Essays on Spyware

An operating system forms the core of a computer in that it coordinates the processes of the computer, its memory, and all of the computer’s hardware and software. It likewise permits the user to connect with the computer even without prior knowledge of how to interpret the language of the computer. A computer without an operating system is non-functional. In most cases, there are some diverse computer programs functioning simultaneously, and they all must access the memory, storage, and the central processing unit (CPU) of the computer. The operating system harmonizes all the programs to make sure every ...

IMPACT OF THE INVENTION OF GPS

Introduction Technologies mean a lot for a modern person. Since the technological revolution, they have been integrating into our daily activities by means of smartphones, personal computers, music players and other gadgets which people use every day. The Global Positioning System is one of the handy technologies which help people not to get lost in a big city or a forest. With a help of GPS, one may freely find the way out of a situation when someone is lost and so forth. However, just like any technology that is integrated into our life, GPS has its advantages and ...

Ruling of Judge on Julie Amero

Julie Amero was convicted of impairing morals of seventh-grade children by exposing them to pornographic imagery. Also, the computer was corrupted with spyware and DNS hijacking software. After the appeal, the judge granted a new trial. As a result of felony charged, Julie had to face 40 years in prison. On October 19th, Julie Amero faced the porn ads exploding through her web browser during the class and the issue landed her in the court. The judge after evaluating all the facts and arguments granted a new trial and Julie was given a chance to prove that she had ...

A Report on Internet Misuse in Business Firms

Business organizations rely heavily on internet enabled systems in the present age. This has necessitated unrestricted use of internet in business firms, especially in creative area like graphic designing. This report addresses the same issue in a graphic design firm where the author works as an account manager. The firm is doing well and currently has a strength of 14 employees. However the owner is concerned about the unregulated use of the internet which allows the employees to download almost anything or view inappropriate web content in the workplace. The concern of the owner is justified because the irresponsible ...

Viruses, Worms, and Spyware

Computer virus is a type of malicious software that can make copies of itself and interfere into the code of other programs, system memory, boot sectors, as well as distribute their copies on a variety of communication channels, with the aim of disrupting software and hardware, deleting files, bringing useless data allocation structures, blocking the user experience or the destruction of computer hardware systems (Rittinghouse, Ransome 88).

Viruses can be divided into several types based on the principal of its functioning:

Trojans - received such name in honor of the "Trojan horse", because they have a similar principle. This type of virus is replicating its modules withing modules of programs that are being ...

Abstract

A Cybercrime is a crime performed through the use of or against digital technologies . The crimes are perpetrated using a computer, computer networks or other information communication technology. The target or victim of the crime is computers or network services. The victim may be random or specifically targets. Typically, the criminal is seeking to gain personal profit or financial gain, but may also be seeking to cause physical damage or make a statement as a form of protest. Cybercrimes began to arise with the introduction of computer systems and have grown and advanced with technology. The investigation of cybercrimes ...

What Is Cyber Security?

Cyber security refers to a body of processes and technologies that are widely meant to computers, networks, data, and programs from damage, attack, and unauthorised access. For cyber security strategies to succeed, organizations should employ coordinated strategies throughout a system.

How Cyber Security Has Changed?

Over the years, Cybersecurity has changed in the sense that they have become more industrialised and organised. In the past, adversaries were not very organised, as they could compromise an entire system to look for invaluable data and get out. However, contemporary adversaries are extremely purposeful, as most of them target particular information or dat. Furthermore, relatively more destructive ...

Introduction

The question that comes to mind is what is Trojan horse? Trojan horse is stated to be a malicious program that looks harmless however, it is used to hack into people’s computers. The term Trojan horse is derived from Trojan War a Greek mythology (Christensson, 2006). The myth talks about the wooden horse that was pulled by the people from Troy. The legend claims that inside the horse there were Greek soldiers in it who emerged at night and seized the city. This fact can be observed from the program where a person installs the application unaware that ...

It is an accepted fact nowadays that our current society is largely dependent on cyber technologies. Majority of people store their personal files and information online, do transactions over the Internet, and use the World Wide Web as one of their primary forms of communication. Aside from people, many companies and economies are powered by the internet. Thus, it can be said that the internet is an indispensable part of today’s society. Despite this fact, the World Wide Web is still largely unprotected due to its status as a free and autonomous system, free from any governing bodies ...

Introduction

This paper outlines the web security required for a brand new Windows PC for home use with Windows 10 operating system. The PC connects to the internet using existing internet connection. It will also detail the essential security software that is needed for the keeping the computer secure, the password policy for the home computer, the steps that one has to take to ensure that the online banking process is secure. It will also outline the guidelines that one has to discuss with a 13-year old son regarding operating a Facebook account.

Securing the home Windows PC

Home computing carries the risk of theft ...

Answer 1: Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is not a very robust and secure protocol. There are many free tools available which even naïve hackers can use to crack the security where WEP is used. Thus, with very simple programs and tools WEP keys can be cracked. Once done, the hackers can connect to the Wi-Fi network and even decode the traffic on this network (Stobing, 2014). Answer 2: Instead of WEP, we should use Wi-Fi protected access (WPA) or Wi-Fi protected access 2 (WPA2). The encryption which this protocol uses is AES/ CCMP which is very robust and ...

When dealing with terrorism, we are battling a new sort of enemy. Our new enemy surely requires a new strategy to combat its weaknesses; however, with terrorism, the terrorist invariably has the upper hand because they exist on an entirely different plane than ever before. Thus, as policy drafters, it begs the question of how on earth do we search for these enemies that are lying in wait all over the globe? The answer thus far has been to use more technologies to attempt to track down these individuals. For example, the terrorists who attacked in 9/11 were in ...

Introduction

Growth of the online market and developments in online platforms have given rise to new media marketing, which refers to the use of social media, mobile platforms, and search engines to reach out to customers (Herman, 2011). New media tools facilitate exchanges of information between marketers and consumers. Easy transmission of customer information on the Internet has led to the issue of consumer privacy (Hann et al., 2007). Consumer privacy refers to the prerogative of consumers to be left alone or be free from unsolicited intrusion, consumer control over access to personal information they share online, and concealment of ...