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Stivan Wilburn

Journal Entry (Module 6) CYSE 201S

How can you spot fake websites? Compare three fake websites (don’taccess those sites, of course) to three real websites. What makes thefake websites fake? Ways to spot “fake” websites – misspelled URLS, lack of HTTPS, uncommon extensions such as .biz or .info, typos on the webpage and a general poor quality look. 3 fake websites… read more »

Journal Entry (Module 5) CYSE 201S

Review the articles linked with each individual motive. Rank themotives from 1 to 7 as the motives that you think make the most sense(being 1) to the least sense (being 7). Explain why you rank eachmotive the way you rank it.

Journal Entry (Module 4) CYSE 201S

Review Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and explain how each level relatesto your experiences with technology. Give specific examples of howyour digital experiences relate to each level of need. Maslow’s hierarchy has 5 levels. Physiological, Safety, Belongingness, Esteem, Self-actualization. I do not have any physiological needs associated w/ technology personally. I remember a time w/o cell… read more »

Journal Entry (Module 3) CYSE 201S

Visit PrivacyRights.org to see the types of publicly available informationabout data breaches. How might researchers use this information tostudy breaches? Researchers can use the information on PrivacyRights.org in numerous ways to study data breaches. If i go to the search bar and search “breaches” a plethora of articles appear that cover many different aspects of… read more »

Journal Entry (Module 2) CYSE 201S

Explain how the principles of science relate to Cybersecurity. Scientific principles are principles such as Relativity, Objectivity, Parsimony, Ethical Neutrality, Empiricism, and Determinism. To facilitate a better understanding of these principles before relating them to cybersecurity, I will first provide a brief description of each principle. Relativism – Everything is interconnected and constantly changing, requiring us… read more »

Journal Entry (Module 1) CYSE 201S

Review the NICE Workforce Framework. Are there certain areas thatyou would want to focus your career on? Explain which areas wouldappeal the most to you and which would appeal the least. Areas that appeal to me most include Investigate and Protect and Defend. Digital Forensics (Investigate) and Cyber Defense/ Incident Response appeal the most to… read more »

ePortfolio entry #6

1. How do engineers make cyber networks safer? Engineers use their skills to identify vulnerabilities in the network. They dig deep, like digital detectives, to find weak spots that hackers might exploit. They analyze the system, looking for any loopholes or gaps in security that need to be patched up. Once they spot those vulnerabilities, engineers… read more »

ePortfolio entry #5

1.  How can you tell if your computer is safe? The honest answer is you can tell if your computer is safe if it is completely off and unplugged and also in a safe that has no key. Your computer is a communication device. and is meant for sending and receiving signals. Exploits and normal communications… read more »

ePortfolio entry #4

  What are the costs and benefits of developing cybersecurity programs in business? When it comes to implementing a cybersecurity program in a business it will more than likely cost quite a bit. Cybersecurity is not a “profit center”, it does not generate revenue for the company and is instead a “cost center”. You are… read more »

ePortfolio entry #3

How has cyber technology created opportunities for workplace deviance? I would say that cyber technology has created new ways to go about workplace deviance that already existed. Forms of deviance that come to mind are things like sexual harassment, gossiping, skating (being unproductive), hostility/aggressive behavior, stealing, property damage. In the time before cyber technology individuals… read more »

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