Protecting Power Grids from Cyber Attacks Response

reply to discussion below christopher,Protecting power grids from cyber attacks has been gaining attention for the last several years. Last year, hackers infiltrated the computer systems of a consortium of small utilities known as the Nebraska Municipal Power Pool 3.8 million times. The network serves 200 communities in six Midwestern and Rocky Mountain states. The U.S. power grid’s vast size and aging equipment make the system highly susceptible to both cyber and physical attacks on its transformers, substations and power lines by saboteurs or terrorists. The growing use of a computerized “smart grid,” where sensors replace human meter readers to gather data and communicate digitally with a utility’s operations center, adds to the challenges. In a worst-case scenario, coordinated attacks on the U.S. electrical grid could cause massive economic losses and perhaps widespread illness or death. Because of advanced electronic technology, these attacks can now happen from any country. Computer hacking has removed security fences for the would-be attacker.

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After working for 18 months in your analyst position at G&B Consulting, you are now being considered for a project manager position that would put you in charge of several team members. As part of the interview process, you have been asked to make a presentation to highlight what you think are the most compelling reasons you should get the position.You are to put together a PowerPoint presentation that explains all of the key components that you feel will factor into why you should get the position.What to SubmitTo complete this assignment, you must first download the word document. Use the questions on the worksheet as your guide for the contents of your presentation.Your step-by-step breakdown of the problems, including explanations and all work shown, should be present within the PowerPoint you create. If you use Excel for any of your calculations that file must also be included in the drop box. Do not submit the Word document with instructions.     

TCC History Texas Government Getting Rid of Jury Trials Discussion

Under the federal constitution everyone charged with a crime where their liberty is at stake (possibility of jail or prison) is entitled to a lawyer and a jury trial.  Class C misdemeanors (for example: speeding, public intoxication, disorderly conduct) are not included in this because the judge can only assess a fine.  In Texas, someone charged with a class C misdemeanor does not have a right to a court-appointed attorney, but Texas does allow for jury trials on class C misdemeanors.  More than half of the other states do not allow someone to request a jury trial for these minor offenses – any trial would be heard only by a judge.The question this week:  Should Texas get rid of jury trials for class C misdemeanors?  Trials to the judge save time and money, but are citizens rights at stake?  Is it worth your time as a citizen to sit as a juror on one of these cases just in case you might want to have a jury trial on a class C misdemeanor one day? 

Commercial Facilities Sector Response

responseBrenda,This week’s readings have been extremely interesting. My main take away is how I tend to focus on the cyber security and physical aspect of a building or compound and forget about the significant importance a building’s structural build is to the overall security of the individuals working in the building and for the security of the material inside the building. According to the Reference Manual to Mitigate Potential Terrorist Attacks Against Buildings, it is of great essence to critical infrastructure for buildings to meet building code requirements to minimize the negative effects of man-made or natural hazards, all still meeting the functional needs of the building owners.  In addition, it is quite astounding how most terrorist attacks occur within the Commercial Facilities Sector, rather than in the Government Facilities Sector. Although they are both the highest attacked, it still makes sense that an act of terrorism happens directly to the general population. Often individuals have the idea that any individual who works for the government is “used to” danger, and the way to impact a nation is through the direct disruption of its people.

Marketing The Decision Making and Choice of Consumers Discussion

Objective:To provide you with the opportunity to apply course concepts and ideas to a specific brand/product.This assignment will also help you to study for your exams by exposing you to the chapter and course material.Directions: In the first week of the semester your first assignment will be to select a brand/product to focus on for the semester.Pick a brand/product that is interesting and relevant to you.Refer to BlackBoard, and the course syllabus for due date and times of all assignments.After the brand/product is selected, you will focus on that specific brand/product and relate it to all concepts covered in this course.You will keep a running journal of how each chapter of the CB7 textbook materials relate to you as a consumer and/or the brand/product.In some chapters, there will be more to discuss than others.Your job is to study what is covered write how it relates to you and/or your brand/product.It is not necessary to discuss every vocabulary word or concept from each chapter.Rather, I would like you to evaluate how the concepts relate to you and product, current world/marketing events, etc. and write a summary of how and why it is important.  If you have illustrations from commercials or advertising to illustrate specific CB concepts or theories, these should be included. 

