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cybersecurity

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availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality, and nonrepudiation

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when was cybersecurity developed?

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U.S. Air Force in 1976

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MIT Research scientist David Clark and David Wilson

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Concept of developing security policies concerning info security (INFOSEC) was formalized

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What is the most common model of cybersecurity?

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CIA Triad

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CIA

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Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability

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what is Confidentiality

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info only available to some

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what is an example of confidentiality

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example: FERPA and HIPAA

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what is integrity

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data that should be maintained in a correct state and should not be modified

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what is availability

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makes sure that authorized people have access to info when and where it is rightly needed

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How is availability ensured?

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it is implemented using traditional methods such as hardware maintenance, software patching and network optimization

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availability

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process such as system redundancy, failover, RAID and High availability cluster are used to weaken serious consequences when hardware issues occur

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what is Dedicated Hardware Devices Can Be Used to Guard Against Downtime and Unreachable Data Due to Malicious Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, a part of?

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availability

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should you have access to the info?

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confidentiality

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do i trust the data?

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integrity

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am i able to access the data when i want?

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availability

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social engineering

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people

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Social Engineering

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Use to Get Victims to Take Some Sort of Questionable Action Through Deception, Often Involving a Breach of Security That Oftentimes Includes Revealing Confidential or Private Information or Sending Money (in person or technology)

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what can Social Engineering do?

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manipulate our emotions

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phishing

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people

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phishing

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Uses Email, Phone or Text to Entice Individuals into Providing Personal or Sensitive Information, Ranging From Passwords, Credit Card Information and Social Security Numbers to Details About a Person or Organization (only on technology)
i.e. scam emails or fake website

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spear phishing

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email or Electronic Communications Scam Targeting Specific Individual, Organization or Business

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SMiShing

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scam through text

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what can phishing download

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malware/ viruses, modern ware/ stuxnet, ransomware, denial of service/ botnet

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password protection

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12-15 characters
keep it weird
don’t bunch up special characters
don’t use the same password
change once a year
use multi-factor authentication

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people
people - threats social engineering phishing spear phishing smishing password
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social engineering phishing spear phishing smishing password
confidentiality
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Technology
Zero Day Exploit Deletion/Hardware Failure RFID Hacking (Distributed) Denial of Service (DDoS / DOS)
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availability
Zero Day Exploit Deletion/Hardware Failure RFID Hacking (Distributed) Denial of Service (DDoS / DOS)
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Encryption
Process of Converting Human Readable Text (plaintext) Into An Incomprehensible Text (ciphertext) Using a Cryptographic Key (numbers)
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VPN (Virtual Private Network)
Creates a "Data Tunnel" in Which Data Can Be Transmitted Or Shared (Sent/Received) Across a Public Network As If The Two Computers Were Directly Connected in a Private Network
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what does vpn do
hide your IP address by letting the network redirect it
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how does vpn help with privacy
your internet provider and other third parties cannot see what websites you visit or what data you send or receive online
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system redundancy
An Organizational Decision to Purposely Duplicate Critical Components or Functions of a Computer System With the Express Intention of Increasing The Reliability of the System - Usually in the Form of a Backup or to Improve Actual System Performance
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what is an example of system redundancy
backup system or the story of renting a back up place in kansas during a tornado
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process
-Harder to Design For / Against -Generally Created in Response to A Previous Attack of Security Incident -Attempting to Stop or Promote a Behavior - Rules / Regulations / Policy
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threat
A Possible Danger That Might Exploit a Vulnerability To Reach Security and Cause Possible Harm
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control
Software, Hardware, Rules, or Procedures That Reduce or Eliminate the Threat to Information Security
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privacy
The Right to Determine When, and to What Extent
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current privacy concerns
- facial recognition (biometrics) - video surveillance -public records -electronic surveillance -radio frequency identification (RFID)
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cookies
Small Files That Websites "Place" On Your Computer That Allow the Website to Remember Your "Preferences".
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input
Any Information Sent From an Input Device to a Computer For Processing
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process
A Set of Instructions (Program) Executed By a Computer To Accomplish a Specific Task
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output
Anything That Comes Out of the Computer
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storage
The Ability to Record And/Or Retain Digital Data
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keyboard
input
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mouse
input
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scanner
input
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barcode
input
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hard disk
storage
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memory card/ flash drive
storage
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cd/dvd
storage
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ROM/RAM
storage
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CPU
process
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monitor
output
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speaker
output
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printer/projector
output
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parts of hardware
Central Processing Unit (CPU) Network Interface Graphics Card SystemBus Motherboard Cache Random-Access Memory (RAM) secondary storage
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Motherboard
the main circuit board of the computer
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CPU (Central Processing Unit)
executes instructions
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system bus
communication pathway that allows computer components to talk to each other
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system bus
-measured in megahertz -higher the speed, faster the computer
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cache
stores frequently used instructions on cpu
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cache
the more memory, the more expensive
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RAM (Random Access Memory)
holds info that is currently being used
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RAM memory
-short term memory -volatile, it'll be lost when computer is off -double data rate (DDR)
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Secondary Storage
disk w/ lots of storage, data will survive if power if off
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binary
all content stored and processed by computer are 1 and 0
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operating system
the software that supports a computer's basic functions
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operating system example
microsoft window or apple mac
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Application Software
productivity, games, internet, emails etc.
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Parkerian Hexad
The First INFOSEC Model Developed by Donn Parker in 1998, included the Concepts of: Confidentiality, Possession, Integrity, Authentication, Availability, and Utility.

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