...HE, President Mwai Kibaki, presides over the official ground breaking of Konza Technology City. January 2013 2 0 1 7 1 2 Hon. Samuel L.Poghisio, EGH, MP Minister for Information and Communications Minister’s Statement Access to information is crucial to economic growth. Information and communications technology offer a powerful tool that, if deployed equitably, can ensure citizens are empowered and Government can deliver services more effectively. Information is vital for the efficient delivery of public and private sector product and services that are responsive to the needs of citizens and businesses as well as capacity creation. For a variety of reasons (economic and policy), developing countries like Kenya are less equipped to take advantage of the potential in ICT to stimulate growth, and are likely to fall behind advanced economies. The Kenya ICT Master Plan is therefore not designed in isolation, given that there is evidence from developed countries that investment in ICT facilitates economic growth by increasing productivity. As the Kenya Government ensures an enabling ICT environment and regulatory framework, this plan aims at stimulating the setup of ICT-related businesses to enhance employment creation. At the heart of this document is a strategic intent to develop a robust ICT sector that will enhance economic growth through creation of businesses and hence employment. In the execution of this plan, Kenya will become a leading ICT hub...
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...Cybersecurity and U.S.-China Relations 网络安全与美中关系 Kenneth Lieberthal and Peter W. Singer 李侃如，彼得. W. 辛格 Cybersecurity and U.S.-China Relations 网络安全与美中关系 Kenneth Lieberthal and Peter W. Singer 李侃如，彼得. W. 辛格 February 2012 Authors’ Note F or the last year, the John L. Thornton China Center and the 21st Century Defense Initiative at Brookings have convened a working group on cybersecurity and U.S.-China relations, which the two authors organized and co-chaired. The research was motivated by our sense that: 1) the many policy issues involved in cybersecurity, especially in its impact on foreign relations, were already significant and would grow rapidly in importance in the coming years; 2) that such issues, if not well managed, could provide a major source of international friction, especially in U.S.-China relations; and 3) the newness of the field added a particularly complicating factor, making cybersecurity one of the most important but least understood emerging flashpoints in global security. A key aspect of the effort was to convene several dozen knowledgeable Americans from both the private and public sector, including the civilian government, military, corporate, think tank, and university communities. With such dynamic and fast-changing events playing out, the Brookings project not only sought to study the key issues in cybersecurity and how they impact U.S.-China relations, but also to break down some of the organizational and bureaucratic stovepipes that have limited...
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...EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This paper details the importance of cyber security in the face of evolving cyber threats and the ever-increasing attacks on government and businesses alike. We live in a globally connected world and globally distributed cyber threats. Not restricted by geographical boundaries these threats target all technologies, service providers, and consumers. The threats are at an all-time high, in terms of sophistication and volume, and continue to trend upwards. WHAT IS CYBERSECURITY? Twenty years ago businesses did not think twice about cyber security. In a world of mainframes and dumb terminals with no connectivity to anything outside, viruses, malware, and hacking was unheard of, however, with the introduction of the Internet things have now changed. The term cyber security is getting more and more mixed usage lately, so much so that it is almost as ambiguous as the term "cloud". Cyber security, referred to as information technology security, is the focus on protecting computers, networks, programs, and data from unintended or unauthorized access, change, or destruction. Cyber security also encompasses ten different security domains. The following domains provide a foundation for security practices and principles: • Access Control - to maintain information confidentiality, integrity, and availability, it is important to control access to information. Access controls prevent unauthorized users from retrieving, using, or altering information. They are...
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...Cyber Security by American Military University Professor Derrick Thomas June 22, 2014 Cyber security is a difficulty that everyone faces in today’s society. It is defined in a variety of ways by many. One definition is that cyber security focuses on protecting computer networks, systems, data, and programs from unwanted access. Cyber security is sometimes referred to as information security, information network security, cyberspace security, or even computer security. There are many viewpoints by highly educated people on cyber security but the purpose of this paper is to tell my viewpoint on the subject. Every aspect of a persons life has some sort of cyber dimension. People paying for bills online, cloud computing, and even online gaming. This year in 2014, everyone is bombarded with news headlines that say cyber threats are up. Many of these headlines always include some kind of phishing attack trying to steal someones identity, a hacker that breached the network of a company, a new technique that attacks mobile devices like smart phones, or a government trying to monitor and take secrets from another government!!br0ken!! The concern for cyber security is now a real-world concern globally. The concern over cyber security is what is driving the governments worldwide to make it priority one on their list's now. This is so, because technology is growing at a very fast and continuous pace. The technology field itself is very vast and has much variety. Cyber security...
