An employee was at a company event one evening and was overheard revealing the secret recipe of a closely guarded energy drink manufactured by the company that they worked for. This led to a digital forensic investigation that revealed deleted hard drive files and email attachments, thought to be of suspicious nature. The employee was suspended, pending the outcome of the investigation. During this time, a 'Ping Flood' attack was carried out on a company server which took their website (as well as eCommerce facilities) offline for two days. The attack was traced to a mobile device owned by the suspended employee

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Q: What is a downgraded attack?

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Q: What is a downgraded attack?

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Q: Identify a variety of met

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Q: What exactly is multifactor authentication, and how does it work in practice? How does it prevent…

A: Details: Multifactor authentication (MFA) is a kind of security solution that requires a user to…

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Q: Do you have more information on the CSRF attack?

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Electronic Business Fundamentals

Electronic business uses electronic, computing, and internet-based technologies to replace the existing traditional methods of doing a business. The aim is to add or use more efficient and effective methods to the business and eliminate ineffective methods of the organization's supply chain and value chains. The business resources such as human resources, materials, money, and time are redistributed to increase the revenue and profits of customers and suppliers.