23a4 2200-Gnl Txt-c19 v1 E-QstnDsply

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Questions for Session Source: IS v9.1 (Gallaugher) 23a4 (Fall), CIS 2200 (main) Chapter 19 by Section Section 1: Introduction 1. How did poor security practices at Target and Equifax exacerbate the cyber breaches these firms experienced? Section 2: Why Is This Happening…Motivation? 2. What is the cybercrime analogue to the relationship between a burglar and a “fence” in the physical world? 3. If cyberterrorists wanted to paralyze an online system with a huge number of bogus requests, what type of network would they probably employ? 4. In the cybercrime domain, what is the closest equivalent to the traditional (“physical world”) crime of kidnapping? 5. How does the transborder and transnational nature of information systems and data itself favor cyberattacks and/or handicap cybersecurity? 6. What concerns does government surveillance raise for the computer security of individuals and corporations? Do you believe that there are adequate safeguards to prevent abuse? As a citizen and manager, what changes (if any) would you lobby for, and why? Section 3: Where Are…Weaknesses 7. What fundamental tradeoff in personal password management causes passwords to be weaker than they should be? 8. Why are SQL injection attacks more difficult to address than the latest virus threat? 9. How are biometrics (or multi-factor authentication generally) and encryption complementary defensive mechanisms? Section 4: Taking Action 10. What methods do firms use to ensure the integrity of their software, their hardware, their networks, and their partners? CUNY/Baruch/Z/ISS Prof. Gasparre; Template v2 Page 1 of 1
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