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CIS 4688, Fall 2020: Individual Assignment Going Deep in Network Attacks (50 points) You need to focus on a specific type of cyber-attack. Your will have to write a report (6-8 pages long) with diagrams, figures and tables on your choice of cyber-attack. The report should describe vulnerabilities and the type of attack, what is involved, process of attack, and what can be done to stop the attack, and possible losses. You can use reference books, the Internet, professional and scientific literature, but need to cite all the sources used. Some possible attacks are (You need to choose one and let me know. I will assign it on the first come first serve basis): Browser Attacks(My topic) Denial-of-service (DoS) Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) Session Hijacking Man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack Buffer Overflow attack Phishing attack Spear phishing attack Drive-by attack Password attack Brute force attack SQL injection attack Zero-day exploit Cross-site scripting (XSS) attack • Eavesdropping attack  Birthday attack  Malware attack • PKI attack • Application layer attack • Ransomware attack • AI-based attacks • Trojan Horses • DNS spoofing attack • Insider attacks • Other attacks (you can suggest) Topic selection + Yes/No on presentation: by Nov. 17, 2020 (E-mail to [email protected]) Report due: Dec. 8, 2020 (submit to iCollege) Extra credit: Make a presentation to the whole class on Dec. 8, 2020 (up to 25 extra credit points). You need to inform me at the time of topic selection, if you are going to make a presentation of about 5 minutes (You should be ready to be questioned by your professor)!

The basic question that must be answered is: what are the cybersecurity implications (good or bad) of a specific emerging application of technology.  “Descriptive or informative” annotated bibliography Sources publication date 2016 or later Introduction 10 sources In each annotation, you should provide at least one specific example of a characteristic and/or application of the technology, e.g. an emerging technology, which impacts cybersecurity.  The paper should use standard terms and definitions for cybersecurity.   APA format, your list should look something like the following. 1.     Authors. (date). Article title. Publication name, vol(issue), #-#. 2.     Authors. (date). Paper title. Published in the Proceedings of conference-name, pp. #-#. 3.     Author …

Defend your argument according to an ethics of purpose, an ethics of principle, and an ethics of consequence (or just consequentialism). In your essay, be sure to do the following: Make clear that you have done the relevant assigned readings by critically reflecting on them and using 5 citations (at least 3 from 3 different assigned articles).  Remember that this is NOT a descriptive research paper.   A start- up company called Medick has been developing a new product for hand held computers that will revolutionize the way nurses keep track of their hospitalized patients. The device will save nurses a great deal of time doing routine paperwork, reduce their stress levels, and enable them to spend more time with their patients.  Medick’s sales force has led the hospital administrators to believe the product will be available next week as originally scheduled. Unfortunately, the package still contains a few bugs.  All of the bugs appear to be minor, but some of the planned tests have not yet been performed.  Because of the fierce competition in the medical software industry, it is critical that this company be the first to market. It appears a well-established company will release a similar product in a few weeks.  If that product appears first, Medick will probably go out of business.  Represent one of these groups: software engineers programming the device; the sales force promoting the device; or the managers of Medick.  Plan a course of action and defend your position using ethical theories, articles and the ACM Code of Ethics.  (Quinn,Ethics for the Information Age)

One of the contractual requirements for an ERP upgrade is to provide training for new employees and interns explaining the system architecture and networking design. Create a PowerPoint presentation that you will use during the training.

1- Answer the questions below.  2- Do the research.  Search for current events or other information (fun facts) based on topics covered in the Chapter.  Find information related to attacks, threats, or vulnerabilities you would like to know more about. You should summarize each in 10 or more sentences and provide links to each one of your sources. Also, discuss why you chose each and what you learned from researching it. 3- Comment on at least 2 other students posts.  Respond in 8 sentences or more for each. Questions:   1- Identify a current event/information related to 1 malicious software and 1 countermeasure(s) that can be implemented. You should report information that will enhance your knowledge (something you did not know before). [25pts] 2- Identify a current event/information that presents 1 common attacks and 1 appropriate countermeasure. You should report information that will enhance your knowledge (something you did not know before). [25pts] 3- Choose 2 to discuss. Provide current events/research information for your choices.  You should report information that will enhance your knowledge (something you did not know before) [50 pts]:  social engineering and risks threats and types of attacks on wireless networks threats and types of attacks on web applications

Functional Use of Python Across Different Industries

Write a research report on Ethical Issues of Data Ownership.  Instructions – 12 page term paper, need works cited in MLA format, Wikipedia can be used as a reference, but need other references too. 

