Computer Security and Risks
“If the law doesn't fit reality anymore, law has to be changed. That’s not a new thing. That’s civilization as usual” Gilberto Gil Crusader in Open source who works for the Brazilian government
Using Quizlet Choosing one word per page and two from some Make approximately 8 to 10 flash cards Invite your friends to your flash cards Learn all the terminology about computer crime using quizlet.com
Computer Crime Computer Forensics cybercrime Cyberstalking Identity theft Social engineering Spoofing Phishing Spammer
Computer Crime Malware Cross platform Viruses Macro Virus Macros 1999 Melisa Virus Cross scripting Virus Worms
Computer Crime Trojan Horse Logic Bomb Time Bomb Spyware Tracking software Spybot Drive by Downloads
Just as natural forests are more resistant to disease than are single- species tree farms, mixed computing environments are less susceptible to crippling attacks than is an organization in which everyone uses the same hardware and software.
Computer Crime Proxy server SSL Audit Trails Antivirus Security patches MS Slammer Hackers Crackers Webjackers Zombie Computers Bots Botnets
Quotes In 2007 a DDOS attack crippled the electronic infrastructure of the republic of Estonia, one of the most wired countries in the world “In the old world if you wanted to attack something physical you had to attack it with guns men etc, but a database usually has multiple pathways unpredictable routes into it and seems impossible to defend it. That why most efforts at computer security have been defeated”. Andrew Marshall (Military Analyst)
Computer Crime DOS attacks (Denial of Service) DDOS distributed DOS Mafia Boy Biometrics Smart Card Passwords Access-control software Access privileges
Quotes “Computer security experts are forever trying to shut the stable door after the horse has bolted” Tom Forester Computer Ethics
Computer Crime Firewalls Encryption Encryption Key Decryption Audit control software Backups Generations RAID Automatically mirror Instant redundancy Off site backup On line backup (Speed Issues)