Original Article: Malicious code written into DNA infects the computer that reads itBy Devin Coldewey Highlighted Text 1:In a mind-boggling world first, a team of biologists and security researchers have successfully infected a computer with a malicious program coded into a strand of DNA. My comment: So quick question here after reading the opening line….
Cybersecurity Career Paper: Nuclear Infrastructure Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity as a career in Nuclear Power plants began shortly after 2001 whenthe Nuclear Regulatory Commission released a varied series of orders intending toincrease the protection of the computer systems at the nuclear power plants. It was notuntil 2009 that the NRC ordered that all, “Digital computer and communication systemsassociated with a nuclear power plant’s…
CYSE201S Article Review 1
The academic article that I chose to write about is called “Exploring thePsychological Profile of Cybercriminals: A Comprehensive Review for ImprovedCybercrime Prevention.” It was written by researchers at University of Ho Chi Minh City,University of Economics in Vietnam. Their goal was to study a wide range of cyber security crimes to be able to provide…
The Human Factor
The Human factor in cybersecurity refers to the fact that all these high-tech systems are fine, but a chain is only as good as its weakest link. In the cybersecurity “chain” individual humans are by far the weakest link. You can have passwords reset every month, and add in 2 factor authentication, and make multiple…
SCADA Systems and their Vulnerabilities
SCADA systems are commonly used today to manage all levels of infrastructure.SCADA stands for “Supervisory, Control and Data Acquisition.” These systems are alsocalled “ICS”, or Infrastructure Control Systems. They are used today in all types of moderninfrastructure from Water Treatment and Gas Pipelines all the way up to Airports andSpace Stations. One distinction that must…