Malicious attacks basically seek to exploit vulnerabilities in a network. These threats can be passive or active and have very negative consequences. The difference between active and passive attacks are that active attacks makes changes or modifications to the data or attempt to gain some type of access to the network‚ while passive attacks do not make changes to the system at all. According to Solomon‚ 2012‚ there are many malicious attacks and threats that can be carried out against the network
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Summary Report on a Malicious Code Attack: The CiH Virus CiH Virus Summary Description of CIH Virus The CIH Virus‚ also known as the Chernobyl Virus‚ was directed towards Microsoft Windows platforms. It became known as the Chernobyl Virus because the triggered payload date is April 26th‚ the same date as the Chernobyl disaster (this is purely coincidental). The name of the virus is derived from the virus’s creator‚ Chen Ing-Hau. Payload is defined as the malicious activity that is a result
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Identifying Potential Malicious Attacks‚ Threats and Vulnerabilities CIS 333 Network Security Fundamentals July 23‚ 2014 We have been tasked by the CIO to draft a report identifying potentially malicious attacks‚ threats‚ and vulnerabilities specific to our organization. Further‚ the CIO would like us to briefly explain each item and potential impact it could have on the organization. Malicious Network Attacks "Network attack is usually defined as an intrusion on your network infrastructure that
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Tiffany Kearse Identifying Potential Malicious Attacks‚ Threats and Vulnerabilities CIS/333 Robert Whale November 2‚ 2014 With any network organization you want to make sure that you keep on top of vulnerabilities of anything that reaches out to the internet. Computers and servers that touch the internet are ones that must be scanned. As a company you have to make sure that you configure the security settings for the operating system‚ internet browser and security software
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Malicious code is the term used to describe any code in any part of a software system or script that is intended to cause undesired effects‚ security breaches or damage to a computer or system without the owner’s knowledge or consent. There are much exploitation of vulnerabilities‚ like viruses‚ worms‚ Trojan horses‚ spyware‚ adware‚ and rootkits. Malicious code describes a broad category of system security terms that includes attack scripts‚ viruses‚ worms‚ Trojan horses‚ backdoors‚ and malicious
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The Threats of computer viruses? Computer viruses are very risky and can damage all the data files that you have on your pc and the pc itself. There are many types of them. It injects copies of itself into other programs on your computer system. They do damage the executable programs and the system files! Or display annoying messages and popups on your screen and send infected junk emails to people from your email address. You can notice easily if your Computer is infected throughout sending
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Classification Description: Malicious Code and Activity Task Base on the premise that there is a mix of computers running Windows 2000‚ Windows XP‚ Windows Vista‚ Windows 7‚ and Mac OS X‚ you must research and devise a plan to thwart malicious code and activity by implementing countermeasures and prevention techniques for dealing with viruses‚ worms‚ logic bombs‚ Trojan horses‚ and other related forms of intentionally created deviant code. Introduction Malicious software is written with the intent
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Assignment 1- Identifying Potential Malicious Attacks‚ Threats and Vulnerabilities Larry F. Simmons Strayer University Online Professor Arend Clayborn February 4‚ 2015 A malicious attack can be any physical or electronic action taken with the intent of acquiring‚ destroying‚ modifying‚ or accessing a user’s data without permission of their files. Hackers attempt to gain access to information about your system which can reveal many common exploits and other vulnerabilities of your
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at work‚ people rationally consider doing whatever it takes to gain this chance. The main objective in the scientific management approach is the both the employee and employer achieve the greatest possibly outcome. In this approach‚ organizations can learn how to be more efficient by ways such as proper training and direction by superior employees. This will also lead the organization to be more productive. The four guidelines for scientific management to be successful are having a proper science
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a living thing? Are viruses alive or not? To figure out this question we first have to know‚ what defines a living thing. According to the online Merriam-Webster Dictionary‚ life is in particular “an organismic state characterized by capacity for metabolism‚ growth‚ reaction to stimuli‚ and reproduction.” For about 100 years‚ scientists have repeatedly changed their mind over what viruses are. First seen as poisons‚ then as life-forms‚ then biological chemicals‚ viruses today are thought of as
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