...The fast growth of technology is creating more and more threats to our society in a number of ways. It is threatening individuals by letting cybercriminals gain access to sensitive information that can cause harm to innocent people. It is also creating threats to our younger generations that are unable to cope with the high emotions of social media sites. Individuals are being lured by fake profiles or fake people who would do harm to them. Computer crimes are on the rise. Law enforcements and agencies are doing everything they can to prevent the spread of these crimes. They have created special task divisions to protect our society better. New laws have been put to place to protect U.S citizens better. The four categories of crime: the computer as a target, the computer as an instrument, the computer as incidental to a crime, and crimes associated with prevalence of computer show that everyone can fall victim to some cybercrime. The computer as a target The computer as a target in cybercrime is what today’s society fears. Examples that are considered the computer being a target are denial of service attack, data alteration, and intrusion. Denial of service is when cyber criminals deny users to access to a machine or network. An example of this is when Yahoo was hacked into, and users could not open the website for a couple of hours until Yahoo had fixed the issue. Yahoo’s denial of service attack is a great example because it showed society that even big names...
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...Abstract The Business problem to be sold is how to prevent viruses from infection the networked computers, education the staff on what a virus is and why it is important to know what harm it can do to you network. How to prevent getting a virus, and why you should use encryption software when sending important data to others in your business. This will provide instie for the company and help them keep cost down as they will not have to keep hiring or paying for an IT technician to fix and repair their systems, and also why the use of encryption usage will keep their confidential information from getting in to the wrong hands or the hands of a competitor. Company Background Wing Warehouse is a sport bar and grill, famous for their wings and such. It is not just a bar it is a family fun and dining area also. The company is growing quickly in the last month 2 new locations in the Ohio area have opened. At the 17 locations just in Ohio 7 of those are run by one single manager, in saying so he must you a main office and network and share files and such for easy access with the other stores. The total numbers of employees that use the computer networked systems are around 3,000. In saying this even managers do not have all the computer knowledge they need to run a business successfully and without having any computer issues. Recently they were affected by a huge computer virus that shut down 7 of the stores for two days. Being that this is a very popular place for family and fun...
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...have? Computers and technology have advanced at a rapid pace over the past decade and you can find a computer virtually anywhere you go. You can find computers in schools, businesses, in most homes and even in the palm of your hand with smart phones. According to www.NPR.org (National Public Radio), “Virtually all Americans under age 60 say they have used a computer (92%), and most of them have used the Internet (75%) or sent an e-mail message (67%) at some point in their lives. In addition, more than 8 in 10 Americans under age 60 currently use a computer at home or work (81%).” Computers have become not just a luxury, but a necessity among American culture. We are living in a technological age where we need computers to function in our everyday lives. When a product is made there is always going to be some sort of byproduct that comes along with it. When computers were made the internet came along with it. The internet was originally developed for the military to be able to communicate in the event of a nuclear attack. It was also developed specifically to be used for research and education. Over time the internet became commercially available and it was no longer just for education. It was used for various other things such as entertainment, shopping, social networking or keeping up with news. As technology advanced the more the internet flourished. You can watch videos, you can shop from home, you can communicate with people from all over the world and you can find...
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...world use computers and the Internet for just about everything from shopping to paying bills, and research to leisurely searching for whatever their interests lay. Computers are now in almost every school, home, and business. They have helped increase productivity and made our lives so much easier. Due to the ease computers have made, it has also opened a door for a new breed of criminal. Cybercrime is on the rise. Cybercriminals use the Internet to spread their viruses, worms, and other hacking tools, like phishing, to steal people’s identity or sign them up for expensive services, which they reap the profits. However, some of these criminals do it for thrill of the chase. According the reading CompCriminal.doc there are two types of cybercriminals, the non-professional hacker and the professional hacker. Another form a cyber-attack called the DoS attack or denial-of-service. “The attack is designed to paralyze websites, financial networks and other computer systems by flooding them with data from outside computers.” (James, 2009). The first document case of a DoS attack was in 2000 by a 15-year old Canadian boy nicknamed “Mafiaboy”. This attack was against several e-commerce sites including eBay.com and Amazon.com. There have been several other hackers prior to “Mafiaboy”. Two of the notorious cybercriminals were Kevin Mitnick and Robert Morris. In 1982, Mitnick broke into the North American Air Defense Command’s computer system. ...