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...(Book Report) December 11, 2015 Cybersecurity and Cyberwar: What the world needs to know After everything that has been happening in the world, from the 9/11 takedown of the twin towers, to the shooting in Paris almost a month ago, the world has been drawn to attention to the extent of surveillance and cyber-espionage practiced by the US government, not only in relation to suspected terrorists but also in relation to the ordinary citizen. After reading Cybersecurity and Cyberwar, I feel like it comes at an interesting time in the history of security services world-wide, when the extent of inter-connectivity of every agency, corporation and individual makes cyber-surveillance easier to put into effect. The authors are experts in their field: Peter Singer is Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence at the Brookings Institution, a former coordinator of Obama's defence policy task-force during the 2008 campaign and author of three other books on aspects of warfare. Allan Friedman is also a well-known expert in the field of information security and cyber-security, formerly Research Director for the Center for Technology Innovation at the Brookings Institution, and currently Visiting Scholar at George Washington University's Cyber Security Policy Research Institute. In other words, this is an authoritative text. In Cybersecurity and Cyberwar, Singer and Friedman attempt to fill this worrisome knowledge...
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...Me and cyber security I strongly believe that cyber security will be my profession. The reasons to say cyber security will be my profession are: First, I have a good experience of reading. Second, I am incredibly interested in cyber security profession. However, my friends believe that cyber security is going to be difficult for me. Even though my associates frustrated me that cyber security is challenging, my reading practice and interest in cyber security empowered me to attend cyber security program. I have ability of reading various reading materials that encouraged me to go for cyber security program. When I was in Jimma University, I was both student and assistant lecturer. Due to that, I used to read a lot of materials to teach my students. For example books, journals, newspapers and video lectures. In addition to that, I was also reading different resources to score good grade on my own courses. Some of these materials are textbooks of physiology, anatomy and biochemistry, online materials and different researches. To sum up, I used to read day and night to cover both my students’ and my own courses. So, my reading skill will contributes a lot to successfully accomplish cyber security program. Also, I attracted by cyber security profession. The first reason that makes me interested in cyber security discipline is its high demand. Nowadays the uses of Internet and cyber crime are growing in parallel. As a result, our world is in high demand of qualified cyber...
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...There are nine parts to the system analysis and design life cycle. The first three stages are about gathering information. The first part of the cycle is initiation. This is when someone identifies a need or an opportunity. The second part of the cycle is the system concept development, which defines the scope or the boundary of the concepts. Next is the planning stage. During this stage the project management plan and other planning documentation is developed. This will be the basis for acquiring the resources needed to achieve a solution. The next three stages are about the actual design. The fourth stage is the requirements analysis. This is where the functional requirements document is created in which user needs are analyzed and user requirements are developed. The fifth stage, which is self-explanatory, is the design stage. This is where the systems design documents are created from the detailed requirements, focusing on how to deliver the required functionality. The sixth stage is the development stage. This is the part where the design is transformed into a complete information system. The final three stages are where everything comes together. During the integration and testing stage the developed system are tested to see if they perform as designed. Stage eight is implementation. This includes the implementation preparation and the implementation of the system into a production environment and the solution to any of the problems found in the integration and testing...
