Human security

of a Hacker," or "The Hacker's Manifesto" went viral, it was written by a computer security hacker who went by the name 'The Mentor'. His purpose was to demystify the motives of a hacker. In this essay, he described hackers as smart individuals who had a thirst for knowledge that they could not get from school. He points out that the computers do not judge them and are only controlled by code as compared to human beings. He then categorically states that all the hackers are alike and their…

recovery. The main objective of incident response is to facilitate a quick and efficient recovery from a security incident. It also aims at reducing the impacts imposed by the threat, or a critical disruption of the functionality of the facility or resources in cases whereby an incident has taken place. The plan of approach is systematic in accordance with the standard procedures of physical security in order reduce the possibility of reoccurrence (Rodriguez, 2007). A critical success factor…

director who reports to the deputy director, who reports to the DIRNSA,” as Ambinder explains it. The DIRNSA is the Director of the NSA, who is also the Commander of the Defense Department’s US Cyber Command and the Central Security Service. (p.3) He further explained that the NSA’s Foreign Affairs Directorate works with any “foreign intelligence services, counterintelligence centers and the UK/USA and FIVE EYES exchanges.” (p.3) The Office of Export Control Policy is also included in same…

Having an effective security system for your organization is one of the most critical issues that the government and businesses face in this new era of technology. Technology has become the pivotal point of everything; it is a part of daily lives. There was a time where your cellphone was just a phone, now it’s a portable computer that is able to monitor your movement and health status (Jones & Aiken, 2014). In a world where millions of computers are connected to the Internet and one time,…

awareness, cyber security, cyber attacks, the economic fallout from cyber attacks and the state of businesses taking preventative measures. Furthermore, I reviewed the literature based on the need for individuals to concern themselves with cyber awareness. Information gathered from 38 sources up to this point provided the content…

Physical security is one of the most important aspects of maintaining a business, especially when the company is handling large amounts of PII and NPPI. Any company handling sensitive information has to keep in mind all state and federal regulations that the business must adhere to, such as HIPPA and GLBA. Training and education of the employees is just as important to a company’s security plan as implementing safeguards and elaborate equipment. The whole team has to be on board with how…

Security Works, Inc. has just been awarded a high priority, high visibility contract/project that will require us to develop and maintain a proper DoD security policy that is required to meet DoD standards for delivery of the technology services. Upon winning this high demand contract with the DoD, Security Works, Inc. is now obligated to meet all government standards that the U.S. Air Force Cyber Security Center or AFCSC enforces. Other guidelines within this contract that have to be followed…

framework of international relations, typically entrenched in European thought and ideals, onto the modern necessity and moral imperative of humanitarian intervention is foolish. The primary contestation is between the importance of sovereignty and basic human rights. The violation of sovereignty, especially of weak and historically exploited states, is an important concern. However, firstly, our notion of sovereignty needs to be adapted to the African/Asian context and progress beyond its…

IT security threats and cryptography 7/A. P1: Explain the different security threats that can affect the IT systems of originations. 7/A.M1: Assess the impact that IT security threats can have on organization's IT systems and business whilst taking account of the principles of information security and legal requirements In today's society data is a very valuable thing companies have to take in to account how to protect that data from the threats, Threats is a way in which the data is vulnerable…

Tor has been praised for providing privacy and anonymity to vulnerable Internet users such as political activists fearing surveillance and arrest, ordinary web users seeking to bypass censorship. (Gurnow, 2013). The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) has called Tor "the king of high-secure, low-latency Internet anonymity". (Ball, Schneier, Greenwald, 2013). In March 2011, The Tor Project received the Free Software Foundation's 2010 Award for Projects of Social Benefit. The citation…