CheckPoint: TJX Companies The data theft that TJX Companies experienced was caused by using the Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption system. The WEP had become easy for hackers to navigate and had become quite out of date. TJX also failed to properly encrypt data on many of the employee computers that were using the wireless network‚ and did not have an effective firewall. The company had also purchased additional security programs that were not installed correctly. An alternative to the
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CheckPoint: TXJ Companies TJX was still using the old Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption system‚ which was not hard for the hackers to figure out. One weakness was poorly secured computer kiosks located in many of TJX’s retail stores‚ which let people apply for jobs electronically. These same kiosks also provided access to the company’s internal corporate network. TJX could have switched to the more secure Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) standard with more complex encryption. TJX had also
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describe the security controls in place. Where are the weaknesses? I did not notice any securities in place. The article did mention a second layer or security that was not properly installed. The systems were out of date and TJX used an old Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption system. Other companies made the switch to a Wi-Fi Protected Access (WAP) with more complex encryption. The article also states that they failed to install firewalls and data encryption on some of the hardware using wireless
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in present situation all of these industrial standard Wi Fi security architectures are found to have vulnerabilities so that a hacker can hack into the Wi Fi network. WEP – Wired Equivalent Privacy WPA– Wi-Fi Protected Access WPA2 – Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 Vulnerabilities in WEP WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is based on the RC4 encryption algorithm‚ with a secret key of 40 bits or 104 bits being combined with a 24-bit Initialization Vector (IV) to encrypt the plaintext message M
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through the network based on their unique MAC addresses (Coleman & Westcott‚ 2012). This gives the administrator the ability to lock the network down to only the devices they want on the network‚ giving another layer of security. WEP‚ or wired equivalent privacy‚ uses a hexadecimal or ASCII character key to secure traffic on the network. Finally‚ authentication is done by the access point sending a challenge to be encrypted by the client and finally sent back to the access point for verification
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TJX Companies List and describe the security controls in place. Where are the weaknesses? TJX companies had very little security measures in place‚ and even the ones they had were mostly outdated. The company was using a Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) network encryption system. By today’s standards‚ and even at the time of intrusion‚ it is a fairly insecure system and is considered easy to hack into. Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)‚ a more complex encryption system‚ was already available at the
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The TJX company did not have many security controls put in place to prevent something like this from happening. The company used Wired Equivalent Privacy encryption system to handle their client’s credit and debit card information. This system was very easy for any hacker to gain access to people’s information. It was completely out of date and did not encrypt anything within the company‚ which made it more vulnerable. They did not install firewall security correctly. TJX had purchased many other
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used to fix the weaknesses? • What was the business effect of TJX’s data loss on TJX‚ consumers‚ and banks? Which moral dimensions may be applied in this situation? How? CheckPoint: TJX Companies The TJX Company was using the Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption system‚ which caused the data theft at the TJX Companies. The WEP made it easy for hackers to navigate and steal information. TJX had out of date security and controls. TJX failed to properly encrypt data on many of the employee
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the facts presented. Table of Contents Title Page……………………………………………………………………………Pg1 Abstract………………………………………………………………………………Pg2 WEP……………………………………………………………………………….…Pg4 WEP Pros/Cons………………………………………………………………………Pg4 WEP WEP stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy. WEP is part of the IEEE 802.11 wireless networking standard. WEP is a security protocol that encrypts transmitted data in a wireless network. WEP was an early attempt at securing wireless networks but now there are better ways. WEP has 3
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Analysis of Wireless Security Vulnerabilities‚ Attacks‚ and Methods of Protection Abstract - The rapid adoption and highly distributed nature of wireless networks has made it vulnerable to attacks and calls for innovative strategies of defense for network security. The lack of cables and transfer of information over airwaves makes data exchange more susceptible to interception. Furthermore‚ it is difficult to implement effective methods of security without sacrificing the quality and speed of network
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