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...Tyler Pederson IS 3110 Unit 2 Assignment 1 12/15/2014 PCI DSS and the Seven Domains YieldMore YieldMore has a network needing to configure its current configuration and policy to meet PCI DSS standards which can be found at: https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/security_standards/documents.php?agreements=pcidss&association=pcidss In order to be in compliance a basic compliance plan has been created to ensure YieldMore and customer data in the reconfiguration will be met. Software and hardware used will be checked to PCI DSS database to ensure compliance. The network plan will be required to meet these minimum requirements before compliance assessment test will be made. *Note: If third party is to host the payment process and procedure. They will be responsible to uphold the PCI DSS standards, they will be held liable if failure to maintain compliance. Build and Maintain a Secure Network Requirement 1: Install and maintain a firewall -In reference to previous network plan U1A1 a firewall will be in place in the LAN/WAN Domain & System/Application Domain to protect internal network from potential external threats. Requirement 2: Do not use defaults, such as default password -In reference to previous network plan U1A1 GPO and AD will be created and upheld for the internal network. GPO will be in place to provide username and password security policy for external network users. (System/Application Domain) Protect Cardholder Data Requirement 3: Protect stored...
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...How to get a job in the Cybersecurity field James Ethan Linville Upper Valley Career Center – Computer Information Technology - 1 year certificate ITT Technical Institute – Networking Systems Administration How to get a job in the Cybersecurity field This paper will provide you with information on the attainment of a successful career path to the field of Cybersecurity and how to become an Information security analysts (Data security examiners, Data security experts, IT Security Investigators). It will tell you what an information security analysts does. This information will include education, certifications and licenses, related work experience, advancement, and important skill sets. It will also provide information on salary and salary versus other IT positions. What is an Information security analysts? Data security examiners plan and do efforts to establish safety to ensure an association's PC systems and frameworks. Their obligations are ceaselessly growing as the quantity of digital assaults increment. Data security experts should persistently adjust to stay a venture in front of cyber attackers. They must stay avant-garde on the most recent systems aggressors are utilizing to penetrate PC frameworks and on IT security. Examiners need to research new security innovation to choose what will most adequately ensure their association. This may include going to cybersecurity meetings to hear firsthand records of different experts who have encountered new sorts of assaults...
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...Cybersecurity Policy In order to create a strong cybersecurity policy in Adius, their security professionals must comprehend key elements including servers, network and network components, access control procedures, mobile computing and telecommuting, authentication procedures, and architecture frameworks. Every portion of computer hardware happens to have its individual exclusive security necessities within a cyber environment, thus, interlocking all the devices and increasing complexity. These devices entail smart managing and must be ruled by policy, standards, and procedure. A method of attaining great cybersecurity practice includes utilizing overall security architectures, such as ISO 17799 - considered the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) primary information security management standard. The ISO standard happens to be an assortment of good practice relating to Information Technology along with cybersecurity. This could be applied in all kinds of organizations. The twelve chief facets of the standard contain an extensive array of material extending from risk assessments and treatment systems policies, to additional zones like access control within cybersecurity, human resource, and environment security. It includes twelve main domains, all including some objective (Theoharidou, et al., 2005). Most of the standards, which Adius needs to develop, are performance standards. These should be measured and evaluated and must be able to lead to ISO certification...
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...PROFILE My goals are to excel in getting my masters in Cybersecurity, and progress forward in my career growth in the field. Working through my career within a growing organization, whereas I will get an opportunity to utilize all my skills, education and knowledge to benefit the organization in projects. QUALIFICATIONS * Excellent communication and leadership skills * Strong team player * Over 10 years manufacturing and production process experience * Fast learner with a positive “Can Do” attitude * Dynamic troubleshooting problems on emergency notice * Proficient computer software and applications experience * Clearance - Secret * Willingness to learn and grow in multicultural environment * Ability to pay close attention to detail with a high degree of accuracy * Substantial related clerical/administrative skills and experience * Great personality and professional manner toward others * Flexibility to work effectively in a changing environment * Extensive customer service/data entry * Obtained forklift certifications in all areas COMPUTER LITERACY * Operating Systems: Windows 98/00/XP/07/8/8.1, UNIX, Linux, Oracle VB, VMware * Databases: MS SQL Server 05/08/12, MS-Access, SCRT Database Linux. * Languages: HTML, ASP, XML, DHTML, CSS, PL/SQL, JavaScript, C, C++. EDUCATION Strayer University of Huntsville 7/2013 – Present Bachelor’s Degree – Cyber security Management Expected Graduation –...
