Arguments Against Rootkits

With technology evolving as rapidly as it is, network security is becoming a big issue for many companies. Publicly sharing information on cloud networks and other platforms are making for convenient but very vulnerable systems. So the leading tech companies really need to devote more resources into their security teams and fight back against the hacking attacks. The “Lizard Squad” and any other hacking group are constantly learning new ways to hack into a company’s security system; companies like Sony and Microsoft need to staff their security team with people who know and learn the world of hacking perhaps more than the hackers themselves. Good security team will be proactively searching for holes in the security system and address them

Servers often contain sensitive data. Employee information, customer information, and proprietary business data are just a few examples of the types of sensitive data often secured on company servers. Thus, it is critical that servers are secure from infiltration and attack. One of the best ways to secure a server from attack is to maintain system updates and patches.

Immediately bring down any affected systems shut them down and power down switches and/or routers to entire segment that were hacked. The servers that were hacked need to be immediately reset meaning passwords, backup system and its applications. But before doing this to any system the company should take an image of the affected systems for forensic investigation, this will be the evidence against the hacker. Virus software needs to be run as soon as possible and security patches need to be installed on the entire company’s network system. The computers that were hacked need to be shut down and retrieve specially the one from the employee that hacked the system. Reroute network traffic to back up servers. This will help the company to minimalize the incident from reoccurring. The company should also remove/reset accounts and/or backdoors left on hacked systems.

Security in computing is the act of detecting and preventing unauthorized access to your computer or computer system. This can be done in many ways but is predominately done by security tools, maintaining a computer system is keeping its security definitions up to date and keeping the security update and updates in general up to date, there are more computer viruses then people in the world and there are viruses being developed and distributed on a daily basis, because some of the viruses released that get released can be fatal to computer systems anti-virus companies try to release updates on a daily basis to counteract the effects of these viruses. This is why computer maintenance is essential in a computing network.

We have all herd of security breaches on corporate servers that has exposed personal and important information that should be secure. Hackers and criminals have been doing this since the invention of the internet and has only increased along with our use and dependency on networks. It is becoming more apparent that company’s need to protect their windows and Unix/Linux servers from known or unknown shortcomings and vulnerabilities from hackers who want to steal information for malicious purposes. Hackers will use codes or malware to corrupt network or operating system of the target company, with the intent to steal information such as proprietary information, personal information including social security numbers, contact information, or any

The bulleted list can be corrected mostly by updating antivirus and anti-malware software definitions and scanning regularly. Monitoring of logs and then hardening the network to anything we have

The recent years there has been many breaches in organizations throughout the globe. These attacks have had terrible outcomes and have cause Havoc on several companies because of the security that they had were vulnerable to external attacks. Many applications and software programs were infected. These attacks all occurred over the internet. As the internet keeps growing it is harder than ever to track down were the attacks generate from (location) that is. Because of these protocols, the security breaches still are occurring and difficult to eliminate and design a cure for them as they change as frequently as technology does. Because of the ease of the attacks, user simply click on a link and the attack is executed. Because of the recent

Database corruption is one potential safety concern for the Benefits Election System. Database corruption comes in several forms including viruses and worms. Viruses act as a real program that is installed on the computer or network and every time the program is accessed the virus spreads to other programs until the system and/or computer essentially crashes. On the other hand, worms attack the security holes within a network. Like viruses, worms attach themselves to holes within the security of the network. Once worms have attached to the network the worm then scans for other networks with holes to replicate. This kind of corruption to the system can lead to loss and damage of information on the system. Anti-corruption software is readily available in today’s market which reduces

Superbugs will start to affect health care costs. The majority of new antibiotics are unsuccessful due to the appearance of various superbugs, this means that vast amounts of money will be spent in order to try and control infections (Mcardle, 2011). Health systems are already under immense strain due to the older population. Moreover this means that many people will battle to afford the cost of caring for people in the future (Cooper, 2013) if superbugs cannot be controlled. Davies justifies that, “Rarely has modern medicine faced such a grave threat. Without antibiotics, treatments from minor surgery to major transplants could become impossible, and health-care costs are likely to spiral as we resort to newer, more expensive antibiotics

For as long as we can remember, we have been fighting off viruses as they try to hijack our bodies for their own gain. They attack our cells and force them to create more new viruses, bringing discomfort, illness, and sometimes death to those afflicted with them. Viruses, however, are proving to be more necessary than we initially thought. Scientists have found that some DNA from viruses are vital for our survival as our bodies have learned to harness their abilities.

The antagonist of this story is unlike the villains we know. In fact, they can’t even be seen with the naked eye. They are viruses. Viruses are non-cellular genetic elements that hijack a host cell in order to use their molecular machinery to reproduce and cause infection. Therefore, by definition, viruses cause a reduction in the fitness of their host. Because viruses harm their host, natural selection favors host genes that make them resistant to viruses. Consequently, this places a selection pressure on the virus to overcome the hosts’ resistance. Simultaneous mutations between the two species enters them into an evolutionary arms race, with the host developing resistance in order to overcome the virus and the virus developing new ways to overcome this resistance – typically though mutation – in order to persist and reproduce. This cycle is known as antagonistic coevolution.

Nearly everyone on Earth at some point, has had some experience with a virus. From the common cold to infections that are life-threatening such as HIV, the virus is responsible. The virus is particularly difficult to deal with because, as of this time, modern medical science hasn't exactly figured out how to kill a virus in a simple way. Many infections caused by bacteria, unlike a virus, can be killed by antibiotic treatment. The virus, however, is a completely different story.

Since 2010 there have been over 13 major cyber attacks in the US, the FBI categorizes the severity of the attack based on what could possibly be at stake such as information on US citizens or hijacking of critical information . Cyber attacks are classified as crimes committed with the aid of a computer. Cyber crimes are considered felonies, however most people who commit the crimes can usually not be found. Recently there has been an uprising in cyber crimes, in the year 2017 alone 9 minor incidents have occured (minor attacks can consist of malware and internet “trolling” which is a form of cyberbullying) and 4 major crimes have been committed. Most crimes consist of identity theft, robbery, and hijacking private information. Recently programmers have been able to build security systems that can detect a threat almost immediately. With a growing expansion of technology protecting information gets harder day by day. Cyber security is the body of technologies, processes and practices designed to protect networks, computers, programs and data from attack, damage or unauthorized access.

Just like a biological virus, a computer virus is able to infect and ruin lives. This malicious software constitutes more than just simple viruses but also includes other types of software including worms, Trojan horses, and ransomware. Malware has been around since the late 1980’s. Originally, people became hackers to gain notoriety online, but today, it has become more of a business. Cyber attacks originate from all around the world, and it is not just individual people that benefit from it. In two decades, numerous cyber crime syndicates have been created, and states all over the world sponsor hacker groups. Over the past twenty-five years, malware has become less about checking the integrity of computer security and gaining notoriety in the underground cyber society, and it has become more of a chaos creating, money making business that many people and institutions take part in.

First we need to understand that we are the first line of defense against any type of cybercrime and need to become more proactive in helping ourselves. While there are laws in place that are being constantly revised to protect our information; for the most part they only help after the fact. The average user doesn’t have proper software setup on their home PC’s to protect their information, and even when they do they don’t keep it up-to-date. There are several very good services available for either free or a very reasonable cost such as antivirus software, adware/spyware protection, and firewall software that will help keep our information from being obtained directly from our very own computer. Once we have these items in place, it becomes as just important to configure them properly and keep them up-to-date so these programs can catch all the newest ways the criminals use to try and get around them.