...Muhammad Waqas Asif MB-S11-1900095 19-B 24 March, 2011 This case study is about the computer virus hunter’s at Symantec Corporation. Symantec Corporation deals with the antivirus software. The product provides protection against harmful contents for the computer. Q 1. Keeping professional excited about the work that is routine and standardized and chaotic is major challenge for Vincent Weafer. How could he use Technical, Human and conceptual skills to maintain an environment that encourage innovation and professionalism among the virus hunters? 1. Technical Skills: a. He provides security storage and system management solution. b. The work never stopped to maintain efficiency. c. When Santa Monica’s team finished, then Tokyo took over, this handed over to Japanese then to Dublin and back to Santa Monica. 2. Human skills: a. Coaching and monitoring the works. b. Networking outside the organization. c. Working in a team to solve the problem. 3. Conceptual skills: a. Using information to solve business problem. b. Discover the problem and finding solutions. Q 2. What management role would Vincent be playing as he (a) had weekly security briefing conference calls with coworkers around the globe, (b) assessed the feasibility of adding a new network security consulting services, and (c) kept employees focused on the company commitment’s to customers? (a) According to the study by Henry Mintzberg managers...
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...potentials security threats on a personal computer. These security threats are harmful to a personal computer because if successfully activated these attackers can retrieve your personal information and use it for their own use. These attacks can also slow down your personal computer and can eventually causing it to crash. If the computer crashes and you don’t have your information backed up somewhere you practically wont be able to retrieve your information. There are techniques that these attackers use to access information on your system. Potential security threats start with people; people who create these threats are to blame. These people are called hackers and predators. Hackers and predators create security threats and malware. They are computer programmers who use these security threats and malware to victimize other people by breaking into their systems to steal, change or destroy information. This is known as cyber-terrorism. Due to these hackers and predators computers are vulnerable at any time. These people create things like. Computer virus threats, Spyware threats, Phishing threats, Internet Worms, Rootkit, Zombies, Browser Hijacker, Email Virus, Mousetrapping, Spam, and Adware. Out of all the computers security threats out there the most well known is computer virus threats. The virus is a program that alters how a computer operates. The virus replicates and executes itself, this usually does damage to your computer. Spyware threats are an undercover cop in...
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...THE HACKER IN ALL OF US Discussion Points: 1. How vulnerable do you think the typical computer site is? Your vulnerability will depend on who the user is. Home users are more vulnerable than Business users. The average home user may or may not have antivirus installed on their computer and even when they do they are not using it properly. They rarely schedule scans and install updates. When those pop up come they usually can’t be bothered to let it run. Most computer users try to be safe when they are online. Many of them won’t open emails from people they don’t know and some only go to websites they know they can trust. Unfortunately it’s not enough you are still vulnerable to the latest Hack Attack. Now Business or Corporate users usually have an entire department dedicated to protecting them so they are less vulnerable. 2. What is the magnitude of the risk? That is, if security is compromised, what is the potential cost to the victim? Again this will depend on the user. Your average home users will run the risk of viruses, loss of data due to system crash and identity theft if they are not careful. With the Business or Corporate users the magnitude of the risk is much greater. If it is a financial institute, we could be talking millions of dollars at risk if security is compromised. 3. What policies and procedures can you suggest to counter the types of threats illustrated in this case study? * Intrusion Detection: A security...
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...Abstract Now that personal computers are pretty much a must have in every household, school, or business cyber-criminals have moved from just being a hacker for fun into an estimated multi-million dollar world of computer crimes. New revenue streams have been realized and viruses in choice Computer crimes encompass unauthorized or illegal activities perpetrated via computer as well as the theft of computers and other technological hardware. As firms of all sizes, industrial orientation, and geographic location increasingly rely on computers to operate, concerns about computer crime have also risen, in part because the practice appears to be thriving despite the concerted efforts of both the law enforcement and business communities to stop it. But computer experts and business consultants alike note that both international corporations and modest family-owned businesses can do a great deal to neutralize computer "viruses" and other manifestations of computer crime. “http://rahimimohammad.blogspot.com/p/law-for-computer-crimesand-economic.html” Many analysts believe, however, that small business owners are less likely to take steps to address the threat of computer crime than are larger firms. Indeed, many small businesses admit that they are passive about the threat because of costs associated with implementing safeguards and the perception that computer "hackers" and other threats are far more likely to pick on bigger companies. But as Tim McCollum flatly stated in Nation's Business...