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As you study Business law, you will realize that law is an important area for the business person. There are two main branches of the law, the civil law and the criminal law and both may affect a business. There are differences between the two branches and one difference is the standard of proof required if a dispute goes to court.a. Explain what is meant by the burden of proof and explain why you think that there are different standards for a civil action and a criminal action. ( 2 marks)b. Give one example of a civil action and one example of a criminal action that could arise in a business situation. By giving an example, explain how the same wrongful conduct can give rise to both a civil and criminal action. ( 3 marks)c. From the following identity if the answer is true or false (note no explanation is necessary)i. In a civil case the state raises the action. True or falseii. In a civil case an individual can represent themselves .True or falseiii. In a criminal case there is always a jury no matter the crime. True or false ( 3 marks)d. Using the website www.canlii.org find the Constitution Act 1982 and explain under section 10 (a) only, what right a person has on arrest or detention AND explain under section 11 (d) if an accused has to prove their innocence.( 2 marks) Do NOT cut and paste you answers.

Role of The Honeypots in Safeguarding the Organization Network Response

reply to discussion post belowNathan,Discuss the role of the honeypots in safeguarding the organization’s network.           A Honeypot is typically a computer system or systems designed to look appealing to hackers so that they attempt to hack the network through this given computer or computer system so that the hacker can be controlled, confined, or deflected and also to alert the network owner.  Honeypots can be used for a few different things. They can be used to deflect a hacker from entering a network.  They can be used to contain a hacker once they get into that system.  They can be used to alert the network owner or operator.  They can also be used to gain information about how hackers are getting into systems or gain specific information about a specific hacker possibly.  Honeypots can be used for any one, or combination, of those attributes.            Utilizing a honeypot to learn about attacks is a very smart strategy for any information technology team to implement.  By analyzing honeypot hack data, people can learn things like the country of origin for the attackers, attempted method of attack, and the types of passwords being utilized.  This information can tell an information technology team how best to set up their network defenses as well as possibly what kind of training needs to be done with personnel.            Long story short, honeypots are a critical part to a fully layered security system for any network and should be utilized and studied to the fullest extent. 

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Preventing Social Engineering and Identity Theft Response

reply to discussion belowDaquan,What, according to you, are the necessary countermeasures for preventing social engineering and identity theft?Social engineering pertains to methods and acts done to gain access to unauthorized areas, networks, systems and hardware by means of human interaction in lieu of technical means. Penetration testers are very skilled at this and without proper rules being in placed and members of an organization enforcing them, penetration testers are often successful. Even with firewalls, antivirus software and malware protection, a crafty penetration tester, social engineering tactics can be used to gain unauthorized access. To counter social engineering and identity theft, rules and policies need to be not only in place but everyone must adhere to and follow them. One of the most common ways social engineering is used to gain unauthorized access is through piggybacking. Members of an organization need to adhere to anti piggybacking policies and ensure that if there is someone in an area that requires a special access badge they need to report that person. Never allowing someone to follow them into a restricted area, or use their credentials to allow someone into an area. Protecting passwords, using strong passwords or passphrases as well as safeguarding logon credentials such as common access cards is important as well. Reporting any suspicious activity is important as well to protect against social engineering methods. It is also important that users are educated on methods such as phishing and other email scams that are aimed to get users to click on a link which is malicious or download attachments that will infect a network. Education is the biggest prevention method as many users are not even aware of the threats, signs to look for or even how to report them. These methods will help prevention of social engineering and identify theft however it is important to know that continued education and training is the best way to counter these attacks.

Production and Research Honeypots Response

reply to discussion post below Collins,When trying to catch someone trying to steal your car or anything of value, the thought of advertising a decoy in order to catch someone always comes to mind. The same goes for trying to catch someone trying to hack into a network that you or a company may value. To setup a decoy, a honeypot is created (think honey like what Pooh Bear would REALLY want) that looks like a valid system on the network that is exposed and vulnerable for hackers to try to attack (EC-Council). If the attacker takes the bait, then that attacker will reveal his or her methods while trying to attack that system. The attacker would probably start passively scanning, but then quickly go to actively scanning and enumerating, and once the port of entry is decided upon, would attack using their preferred method of attack. Since legitimate users on the network have no need for the honeypot and may not even know it’s there, it is assumed that any attempts at accessing the honeypot will be considered hostile (Rouse).Two different types of honeypots exist: production and research honeypots. Production honeypots are created to exist within the company’s network and to reveal attacks as well as slow down attackers while research honeypots are used to reveal types of attacks and discover new practices (Rouse). One really neat idea is to place data with unique identifying properties that can “help analysts track stolen data and identify connections between different participants in an attack (Rouse).”The biggest downfall to honeypots is that, as we read in the Certified Ethical Hacker book, honeypots can be identified by enumerating the MAC addresses of the NICs or by probing the ports with TCP packets to see if they respond properly. Unfortunately, it’s not a perfect system but it would at least reveal some attacks!EC-Council. UMUC: Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) Version 10 eBook w/ iLabs (Volumes 1 through 4). [eVantage]. Retrieved from Rouse, M., Clark, C., & Cobb, M. (n.d.). What is honeypot (computing)? – Definition from WhatIs.com. Retrieved June 4, 2019, from