Cyber Threats And Its Effects

Despite the presence of network security devices such as firewalls and other security appliances, today's corporate networks are still vulnerable to both internal and external attacks by hackers intent on creating havoc. By proactively

Most ISIS practice customs from the 7th century, but the methods they use to fight a war are 21st century techniques. ISIS have an advanced computer network that uses social media to attract terrorists worldwide to help them attack countries like the United States. Many countries have been victims of cyber attacks but may not realize it until long after the security breach occurred.

The world of cyber security continues to introduce new threats each year against network infrastructures and computer devices. In the recent years, the impact from cyber-attacks has wreaked havoc on many company brands and organizational reputations. As this issue grows so does the technology to prevent and protect against these malicious attacks. It is absolutely crucial for organizations and businesses to shift focus from defense for different types of attacks to improving safeguards to mitigate the loss of sensitive data when an attack occurs. In addition to the traditional security technology used to detect an attack, companies will have to include

Information security enabled by technology must include the means of lowering the impact of intentional and unintentional errors entering the system and to prevent unauthorized internally or externally accessing the system  actions to reduce risk data validation, pre-numbered forms, and reviews for duplications. It is crucial that the mission plan include the provision of a disaster recovery and business continuity plan. On the other hand, there is much more intrusion activity today than ever before. Obviously, there is an increased concern for attacks through companies’ network in an effort to either commit malice or affect the integrity of an organization’s most valuable resource. Therefore, it is important that companies do not get complacent in their IT infrastructure security. The fact of the matter, there is no perfect system; however, it behooves organizations to protect their information by way of reducing threats and vulnerabilities. Moreover, Whitman and Mattord (2010) said it best, “because of businesses and technology have become more fluid, the concept of computer security has been replaced by the concept of information security. Companies

When it gets right down to it, in this technologically advanced world, one of the worst things that can happen to people nowadays is having a cyberattack successfully launched against them. In particular, these cyberattacks are especially catastrophic if the end result is nothing short of a data breach. For everyday citizens, they have to be careful not only because

Attacks on physical systems: In current days, only organizations are facing the security threat is not the case, even laptops and mobiles are entrusted with the most sensitive of information about the organization. These devices, whether they are company property or personally owned, often contain company documents and are used to log on to the company network. More often than not, these mobile devices are also used during conferences and travel, thus running the risk of physical theft. The number of laptops and mobile devices stolen per year is ever on the increase. Another threat affecting physical security is that of unprotected endpoints. USB ports and DVD drives can both be used to leak data and introduce malware on the network. A USB stick that is mainly used for work and may contain sensitive documents, becomes a security risk if it is taken home and left lying around and other members of the family use it on their home

There are often times when a document covering as many aspects as were covered by the 9/11 Commission in which it becomes difficult to say definitively whether the results were effective or ineffective. This is true when speaking about whether the government has met the recommendations that were made by the 9/11 Commission. The federal government has been effective in meeting certain recommendations of the 9/11 Commission, however they have also failed appallingly in certain areas as well.

Present day events have shown that cyber-attacks are becoming more prevalent and sophisticated on the internet especially against our nation’s Critical Infrastructures (CI). One of them being the U.S. electrical power grid is also a national security risk that is currently vulnerable to cyber threats from malicious actors on the intent of causing a power blackout. The lack of protection on the power grid can result in an operational nightmare that can cause other government entities or specific CI targets that rely on the power grid to be non-operational. The consequence of a blackout would cost billions and can affect millions of people in the United States by delaying essential services needed to keep the country operational, which is essential for the nation’s economy and security. The complexity to understand cyber threats is ever changing due to technological advances and methods being used by computer hackers. The nation’s electricity system consists of generators and regional networks of interconnected transmission lines that are vulnerable to a cyber-attack. However, with increased reliance to develop a smart grid to improve system operability such as supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) to monitor load balances remotely using internet protocols comes more risk for intruders. This paper will identify the risks associated with the electric grid and discuss the proposed new policy approaches that will help the electric industry which have been

