Essays on Network Security

Virus, malware, ransomware, phishing… What is all this? Where did it come from? Why do we even have this? In 1989, the birth of one of the deadliest and unwanted disease for a computer, the first worm was created by Robert Morris (Julian, Ted, and...

Without security measures and protocols that have been set in place, certain data can be exposed to attack. Certain attacks are “passive”, which translates to the data being observed; other attacks can be active, implying that the data is changed with the intention of corrupting...

Digital criminals and hackers are becoming more and more prevalent in business and society as the future continues to transpire. With these different people and systems threatening our personal or business finance and reputation, much needs to be done in order to ensure a safe...

A network completely unrestricted of wires surrounding different media devices is a Wireless Data Network System. This system enables to avoid the costly process of installing wires in workplaces or buildings avoiding unnecessary connection between various appliances including Laptops, Mobile phones and other media devices...

Recommended Cables This project will require cabling to set up the network. There are a number of cabling options to be considered. These include the following. UTP-CAT5e is a copper cable that can transmits at speeds up to 1 Gbps. Multimode Fiber Optic Cable will...

Abstract The current risk assessment for GFI’s network architecture and control measures has left the network in a highly exposed state. The network does not have the ability to monitor and filter the network traffic, thus making network devices and data open to attacks such...

Cloud Computing is a set of Information Technology Services, like network, software system, storage, hardware, software, and resources and these services are provided to a customer over a internet. These services of Cloud Computing are delivered by third party provider who owns the infrastructure. The...

The seven-layer OSI stands for Open Systems Interconnect reference model is a reparation of the way data travels through a network, it is an international standard for communication, the ISO reference model is divided into seven different layers, these are the application, the presentation, the...

Transport Layer Introduction to the Transport layer: The transport layer is the 4thlayer of the OSI model. Transport layer offers peer-to-peer and end-to-end connection between two processes on remote hosts. Transport layer offers reliable connection-oriented and connectionless depending on the application. Transport layer takes data...

The next generation of wireless is in process and is causing a lot of excitement; 5G networking, also known as fifth generation of cellular networking, is expected to provide higher bandwidth and data rates, with fewer transmission delays. Currently the technology is in the planning...

5G technologies are a new paradigm supported by the European Commission (EC) to overcome the challenges of next-generation networks. Extraordinary high speeds and capacity, multi-tenancy, fixed and wireless access network are only a few examples of the complex demands that 5G aims to undertake. The...

Threat modeling should be carried more often because new threats emerge now and then. This process should be iterative and should begin during the early design phases of an application and go on throughout the life cycle application. This is due to two reasons. The...

Introduction In these fast moving world renewable energy sources and storages plays crucial role to meet future end users requirement, in order to reach Australia’s commitment to reducing levels of greenhouse gas generation. However, there is uncertainty around these developments. To reach future generation requirements...

Authentication Attackers can try to gain access to sensitive data and services. Access control limits is one of the way to secure the sensitive data. It give limitations to users who or what can use specific resources as well as the services or options available...

Nowadays security is a big threat to the digital world. The use of internet, computers, mobile, tablets has become ubiquitous and the cyber-attack has grown rapidly. There are various kinds of cyber-attacks such as Spoofing, sniffing, denial-of service, phishing, evil twins, pharming, click fraud and...

The CIA Triad is the most popular reference model for Information Security and Information Assurance that stands for Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability. Sometimes affectionately referred to as the Holy Trinity of Data Security, the CIA Triad is also called the AIC triad (Availability, Integrity, Confidentiality)...

For decades, humans have employed the use of password-based schemes as the main modes of authentication into websites and other electronic platforms. The password authentication system primarily prevents unauthorized access. However, the many number cases of thefts and hacks exposed the various security weaknesses in...

Foes endeavor to get into your system consistently. Regardless of whether they abuse bugs, trap representatives, or exploit different vulnerabilities, aggressors will persevere relentlessly to increase unlawful access. More terrible, you might be at to a greater degree a hindrance than you may know. Antivirus,...

Know About AWS Networking Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a farreaching, developing distributed computing stage gave by Amazon. It gives a blend of foundation as an administration (IaaS), stage as an administration (PaaS) and bundled programming as an administration (SaaS) offerings. Amazon Web Services (AWS)...

To what extent are markets efficient? Given your stance, how would you, as a midcap equity money manager, allocate capital? Markets are not completely efficient because investors can identify patterns and invest according to those patterns to beat the market. While close to efficient, markets...

World Technology affecting Terrorism Technology is defined as the upgrade of day to day lives while considering practical knowledge. This technology is used to cope up with chaos and other complications inhabiting the lives of millions of people. The impact of modern technology in our...

Abstract One of the most important tools used to secure networks is firewalls. A firewall can be hardware or software. It filters all network traffic to prevent unauthorized access between computer networks. Other types of network security are access control, antivirus and antimalware, data loss...

Computer Networks has an important role in the technological sphere. Ensuring network connection in an organization has become one of the most critical challenges lately. When we mention computer networks, the simplest thing that comes to our mind connection between computers that are increasing widely...

A network is a collection of computers, servers, mainframes, network devices and peripherals connected to one another to allow the sharing of data. Below are some of the commonly used network devices. Bridge A network bridge joins two different computer networks using the same protocol...

Macro and Micro View Network Security Management: Organizations need a holistic view of their network. With disparate vendor devices and hosts, security teams need a normalized, comprehensive view of the network, including: routing rules, access rules, NAT, VPN, etc.; hosts, including all products (and versions),...

The security thrreats are : Hacker Backdoor Application whitelisting Network vulnerability scanning Differential power analysis Application black listing Advance persistent threat Hacker: – is an individual who uses their skills to overcome a technical problem. Hacker often describer as who uses their ability to gain...

Sometimes when you try to log in to a wireless network, you experience an authentication error. This is a common problem that is faced by many tablet and Android smartphone users. What is annoying is the fact that this error pops up even if you...

DoS assaults have turned out to be progressively famous, as they have turned out to be greatly simple to dispatch. Individuals with just a direct level of specialized aptitude can rapidly utilize an overwhelming assault against a person’s webWebsite or a whole company’s. The final...

Today, organizations face the challenge of protecting data in more places including the cloud, mobile, emerging platforms, and legacy applications. And the volume and velocity is also increasing. The bad news is that organizations of all verticals and sizes are being hit with data breaches....

One of the initial signs of degradation of a concrete surface is cracks. Cracks may develop in the walls of the building due to many reasons such as seasonal changes and poor quality of materials. In this research both image processing techniques as well as...