...SECURED AUTHENTICATION: 3D PASSWORD INTRODUCTION: Users nowadays are provided with major password stereotypes such as textual passwords, biometric scanning, tokens or cards (such as an ATM) etc. Current authentication systems suffer from many weaknesses. Textual passwords are commonly used; however, users do not follow their requirements. Users tend to choose meaningful words from dictionary or their pet names, girlfriends etc. Ten years back Klein performed such tests and he could crack 10-15 passwords per day. On the other hand, if a password is hard to guess, then it is often hard to remember. Users have difficulty remembering a password that is long and random appearing. So, they create short, simple, and insecure passwords that are susceptible to attack. Which make textual passwords easy to break and vulnerable to dictionary or brute force attacks. Graphical passwords schemes have been proposed. The strength of graphical passwords comes from the fact that users can recall and recognize pictures more than words. Most graphical passwords are vulnerable for shoulder surfing attacks, where an attacker can observe or record the legitimate user’s graphical password by camera. Token based systems such as ATMs are widely applied in banking systems and in laboratories entrances as a mean of authentication. However, Smart cards or tokens are vulnerable to loss or theft. Moreover, the user has to carry the token whenever access required. Biometric scanning...
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...driven; 9) A book that can be moved from one place to another; 10) Any graphical password scheme; 11) Any real life object; 12) Any upcoming authentication scheme. The action towards an object (assume a fingerprint recognition device) that exists in location (x1, y1,z1) is different from the actions towards a similar object (another fingerprint recognition device) that exists in location (x2 , y2 , z2 ), where x1 = x2 , y1 = y2 , and z1 = z2 . Therefore, to...
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...Title: ThreeDimensional Password for More Secure Authentication Goal The goal is to design a multi factor authentication scheme that combines the the various authentication scheme into a single 3D virtual environment which results in a larger password space. The design of 3D virtual environment, the selection of object inside the environment, and the object type reflect the resulted password space. User have freedom to select whether the 3D password will be solely recall, recognition, or token based, or combination of two schemes or more. Brief Description of the System The proposed system is a multi factor authentication scheme. It can combine all existing authentication schemes into a single 3D virtual environment. This 3D virtual environment contains several objects or items with which the user can interact. The user is presented with this 3D virtual environment where the user navigates and interacts with various objects. The sequence of actions and interactions toward the objects inside the 3D environment constructs the user’s 3D password. The 3D password can combine most existing authentication schemes such as textual passwords, graphical passwords, and various types of biometrics into a 3D virtual environment. The choice of what authentication schemes will be part of the user's 3D password reflects the user's preferences and requirements. A user who prefers to remember and recall a password might choose textual and graphical password as part ...
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...Learn-How-To-Hack.net. All Rights Reserved. 2 Table of Contents A. Introduction..............................................................................................5 1. How can I use this eBook? 2. What is a hacker 3. Hacker Hierarchy 4. What does it take to become a hacker? 5. Disclaimer B. Programming............................................................................................9 1. Do I really need it? 2. Where should I start? 3. Best way to learn C. Linux.......................................................................................................12 1. What is it? 2. Choosing a distribution 3. Running Linux 4. Learning Linux D. Passwords...............................................................................................33 1. Password Cracking 2. Phishing 3. Countermeasures 4....
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...EC-Council Press | The Experts: EC-Council EC-Council’s mission is to address the need for well educated and certified information security and e-business practitioners. EC-Council is a global, member based organization comprised of hundreds of industry and subject matter experts all working together to set the standards and raise the bar in Information Security certification and education. EC-Council certifications are viewed as the essential certifications needed where standard configuration and security policy courses fall short. Providing a true, hands-on, tactical approach to security, individuals armed with the knowledge disseminated by EC-Council programs are securing networks around the world and beating the hackers at their own game. The Solution: EC-Council Press The EC-Council | Press marks an innovation in academic text books and courses of study in information security, computer forensics, disaster recovery, and end-user security. By repurposing the essential content of EC-Council’s world class professional certification programs to fit academic programs, the EC-Council | Press was formed. With 8 Full Series, comprised of 27 different books, the EC-Council | Press is set to revolutionize global information security programs and ultimately create a new breed of practitioners capable of combating this growing epidemic of cybercrime and the rising threat of cyber war. This Certification: C|EH – Certified Ethical Hacker Certified Ethical Hacker is a certification...
