Computer Science

Student’s Name Professor’s Name Course Date Network Security Section 1: Business Environment Given the location of the company in the shopping mall, the network is designed to be cost effective and high performance (Admin). Therefore, the shopping mall has wireless routers installed all over the building serving both businesses and customers. Although there is network isolation between businesses and staff, the IT environment is not constructed to prioritize security. Furthermore, the company allows both phone email apps and webmail which exposes the IT environment to additional security risks. Section 2: Security Policy For the acceptable use policy, staff members should ensure...

Router Author Institution Router In some cases, investigators might be forced to bypass security protocols in routers to collect information that might be used as evidence in online crimes; this type of hacking falls under ethical hacking. Routers are suitable entry points for investigators as most of them offer no giveaways when compromised (Greenberg, 2017). When it comes to hacking any technological devices, one of the most commonly used methods is taking advantage of outdated software the device runs on. There exist a wide range of tools that can be used to crack the passwords of routers, these are referred to as router hacking toolkits. After getting the correct passwords and gaining...

Student’s Name Professor’s Name Course Date Security of Web Services Differences between Web Services and Previous Technologies Web services are considerably different from previous technologies from their granularity, their purpose, addressing scheme, app interface, and payload. Table SEQ Table * ARABIC 1 Differences between Object-Oriented Systems and Web Service Attribute Object-Oriented Web Service Granularity Object instances Service instances Purpose Organizing parameter values creation of request payload Addressing Scheme Routed to a distinctive object instance A single endpoint address per service App Interface Specific to the object or class. The description is specific...

Event Logs Author Institution Event Logs In a network, event logs capture a wide variety of information such as failed password attempts, login session periods or account lockouts. A record of event logs consists of stored data retrieved by the system automatically to help investigators or administrators manage various aspects of the network such as performance, security, and transparency (Techopedia, 2015). Event logs, therefore, make it possible to identify at what time the computer was used and who utilized it; this allows investigators to trace any malicious activities and possibly the person that committed the offense. One of the biggest weaknesses of using event logs occurs as a result...