In recent years, Cyber-attacks have become a more common form of terrorism used against the United States. Cyber-terrorist have the ability to access bank accounts, shut down systems, and send malicious viruses to ordinary citizens from the comfort of their home. It may be possible for terrorist to hack into States and Federal systems, which would be catastrophic on a global level; cyber-attacks are happening more and more often than they should. This type of cybercriminals has cost the US 580,000 jobs and $100 billion, with the global cost as much as $400 billion (2013). The legal field have been targeted by cybercriminals, the sensitive data about their clients have created a gold mine for the cybercriminals, and in an effort
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Cyber-attacks is as old as the internet, cyber-space has become an essential part of our daily life, we have broadband signals, wireless networks, local network in school and businesses, all are vulnerable to the cyber-criminal (Warnes, 2017). The denial of services is a form of major hacking, is designed to paralyze the computer system, websites and financial network, these hackers targets government and private networks (Warnes, 2017). The Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center have suggested, computer criminals in China and Russia have accessed the United States electrical grid by using software that has the ability to damage at any time; social security numbers banking and credit card information are useful tools for the cyber-criminal (Warnes, 2017). Cyber-criminals are just as sophisticated as the computer system, the military intelligence network provides protection for the United States and it depends on the World Wide Web for this information; along with other major countries, the United States have joined forces to prevent and eliminate cyber criminals (Warnes, …show more content…
Cyber-terrorist have the ability to access bank accounts, shut down systems, and send malicious viruses to ordinary citizens from the comfort of their home. The ability to operate from remote locations across the globe to find vulnerable links between cyberspace, physical systems, records and infrastructure is the mission of Cybercriminals (Smith, 2015). The development of a national policy and regional sharing of information is critical in combating cyber-attacks, cooperation across state and local government is essential for national security (Vaseashta et al., 2014) Increasing the awareness of cybersecurity and using the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure and encouraging organizations to manage cybersecurity as part of an all hazards approach to reduces the risk of a cyber-attack (2016). It should be noted, educating the public and private sector may be the best way to prevent or reduce cyber-attacks, we must find ways to secure our network, shield our data and improve our security to counter any cyber-attacks against the infrastructure of our systems (My digital shield, 2015). The purpose of Homeland Security is to prevent and disrupt terrorist attacks, protect the American people, our infrastructure and key resources, respond to and recover from incidents that have occurred and to continue to strengthen the foundation to ensure long
Cyber-attacks is as old as the internet, cyber-space has become an essential part of our daily life, we have broadband signals, wireless networks, local network in school and businesses, all are vulnerable to the cyber-criminal (Warnes, 2017). The denial of services is a form of major hacking, is designed to paralyze the computer system, websites and financial network, these hackers targets government and private networks (Warnes, 2017). The Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center have suggested, computer criminals in China and Russia have accessed the United States electrical grid by using software that has the ability to damage at any time; social security numbers banking and credit card information are useful tools for the cyber-criminal (Warnes, 2017). Cyber-criminals are just as sophisticated as the computer system, the military intelligence network provides protection for the United States and it depends on the World Wide Web for this information; along with other major countries, the United States have joined forces to prevent and eliminate cyber criminals (Warnes, …show more content…
Cyber-terrorist have the ability to access bank accounts, shut down systems, and send malicious viruses to ordinary citizens from the comfort of their home. The ability to operate from remote locations across the globe to find vulnerable links between cyberspace, physical systems, records and infrastructure is the mission of Cybercriminals (Smith, 2015). The development of a national policy and regional sharing of information is critical in combating cyber-attacks, cooperation across state and local government is essential for national security (Vaseashta et al., 2014) Increasing the awareness of cybersecurity and using the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure and encouraging organizations to manage cybersecurity as part of an all hazards approach to reduces the risk of a cyber-attack (2016). It should be noted, educating the public and private sector may be the best way to prevent or reduce cyber-attacks, we must find ways to secure our network, shield our data and improve our security to counter any cyber-attacks against the infrastructure of our systems (My digital shield, 2015). The purpose of Homeland Security is to prevent and disrupt terrorist attacks, protect the American people, our infrastructure and key resources, respond to and recover from incidents that have occurred and to continue to strengthen the foundation to ensure long