Essentials of MIS (13th Edition)
13th Edition
ISBN: 9780134802756
Author: Kenneth C. Laudon, Jane Laudon
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 8.1, Problem 4CQ1
Program Plan Intro
System vulnerability:
- When huge data amounts are been kept in electronic form, it becomes susceptible to many threats.
- The
information systems in many locations are been interconnected through communication networks. - The unauthorized access can occur at many access points in network and is not limited to single location.
- The data flowing over networks could be accessed; valuable information could be stolen while transmission or data could be altered without authorization.
- The denial-of-service attacks are launched by intruders to disrupt website operations.
- Internets are vulnerable than internal networks as it is open to everyone.
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Chapter 8 Solutions
Essentials of MIS (13th Edition)
Ch. 8.1 - Prob. 1CQ1Ch. 8.1 - Prob. 2CQ1Ch. 8.1 - Prob. 3CQ1Ch. 8.1 - Prob. 4CQ1Ch. 8.4 - Prob. 1CQ2Ch. 8.4 - Prob. 2CQ2Ch. 8.4 - Prob. 3CQ2Ch. 8.4 - Prob. 4CQ2Ch. 8 - Prob. 1IQCh. 8 - Prob. 2IQ
Ch. 8 - Prob. 3IQCh. 8 - Prob. 4IQCh. 8 - Prob. 5IQCh. 8 - Prob. 1RQCh. 8 - Prob. 2RQCh. 8 - Prob. 3RQCh. 8 - Prob. 4RQCh. 8 - Prob. 5DQCh. 8 - Prob. 6DQCh. 8 - Prob. 7DQCh. 8 - Prob. 8HMPCh. 8 - Prob. 9HMPCh. 8 - Prob. 11CTPCh. 8 - Prob. 12CTPCh. 8 - Prob. 13CSQCh. 8 - Prob. 14CSQCh. 8 - Prob. 15CSQCh. 8 - Prob. 16CSQCh. 8 - Prob. 17MLMCh. 8 - Prob. 18MLM
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