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...University Computer Threats Professor Richard Carroll June 18, 2010 The worst thing about computers are the bugs and viruses. There is a myriad of information and opportunities on the internet but if you do not have adequate protection it will be the same as if your were crossing an intersection blind folded. In the beginning when email had become popular one of the worst things what would happen was that someone would intercept your message and use that information for illegal gain. Then came the bugs or viruses that would be secretly embedded in your attachments. Now we have threats that are far worse than anything I would have ever imagined. There are people for who knows what reason, who creates programs just to shut down computer networks. It is true that not every instance of a bug or virus is about money. I had a professor who has a family member who not only wrote viruses and sent them out, but was also a collector of computer viruses. For the life of me I still cannot figure out why. Then there are the people who do this for monetary gain. These people have ways that are unimaginable for you and I to think of ways to steal personal information from others. Look at the social websites like Face book, Twitter and MySpace just to name a few. People are putting all types of personal information on these sites. We believe that these sites are harmless and who would care about what schools we graduated from or what cities we live in. But little do we know that this...
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...victims. Cyber bullying is bullying that takes place by the use of electronic technology with communications tools such as social media sites, text messages, chat, and websites. Bullying is no longer limited to the real world, as technology has quickly advanced. Sadly, the internet technologies of today easily allows for bullies to deliberately and repeatedly harm or exhibit hostility towards a particular person or group. Today, many children become technology friendly at an early age. With the growing popularity of social media, cyber bullying is becoming equally widespread. While bullying in the real word involves verbal abuse and/or physical altercations, the bullying in cyber space goes far beyond. The harassment, humiliation, and threats delivered by technology can argumentatively be much worse. The facts of cyber bullying were quite surprising; with 43% of kids reporting that they have been bullied online. Of those, 1 in 4 say that is has happened more than once. Over 80% of the younger generation believes that bullying online is easier to get away with rather than in person. This could have something to do with the fact that only 1 in 10 victims will inform a parent or other trusted adult of the abuse that are enduring. In addition, victims of bullying are 2 to 9 times more likely to consider committing suicide. Of all of the facts, the one thing that I found most surprising is that over 75% of students admit that they have bullied another by bashing them by some form...
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...Acts Technology has made numerous advances since computers have first come out. With technology advances come better systems and more threats. With today’s new technology society has to be careful of the threats that can happen because a person a computer. Advances in information technology have made it a necessity for Congress to create acts that protect people’s privacy and rights. Technology has made it possible for people to steal other’s identity easily, terrorist attacks, and even threats to our children. With the internet, a person can portray themselves as whoever they want and can pose a threat to children even while they are in school. While children are in school, it has become almost a guarantee that they will use computers for various reasons. One act that Congress implemented was the Children’s Internet Protection Act. The Children’s Internet Protection Act was implemented in 2000 by Congress to regulate children’s use on computers at school. Congress needed to set rules and guidelines that schools must follow in order to gain funding for computers. Some rules were, “The protection measures must block or filter Internet access to pictures that are: (a) obscene; (b) child pornography; or (c) harmful to minors (for computers that are accessed by minors)” (Childrens internet protection, 2012). This was necessary because people are able to put anything and everything online for others to view. Children do not know what is acceptable and what is not. In today’s society...
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...COMPUTER CRIME OUTLINE SUBSTANTIVE COMPUTER CRIMES I. Intro A. Categories of Substantive Computer Crime Law 1. computer misuse crimes = intentional interference w/proper functioning of computers (hackers, viruses) 2. traditional crimes = traditional criminal offenses facilitated by computers (gambling, pornography) B. Computer Crime v. Traditional 1. computer crime usually threatens economic interests more than physical 2. computer crime much more likely to cross state boundaries; most traditional crime is dealt with by the states II. COMPUTER MISUSE CRIMES A. 2 ways they can occur 1. user exceeds his own privileges a. “insider”: has some privileges/rights 2. user denies privileges to others b. may be an “outsider”: no access rights B. Most Common Statutes 1. unauthorized access statutes 2. computer fraud statutes 3. computer damage statutes C. Why Punish? 1. utilitarian: deterrence of harmful conduct, incapacitation, rehabilitation (looks forward) 2. retribution: just deserts; restore moral order (looks back) D. The Hacker Ethic: an open and free approach to using and exploring computers; any computer user has the right to tinker with and improve any computer; rules governing access should NOT be followed 1. misuse can improve security E. How or When to Punish 1. Property-based view: the computer is not yours, so if you break in you should be...
