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Principles of Computer Security Assignment

   

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Running head: PRINCIPLES OF COMPUTER SECURITYPrinciples of Computer SecurityName of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor’s Note
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1PRINCIPLES OF COMPUTER SECURITY Executive SummaryThis report talks about the importance of the computer security in any organization. Differentcase studies related to the computer security have been provided in the report. Brute force attack,shoulder surfing and key logger have been properly explained in the report. Mitigation strategiesfrom these attacks have been suggested in this report. In the second case study, malware attackand botnet attack have been described. Mitigating strategies of these attacks have been discussedin the report.
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2PRINCIPLES OF COMPUTER SECURITY Table of ContentsIntroduction......................................................................................................................................3Case Study 1: Breached Passwords.................................................................................................3Brute Forces.................................................................................................................................3Shoulder surfing...........................................................................................................................5Key logger...................................................................................................................................6Case study 2.....................................................................................................................................6Malware.......................................................................................................................................6Botnet...........................................................................................................................................7Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................7References........................................................................................................................................8
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3PRINCIPLES OF COMPUTER SECURITY IntroductionComputer security is gaining importance in recent years. The problem of data loss hasbecome publicized in media that have gathered the attention of individuals to the computersecurity. The use of various strategies has been maintained for providing security to data andfiles over the internet and local desktop. The use of strong passwords might help in minimizingthe threat of brute force attack in the system.This report discusses about two case studies related to the computer security. A criticalanalysis of these case studies has been provided in the report. Various issues and challenges havebeen identified in this report related to security of data and files in the computer.This report outlines various strategies for mitigating issues and risks in the security ofdata and information in the computer. Ethical issues in these situations have been identified inthis report. Strategies required for students to deal with these situations have been provided in thereport.Case Study 1: Breached PasswordsPasswords are provided for protecting data and information in the system or server.Therefore, hacker and intruders are looking for breaking these passwords for breaching into thesystem. Breaching passwords have been a major problem in the information technology field(Carroll, 2014). Various universities and business organizations are suffering from same issues intheir systems. Different procedures are available for these type of cyber-attacks.Brute ForcesBrute force attack is a cryptographic attack that includes trial and error method to decodethe cryptographic procedure of encrypting data (Ali, Novoa & Wagner, 2017). These attacks
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