Organizations created and stored numbers of information or data in their system everyday which are increasing from day to day. Moreover, cybercriminals has already learnt an investigated about their victims before attacks, for sure they will targeted an organization that earns such a huge amount of income. The information in the organization is essential for its business operation, without it the organization cannot run the business and it will lead to management issues. Therefore, if the…
accessed the computer network they steal information to obtain a profit, or some hackers just do it for the challenge (). There are multiple different types of hackers. In basic terms there are the good guys and the bad guys. The good guys are known as white-hat hackers and they help companies find loose ends in their security systems. Then there are the bad guys and they are called black-hat hackers. Black-hat hackers break into computers to steal information for their own profit…
spend millions of dollars to keep their personal and customers’ information safe. However, as history reveals over and over again, even the greatest security features fail. The Mongols were able to invade Northern China, houses are constantly broken into, and customer information is always being stolen from major corporations. While…
fastest growing fields is information technology, because computers are a part of most people’s lives and businesses. A recurrent topic in the news today is computer hacking. Recently, several companies have been hacked into and customers’ digital information has been stolen. Even the government can’t seem to keep its information safe. Everyday, people’s identities are stolen because their online bank has been hacked into. Digitization, the process of making information digitally stored on a…
interesting to note a study cited by the author where 12% of users at that time were accessing 10 or more systems. The author surmised if individual websites were factored into the analysis the percentage would grow substantially. He even related personal information to indicate that his number of passwords for systems and sites was well over 30. With the increased size and usage of the internet, it is hard to imagine this demand has done anything but increase. Therefore this article serves…
HOME AREA NETWORK: A SECURITY PERSPECTIVE INTRODUCTION: The interconnection of computers within each other and advantage that go with networking has made a road into every household. due to the reduce in pricing of personal computers(pc) and networking hardware has further helped the household person to intake what is popular termed as home area network(HAN) . With the latest version of operating system that are available in market including network wizards that make configuring home area…
The continuing technological revolution in communications and information exchange over the past years has led to a growth in a new form of crime, cybercrime. Hence, criminals across the globe have invented various ways to use computer technology for theft, fraud as well as harassment. According to Holder and Jaishankar (2011, cited in Tiganoaia, 2013), cybercrime is defined as “an offence that is committed against individuals or groups of individuals with a criminal motive to intentionally…
et al, 2013). With the introduction and use of cloud computing, the network itself becomes the computer and enables the owner to access it from any geographical location. The installation of free Wi-Fi networks in public spots to enhance flow of information especially in developing countries and enhancement of the collaboration between human beings and robots has been a major leap in the IT…
equipment or programming can be harmed or annihilated. Organization in the public and private sector are constantly in the media for security breach, Companies such as JP Morgan Chase, Home Depot , TJ Maxx and recently the Federal Office of Personal Management have all been breach. In a case presented by Johnston and…
research question was explored through the literature review and consideration of the needs of the WCC as an example of an organization requiring an asset management information system. When attempting to update their model (Delone & McLean, 2004) there were three major dimensions of information system quality. These included service, system, and information quality. Each of these measures of quality needs to be investigated, controlled, and measured (Petter, DeLone & McLean, 2013). This is…