1). Based on our discussion of various types of malicious attacks (Chapter 11), which two or three of them do you consider to be the most significant threat against government and political organizations, and why? Which threats may not be as great of a risk for those organizations, and why?
Malicious attacks tend to forcefully take advantage of or abuse some other ’innocent’ person’s computer with the intention of stealing the individual 's information or tamper with the functionality of the machine. These attacks can either be through phishing, social engineering or computer viruses. Political organizations and governments are prone to spying attacks which include Trojan horses, Spyware, and Adware (Edwards et al.,2008).). Political rivals are always in search of ways of pinning down their opponents and accessing their private information may aid this journey. These two attacks may be very helpful to …show more content…
That planning style is all about immediate gratification. Whereas long-term viability planning is looking at how things are going to be helped over a long period of time. That kind of planning focuses more on the long-term effects of what the organization is doing, and trying to figure out what will be the most beneficial over time. Also, they strongly consider what will be the least detrimental over that time.
7. What are some of the ways that technology-based tools can support an organization’s operations in the face of a disaster? For example, in banking, customers might be able to use Internet banking to conduct their business, even if the bank branch is closed. What other technologies can an organization put in place or leverage to support its operations? Pick an industry to focus on and think about what technologies and services might work best for that industry. What critical points of failure might still be present that limit the effectiveness of these
Malicious attacks tend to forcefully take advantage of or abuse some other ’innocent’ person’s computer with the intention of stealing the individual 's information or tamper with the functionality of the machine. These attacks can either be through phishing, social engineering or computer viruses. Political organizations and governments are prone to spying attacks which include Trojan horses, Spyware, and Adware (Edwards et al.,2008).). Political rivals are always in search of ways of pinning down their opponents and accessing their private information may aid this journey. These two attacks may be very helpful to …show more content…
That planning style is all about immediate gratification. Whereas long-term viability planning is looking at how things are going to be helped over a long period of time. That kind of planning focuses more on the long-term effects of what the organization is doing, and trying to figure out what will be the most beneficial over time. Also, they strongly consider what will be the least detrimental over that time.
7. What are some of the ways that technology-based tools can support an organization’s operations in the face of a disaster? For example, in banking, customers might be able to use Internet banking to conduct their business, even if the bank branch is closed. What other technologies can an organization put in place or leverage to support its operations? Pick an industry to focus on and think about what technologies and services might work best for that industry. What critical points of failure might still be present that limit the effectiveness of these