Phishing

Nowadays, not many people can walk down the street without running into someone connected to cyberspace. The Internet of Things is a broad term used to define an entire system of devices connected to cyberspace that can communicate with one another. As shown in figure 1.1, there are many devices just at home that can be considered a part of the IoT. This figure is just a small example of all devices that are connected to cyberspace. The term IoT can cover phones, watches, laptops and just about…

study the source and content of the email as evidence identifying the actual sender and recipient of the message. Some tools help identify the point of origin of the message, trace the path traversed by the message to identify spammers and identify phishing emails that try to obtain information from the receiver. Most of the browsers save web browsing history in their own unique formats and are stored as hidden files. Thus, web forensics deals with gathering critical information related to crime…

Heath care in the United States has always been complex sector. There have been numerous debates on how it should be administered (in terms of privatized or government funded), how to make it affordable and be of good quality, as well as how to make it accessible to everyone. Another important aspect of this industry lies within its security. Discretion has always been a necessity since there is private information such as social security numbers, names and addresses to protect as well as…

The Internet is used everyday by numerous people around the world, but few know the origin of the Internet. The Internet today has evolved from the original design of the ARPANET in the late 1960’s by the Department of Defense, which was created to share information from server to server, to the World Wide Web created in 1990 by Tim Berners-Lee which also shares information from server to server but allows the user to only use one program instead of switching programs to gain information from…

In the past few decades, our world has changed at a tremendously rapid rate. The Internet has changed the way we organize the functioning of our social and economical lives. We are the first generation to experience the Internet and its impact on our society. Our parents and grandparents have merely adapted to this advancement. This advancement has made positive and negative impacts on society, but it has definitely brought significance to the statement “There Is Only One World”. My goal in this…

clauses that pertain to those devices in the code of conduct. Companies teach their employees to treat e-mails and private messages like they are public. A few cases where this goes wrong is unethical collection of data, identity theft, spam, and phishing. Because of everything becoming more technical, court cases have started to use electrical messages. Our government even requires companies to keep technological records as well as print records to preserve them. Copyright laws even…

Assignment #2 The reason why normal people tend to expose themselves to the malware risk is mostly due to their lack of knowledge or carelessness. For example, in the text it states that “many people ignore the content of the want to trust this applet?” and merely click trust. The problem is that unsuspecting people are not fully reading what these dialog boxes say and they will simply “allow any signed applet to run on their machine.” Also, it could be due to their lack of awareness when…

As cloud service allows users to access their resources from anywhere on any device through the Internet. The network becomes a risky part in the process. An immediate connection to the web implies that the cloud framework is inclined to outages and service interruptions which could happen amidst a task or transaction causing delays or loss of time sensitive data. 3.1.1 Our strategies to Protect: Use security SDKs to encrypt your data Security software development kit (SDKs) are a great way to…

Internet is not a safe place so that is why everyone is using virus protection software to protect their computer system and privacy. There is a lot of threats hiding in the network such as phishing website and viruses. This is why people and organisations should have some defending software that can find these threats and delete them before they do a big damage to the whole system. Organisation that are working with huge flow of data should…

Human Dimensional Impacts upon Information Security Infrastructure William Fisher University of Maryland University College CSEC610 Cyberspace and Cybersecurity Professor Hall Abstract Evaluating the vulnerabilities of an organization’s information security starts with the risk assessment. The process includes the method performed and current protocols to both measure the risk involved and address attacks. Typically, businesses will have a network tailored to their particular needs balancing…