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...In this age where everything is computerized and or internet based, people spend more time on their pc’s than ever. You can pay your bills, email, perform financial transactions with the bank, social network, shop, get a degree, and the list goes on. These activities involve the transmission of sensitive data over the network and open the door for criminals to steal your valuable personal information. Knowing how to stop these thieves is important. The purpose of this report is to address a few of these security issues and discuss ways to prevent attacks from occurring. Users pose the largest security threat to a pc. Users go out on the internet, haphazardly clicking away on links that could open their pc for an attack. Malware, phishing scams, bot herding, viruses, and worms are just a few of the ways that your pc can be attacked. First and foremost is the user needs to understand that they must use caution when accessing the network. Follow sensible rules such as, don’t open email from strangers, don’t click on strange links, and don’t walk away from the pc without logging out. Never give out passwords, and change passwords often. Every 30-90 days is good and make sure you create strong passwords. As a rule of thumb, only give users access to the specific files and folders that they need. Use common sense when you are on the network and you can prevent malicious attack on your pc and protect sensitive information. Another way to protect your pc from malicious attack...
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...author of Cybercrime: The Transformation of Crime in the Information Age, once said, “In a nutshell, we are shocked by cybercrime, but also expect to be shocked by it because we expect it to be there, but – confusingly – we appear to be shocked if we are not shocked (if we don’t find it)!” In today’s society, cybercrimes are considered a greater threat than ever. Computer crime can be defined as a crime that is committed where the computer or electronic data device is integral to the criminal act (Kranacher, Riley, and Wells 114). Although many do not believe that they can cause any vital damage, cybercrimes such as wiretapping, piggybacking, and computer viruses can have significant repercussions on various organizations. By identifying the type of cybercrime, discussing how organizations can protect themselves from it, and multiple real-life examples, an insightful analysis of the implications of cybercrime can be better understood. Wiretapping Wiretapping has become a very common way of committing computer fraud. This occurs when perpetrators read information being transmitted between an organization’s computers. In order to decrease this, companies can implement various encryption techniques to help ensure that confidential information does not reach the hands of a person who can use it with malicious intent (Kranacher, Riley, and Wells 120-21). This information that is obtained could be pertaining to an organization’s consumers, employees, or to the daily activities that...
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...Intercontinental University Abstract Computers are part of almost everyone’s life. They are use in school, offices, and in small as well as in big companies. It has become a store place for their important data and records. Therefore we need to have something to keep the data in the computer save. Away from dangerous viruses that may corrupt or delete data on your computer, and e-mail program to spread the virus to other computers. My research paper is about the best anti-virus program that can protect your system from any virus. Title of Paper People used computer everyday all day it had become a part of one life, in school, business, home, and in our local stores. From the desk top to the lap top now on the cell iPod we are in touch with the world. Paying bills looking for what is new and just playing games the computer is important to us. Well keep in mind that there are some people that would like to close you (your computer) down. So here come the viruses into your computer and how we have a big problem. Not just in your home computer, but around the world this is a global problem. So we are looking for an anti-virus program that can stop the virus and clear up the computer too. There are so many programs that o the market and we trying to see which one was be the best for us. Some anit-virus program only can do some of clearing up and stopping the virus and other are better than other. Computer can catch all kind of virus, worms Trojan horse and other malicious...
