Future Exploration in Cyber Security

The assignment content discusses three key areas for future exploration in securing devices against cyber threats. These areas include the implementation of access controls, detailed log creation, and use of firewalls to prevent malicious users from accessing private networks. The first area emphasizes securing personal data by implementing application locking tools or procedures to ensure that applications and their data are secure. The second area suggests maintaining logs to track internet activity and block suspicious addresses, allowing for the tracking of security holes and patching up vulnerabilities. Finally, the third area discusses using firewalls to filter messages and block malicious IP addresses, URLs, pop-ups, and ads used in social engineering or phishing attacks.

FUTURE EXPLORATION
Student
27 October 2016

Contents
THREE KEY AREAS FOR FUTURE EXPLORATION.............................................................................2
REFERENCES...............................................................................................................................................3
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THREE KEY AREAS FOR FUTURE EXPLORATION
1. Use of Access Controls
Implementation of access control on my device can be another security area. For example securing
the personal data like social media passwords, account information, sensitive bank information
stored in the device, other information like images, chats etc. This can be done when try to
implement access control on individual applications via application locking tools or procedures.
These ensure that the application and the data within them is secure and not misused intentionally
or unintentionally.
2. Detailed Log creation
Logging can be another area for exploration which can help in guarding against the cyber threats. We
can maintain the cyber security if we implement logs and record the internet activity. This can be
done by adding tools to the device which maintains the logs. So now wherever an attack takes
places or any intrusion, such addresses can be traced and blocked. Thus we will be able to track
any security holes in application and hence can be secured against any such internet threats. Also
we cab patch up such holes and maintain a security protocol.
3. Use of firewalls
We can use firewalls to guard our private network against malicious users. The malicious IP address
we find via logging can be blocked in future via firewalls. Or we can even block other website
URLs, pop ups, ads etc. which can be used for social engineering or phishing. Firewalls
implementation cab be done by installing anti-virus software or other specialized firewall tools. Also
they can filter every message packet, hence making it sure that only secure and safe messages
reach the message.
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REFERENCES
References
Zanderigo, M., 2016. 10 Best Practices for Cyber Security in 2016. [Online]
Available at: http://www.observeit.com/blog/10-best-practices-cyber-security-2016
[Accessed 26 October 2016].
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