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...Obama said this issue is, "one of the most serious economic and national security threats our nation faces" (Cybersecurity). The United States is one of the most computer dependent societies and has the most computer dependent military and intelligence agencies. With more and, more of our country being ran by technology we are at a bigger risk of attack. A cyber attack could be the most devastating attack our country has ever faced. An attack on America’s cyber infrastructure could cripple the country and put us at an even greater risk of a normal attack. FBI Director said “Counterterrorism — stopping terrorist attacks — with the FBI is the present number one priority. But down the road, the cyber threat, which cuts across all FBI programs, will be the number one threat to the country” (Paganini). The message is clear the cyber security threat we are facing today is a dangerous and growing threat that has serious offensive potential and is often difficult to detect or prevent. An attack on a nation’s critical infrastructure can be devastating and when you add the fact that cyber attacks often do not make themselves know until it is to late could make for a devastating first strike prior to an invasion. Cyber security is defined as measures taken to protect a computer or computer system (as on the Internet) against unauthorized access or attack. The term “cyber security threat” means any action that may result in unauthorized access to, infiltration of, manipulation...
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...Computer Forensic Investigator’s Role in Cases Abstract Today, more and more people are using their computers for everything, from communication, to online banking and investing, to shopping. As we do these things on a more regular basis, we open ourselves up to potential hackers and attackers. While some may be looking to phish your personal or proprietary information and identity for resale, others simply just want to use your computer as a platform from which to attack other unknowing targets. The people responsible for computer security and digital forensic examination need to continually update their skills, tools and knowledge to stay abreast with fast growing technology of today. In this day and time you can no longer just unplug a computer and leave it to be evaluated later at the lab. Information that is on computers is so critical to the investigation of a case. Systems today can easily lose data just by unplugging and turning it off, making it hard to recover any evidence needed. Without policies and procedures, investigators, one wouldn’t know this, two would potentially destroy and corrupt any evidence admissible in court and the whole unit would be lost and a total failure. That is why it is important that management establish guidelines and procedures. Although with technology continuing to change, constant revisions will be made to these documents, but ensuring they stay updated is most crucial of all. Computer Forensic examiners and investigators have...
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...running applications, etc. This still is not a direct threat, but the intruder is slowly grabbing information that will reveal the vulnerabilities within the computer. When created, the intruder can gain access to the target machine and destroy the target from the inside. Once an open port is found and vulnerable, an average programmer can Ping Sweeps and port scans are something that every network will most likely have happen to it at some point. While these two things themselves are not intrusive to your network, they can uncover holes or vulnerabilities in your network that can be exploited and used for malicious behavior It is safe to say that any large network at some point has been probed by something like a port scan or a ping sweep. These types of probes should not be taken lightly. They can be used to uncover certain vulnerabilities in your network and be used as ways to gain access. The use of computers in this generation has been a necessity. A lot of companies depend on computers to operate their business which is why it is essential to learn the different threats that other people could use to attack their business. New technologies are on the rise these days and the knowledge that people have about computers can be accessed easily on the internet. Different kind of hackers can get access to people’s computers easily with the necessary knowledge and devices. People need to be aware of these kinds of threat and help them by...
