What benefit can organizations gain from using this framework, and how would you use it at your future workplace? What benefit can organizations gain from using this framework? The utilization of NIST Framework could provide a number of advantages, including risk reduction, meaning Organizations can use the framework to recognize, evaluate, and rank cybersecurity threats….
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Ethical Considerations of CRISPR Gene Editing
Ensuring the confidentiality of people’s genetic data and medical records is critical. BioCybersecurity needs to make sure that private information is protected from misuse or illegal access. Applications for biological research might be both advantageous and detrimental. Determining how to strike a balance between the advantages of research and the possible hazards of misuse, such…
Opportunities for Workplace Deviance
How has cyber technology created opportunities for workplace deviance? The emergence of cyber technology has brought forth advantages as well as difficulties in the workplace, including the opening up of doors for abnormal behavior. Cyberloafing and the improper use of corporate resources are two examples of workplace deviance that are made easier by the accessibility…
The decision to escalate incidents to law enforcement is an area fraught with conflict. In your opinion, what are the pros and cons of law enforcement involvement?
Utilizing law enforcement has its benefits and drawbacks when trying to combat cybercrime. One of the benefits is that since cybercrime frequently crosses international borders, law enforcement organizations can also help foster international collaboration to find and apprehend cybercriminals there. Another advantage is that public awareness of the gravity of cyber threats can be improved…
What is the difference between a threat and an attack? How do exploits relate to vulnerabilities? Is there an ethically acceptable reason to study and use the various attack methods described in this module?
A threat is a situation or condition that has the potential to harm a system or asset. An attack is an intentional activity designed to harm a system or asset. About vulnerability once it is discovered, an attacker’s playbook moves on to exploit. Hackers use exploits to take advantage of vulnerabilities for their malevolent purposes. What one would consider ethically acceptable is subjective….
What are the biggest IoT security risks and challenges?
After extensive research, some of our biggest IoT challenges are distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, users working remotely, and default passwords. DDos attacks is an attempt to forcefully slow down or crash a server. Many companies experience these brute force attacks, losing billions of dollars due to the breach of their systems. Users who work…
What is the defining difference between computer security and information security? Why can we argue that information security is really an application of social science?
Computer security refers to the methods and controls that guarantee the availability, confidentiality, and integrity of the information manufactured and saved by a computer. Information security is a more generic term dealing with the protection of information or assets. Information security also relies on people protecting data, both physical and digital, compared to computer security…
Going on a Job Hunt
What two jobs interest you? What skills are required for the two jobs you selected? One of the two jobs I chose to research was “Threat Hunter.” The job of a Threat Hunter is to find threats and minimize and eliminate the threat before it has a chance to cause problems within organizational IT systems….