Going back to the origin of viruses, it was in 1949 that Mathematician John Von Neumann described self-replicating programs which could resemble computer viruses as they are known today. However, it was not until the 60s that we find the predecessor of current viruses. In that decade, a group of programmers developed a game called Core Wars, which could reproduce every time it was run, and even saturate the memory of other players' computers. The creators of this peculiar game also created the first
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benefits and the implications of the software to the college. When the college installs a new piece of software there will be a lot of advantages and disadvantages once the piece of software is installed. The software that has been installed on to the computer in the college will be enabling the college students and the staff to do things that they may not have been able to do or not been able to do as well. But despite the advantage of the software product there are also some disadvantages associated
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Hands-On Ethical Hacking and Network Defense Second Edition Chapter 3 Network and Computer Attacks Objectives • After this lecture and completing the exercises, you will be able to : – Describe the different types of malicious software and what damage they can do – Describe methods of protecting against malware attacks – Describe the types of network attacks – Identify physical security attacks and vulnerabilities Hands-On Ethical Hacking and Network Defense, Second Edition 2 Malicious Software
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conduct business. For example, giving credit card information to a telemarketer over the phone or a waiter in a restaurant can be more risky than submitting the information via a Web site, because electronic commerce transactions are usually protected by security technology. Waiters and telemarketers are not always monitored or trustworthy. Yet the fear of security problems can be just as harmful to businesses as actual security breaches. General fear and suspicion of computers still exists and with
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In years past, security threats came from geniuses or nerdy students with lots of time. The numbers of these people were relatively small. Their main motivation was to prove that they could break into another network. Since then, the number of potential attackers and the sophistication of the attacks have increased exponentially. Attacks that once required attackers to have an advanced degree in computing now can be done with easily downloaded and freely available tools that the average junior-high
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network connectivity is increasing, the threats to security are also increasing. Network security and network-based threats are the most significant vulnerabilities that need to be maintained as it involves information, which is transferred between computers. There are several pieces of information, which is case sensitive and is vulnerable to outside attack. The network security is also exposed to hackers attack and is subject to various malicious threats that can endanger the sensitivity of information
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Executive Summary on the effects of computer Virus and Malicious software Introduction This paper is intended to outline the effects of computer viruses and malicious software. The paper will start by describing what a virus is and what malicious software is. it will then outline some of the common types of viruses and malicious software; the effects both threats could potentially have on ABC’s computer networks and finally suggest ways in which ABC estate agency may protect itself from such
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Cyber Crime Computer crime encompasses a broad range of activities. Generally, however, it may be divided into two categories: (1) crimes that target computers directly; (2) crimes facilitated by computer networks or devices, the primary target of which is independent of the computer network or device.[citation needed] Crimes that primarily target computer networks or devices include: Computer viruses Denial-of-service attacks Malware (malicious code) Crimes that use computer networks or
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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
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traditional crimes in which computers or Research Papers. For that, it is an illegal act in which computers or computer networks are devices, desired goals, and incidental to the crime or places of criminal activities (Rao, 2011). In addition, “This includes anything from downloading illegal music files to stealing millions of dollars from online bank accounts. Cybercrime also includes non-monetary offenses, such as creating and distributing viruses on other computers or posting confidential business
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