as well as replace programs or files damaged or removed. If you add in trust issues and loss of business from consumers because of data loss‚ the effects can be long lasting and even devastating to a business. Malicious software‚ referred to as malware‚ can contain a variety of threats‚ from data loss to system failures. There are several types of worms‚ viruses‚ Trojan horses and spyware‚ which can be delivered in a variety of ways. Computer viruses are a type of software or executable file that
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What security breaches may cause harm to an organization or its clients? Malicious software called malware such as viruses‚ worms‚ Trojan horses‚ and spyware can all cause security breaches within an organization as well as towards its clients. “Internet security firm Symantec reported in 2011 that it had detected 286 million new and unique threats from malicious software in 2010‚ or about nine per second‚ up from 240 million in 2009.” A computer virus is a rogue software program that attaches
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1. Introduction With the upbringing in the field of computer networks now spanning the globe‚ law and law enforcement agencies must address the international dimensions of crimes in cyberspace. Criminals in an electronic world can ignore international boundaries‚ since they can send information and execute commands via worldwide networks. Requiring no physical presence and facilitated by the presence of the Internet‚ electronic crimes are readily suited for international commission. The digital
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Lawrence Joy Pengda Jin Jing Shang Hanish Mandru 1. What are the various types of malware? How do worms differ from viruses? Do Trojan horses carry viruses or worms? a. The various types of malware are viruses‚ worms‚ Trojan horses‚ polymorphic threats‚ virus and worm hoaxes‚ back door or trap door‚ denialofservice and distributed denialofservice‚ and mail bomb. b. A virus must be executed such as opening an infected email attachment while a worm can be initiated with or without the user downloading or executing the
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Information Security How to provide it? A Research Paper Presented to The faculty of the De La Salle Lipa In Partial fulfillment Of the requirements for the Course Communication Skills 2 By: John Michael T. Imperial King V. Benedicto ABSTRACT: This research paper provides information about information security. Information security is about protection of important files and data. It is about stopping hackers from breaching over your files and maintaining the
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documents and pictures‚ stored on a web server. A web server is a computer that delivers requested webpages to your computer or mobile device. The same web server can store multiple websites. 2. 5 different ways to protect my computer from viruses and malwares are: Disconnect your computer from the internet. If you do not need Internet access‚ disconnect the computer from the Internet. Some security experts recommend disconnecting from the computer network before opening emails attachments. Enable a
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1. Workstation and Desktop devices are prone to viruses‚ malware‚ and malicious software‚ especially if the user surfs the Internet and World Wide Web. Given that users connect to the Internet and World Wide Web‚ what security countermeasures can organization implement to help mitigate the risk caused from viruses‚ malware‚ and malicious software? a. Up to date anti-virus software and updated firewall. 2. Your employees e-mail file attachments to each other and externally through the organization’s
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expected‚ but is overall not impossible. The trick to averting such an attack lies in the programs and applications that one uses for defense that recognizes‚ detects and notifies the user that an attack is imminent. This can be something as simple as a malware and/or virus program to something more complex such as a firewall. The purpose of this paper is to discuss what constitutes a cyber attack‚ examine the steps involved in a cyber attack‚ and determine how to prevent them‚ which was discussed in the
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Malware and phishing are two types of cyber security problems that are a growing problem in the United States and other countries. By utilizing various methods cyber criminals attempt to gain access to corporate networks for the purposes of obtaining source code or other sensitive corporate information. Not only are corporations involved but the average user can also be a target of these malicious attacks. Criminals continue to refine their methods with new ways to attract visitors to malicious
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T‚ Petee‚ T & Jarvis‚ J 2010‚ ‘The Future Challenges of Cybercrime’‚ Proceedings of the Futures Working Group‚ Quantico‚ Virginia‚ Vol. 5‚ pp.1-22. Mills‚ E 2012‚ Cybercrime moves to the cloud. Researchers say that criminals are moving their malware heavy lifting from end-user PCs to servers in the cloud‚ viewed 6 December 2012‚ <http://www.cnet.com.au/cybercrime-moves-to-the-cloud-339340622.htm> Ponemon Institute 2012‚ The Impact of Cybercrime on Business Studies of IT practitioners in
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