Traditionally, IT (Information Technology) security focused on securing the IT assets within the organization’s IT framework. However, with the advent of smart mobile devices, cloud computing, and remote connectivity, the IT landscape has changed dramatically in the last few decades. With these changes, the frequency of attacks by cyber criminals has increased as well. We constantly hear news reports of large-scale cyber attacks targeting financial, government and healthcare organizations. Moreover, the type of attacks have evolved to become more sophisticated and untraceable, making it difficult for security analysts to keep up with the every changing technological demands to successful prevent, analyze and thwart security attacks. This has now led many security experts to believe that having an effective defense mechanism in place is a much viable option than to be reactive to threats. This also makes sense from a business perspective. Companies want their IT investments to further their business goals and not to be constrained too much by focusing heavily on IT security, which could potentially lead to an increase in operational costs to tackle security issues.

One of the biggest challenges that businesses face today is planning and preparing for security breaches, especially how to react and respond to cyber security incidents and security breaches. Security-related threats have become quite a nuisance and are more diverse than ever before. The security-related threats have become more disruptive to business processes and more damaging to company’s reputation. With preventative activities encompassing the results of risk assessments, penetration tests, and an effective vulnerability management programs can lessen the effects and decrease the impact of incidents. There is no way to completely prevent all incidents from happening within the company’s networks during day to day operations. Having

When someone talks about information technology is important to talk about cyber-attack, because cybercrimes have increased a lot in recent years. Perceptions about hacking and computer crime are changing because of the increased dependency on the internet into our daily life. In order to continue to provide a safe and secure computing environment, IT professionals need to comprehend the examination of high profile cyber-attacks that includes Target’s data breach (2013), Google China hit by cyber-attack (2009), sabotage Iran’s nuclear program (2007 to 2010). This examination of high profile cyber-attack assists to (1) serve as a preventative measure, (2) encourage safety policies, and (3)

Experts say in the next 11 years we will have a Major cyber-attack that will result in the loss of life or property in the tens of billings of dollars. Governments, militaries, corporations, financial institutions, hospitals and private businesses will combat these cyber threats with good cyber security or information security practices.

Cyber-attacks are constantly becoming a critical issue for government systems and for businesses around the world. In fact, the cyber challenges that we see today play a huge political factor for government sectors. The U.S is constantly facing these cyber security threats that jeopardize America’s critical infrastructure and the freedoms that many Americans express online (Bucci, S., Rosenzweig, P., & Inserra, D. 2013). These challenges that are taking a political factor can also be seen in other countries as well and governments need to cooperate together to mitigate these challenges. In addition, cybersecurity challenges can also play a social factor as well for the world. With the increasing amount of devices connecting to the internet, cyber criminals are able to cause massive harm to users around the world. In fact, “21% of internet users have had an email or social networking account compromised or taken over by someone else without permission” (Ranine, L., Kiesler, S., Kang, R., & Madden, M. 2013). It is important for people to cooperate with each other by being more aware and enforce good security practices when they are on the web. There is also one more cybersecurity challenge that plays an economical factor in today’s world. In fact, the average total cost of a data breach increased by 23% with a total of $3.93 million (Ponemon, L. 2015). It is important to have a global cooperation about these cyber challenges so that we can address these challenges in a smart

Almost all kind of large and small organizations might face increasing number of attacks into their network or intellectual property. This may lead to data disclosure, data destruction, and damage of organization’s reputation. There are numerous threats in the cyber space which might be capable of stealing, destroying or making use of out sensitive data for financial and non-financial gains. As the amount of computer, mobile and internet users increases, so does the number of exploiters.

The human and technological aspects of cyber threats changed dramatically in the past year. Witnessing new techniques blended with the old, resulting in highly evasive attacks. Recently we have seen big business, corporations,