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...Copyright 2008 Learn-How-To-Hack.net. All Rights Reserved. 2 Table of Contents A. Introduction..............................................................................................5 1. How can I use this eBook? 2. What is a hacker 3. Hacker Hierarchy 4. What does it take to become a hacker? 5. Disclaimer B. Programming............................................................................................9 1. Do I really need it? 2. Where should I start? 3. Best way to learn C. Linux.......................................................................................................12 1. What is it? 2. Choosing a distribution 3. Running Linux 4. Learning Linux D. Passwords...............................................................................................33 1. Password Cracking 2. Phishing 3. Countermeasures 4. More Programs E. Network...
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...New System Proposal What is 3D printing? Three-dimensional printing uses a power-binder technology to print physical models using a water based binders that sprayed though ink jet cartridges, constructing models from plaster or starch powders. During the construction of the models, the models are cover with the powder, and when it has cured, the models are removed and de-powered and ready to use. Post processing involves other medium to enhance characteristics and functionality. Epoxy resin provides strength; penetration takes about 4 minutes, cure time it takes about 4 hours. CA resin, hard surface coating, penetration takes 1 minute, cure time takes about 3 minutes. Elastomer provides flexibility to the parts and cure time takes about 24 hours. Wax, provides minimal strength with 100% penetration, cure time is about 15 minutes. Painting provides realistic finishing and it can be applied to raw models or after resin infiltration. Advantages of 3D printing Speed- 3D printing reduces time to create a part from a day to a few hours. Cost- materials are cheaper so allows customers to make more parts for less money. Versatility- ability to infiltrate parts with a variety of material expanding the range of applications. Colour- 3D printers can create parts from a 24-bit palette of colors, giving it a multiple color prototype. Materials- offer a range of applications. Starch models are combustible at traditional investment casting temperatures. Plaster models maintain...
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...Acceptable Use Policy Author: Click and type Date: Click and type date |Review History | |Name |Department |Role/Position |Date approved |Signature | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Approval History | |Name |Department |Role/Position |Date approved |Signature | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Overview The purpose of this policy is to establish acceptable and unacceptable use of electronic devices and network resources at [Company Name] in conjunction with its established culture of ethical and lawful behavior, openness, trust, and integrity. [Company Name] provides computer devices...
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...attack can be very costly as it suspends services and causes a break in connection to the internet. The reason this attack is called ‘Distributed’ is because there is a large number of computers that are used to overwhelm the web servers. These computers are called bots or slaves. They are controlled by one computer, which is called the master or handler. The master sends a command to the bots to that will cause an attack. In this case, the master sent a command to flood the web server with fake traffic, which will cause the server to become unreachable. Most of the time, the attack comes from an external source. The attack on the university’s web server originated within the schools network. There was a password sniffer used to capture an Administrator password. The password allowed the attacker to have elevated privileges. This allowed for the bots to be controlled and the attacker to do whatever he or she wanted to do. In this case, the attacker chose to bring down the registration system. Best Practices to Practices to Prevent Internal DDoS There are several measures that can be taken to prevent DDoS. This Guide will focus on steps to prevent these attacks from originating internally. Actively monitor the network Be familiar with the inbound traffic profile. Be able to differentiate between the normal pattern of traffic and suspicious traffic. Best Practices for DDoS Attack 2 - DDoS attacks are not slow and subtle. They will appear aggressive and sharp when viewed...
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...Richman Investment Richman Investment Remote Access Control Policy Document Remote Access Control Policy Document 01/14/14 01/14/14 Contents 1 Policy Statement 4 2 Purpose 4 3 Scope 4 4 Definition 4 5 Risks 4 6 Applying the Policy - Passwords 5 6.1 Choosing Passwords 5 6.1.1 Weak and strong passwords 5 6.2 Protecting Passwords 5 6.3 Changing Passwords 5 6.4 System Administration Standards 6 7 Applying the Policy – Employee Access 6 7.1 User Access Management 6 7.2 User Registration 6 7.3 User Responsibilities 6 7.4 Network Access Control 7 7.5 User Authentication for External Connections 7 7.6 Supplier’s Remote Access to the Council Network 7 7.7 Operating System Access Control 7 7.8 Application and Information Access 8 8 Policy Compliance 8 9 Policy Governance 8 10 Review and Revision 9 11 References 9 12 Key Messages 9 13 Appendix 1 10 Policy Statement Richman Investments will establish specific requirements for protecting information and information systems against unauthorised access. Richman Investments will effectively communicate the need for information and information system access control. Purpose Information security is the protection of information against accidental or malicious disclosure, modification or destruction. Information is an important, valuable asset of Richman Investments which must be managed with care. All information has a value to the Council. However, not all of this information has an equal...