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...A computer virus is a computer program that can replicate itself[1] and spread from one computer to another. The term "virus" is also commonly, but erroneously, used to refer to other types of malware, including but not limited to adware and spyware programs that do not have a reproductive ability. Malware includes computer viruses, computer worms, Trojan horses, most rootkits, spyware, dishonest adware and other malicious or unwanted software, including true viruses. Viruses are sometimes confused with worms and Trojan horses, which are technically different. A worm can exploit security vulnerabilities to spread itself automatically to other computers through networks, while a Trojan horse is a program that appears harmless but hides malicious functions. Worms and Trojan horses, like viruses, may harm a computer system's data or performance. Some viruses and other malware have symptoms noticeable to the computer user, but many are surreptitious or simply do nothing to call attention to themselves. Some viruses do nothing beyond reproducing themselves. An example of a virus which is not a malware, but is putatively benevolent, is Fred Cohen's theoretical compression virus.[2] However, antivirus professionals do not accept the concept of benevolent viruses, as any desired function can be implemented without involving a virus (automatic compression, for instance, is available under the Windows operating system at the choice of the user). Any virus will by definition make...
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...The usage of security awareness training to instruct employees of Richman Investments security policies, auditing of user activity will be implemented at the User Domain level of the infrastructure. The usage of antivirus and anti malware programs on each user computer, strict access privileges to corporate data and the deactivation of media ports will be put in place at the Workstation Domain of the infrastructure. Utilizing network switches, encryption to wireless access points using WPA 2 security shell encryption, as well as securing server rooms from unauthorized access will be implemented at the LAN Domain level of the infrastructure. The closing off unused ports using a firewall to reduce the chance of unwanted network access, monitoring inbound IP traffic, more specifically looking for inbound transmissions that show signs of malicious intent, running all networking hardware with up to date security patches, and operating systems with be set in place within the LAN to WAN Domain structure. Enforcing encryption, and Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunneling for remote connections, configuring routers, and network firewalls to block ping requests to reduce chance of denial of service (DOS) attacks, enforcing anti virus scanning of email attachments, Isolating malicious software when found, the deployment of redundant internet connections to maximize availability should be the security principal for the WAN Domain level of the infrastructure. Establishing strict user password...
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...organizations in the world and many of them have similar threats that an organization in the Casino & Resort industry would face. The Casino & Resort industry faces Information Technology threats across the board from external attacks on their website, internal attacks, and data corruption or misuse of data. The majority of companies that exist today would face these same risks due to the use of internet and trying to make everything more convenient for the customer. Computer viruses are an issue for all companies in the world because either they use information systems within their own business or they do business with companies that use information systems. The Resort & Gaming industry deals a tremendous amount with information systems from their Hotel Management System, Ticketing System, Casino System, Point of Sale System, and Food and Beverage System. Not everyone realizes the different systems an organization uses much less the risks that they face. In a twenty-four hour period it is not uncommon for the enterprise anti-virus solution to clean over a thousand threats. These threats could come from email, websites, removable storage devices, or other entry points. Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are something that people have to worry about who host websites. DDoS attacks are internet based attacks which flood a system with packets to bog it down so the services will not run as normal and will actually bring the server down in terms of functionality. A DDoS attack can...
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...symbolize facial expressions are called __________________________ | 6. emoticons | 7. Another name for junk e-mail is __________________ | 7. spam | 8. Using caution in giving out your e-mail address, checking a site’s privacy statement before giving your address and never replying to junk e-mail messages will _______________________ | 8. help prevent junk e‑mail | 9. Computer criminals who attack other people’s computers are called ________________________ | 9. hackers | 10. A small program that can help prevent hackers and malicious software from gaining access to your computer is called a(n) _________________ | 10. Firewall | 11. A small program that can help protect your computer viruses, worms, and other security threats is called ______________ | 11. Virus protection | 12. _____________________ can help protect your computer from spyware and other potentially unwanted software. | 12. Spyware | 13. ______________________ is a program that can routinely check for new features of Windows and install them. | 13. Windows Update | 14. Trojan Horse is the name of a computer _________________ | 14. program | 15. AntiVirus...
