Lloyds Bank – DDoS Attack Lloyd bank in the UK was hit with a 2-day Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack just recently in January. This attack left customers unable to access their online banking and prohibited them from making payments. According to the article, Lloyd Bank was among a pool of banks in the UK that were targeted. Fortunately, the banking information of Lloyd Bank’s clients remained safe as a DDoS attack only brings down a network’s ability to function properly, but it…
Describe systems and procedures for storing and retrieving information Certain policies and procedures are put in place to control access to confidential information, for example, any personal information on individuals, such as their age, address, medical history and details of personal relationships or problems. Or financial information about individuals, including how much they earn or how much money they owe. These are things that a person would want kept private and therefore would have to…
Discover our solutions that will allow you to enable display security for your device as much as is possible, whether it is an iPhone, an Android, a tablet or a laptop, and to act efficiently in the event of a problem. However, you have a lot of display security solutions, besides starting with at least an unlock code, which will discourage the majority of attempts to intrude into the system. Device systems are usually designed so that developers build their apps with the default system and file…
What is a social engineering attack? What is a phishing attack? How do you avoid being a victim? Social engineering attack is when a person uses their social skills to obtain information about the organization or computer system. A phishing attack use email/websites to get personal information to gain access to the organization. You can easily avoid being a victim by verify identity with the company. Before revealing information about the organization. Make sure you are certain that the person…
Phase 4: Project Implementation 1. Refine the project plan – Discuss with technicians how to refine the system. 2. Identify technology customization needs – In general, the CRM software can be purchased online directly. However, since the software is made for “general purpose”, it may not be a perfect fit for our eCMDS. For instance, if we use a CRM software called Salesforce, we may have to contact their technical team for customization. Such as how much KG/ Day, what is the weekly and…
Identity theft has been a growing situation. It is something that continues to grow and having many people being affected by having their identity stolen. Technology makes it easier for individuals to steal someone's identity and use it to their own advantage. It is important for people to take the right precautions and keep information secure to prevent any identity theft from occurring. Keeping Information Private According to USA.gov, there are a number of ways to prevent identity theft.…
We can determine biometrics through many different features such as your eyes. Your eyes can be used by being scanned and identified. They have two kinds of eye scans out, they are retinal scans and an iris scan. A retinal scan is when the blood vessels in the back of your eye is measured. A iris scan is when they scan the color of your eye itself. The eye scans are being used at airports for security…
Professional breathalyzers I have never come across any type of breathalyzers designed for maximum accuracy. I believe you have used the professional breathalyzers without even noticing. They are commonly used by the police officers when cracking down those drinking and driving. That’s not all; it can generally be used for variety of professional testing applications. It can also be used for personal use. Professional breathalyzers are reliable as they cannot produce defected results. Here are a…
As discussed in Subsection~\ref{aaavulnerabilities} and~\ref{aaadrawbacks}, the current solution of AAA has various vulnerabilities and limitations. These vulnerabilities has caused user data hijack and breach, identity theft and financial loss. These issues are becoming more common and frequent which has sparked the security concerns over current AAA framework and end-user are becoming more concerned about their digital identity and privacy. Beside these, repeated user registration across…
The decision to implement a converged technology within an organisation 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…