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...Name 4 Security Tips that the end user can implement. For this week`s task we have been asked to name four security tips that users can do themselves to help protect their computers. The four security tips that I have selected to discuss are; update Windows software, use strong passwords, run a virus scan on a schedule, and update virus definitions daily. Describe the goal of each security tip. Windows update should be run to make sure that your computer has the latest patches. These updates are designed to close security holes that have been found in the operating system and hopefully will help guard your computer from getting infected or hacked. Strong passwords can be very helpful in slowing down or even defeating different attack methods of compromising the user`s computer. Users should think of passwords like a lock on their door, a strong password will make a strong lock. A hacker`s software toolkit will most likely include an offline dictionary, this automated program can quickly identify simple and commonly used passwords. Running a scheduled virus scan should be done by anyone who has a computer. If the user is running AVG for their anti-virus it is pretty easy to set up a scheduled scan. The user can just right click the AVG icon in the system tray, select the tools menu > advanced settings > schedules. From here the user can set the day and time for the schedule to run. It can be set to run a scan once a week or each day. This software scans for any viruses...
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...would be to provide them with the information systems they will need. They already have the basic stuff they need to make sure that all there employees and all of their security are taking care of. I would want to help them make these changes so that it can help them in the long run and help profit them. Security would be the first thing that I would address. For this club you need to sign on and have a user name and password. All the security and the proprietors all have the same user names and the same passwords. That should not be allowed. Everyone should have their own sign on and own passwords. Everyone should not be able to view all the same information. They should only be able to view their information only not anyone else’s. With being a owner of a company you do not want anyone else viewing all information that you can view so it is very important for them to create there own and for the employees set up security of what the employees can and can not view. The employees at Club IT can log onto the web and use there own sign on and passwords...
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...SQL server authentication (1) SQL server recognizes two different types of authentication: Windows Authentication and SQL Server Authentication. Using Windows Authentication allows users to provide some kind of credentials associated with the windows user accounts built into the domain of your server if it is a windows based system. Using windows authentication provides a more secure environment and is considered integrated security. Each user has a domain log in or account name that is used for windows and then re-used for SQL authentication. The second method of authorization is simply SQL server authentication. This is typically used when there is no access to an active windows domain or an account does not exist for that user to authenticate through windows. You can use what is called a mixed mode authorization and use a combination of both windows and SQL authentication. However, this opens more access points to your database server and therefore less secure and not recommended. Using windows authentication is more secure because it allows for authentication at a domain level and can be managed more easily through active directory accounts and groups. http://sqlchicken.com/2009/09/sql-university-basic-tools/ (2) Microsoft Access has several authorization options. These include role-based, identity-based, and resource-based options. Role-based authorization is secured based on the role of the user. All users that fit in the same role will...
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...breach has been identified in which the SMB server was accessed by an authorized user due to a security hole. The hole was detected by the server software manufacturer the day before. A new patch will be available in three days. However the LAN administrator needs at least a week to download the software, test it, and then install the patch. Based on this information, the window of vulnerability at the very least is eight days. A network worm called Spida was detected through the MS-SQL server software package. A default installation of MS-SQL was installed into Windows desktops in which each server did not have a password on the system account. This gave access to anyone on the network to run random commands. Spida configures a ‘guest’ account to allow file sharing and be able to uploads itself to the target. It then creates copies of itself using the password-less account, therefore creating infection. This worm was not found until the day after installation and it will take three days restore the network. The window of vulnerability of this situation is four days. A user opened an email that contained a virus and notified her manager. The manager then notified the IT department, and they immediately began to work at the problem. It took the IT team one day to resolve the issue and completely remove the virus and the restore the network. The window of vulnerability was one day. Lastly, an employee who used their VPN at home was surfing the internet on his Windows laptop...
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...attachments are all thoroughly scanned prior to downloading. Finally, be sure to ensure content filtering, and restrict the end user to only what pertains to their primary function. The Presentation layer is responsible for encoding and decoding data that is passed from the application layer to another station on the internetwork. You must first ensure that all USB ports are disabled, as well as CD and DVD. This helps to prevent any unauthorized uploads or downloads Make sure that any devices that are not pertinent to the user are disabled as well. To prevent any downloads, use filtering and antivirus scanning. Make sure that any external devices are not used unless proper authorization is obtained. Update all software regularly and enable password protection and...
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