business requirements. The adoption of the technology is widely accepted and its future is promising. However the cloud computing phenomena does not come without a risk. There are many issues of concerns that might slow the adoption of the cloud computing; most notably are the security
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Lab #1 – Assessment Worksheet Perform Reconnaissance and Probing Using Zenmap GUI (Nmap) Overview Hackers typically follow a five-step approach to seek out and destroy targeted hosts. The first step in performing an attack is to plan the attack by identifying the target and learning as much as possible about it. Hackers usually perform an initial reconnaissance and probing scan to identify IP hosts‚ open ports‚ and services enabled on servers and workstations. In this lab‚ you planned an attack
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Bibliography: 1. Adger‚ W.N.‚ Brooks‚ N.‚ Bentham‚ G.‚ Agnew‚ M.‚ & Eriksen‚ S. (2004). New indicators of vulnerability and adaptive capacity (Technical Report 7). 2. Adger‚ W.N.‚ Hughes‚ T.P.‚ Folke‚ C.‚ Carpenter‚ S.R.‚ & Rockstrom‚ J. (2005) Social-Ecological Resiliience to Coastal Disasters 3. Alexander‚ D. (2005). Towards the development of a standard in emergency
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privileges and accessing inappropriate sites. 2. What is the relationship between risks‚ threats and vulnerabilities as it pertains to Information Systems Security throughout the seven domains of a typical IT infrastructure? / They all affect security and integrity of a network domain local. 3. Which application is used in step #2 in the hacking process to perform a vulnerability assessment scan? / Nessus 4. Before you conduct an ethical hacking process or penetration test in a live
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Concept note for the Research study Title Climate change induced coastal hazards in Australia: An assessment of vulnerabilities and adaptation strategies Research question of Problem Climate change creates significant impacts in the Australian context and coastal communities are severely vulnerable for climate change impacts. This is mainly due to sea level rising; according to the IPCC report‚ in 2100 it will increase by 79 centimeters (Department of climate change‚ 2009). More frequent and
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Vulnerability has been explained as the degree to which a community is at risk of extreme physical or natural phenomena occurring‚ risk referring to the probability of occurrence and the degree to which socio-economic and socio-political factors affect the community’s capacity to absorb and recover‚ (Maskrey‚ 1993; Westgate and O’Keefe‚ 1976). Another definition of vulnerability states that it is a characteristic‚ produced by factors of class
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7 Schedule 9 Unanswered Questions 10 Authorization Letter 11 References 13 Scope This Vulnerability and Penetration Test Plan is designed specifically for E-commerce Sales and is designed to determine what steps need to be taken to secure and protect the network against malicious attacks. This Vulnerability and Penetration Test will cover numerous aspects of the E-commerce Sales information technology infrastructure including the production e-commerce
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There are so many threats to vulnerabilities and threats that leave systems open to malicious attacks. Whenever you sit at a computer and log onto the internet‚ your system‚ becomes vulnerable. There is now potential for malicious attacks. Knowing what to look for can prevent a lot of these attacks. Lets start by defining what vulnerability is. In computer security‚ vulnerability is a weakness which allows an attacker to reduce a system ’s information assurance. Vulnerability is the intersection of three
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Policy definition as a first step in performing a Nessus vulnerability scan? a. Nessus is an application built for network discovery of devices and the operating systems and software running on them. This is a policy definition of it. IT is a free program that can be downloaded but donations are accepted. IT is also an open source program so people are constantly improving it. 3) What five things can you configure as part of a vulnerability scan? i. You can configure: 1. Data Leakage 2. Compliance
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OUTLINE User Domain Risk‚ Threat‚ or Vulnerability Lack of user awareness • Conduct security awareness training display security awareness posters‚ insert reminders in banner greetings‚ and send e-mail reminders to employees. User apathy toward policies • Conduct annual security awareness training‚ implement acceptable use policy‚ update staff manual and handbook‚ discuss dring performance reviews. Workstation Domain Risk‚ Threat‚ or Vulnerability Unauthorized access to workstation
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