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In 2013 I got a call from a friend asking if I could stop by and examine his computer. When I arrived there was a message covering his monitor saying, “Department of Justice: Your computer has been suspended on the grounds of the violation of the law in the United States.” After doing some research, I found his computer was infected by the money-pak virus. The scam asked the user to pay 300 dollars to unlock their computer; and, free them of any crime the message stated the user had commit. I believe the culprit was an e-mail attachment that one of his family members downloaded and then opened. I found a fix online by searching for “Department of Justice Money-Pak”, and applied it by running safe-mode with networking on his windows system,

The company must ensure that proper steps were taken to remove all affects systems from the network. Ensure that systems were reimaged and passwords reset. Latest virus definitions need to be updated along with all security patches in order to fix any vulnerability that was exploited by the hacker. Unused services should also be disabled in order to harden the system against any future attacks. All of the affected computers should also have been reimaged. The company might need to reiterate

In light of the way that the undermining project is disguised and indistinct the security manager must perceive the tainted Pcs immediately. A gathering with organization is indispensable with the finished objective of informing them regarding the danger to the framework and the association. Thusly, there ought to be a gathering of the staff. A discussion with them can

When taking a look deep into an organization’s different departmental operation, it becomes clear how to plan to protect the most data and also which areas is more operation critical. While preventing interruption is the most important aspect of this plan, no one can predict the weather or any other attack. As part of the steps to implement the business continuity plan, Sunshine Machine Works will need to document a risk management plan, business impact analysis, incident response plan, plan activation, incident response team, communications, contact list and recovery plan section. Once all has been documented, the organization will need to test, evaluate and update schedule.

This interviewer was given the opportunity on several occasions to assist in the PerCo business office, which is also my place of employment. This interviewer was able to gain first hand information regarding the steps a small business practices to incorporate their business security plan. This interviewer has chosen this small business due to the complexity that exists due to minimal employees. In this business office there are only two employees, the Business Manager and the Clerk that manage the functions of the business operation. The system they practice has been working well for them for several years. In this report I will expand on each section according to the process method they use such as accounts receivable, accounts payable, credit card processes, board of directors, and annual audits.

C. Risk management – There are always risks involved with change or creating an IT infrastructure. Up front funding risks can be minimized by having a detailed plan and knowing what you want. Training is another common risk for implementing an IT infrastructure. Many of the functions may be new to the employees, which presents a steep learning curve. This risk can be managed by ensuring that all employees are fully engaged in training and that training is something that is continuous to ensure level of knowledge is maintained. Finally, security is a risk that will not only be on the mind if the business, but the customers as well. Compromising sensitive information can not only hurt business, but result in legal action. This risk will be minimized by ensuring that security measures are put in place by the installation team. This will include both hardware and software. Also, a security disclaimer will be placed on both company documents and the website to let the customers know that their information is safe and will not be used for any illegal activity.

It was an early morning on July 31, 1996 when a worker logged in to his computer and triggered a malicious code that instructed the system to delete the software that Omega Engineering company ran in it is manufacturing operations. The criminal behind this was a man named Timothy Lloyd. He worked for 11 years and as some point during his working experience with the company, he became the network’s administrator. He was part of the creation of this network, a system he knew all too well.

The current operating system is a major vulnerability to the company’s assets. Every computer in the store needs an anti-virus software. Not having this software already installed has crippled the system by leaving it defenseless to virus, theft, malware, and day zero attacks. In the event a virus was to copy itself to one of the computers in the store, it would have a detrimental effect such as corrupting the system or destroying data including the tax information stored in the system. Daily operations would seize and the organization future would be put in jeopardy.

The CEO and the board are responsible for “good business judgment” in guarding against the threat. So Paul’s first mistake was to dismiss the original e-mail message. All IT threats should be taken seriously, and he would have let Jacob Dale know about no IT system is “bulletproof.” Sunnylake should have had a workable, fully tested backup system to ensure uninterrupted patient service and protect everyone affected. Doctors and nurses are trained to diagnose, problem solve, and dynamically treat their patients. IT systems facilitate, but are not substitutes for, patient treatment. The fact that the hospital did not have up-to-date security software installed, or a reliable security outsourcer and an emergency plan in place, is inexcusable.

Information technology can be very costly, and it is imperative for organizations not to overspend when it comes to their IT budget. However, it is vital for organizations to understand the risks associated with information technology. As we saw in the TJX case, TJX’s senior management did not update their systems and had very little IT knowledge. This led to multiple risks involving several security breaches which could have been contained by improving their information systems more efficiently. It is not just developing and implementing information technology; it is also understanding risks and formulating solutions to issues associated with IT. In Adventures of an IT Leader, Barton faced many challenges when it came to the budget of IVK. He assumed full responsibility for all the risks associated with the technology used and the IT budget. When the power shut off at IVK, Barton was faced with many challenges including possible customer records compromised, IVK’s systems infected, and deciphering solutions to secure the system. Barton suggested that IVK shut down operations to build a new and secure system to ensure IVK’s systems could identify where the infection originated and repairing the system for future

For my research paper, I will be cover the situation of the Zeus virus which was a Trojan horse virus that infected window computers. This virus was used to steal login credentials which then allow them to use money mules to smuggle money overseas. More than 1,000,000 users were affecting by this and large company like Amazon, Oracle, Bank of America, and Cisco were victims. I found this to be interesting because of the way they were able to create value from being

The growing number of cyber security threats has brought about a proliferation of businesses offering various forms of network protection solutions. This may

Issue 4: Information Security officials failed to effectively trigger appropriate notifications and begin an investigation of the stolen data. The information security official’s incident report contained omissions and significant errors. This resulted in missed opportunity to re-create the contents of the laptop and external drive and to recognize the severity of the potential loss of data. The cybersecurity operations officials failed to ensure a timely investigation and notifications were made regarding the severity of the lost data (Opfer, 2006).

It belongs to the Merchandise domain (Sourcing in particular) and is related to the products by a one-to-many relationship. One product can have only one vendor, while a vendor can have multiple products.

The IDS (intrusion detection system) was unable to contain the infection, however, was able to send Iris a message to her Smartphone. (Whitman & Mattord, 2010 pp. 333 & 334). The case exercise extends this scenario to include Iris, who's smart-phone beeped. Thinking that it was junk e-mail, Iris thought to herself, we need to find a way to control all this spam. She quickly realized that the situation was far more grave that that and scoured her incident response documentation for the phone number of the system administrator on call. The system administrator informed Iris that the alert was caused by some type of virus infection. Iris decided that she needed to have the program manager resume virus control refresher training. Iris inquired as to why the firewall did not stop the virus to which the system administrator responded that the virus must be new enough to evade detection by the patter filters. Iris asked what the plan was to which the systems administrator respond, Cut the Internet connection; initiate recovery operations; shut down infected systems; clean up infected servers; data recovery from tape backups; and notify partners that they may have infected emails sent from our email servers. Iris gave the system administrator the authorization to start the recovery operations. Iris activated the incident response plan and make phone calls