Category: Computer science : Cybersecurity

Background: The first thing Kenya does when she arrives at work is to check her email.  On this particular day, she received an email stating she won a $100 gift card in a sweepstakes game.  Kenya sometimes participates in various sweepstakes so she decided to click on the link and stepped away from her desk. … Continue reading Background: The first thing Kenya does when she arrives at work is to check her

Background: The NVD is the U.S. government repository of standards-based vulnerability management data represented using the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP). This data enables the automation of vulnerability management, security measurement, and compliance. The NVD includes databases of security checklist references, security-related software flaws, misconfigurations, product names, and impact metrics. Instructions: Identify a cryptographic vulnerability. … Continue reading Background: The NVD is the U.S. government repository of standards-based vulnera

you will need to assess the top five cyber security threats or concerns for the next five years and provide strong justification as to why these are the prominent threats. Your paper should be structured so that there is an introduction section followed by a walkthrough of the top five threats accompanied by a justification… Continue reading you will need to assess the top five cyber security threats or concerns for the

Background: The NVD is the U.S. government repository of standards-based vulnerability management data represented using the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP). This data enables the automation of vulnerability management, security measurement, and compliance. The NVD includes databases of security checklist references, security-related software flaws, misconfigurations, product names, and impact metrics. Instructions: Identify a cryptographic vulnerability. … Continue reading Background: The NVD is the U.S. government repository of standards-based vulnera

Background: Vulnerabilities and issues related to auto-updates in mobile applications happen too often. Take the following scenario for example. Adam rushed back from his office after receiving an urgent call from his wife. He received a message from the phone manufacturer that there was an update for the OS on his phone. The message came… Continue reading Background: Vulnerabilities and issues related to auto-updates in mobile applica

Background: Insecure Direct Object References or IDOR occurs when an application takes input from the user and uses it to retrieve an internal object such as a file or database key without performing sufficient authorization. In these cases, the attacker can then make changes in the references to get access to unauthorized data.  This document… Continue reading Background: Insecure Direct Object References or IDOR occurs when an application

Please address the following: 1.    Explain how cross-site scripting can be used to steal someone’s cookies. Include a short discussion about the JavaScript function. 2.    Explain how stolen cookies can be used to cause session hijacking – begin by defining session hijacking. 3.    Explain how phishing enables XSS. 4.    Explain how browsers have evolved to… Continue reading Please address the following:
1.    Explain how cross-site scripting can be used

Background: Invalidated inputs are always a big threat to website security. This document, should discuss the popular buffer overflow attack and its countermeasures. Instructions Respond to the following: Consider a C program used for authenticating a user to log into software. The hacker bypasses the authentication and logs into the software. Analyze a program to… Continue reading Background: Invalidated inputs are always a big threat to website security. This

Review the following videos that outline the Starbucks sourcing philosophy: Video 1: Follow Starbucks’ 15 Year Journey to 100% Ethically Sourced Coffee (2:00) Video 2: Responsible Coffee Practice: Plant and Protect: Conservation International (CI) (5:17) Video 3: What Is an Agronomist? (1:18) How will the company’s philosophy affect the cost and efficiency of its operation?… Continue reading Review the following videos that outline the Starbucks sourcing philosophy:
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This week I’d like you to explore how emanations from computers or mobile devices can pose a threat to an organization. As part of your posting, I’d like you to do the following: 1) Identify how an adversary could use emanations to steal data from an organization and then explain how this is a cyber… Continue reading This week I’d like you to explore how emanations from computers or mobile device