Computer network security

C. Common Causes of Data Breach The four common causes of data breaches includes the absence of policy, unencrypted dives, lack of security defenses and insider negligence [22]. Insider negligence of private information is one of the top reasons for a data breach. This includes an employee accident that leads to a data breach, and the use of a third-party that is negligent. For example, in 2009 an unencrypted laptop was stolen from the car of an Oregon Health & Science University employee which…

(Sysadmin, Audit, Network and Security) Institute is a privatized company by the United States, which is specialized in 400 training courses including cybersecurity training and information security for security professionals providing proper certification. SANS was established in 1989. The SANS 11 supported programs in the security program publication of 2003 “The many facets of an information security program” by Robert L Behm Jr. Will be discussed below. The information security program is a…

information in the sense of security, it is a great help for readers who are in different fields other than information security. Bruce Schneier has very intimate knowledge about the topic of security. After reading the book we can find the vast information in different ways. The psychology of security is the chapter that is beautiful and meaningful and provides experimental information to the reader, Bruce relates the human mindset and human psychology with security as he tries to represent the…

Microchips are smaller than regular sized chips and typically can do the same amount of work, if not more. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, a regular chip is “a small wafer of semiconductor material that forms the base for an integrated circuit.” (dictionary) Although microchips seem like a better way to go, there are a few minor complications in this idea, such as the complexity of the circuits, the cost of the materials to make produce it and the function that is required of this…

connection provided by the hospitals or the public wifi (in case of patients) which raises high security risk as the data can be easily pulled. This risk can be minimized by ensuring that while accessing this data, the hand held device connects using VPN(Virtual Private Network) which encrypts the data and then transmits the data across the internet leading to a better security of the ePHI data. Though HIPAA Security rule permits the ePHI data to be transmitted via email, there are three…

part in. The technology has successfully submerged society in every part of their daily lives and is the major source of innovation. New technological inventions and software have improved and benefited the educational system, healthcare, and the security and protection of communities in plenty of forms. Innovation and the introduction of technology in the education system engage and offer more opportunities to students. For example, an online article covered a study…

to take to mitigate the vulnerabilities. They take steps in such a way that it not only helps to get rid of the vulnerabilities but also removes the cause and hence enhance the security. In all the cases, every single enterprise has two options 1) Endure the risk and see what dangers it can cause so as to improve the security in future. This is called retention. 2) The other thing is mitigation. In this, the enterprise works on a method to resolve the fault. Figure1:…

Nicholas G. Carr was born in 1959, and is the author of, 2011 General Non-fiction Pulitzer Prize finalist, The Shallows: What The Internet Is Doing To Our Brain’s. He is also the author of the highly debated article “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” published in July of 2008. This article is about how he noticed that he had a shorter attention span and could not focus on long pieces of writing. He describes the neurological consequences of the internet, and how it is shaping how we read. When we…

and the FBI sought and demanded Apple’s help in unlocking the iPhone of a terrorist involved in a terrorist attack. FBI think Apple provide vital insights into the motives of the attack, as well as to provide crucial evidence regarding terrorist networks and activities. The FBI think that the new IOS software can help agents unlock the phone and access the information on it as a one-off case. However, the CEO Cook of Apple refused to acquiesce to the government’s demand, citing…

currently facing problems with IT security provision and business continuity their company using operating system such as Windows 7 and Windows XP senior staff using mobile and iPads to access to email their website is hosted by external hosting company. Threats The threats is human error or malicious that can be internal or external that impacts organization security this will happen in organization due poor planning, lack of policies and the lack of IT security the threats we can divide into…