ASSESSING VULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND FACILITATING ADAPTATION P. M. KELLY 1‚2‚∗ and W. N. ADGER 2 1 Climatic Research Unit‚ and 2 Centre for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment‚ School of Environmental Sciences‚ University of East Anglia‚ Norwich NR4 7TJ‚ U.K. ∗ E-mail: m.kelly@uea.ac.uk Abstract. We discuss approaches to the assessment of vulnerability to climate variability and change and attempt to clarify the relationship between the concepts of vulnerability and
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expanded her perception” and has “changed the way she lives‚ loves‚ works and parents”. Her touching account of her personal struggles with this research centers on her views of vulnerability‚ which Brown summarizes as our “ability to empathize‚ belong‚ and love”. Brown digs even deeper into her exploration of shame and vulnerability‚ and how they act as obstacles in one’s pursuit of true happiness. Brown draws together her ideas in a concept she labels “Wholeheartedness”‚ and illustrates her theory on
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CSEC 610‚ University of Maryland University College July 12‚ 2014 Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities Facing IT Managers Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities Facing IT Managers Table of Contents Introduction ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3 Types of Vulnerabilities ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 5 Important Vulnerability‚ Impact & Solutions ……………………………………………………………….. 8 References …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 12 Cyber-security demands are ever
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thesis a selection of such tools are tested against a number of dierent test cases to compare the tools and nd out the quality of such tools. For each test case the number of reported vulnerabilities by the tools is recorded per type of vulnerability. For each type of vulnerability the reported vulnerabilities are manually checked for false positives and false negatives. The tools leave much to be desired. The tools appear to have problems with web applications that use techniques that are
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malware‚ mobile malware‚ and vulnerabilities and exploits (Davis‚ 2013). Symantec’s 2013 Internet Security Threat report finds that there was a 42% increase in targeted attacks in 2012
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1. 2401593 CVE-2010-3213: Vulnerability in outlook Web access could allow elevation of privilege. Microsoft Server Exchange 2003 and 2007 2264072 CVE-2010-1886: Elevation of privilege using Windows service Isolation Bypass. Windows Server 2003 and 2008 980088 CVE-2010-0255: Vulnerability in Internet Explorer could allow Information Disclosure. Windows XP 975497 CVE-2009-3103: Vulnerabilities in SMB could allow remote code execution. Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and
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software vulnerability assessment and suggested remediation plans via updates and plug-ins. Nessus® can help security practitioners with shrinking the software vulnerability window with up to date software patching and security updates.Nmap (ZeNmap GUI) provides security practitioners with an easy to use‚ automated network discovery and inventory management tool. Nmap can provide a quick reconnaissance and prove of an IP network infrastructure and allows for more targeted software vulnerability scans
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1.) From the identified threats & vulnerabilities from Lab #1 – (List At Least 3 and No More than 5‚ High/Medium/Low Nessus Risk Factor Definitions for Vulnerabilities) a. Fire destroys primary data center b. User downloads an unknown e-mail attachment c. Hacker penetrates your IT infrastructure and gains access to your internal network d. Workstation OS has known software vulnerability 2.) For the above identified threats and vulnerabilities‚ which of the following COBIT P09 Risk Management control
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identifies known vulnerabilities and exploits? Enumeration 5. During the scanning step of the hacking attack process‚ you identified known software vulnerabilities in a Windows XP Professional Workstation. List the name and number of the critical Microsoft vulnerabilities identified. What is vulnerability ’’MSO8-067"? MS08-067: Vulnerability in Server service could allow remote code execution. 6. Which tool and application were used to exploit the identified vulnerability on the targeted
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extent possible‚ organizations should identify‚ report‚ and remediate vulnerabilities in a coordinated‚ organization-wide manner using automated vulnerability and patch management tools and technologies. Vulnerability scanners are commonly used in organizations to identify known vulnerabilities on hosts and networks and on commonly used operating systems and applications. These scanning tools can proactively identify vulnerabilities‚ provide a fast and easy way to measure exposure‚ identify out-of-date
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