Two methods an attacker may use to get information and gain access to the network are ping sweeps and port scans. Ping sweeps are used to determine which machines are on or active. Port scans are used to identify any open ports on a machine in order to determine services running on that machine. Although these attacks are common, they are very preventable through basic administrator tasks. When an attacker conducts a ping sweep of a network, all active computers on the network will respond and provide the attacker with a list of IP addresses in the network.
Kostadinov goes on to note that most cyberterrorism actions are generally focused on website sabotage and email blasting. In order to prove that the network breach was a terrorist attack the company would need to provide electronic evidence of these types of information warfare. Information warfare is a term often used interchangeably with cyberterrorism but provides a deeper understanding in the shift of how data has become fundamental to society. As governments, companies and people shift to the use of digital information so have the methods used to attack (Gilmer, 2001). In order to combat this aspect of terrorism, the military have adopted computer forensics as part of their defenses (Vacca & Rudolph, 2011).
He compares and contrasts how his life was with the Web and without it. For example, “Just as Microsoft Word had turned me into a flesh-and-blood word processor, the Internet, I sensed, was turning me into something like a high-speed data-processing machine, a human HAL (325). The Web has changed him in such a way that he felt like a machine. He wanted to stay connected, therefore, he would yearn to check his e-mail, click links, or explore on Google. He noticed the Net was having a much stronger influence over him than his PC ever had (324).
Kirsten Laman ENGL 1301-61507 Professor Jackson 30 October 2014 Cognitive Effects of the Internet The book The Shallows by Nicholas Carr states that the introduction of the internet into society has had a profound effect on our culture. In other words, the internet has affected the way people think, read, and remember. The rapid access to tons of information has also affected people’s behavior making them less patient and less productive. According to Carr, “The Net commands our attention with far greater insistency than our television, or radio or morning newspaper ever did” (117). In today’s world, the internet has become essential to work, school and entertainment.
The name pretty much sums up what these threats are. In this type of unsolicited attack, a series of regular pings often used for basic troubleshooting, are generated and sent out across groups of ip addresses. I t was noted that where a normal administrator would only ping one or two intended destinations, the internet criminal would be more ambitious and perform these sweeps, looking for as many network endpoints that they can be connected to (Conklin, White , Cothren, & Williams, 2004)). One key thing to note is that DNS lookups can also be the result of ping sweeps and port scans, using the same ping utility, but taking things a step further in the infiltration process. The IP addresses ware linked to endpoint names, which gives an attacker access to information as well to produce the end points names.
• Question 37 This group tends to define hackers and their activities in terms of the danger associated with hacking and its sometimes malicious intent. • Question 38 All of the following terms are used to characterize and describe viruses, except: • Question 39 Which of the following is NOT one of the four primary environments viruses operate in? • Question 40 Recent studies suggest that 10 percent of personal computers are infected by malicious
Companies such as this are required not only legally, but ethically to protect the customers’ private information or be held accountable by law. It is also bad practice to allow this sensitive information to be disseminated and stolen by cyber criminals. Since this kind of data must be protected at all costs, certain regulations were put in place so that standards for information security could be monitored. One of these standards is that all personal information is to be encrypted when being sent over the internet and also on the servers. This will make it much harder for the hacker to access the information easily.
Two of the most informal ways this is through is through phishing and pharming. Both of these methods provoke users to unreal websites, where they are asked to participate in different things. This includes login content, much as usernames and passwords, phone book, addresses, accomplishment carte lottery, funds invoice numbers, and opposite content criminals can use to "steal" another mortal's identicalness. For this cause, it
Tevin Hutchinson 11/10/2012 English 102 Technology plays a huge role in our everyday life. I do believe that technology has made our lives easier, but it also has made us more dependent on the technology itself. When using the internet for a dictionary you could easily get distracted. Anyone can put anything on the internet, so what you find might not be accurate. Most people find that looking things up on the internet is distracting because you are already on the web so why not check YouTube for a funny video, or update your status on the social network.
Jane Mukala Professor Hart ENG 101 March 18, 2015 Does The Internet Make You Dumber? Nicholas Carr argues that the internet has bad effects on the brain. He says that the internet makes it harder to remember anything, and that it is harder to move memories into long term memories. Carr thinks that by skimming information, it will diminish the ability to read long texts; I disagree with him because the internet makes actually makes us smarter and think accurate because we are aware of every little information around us. Carr thinks that excessive use of the internet might cause permanent changes to the way our brains work and we don’t have to remember as much, because we have RAM (Random Access Memory).