Infrastructure

Introduction Critical infrastructure is the fundamental structure of modern society. Human beings largely depend on systems for survival in the harsh economic environment. Everything around, tangible and intangible alike, has a purpose of making life easier for humanity. As time progresses, the Infrastructures continue to develop and become more sophisticated. More advanced inventions have more functionalities than the less complex ones. Continued improvement of resources covers loopholes that…

COME 582-Cellular Communications Assignment 1 Due Monday October 17, in class Notes: You MUST work individually on the assignment. Piazza can be used to ask questions (without requesting a solution) !! Try to work on as many questions as possible. Grade will mostly be based on the effort spent. Problem 1 Cellular Architecture Consider a city of 10 square kilometers. A macrocellular system design divides the city up into square cells of 1 square kilometer, where each cell can accommodate 100…

Almost every critical infrastructure is owned by private agencies. Since these agencies is in charge of our economy sustainable resources, the government have created partnership with them to ensure their safety and well being of the sources they provide to the United States. Most private owners hired private security agencies while others used private security agencies. Private security agencies protect and ensure the safety of the facilities they are assigned to including the worker and…

United States critical infrastructure program as applicable to computer and information systems. Subsequently, in 2002 the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) replaced the Computer Security Act of 1987 which intended to enhance information security policies in federal offices. In the end, in 2013 President Barrack Obama signed Executive Order 13636 which led NIST publishing the Cybersecurity Framework version 1.0 which is applicable to the US critical infrastructure. Currently,…

United Parcel Service’s IT Infrastructure Doue’ O. Carter Northcentral University Abstract This writing explores the Information Technology infrastructure of United Parcel Service. Due to the massive amount of technology used within this company, this study will provide a high-level overview of existing systems, emerging technologies, and risk observations in an effort to support UPS’ competitive strategy. CORE APPLICATION AND INTENT UPS targets the personal use…

Public Key Infrastructure is a comprehensive subject that is constantly developing to meet high growing demands of the business word. PKI is one of the most effective way for securing networks. The encrypted information that is sent is delivered using a public key. An individual is able to provide the public key to the sender, or the key can be retrieved from the directory from where it was published. PKI works in concert of other security mechanisms to help protect vital information (Weise,…

In the article “Airport Screener Could See X-rated X-rays” the problem is the government making airport security change to full body scan imaging on monitors. The body scanners are a very controversial topic,l because it takes the privacy away from people by their bodies being exploited by security. For many people the new monitors are unjustifiable, but people have to choose whether they want safety or privacy. The main points of this “Airport Screener Could See X-rated X-rays” article is…

GO FRUGAL: LESSONS FROM SLUM ARCHITECTURE Ar. Kamal Passi , Dr. Gaurav Raheja Abstract While the authorities struggle to find ways to cater to the problem of slums, thousands of shelters are being built daily without any major outside support or government scheme. If there is any possible access to land, people build homes and improvements are made over time. This quality must be identified as strength, and harnessed if India is to provide decent housing to its growing urban population.…

Homeland Security and Critical Infrastructure The events of September 11, 2001, highlighted significant gaps in the country’s emergency preparedness and more specifically, its ability to identify threats and protect against terrorist attacks. The resulting analyses of the incident and the response efforts stressed the need for an overarching program that would coordinate the efforts of a multitude of government agencies with competing goals and requirements. A program that would improve the…

Vulnerability of IT Infrastructures: Internal and External Threats Sylvester Ngoma Ph.D. Candidate Information Technology Educator March 04, 2012 Vulnerability of IT Infrastructures 1 Introduction The pervasive and complex nature of security threats to Information Technology (IT) continues to be a major concern for modern organizations and businesses. IT infrastructures, which have become the cornerstone of organizational management, are highly vulnerable to potential attacks and sabotage. IT…