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...internet access 2. It’s a great way to say in contact with distant family members, old friends , meeting potential lovers, and sharing all kinds of crazy pictures and videos Ex: your friend goes to Miami shares pictures online and has you excited and ready to get everything together for next year summers trip. Not only is communication an important factor but... B. Subpoint: The internet has become a big block of knowledge, there is every topic you can think of under the sun and you can expect to see that somewhere in the world someone has had the same question Ex: Google for instincts, it has everything from scholarly articles to articles directed especially for children. 1. It’s so common to run to your iPad, computer, even phone to get on the internet for assistant with...
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...various malicious threats that includes virus, worms, Trojan programs, and logic bombs, the focus of this paper will concentrate on the comparison of viruses and worms. I will also examine the question as to weather of not non-Microsoft operating systems as less prone to virus threats. Malicious code threats are primarily programmed to create havoc or major problems within the computing and networking environment. Exploitation of internet based services and applications are probably the hardest hit because of the increase in everyday usage and the unfamiliarity of threat countermeasures of many users. Virus and other malicious are created only to create problems; nothing more. There are various levels that indicate the proficiency in developing or writing the program for viruses. These levels range from low skilled students to program researchers who have acquired many years of experience in developing their programming skills. The researchers are the group that introduces highly complex and sometimes anti-virus resistant code into computing/networking systems. Although they differ, most users do not distinguish virus and worms; the term virus is simply used by some as a catch-all for both threats. A virus is basically a self-replicating program that causes damage by attaching itself to files. Normally, A virus is spread to various computers through human actions, particularly files sharing and email. Worms are similar to virus in some respect but they are more sophisticated...
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...[pic] Analysis of financial statement 525 Semester 2 2013 Individual Assignment Student Name: Lihan Ye Student Number: 16030886 Part 1 History of Patties foods Patties Foods, whose former name is Patties Bakery, now is the largest pie supplier in Australia. It was founded by the Rijs Family who are the immigrants from Holland in 1966. Today’s Patties Foods is based in Bairnsdale, own 7 famous brands, including Patties, Patties Gluten Free, Four’N twenty, Nanna’s, Herbert Adams, Creative Gormet and Chefs Pride. Patties’ major activities Patties is a brand for party foods. They are small pies and children love them. The Patties Gluten Free brand is designed for people who has dietary requirement or people follow the Gluten Free diet. Patties Gluten Free guarantee its product being high quality and nutritive. Four’N Twenty is a very famous brand in Australia, for their meat pies, pasties and sausage rolls. Nanna’s is also a brand for fruit pies. And for Herbert Adams, it is a brand for its beef pies, pasties and rolls. Creative Gourment is a brand for frozen fruit, berries and desserts. Chefs Pride, it contain a lot of categories, such as IQF fruit, Fruit Coulis, French Crepes and Chocolate Dessert Cups. They are delicate. All in all, the majority of Patties’ product is packaged freezing food, which is available from Coles and Woolworths Supermarket nationally, Internet security is a catch-all term for a very broad issue covering security for...
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...EN130.1.1 English Comp II Assignment # 4 September 27, 2013 How to properly maintain a personal computer In order for a personal computer to stay fast and be reliable, it must be properly maintained. A computer can stay in good condition if it is well taken care of. Common sense and the knowhow can keep your computer running smoothly for many years. We know dust and bacteria are things we cannot avoid, for this reason we need to constantly dust our homes. Well it goes the same for a computer. Dusting the mouse, keyboard, and the screen keeps your computer running faster. Every few months it’s also good to open the casing of the computer and remove any dust particles inside to keep the cooling fan functioning properly. The hard drive is main part of a PC. It is where all the files are stored; therefore, cleaning the hard drive and defragmenting it is necessary to keep the computer from slowing down and freezing up. To do this process, just go into your computers programs, find accessories and click to system tools. Go to defragment and start the process. This should be done every two to three months to keep your computer in top shape. Be sure you have good antivirus software installed in your computer and make sure it is always updated. Viruses are among one of the main causes of computer failure. You should do a complete virus scan on your computer regularly. Also a good way to avoid viruses is to avoid visiting websites that are suspected to be...
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