Adware

As a security analyst in the Information technology environment at the Aim Higher College, I have seen many attacks from the hackers that attempt to steal the sensitive data of the college and expose it to the whole world or alter it in some way. I have seen the many threats that have existed on the college’s data and systems at one point. Furthermore, I discovered many vulnerabilities in college’s systems, I captured them before the intruders can get their hands on them and make an effort to…

Apple vs. Microsoft Apple and Microsoft are two of the top companies in the tech industry in an already huge market. Both are two very different companies in what innovations they might offer and price points making it difficult for some people to decide which one is the best path to take taking into consideration their needs. Although Apple and Microsoft are leaders of innovation in the Technological industry they have diverged their own top products with expense, upkeep and safety where one…

FRAMEWORK FOR MOBILE APPLICATION INCIDENT RESPONSE P2273379A 1. INTRODUCTION Mobile technology has penetrated people’s daily lives. Mobile technology brings a lot of positive effects to human lives, ranging from education, research, entertainment, health sector, social media, shopping and banking. However, the development of mobile technology has also a negative effect. As an example, people can do mobile banking, checking balance, transferring money, purchasing online and the…

Running head: Technology and Cyber-security Technology and Cyber-security 7 Technology and Cyber-security Name: Institution: Course: Tutor: Date: Introduction Cyber security has become a serious trade-off, a tag of war technical war between the defender and the attack. The vast changes in technology affect both; defenders are using technology to fend off attackers, and attackers employing the same technology to get away with the defenders? scope of defection. In the present…

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…

Why is it important to protect information in the food service industry to maintain competitive advantage? Information security is the process of protecting the availability, privacy, and integrity of data. Information technology and methods of securing it have been around for centuries. Whether it is hiding your diary under your pillow, keeping a secret from others, or encrypting your passwords on a desktop, the need to secure data or information has always been important. In the food service…

A penetration test or “pentesting” is an attack on a computer system, network or Web application without actually harming it and with the owner’s permission in order to identify vulnerabilities that an attacker could exploit with the intention of finding security weaknesses and potentially gaining access to its functionality and data. Why Penetration Testing Nine out of 10 businesses experienced at least one hacking incident in the past year, marking a 21% increase from 2015, according to a…

Why Cybersecurity is Important for Every Company. In today’s world, almost every single business, from small to large corporations, needs to have an online presence to grow and increase their customer base no matter what the focus area of the company is. For example, it does not matter if the company is specialized in food, clothes, insurance, car repair, phone service. In addition to having an online page, when companies grow they also need a computer network to facilitate communication…

DELL has also invested substantially in building its IT infrastructure in order to create an advance and effective work place. Nonetheless, DELL also prepares its staffs to be IT oriented in performing their jobs, and this enables DELL to stay ahead of their competitors. As observed, DELL’s e-CRM strategies are closely in line with the model of CRM architecture frameworks, which was illustrated in Figure 2. The e-CRM strategy of DELL has begun with customer acquisition, value enhancement and…

A decision support system uses data from internal and/or external sources (Stair & Reynolds, 2010). Internal sources of data might include sales, inventory, or financial data. Data from external sources could include interest rates, the cost of raw material such as flours, and fuel cost. Some decision support systems also include capabilities that allow you to create a model of the factors affecting a decision (O'Brien & Marakas 2009). With the model, you can ask what-if questions by changing…