150+ words reply/ follow up to the following: Backing up your data is especially important in any technological environment.  In virtual infrastructures, administrators must also be familiar with back up technology.  One back up method I was particularly interested in was snapshots.  Snapshots are useful in vSphere for safeguarding data in a virtual environment.  These snapshots can save and protect virtual machine settings, disk state, memory, and power settings.  Snapshots can also protect you from misbehaving applications or other practices that could lead to data failure.  A snapshot is a unique form of data preservation and useful for short term protect. Snapshots are useful in lots of different situations.  You can place a virtual machine in snapshot mode before an operating system upgrade.  This way, if the upgrade fails, the virtual machine could still easily revert to its former state.  Snapshots do not affect virtual hard disks or NFS file systems.    It is paramount to remember that snapshots are not long-term solutions.  They should not be used as a replacement for backups. When a user creates a snapshot, a delta disk is created for the virtual machine.  If memory is saved in the snapshot, the file will also save the memory and power state.  This delta disk will be used for all the disk writes.  It is important to understand that these delta disks only hold the differences between the current state and original virtual disk.  Snapshots are not full copies of a virtual machine.    That is why they are not a substitute for backups.  There is also a performance penalty for using snapshots which depends on the workload and duration of snapshots. While using snapshots operations, VMware tools allows drivers running their operating systems to pause.  This guarantees consistency for the virtual machines using snapshots.  However, levels of consistency may vary based on workloads.  Some of the restrictions for snapshots include PCI vSphere Direct Path.  This device is not supported. VM snapshots are like checkpoints for a VM.  They capture the virtual machine at a specific point in time.  They are an efficient storage method, however if used incorrectly they can begin to take up too much space.  It is better to remove them when they are no longer needed.

Develop a Windows Forms app to calculate and display used computer charges based on CPU cost, monitor cost, and additional costs such as an optional yearly maintenance and a warranty. All sales must include a tax of 6.25%. CPU and monitor models are to be selected from a ComboBox control (model names can be added based on what is currently in inventory). Optional charges such as a yearly maintenance fee of $250 or a warranty of $125.00 can be added to the purchase. Final charges should display what CPU and monitor was selected and the cost, any additional optional charges, subtotal, sales tax, and total charges. These charges should not be able to be changed by the user. Visual Basic Topics and Control Objects: Windows Form, Variable and Data Types, Data Assignment, Conditional Statements, Checkbox Control, Group Box Control, ToolTip Control, Button Control, TextBox Control, PictureBox control, Label Control , MessageBox, exception handling

Explain, compare and contrast the EU-US Privacy Shield Program /Safe Harbor to US privacy laws – Why is this important and how does this impact US companies doing business abroad? In these papers I want to hear your thoughts, but keep in mind I expect a thorough treatise and I want to see good writing – this means proper punctuation, grammar and the like.  Also remember to pick a citation method and learn it – cite anything that is not yours, this includes summary information and not just direct quotes – As Cyber professionals you will all have to write a LOT for your bosses- if you are not a great writer – GO to the writing center and have someone check your work- Ask a peer to read through your paper and critique it – BE PROACTIVE and you will be successful!!  SHORT PAPERS: Prepare to do a deepish dive into subject areas for preparation of the CISSP. Explain, contrast or compare the subject – 3-5 pages of CONTENT REQUIRED (not including diagrams, paragraph headers, paper title or name headers), single space throughout the paper, no exceptions, 12 pt New Times Roman font, normal margins, and use diagrams when possible to illustrate your explanations.