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Assignment 1 1 Assignment 1 Alexus McCurley-Shimer American Military University INTL440 Cyber Warfare Professor Binversie November 20, 2023
Assignment 1 2 Throughout time there has been many issues with cyber crime especially as technology has progressed. Understanding the ins and outs of how cyber crime can be conducted is very important for a user to be aware of the dangers that they can face. As well as understanding the many different ways that the users are able to communicate with technology. With this paper we will understand the building blocks that make communications via networking secure. As well as the understanding of the software challenges that there are. There are four different ways for communication on the internet. “It can be done through various means, including email, instant messaging, social networking, and video conferencing.” (Naha 2023) The first is instant messaging which is an online chat technology that allows people to be able to communicate via messages in real-time on the internet. The second is VoIP and Internet Phone System which has the internet route to telephone calls instead of the traditional phone lines. Such as voice over internet protocol (VoIP) that sends voice packets by using IP instead of PSTN which is Public Switched Telephone Network. The third is email which is when an individual communicates via messages and files. Email communications have become extremely fast and reliable when it comes to communicating. The fourth is the social networking platforms. This is done over social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and more. Social media has become a popular way for internet communication. This is due to the speed and simplicity of communicating with friends or customers, being able to enhance businesses brand awareness, a good way to redirect traffic, the ability to help businesses interact with their customers, and to help with advertising, promotions, as well as market research. There are many different aspects to network building blocks that we will be going over.
Assignment 1 3 Switches: o “A switch connects endpoints to the network so they can communicate with each other.” (Cloud Academy n.d.) o Two primary benefits: Provide each pair of communicating devices with a speedy connection Ability to segregate communications to be able to ensure that it does not enter other areas of the network. o The capability of momentarily connecting the receiving and sending of a device to be able to use the bandwidth of a network without any interference. Routers: o Are the devices that connect two or more different networks as well as filter the network traffic to ensure that only the desired information is able to travel between them. o Example: Routers are able to be used as well as to regulate the flow of information from internal networks and the internet. o Wide area network or WAN is the portion of the network that connects the routers. Proxy Servers: o These act as a web filter and firewall. These are able to provide a shared network connection and is able to cache data to be able to speed up any requests. o Proxy servers are able to keep users and the internal network protects from any bad things such as malicious attacks.
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