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...The Risks of NOT Investing into CyberSecurity In 2002, preparations were being made for me to transition from the Navy to civilian life. I wanted to start a career in the IT field, and, unfortunately, the Navy wasn’t capable of providing me that opportunity. At the time though, careers in the IT field were still uncommon and considered overhead to corporations. After realizing this, I had decided to stay in the Navy since I hadn’t acquired the necessary education or experience to be competitive in the IT market yet. Over 10 years ago, IT and Cybersecurity were not considered to be as worthwhile a career field to pursue. Today, the financial industry is learning just how valuable cybersecurity is, and according to an article, Friedenberg remarks that, “Companies, on average, spend 1,600 work hours per incident at a cost of $40,000 to $92,000 per victim” (2006). In an effort to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the financial institutions, cyber terrorists have taken an active role declaring war on one of our nation's critical key infrastructure. There are major risks in the financial industry that are causing the institutions to invest more into the protection of their assets which are in jeopardy of compromise every time a cyber attack occurs. Consumers want to know that their money is protected when they put in a financial institution. The personal information that consumers are required to present, for instance Name, Date of Birth, account...
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...increase in funding and support for the study of emerging cybersecurity technologies. The considerations for this paper are to discuss the emerging technologies and strategies that can be integrated across the public and private sector to improve cybersecurity on a local, national, and international level. New technologies need to dynamically assess networks real-time such as with the use of Remote Agents and Real-time forensic analysis. These technologies also need to make the attack space less predictable and constantly evolving such as through the use of moving target defense. Emerging Cybersecurity Technologies The E-government Act of 2000 was signed by President Bush to move toward a more 24-7 government. The dream was to eliminate the need to have to stand in line at the DMV for half a day just to pay annual vehicle registration fees (Barker, 2011). Security was certainly a concern, but it was not at the forefront of the move as government agencies would go through massive changes in equipment, manning, and practices in order to move information and programs online. Now, over a decade later we still see moves and changes taking place, such as the department of Veterans Affairs recently moving all of their applications, forms and records online. The expensive cost of getting the government caught up was expected with such an overhaul in the system; however, the U.S. should have spent more on cybersecurity and had to learn this lesson the hard way. The recent breaches...
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...twenty years, the Internet’s role in our lives has grown to an everyday necessity. We rely on the Internet to communicate within the scope of our employment and social lives, to conduct our banking and bill paying, we even use it to track our personal property. There is hardly one area of our lives that we can not conduct over the Internet. While the Internet is a convenience that has made our lives easier, it has also opened the door in our lives to a vulnerability that is rapidly being exploited by cyber criminals. Cyber crimes are growing at an exponential rate in the United States and we, the consumers/end users are unaware of the liabilities a simple click on the wrong button can cause. This paper will address the current cybersecurity policy issues for the protection of the Internet infrastructure and recommend new policies that will address the liability for malicious traffic traversing the Internet from the End Users. INTRODUCTION From the year 2000 to 2010, the users’ on the Internet has escalated to approximately five times its original users. The Internet provides a variety of services in which its users transmits large amounts of proprietary and personal data. The increase in Internet users and the vital data transmitted has enticed criminals to use the internet to obtain vital information. This is done through the use of malicious traffic. Malicious traffic can be defined as Internet traffic used to compromise a system and/or to conceivably impair...
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...Single Most Important Cybersecurity Vulnerability Facing IT Managers Disclaimer: please do not copy and paste the paper With the growing usage of the Internet, the expansion of global communication, the office in its traditional sense is fading away. In order for corporations, whether small or large to be profitable in this competitive market, the walls of their offices have had to expand beyond the four walls located at their physical business address. In order to conduct business effectively nowadays, it has become necessary to have internal private business and government networks connecting to other corporate and government networks; as such, the use of portable devices has significantly increased and private corporate information travels more and more. While this is extremely convenient, and allows conducting business at unconventional hours and locations, it is simultaneously risky and requires organizations to proactively secure their data from being compromised. Internet access is available from the privacy of our homes, but also in an increasing number of public places: libraries, fast food restaurants, cafés, and department stores. With the growing cyberworld has come a multiplication of cyber-attacks, where both amateurs and dedicated hackers constantly try penetrating corporate networks. It has become a very challenging objective for IT managers and IT professionals to keep information secured while travelling through the internet. Additionally, one of main...
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