Alternatively, organizations should practice the principle of least privilege. This privilege restricts people from logging into systems that have administrator rights (Haller, 2010)
In addition, the scholars have suggested that these risks result to insecurity challenges for the information society. Although governments have made efforts to enhance security on their own computer, networks to prevent attackers from gaining access to computer systems (Li, 2006)
In fact, the concept of risk management was only used in business, or organizations dealing with production and such; however, with the advancement in technology the concept has been utilized and integrated in cyber security. It is because cyber attacks are possible threats to the success of an organization, mainly because it compromises the security of the organization (Kenneth & Jane, 2000)
In addition, it is essential to know that we provide IT personnel for several government and private contracts. In fact, we encounter classified government information at various levels, in our course of work (Moore, 2005)
On the other hand, American States have also improved cyber security by increasing the visibility of public companies with weak security. For example, California enacted an Act, which required companies to maintain personal information of the citizens, but in case of a security violation, they must disclose the details of the event (Paul, 2012)
In addition, the case represents the methods used by law enforcement agencies to catch up with cyber criminals. Overall, it is also clear that the court has accommodated cyber crime in its provision, and cyber criminals can now be prosecuted (Schell & Martin, 2004)
This has made such security violations to have multi-dimensional impacts on individual internet users, businesses, time, human resources, loss of money, and psychological losses. This, on another hand, shows that the internet and the superior information infrastructure are not short of security violations (Wilson & Kiy, 2014)
But there are serious threats and because of that managers and executives are not the right people to be on top of the threats; the company should have a security expert on board (Nykodym, 44). Investigative journalist Bert Latamore explains that cyber criminals are acquiring business information like "…unannounced quarterly results, engineering and design drawings for new products," and updated business strategies (Latamore, 2010, p
It also proposes strategies that businesses can embrace that will (in many cases) prevent the intrusion of cyber criminals into servers and hard drives. What particular cyber crimes do businesses / individuals need to be wary of? An article in the peer-reviewed journal Performance Improvement (Nykodym, et al
Losses of data, money, or other property, along with emotional and psychological harm and even physical injury or death as the indirect result of cyber crimes, are experienced every day by thousands of individuals, families, and groups of people. (McQuade & Sampat 2008) Cybercrimes such as those previously listed are normally considered nonviolent property crimes, and many also qualify as financial crimes
Losses of data, money, or other property, along with emotional and psychological harm and even physical injury or death as the indirect result of cyber crimes, are experienced every day by thousands of individuals, families, and groups of people. (McQuade & Sampat 2008) Cybercrimes such as those previously listed are normally considered nonviolent property crimes, and many also qualify as financial crimes
Losses of data, money, or other property, along with emotional and psychological harm and even physical injury or death as the indirect result of cyber crimes, are experienced every day by thousands of individuals, families, and groups of people. (McQuade & Sampat 2008) Cybercrimes such as those previously listed are normally considered nonviolent property crimes, and many also qualify as financial crimes
e., malicious software), including disruptive or destructive viruses, Trojans, worms, and adware/spyware programs as well as illegal massive distributions of email known as spam Pirating of music, movies, or software using computers and other it devices to violate criminal or civil copyright laws to replicate, distribute, download, sell, or possess software applications, data files, or code Online harassment and extortion to threaten, intimidate, intentionally embarrass, annoy, coerce or some combination of these which when involving youth is commonly referred to as "cyberbullying" Cyber stalking, pedophilia, and other cyber sex crimes by online offenders who acquire illegal sexual pleasure by exerting power or control over their victims, including cases of human trafficking for sexual purposes and so-called sex tourism (traveling to have sexual relations with minors) (Rantala 2005) For example, a group of computer hackers may consist of expert malware code writers who release remotely controlled and/or self-morphing programs onto the Internet where they can be downloaded by unsuspecting users
Technological means used to commit cyber crimes refers to a combination of networked systems, hardware devices, software tools, and methods that people use on the Internet. (Wall 2007) Modern information technology (it) hardware like computers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), cellular phones, and gaming devices can be used offline (in standalone mode), online, or wirelessly, from private or public places, in ways that are not easily recognized as illegal and that transcend more the one geopolitical or legal jurisdiction
Some state laws are on the books at this time relative to cyber crimes, but local ordinances that pertain to school bullying online, online threats to children and others, can also be passed. In the peer-reviewed Communications of the ACH (Bhaskar, 2006) the author explains that knowledge of computer forensics is "very limited" in the law enforcement community
What kind of equipment needs to be available for the task force? What is needed to develop a cyber crime lab that can do forensics? A computer forensics lab will be necessary for the task force to be effective. Clearly there needs to be better protection for credit card and debit card holders, and one solution that the task force could promote is the use of "chip and pin" as a replacement for magnetic stripe cards (Buck, 2014)
Malware appears disguised as a form of code, scripts, or active content but it is malicious software; it may be a virus, a worm, a Trojan horse, spyware, adware or simply rouge software disguised as security software. "Millions of malicious URLs are used as distribution channels to propagate malware all over the web… [and] victim systems fall in the control of the attackers" (Chang, et al
com). Also, according to Greg Dominquez, the lab should include: a) an autopsy and sleuth kit; b) Technology Pathways (ProDiscover); c) WinHex; d) Unix, Linux, and Mac OS work "very well for forensics"; e) Blackbag technologies; f) ASRData; SubRosaSoft; g) Paraben; and h) Guidance software (Dominquez, 2007)
It is likely that the most prolific cyber crime in the St. Louis area is child pornography, "obscenity toward children," and "enticement of children for sexual conduct" (Gilbreth, 2012)
4 million debit and credit card information were compromised between December 2012 and March, 2013, according to a story in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Gustin, 2013)