Consider a Web site experiencing a flash crowd. What could be an appropriate measure to take in order to ensure that clients are still serviced well?

Hacktivists often use DDoS attacks against organizations that they perceive as being opposed to them. This includes not only government but also journalists, publications, and human rights groups. Google's parent Alphabet has stepped up to help with thwarting DDoS against these groups. Since 2016 Project Shield has thwarted DDoS attacks against hundreds of websites in over 80 countries. These attacks were directed at websites in order to silence important information. Project Shield was offered for free to journalists, small publications, human rights groups, and others. But Google is doing that from its own initiative at a relatively high cost. Should there instead be a tax on computer hardware and/or software that goes towards a fund that is then used for organizations like this to have permanent DDOS mitigation?

Data Security is considered a senior Management concern and responsibility. It affects every company’s operation, reputation and ultimately impacts revenue, profits, and a competitive edge. Yet many companies do not implement defenses that could help to prevent and control data breaches. In June 2012 LinkedIn a business social network site was hacked, this data breach was discovered when IT security experts discovered millions of LinkedIn passwords on a Russian underground site. The reason this happened was that the company was using outdated encryption methods and within 2 days, most passwords were cracked. What steps can a business take to keep control of its data security? What security management processes and activities in each process should a business follow to ensure they have an Information Technology Risk management strategy in place?

What techniques do cybercriminals use in the process of social engineering to trick users into divulging their login identifiers and passwords so that they may steal their information? If an administrative assistant rather than a data entry clerk was the target audience for this plan, what components of it would need to be modified to reflect that?

What methods does a social engineer use to learn a user's login id and password so that they may steal their account? What changes would need to be made to this tactic in order for it to be successful if the target was an administrative assistant rather than a data entry clerk?

Phishing is one kind of electronic con artistry that may be used in combination with spoofing and several other approaches. Phishing can also be employed alone. What are the most effective preventative steps that may be done to prevent fraudulent actions such as phishing and spoofing from taking place?

1. What is an example of the authority social engineering motivation technique? Question options: a. A pen tester sends an SMS text stating that those who fail to click the link and complete a survey will be fired. b. A pen tester sends a spear phishing email praising how great a specific program works and convinces the victim to install it because everyone else is using it. c. A pen tester calls the IT helpdesk posing as a senior executive requesting a password be set to "L3tm3!nN". d. A pen tester sends a phishing email stating that a limited number of free installs for a software program exist and to act now while supplies last. 2. What is shoulder surfing?     A.    B.    C.    D. Question options: a. Leaving a physical media device in a location where someone else might pick it up and use it b. Slipping in through a secure area while following an authorized employee c. Observing a target's behavior without the target noticing d. Exploiting the typing mistakes that users may make…

It is debatable whether or not Facebook users should be held responsible for any privacy concerns that arise from their usage of the platform. Explain?

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Consider the following scenario: Users of a popular social media site upload photos and videos of themselves, friends, and family members. The site requires users to consent to having those photos and videos stored on the site's servers and displayed publicly. Later, users are upset to find out that the site is not just storing and displaying their photos and videos, but also analyzing them in order to develop facial and voice recognition software. Addressing the following questions, discuss this scenario with your fellow students. ▪ Did this social media site commit a breach of data/research ethics? ■ If so, what principles of data/research ethics are relevant here? ■ If you think the situation is ambiguous, what additional information would you need in order to make a decision? ▪ What should the social media site and/or its users have done differently at any point in this scenario, and what should they do going forward?