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...Final Essay- security Threats for companies | Security Threats for Companies | Focusing on Employees | | Meadows Steven A CTR SITEC United States Special Operations Command | 4/17/2014 | American Military University TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 2 Chapter 1 4 External Threats 1.1 4 Malicious Code 1.1.a 4 Firewalls 1.1.b 6 Chapter 2 7 Physical Threats 2.1 7 Structure Outside 2.1.a 7 Structure Inside 2.1.b 7 Chapter 3 9 Internal Threats 3.1 9 Employee Access 3.1.a 9 Employee Attitude 3.1.b 10 Employee Training 3.1.c 11 File Permissions 3.2 11 Least Access 3.2.a 11 References 12 Introduction The internet has become a global resource for the working companies. Those who utilize the internet have near endless resources at their fingertips. This gives companies large advantages that those that don't utilize the information available to them on the internet. However, with great advantages, and information, comes great responsibility, and risks. The internet is also full of those who want to hurt companies, for reasons unknown to the company or for reasons that the company may be aware of, but is unable to prevent. Companies will never be able to eliminate the human factor from the work place. Even as self-automation and computers take over the human bodies for work and productivity, the human factor is still there. Someone, somewhere has to have access to the systems in order to maintain accountability, control, quality, and ensure...
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...Computers have modernized terrorism in the same way cyber terrorism revolutionized information warfare. There is no distinct definition of Cyber terrorism; however, its threat is as real as waging war but with weapons of automation. Terrorists have begun to exploit the availability of information with the malicious intent to sabotage; conversely, there are those who are not quite sure if information warfare - cyber terrorism is an actual threat. This research paper will briefly explore the history of cyber terrorism, the friend the internet has been to terrorist and how we can make the internet safer through vigilant tactics of prevention and deterrence. It will also expose the truth about cyber terrorism for the skeptic, reasons not to discount the threat, and why it is paramount their mind is changed. Information Warfare-Cyber Terrorism Did you know there were 18 cybercrime victims every second, 1058 every minute, approximately 64,000 per hour, and 1.5 million per day, that affected over 556 million people within the last year (Norton , 2012)? The internet has made it possible for terrorists to gather our public information and use it against us. As the internet matures so does the terrorist, finding ways to cripple and intimidate. The internet and terrorists have become a real hazard to the health of the cyber world. The government has implemented several organizations to help combat cyber terrorism but have not given it a clear concise definition. Skeptics...
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...ring Information Systems –Study Guide Systems must be more secure when processing transactions and maintaining data. These two issues are the biggest issues facing those wanting to do business on or expand their operations to the Internet. System Vulnerability and Abuse Why Systems Are Vulnerable Information systems are vulnerable to technical, organizational, and environmental threats from internal and external sources. The weakest link in the chain is poor system management. If managers at all levels don’t make security and reliability their number one priority, then the threats to an information system can easily become real. The figure below gives you an idea of some of the threats to each component of a typical network. Contemporary Security Challenges and Vulnerabilities. Businesses that partner with outside companies are more vulnerable because at least some data may be less controlled. Partnering companies may not protect information as stringently. Hardware and software safeguards may not be as important to outsiders. Employees of the partnering firm may not view security as diligently as the primary business. Mobile computing devices like smartphones, cell phones, netbooks, and laptops, add to the vulnerability of information systems Internet Vulnerabilities Poor diligence Information broker ChoicePoint sold the personal information of 145,000 people to inadequately vetted bogus businesses. As a consequence, many people later became...
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...of Bureaucracy If you had told someone ten years ago, that it would be possible to feign an outright physical attack on a country through computers, they would have laughed at you and called you a madman. The sad truth is that this form of violence and terrorism, aptly called cyber terrorism, is no more a thing of the past and is very much possible in our technological and computer savvy world of today. The economic growths achieved by many countries due to such technological advancement in fields of computers such as networking. Networking has provided the world with the Internet that has bridged the distances of the world and made it into a global village. People can now use the Internet to share information with each other. Internet can also be used as a communication tool and people sitting in places half way across the globe can communicate with each other with a click of a button. At the same time, the Internet can also be a dangerous place. People share information through their computers and this means that their computers are online in a cyber world. This means that the person’s computer is open to threats and risks from anyone who knows how to get inside the computer. People can use the Internet to steal someone else’s credit card numbers, and a lot of other personal information. In this paper, we shall examine how people can use the Internet to spread a new form of terrorism, cyber-terrorism. A person sitting at home using his personal computer can longer feel safe...
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