Malware Attacks Affecting Hospital Information Systems Technology has made many facets of everyday life considerably easier in many ways. With that convenience, comes opportunity for many criminals. Almost every electronic device is susceptible to compromise, however hospitals represent a valuable resource to criminals due to the sensitive nature of the information contained within them. This report will evaluate the types of malware attacks that directly affect hospital information systems,…
The danger for the average computer user is that someone will hack their system. Most average computer users don’t have anything worth stealing. Now, on the internet, there are other dangers, because your computer could be a launching pad for other attacks. So people might want to break into your computer in order to use it later on as a tool to break into something bigger. These things happen all the time. A lot of DoS (Denial of Service) attacks are based off these types of intrusions. A DoS…
NASCAR has a demographic problem. The motor sport’s top-level Sprint Cup series holds the current title of having the oldest, most politically conservative and least diverse fans of the major professional sports leagues. It feels as though NASCAR has always been this way, as if a requirement of outlaw country culture is included in the team regulations. However, over the past decade NASCAR has suffered from a steady decline in television ratings, forcing the association to change in order to…
What is ‘Invite Friends’ Extension actually? ‘Invite Friends’ Extension is ad-supported program that mainly infects Google Chrome and invades the computer without user permission. Where, it is a potentially unwanted program that is completely unnecessary for the computer user. This type of unwanted program is specifically created by cyber offenders to make illegal profit for the third party by doing some undesirable activities. Why is ‘Invite Friends’ Extension a harmful application? After…
infects newly created files. Nonresident viruses do not infect computer memory and are active for a limited time only. Nonresident virus does not store or execute itself from the computer memory. 4) What is a Trojan horse? What are the various types of Trojan horses? A Trojan horse is a type of malware that is often disguised as appropriate software. Trojans can be applied by cyber criminals and hackers trying to gain access to user’s systems (Fritsch et al, 2015). Users are normally…
Odysseus Heroes have always been characters unequivocal in nature: strong, selfless, humble, and generally awe-inspiring. The term has been brought up countless times in literature and human history, and yet the title is often not deserved. This, in particular, is the case with Odysseus, the main character from the epic poem The Odyssey, written by Homer. Odysseus is a man who, through trickery and deceit, managed to make his way home in an arguably unheroic manner. Due to his selfishness,…
Through analysis of major characters in Sophocles’ Philocetes, one can see that an individual’s needs, feelings, or behaviors do not always align with the values of society. The values upheld by society are often times contradictory to those of a certain individual. Our society is flawed and unfortunately, faulty values exist. It is also important to keep in mind whether the individual acts for good or evil. This often times non existing reflection between individual and societal values…
Fallen Chief Crazy Horse was perhaps one of the greatest war leaders of the Lakota people, his reputation and prestige as a courageous and fearless warrior was acknowledged by his enemies and allies alike. He is remembered for being one of the bravest of warriors always riding at the front of a charge. In his lifetime he counted more than two hundred coups which exceeding the likes of other respected warriors such as Red Cloud, Spotted Tail, and Sitting Bull. If Crazy Horse had lived in an…
I, along many people have wondered where and who does spam comes from, who is buying this merchandise advertised in our junk folder like Viagra, who is profiting from sending these spam emails or even if these drugs are real or ineffective. Brian Krebs, founder of the award winning cybersecurity website, krebsonsecurity.com takes us into the dark world of hacking and spamming. He explains a lot of the hacking and spamming comes from Russia and that they are the true “spam nation.” McAfee, a…
Heroism, an ambiguous word that can be interpreted into numerous definitions, such as “great bravery” or “good deeds.” But when held accountable as a quantity, or a measurement of “how much there is” in an individual, do we define a hero as a character who has the most valiant traits or a character with fewer heroic attributes but to a greater extent? In both situations, Odysseus meets the criteria more thoroughly than Everett does; he inherits more of these characteristics, all to a wider…