Network security

should be a conscious decision, however, with wireless there exists a very real threat of unauthorised implementations. This ultimately creates a risk to the information assets within an organisation, even when there is no perceived threat. So in the security policy the organisation can state its stance upon the installation of wireless access points, in that at the very least they must have prior authorisation and adhere to specific configurations. This policy is mandated as part of the PCI…

Information Security in Game Development As can be seen by tuning into any modern news media outlet, information security is an international concern. Unfortunately, one area that is often left out of the security conversation is the video game industry. The general consumer base rarely hears about security standards when it comes to game development, and it is hit or miss from one game to the next as to whether there is security in place to protect the machine and network it is being played on.…

points before setting up a network and also businesses might get expanded or changed in future. Long term investments should be considered here for future growth as well. So we should have a proper planning before we establish. Number of Users – Number of network users, printers, scanners, servers, data centers and security measures. Types of Equipment – Highly sophisticated equipment that should be capable of handling large networks and flexibility for expanding the networks for future…

According to Bloomberg Businessweek, Target had been aware that its servers were compromised, but decided to ignore this warning. FireEye, a security firm that Target hired to monitor its servers, notified Target about the breach twelve days before the actual hack occurred. However, once the hack happened Target fixed the issue by eradicating the malware off of its network on December 15th. Target also released a statement to public regarding the hack, in order to ensure that customers would…

Introduction I. Vulnerability Assessments (Or “What do we have of value that must be protected?”) A. The Company Network Figure 1: Existing Company Network 1. Physical Devices a) The NETGEAR MR814 Wireless Router (all versions) has two key vulnerabilities. First, the MR814 only supports Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption to secure traffic sent over the wireless network [1]. WEP has numerous, well documented vulnerabilities and exploits. In its standard implementation, WEP can be…

Reconnaissance and scanning: Attackers acquired Fazio Mechanical Firm’s user code and password through a phishing email containing a Trojan called Citadel, a password sniffing bot program. The phished credentials provided access to Target’s payment system network. Extensive reconnaissance and scanning would have been needed in order to identify Fazio Mechanical as a Target vendor, and acquire the emails of employees that possessed the login credentials necessary to access Target’s systems. Date…

health information among healthcare professionals. A2: Security Principle The guiding security principle that HBWC should use to meet Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) is an ISO 27002 security framework, accompanied…

attention on information security. It is critical that organizations must find a way to protect their data. This article will describe how to plan, develop and create an Information Security Operation Center (ISOC). Basically, an ISOC brings together the many isolated monitoring and response functions in a unified framework. Therefore, having an ISOC will benefit organizations in real time security incident management, monitoring and improving threat analysis across network systems, efficient…

2008 as a result of cyberattacks. The $4.5 million Predator military drone, had its camera feed hacked by a $26 dollar piece of software widely available on the Internet (Marshall,1). Neither the government nor the private sector is immune to security breaches, but which group is better equipped to protect America’s interests? Some critics will claim the forward-thinking private sector should set the standard for companies to follow. Opponents believe only the government has the power to…

put the business out of business. To overcome this problem, then you would need a good security program which can safeguard against any breach in confidentiality. Data Integrity: This is used to ensure that the most important data is secure and also makes sure that the data isn’t messed around with. If any of the data has been messed around with then this can result in major problems. The information security program can use tools to track any changes to any important data, also it can show…