Denial-of-service attacks

One of the methods is by cross-referencing the Service Set Identifies (SSID?s) against an approved list of access point authorized by the security team. Any Ad Hoc access points within the vicinity of Millennium Bank Inc. are rogue access point by default because they are not managed by the organization…

The Importance of Cybersecurity for the Future December 25th, 2014, a DDoS attack lands on major companies Sony and Microsoft. The result? Their servers were shut down for time varied on ranging from twenty-four hours to a few weeks. A DDoS is a distributed denial of service attack, and it is illegal. These attack are meant to take down companies’ servers. All of this could have been prevented if these companies focused more on their security rather than their profits. The group responsible for…

(DHS, n.d.) Protection helps with being able to limit the potential impact of a hack. (DHS, n.d.). Protection of information services information involves various “activities”. Access Control is one such activity. In access control a user can only get to, access, the information he/she is entitled to. Also the any access control method used should be in line with the classification…

us: he will be serving a year sentencing in a federal prison for his relation to the 2008 DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attack on the Church of Scientology’s website called Project Chanology. The goal of a DDoS attack is to overwhelm the targeted website with repeated access requests to the point where the website either slows down to a crawl or goes offline. Prior to the cyber-attack, a video from 2004 depicting actor, Tom Cruise, preaching the churches strange and creepy sentiments was…

analysis, it is important to perform a risk assessment. Risk assessment is the process of identifying and estimating what liability of a risk can be exploited and what impact it might pose. Risk analysis tries to minimize risk exposure to external attacks, accidental misuse, or malicious insiders. It also allows a company to evaluate weak links within the business and their adverse impact. Failure to conduct risk analysis could result in security…

hacktivist grouped named “Cult of the Dead Cow” (Denning, 2015, para. 5). Over the last few years, computer hacking has transitioned from being a small collective of computer enthusiast, into huge political platform.The first politically motivated hacking attack has been dated as far as 1987 (Dreyfus, 1997, p.2). This platform has helped give people who use the internet a voice. Which ultimately helped created the first state of the internet. Although there is the deviant percent who do abuse…

technology also leads to greater exposure and potential of being a target for cyber-crimes such as denial of service, stealing of passenger private information and cyber terrorisms. According to analysis for incidents from 2002-2004 transportation systems faced 16% of total cyber hackings and terrorisms on critical infrastructure (IEEE, 2007). Transportation information systems can face cyber-attacks on highway traffic controls systems, pipeline control systems, train control, and…

As the internet’s ever expansive growth continues, the activity of hacktivist groups advances. Although hacktivists have been targeting different governmental websites and networks, their actions are an act of protest and civil disobedience. In addition, the idea of a hacktivist has become misconstrued by the deceived public. The idea of a hacktivism needs to be made more transparent and the actions of these hacktivist groups need to be made more clear and differed from cybercrime or…

spreading, transfer and acceptance. The goal of most security programs is to reduce risk. Risk mitigation is accomplished by decreasing the threat level by eliminating or intercepting the advisory before they attack, blocking opportunities through enhanced security, or reducing the consequences if an attack should occur. Without question, the best strategy for the mitigation risk is a combination of all three element, decreasing threats, blocking opportunities and reducing…

great and noble knight that would save a maiden, bed in a castle and save the weak. A line from the book, “So many were the wrongs that we to be righted….” (Cervantes 2684) expressed this ideal. So devoted he was to his cause that even after numerous attacks on his person throughout the book, he was not dissuaded from his travels and adventures. His misadventures would illicit laughter or pity from the reader depending on their view. No wonder the initial story of his exploits were often seen as…