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When Passwords Aren't Enough: The Need for Strong Online Authentication That is Easy to... - 2 views

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    Describe the IT terms. april 28 kuni
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    Authentication- Authentication is the process of determining whether someone or something is, in fact, who or what it is declared to be. In private and public computer networks (including the Internet), authentication is commonly done through the use of logon passwords. Knowledge of the password is assumed to guarantee that the user is authentic. Each user registers initially (or is registered by someone else), using an assigned or self-declared password. Tokens- A Hardware Token is an Authenticator in the form of a physical object, where the user's interaction with a login system proves that the user physically possesses the object. Hardware Tokens authenticate users on the basis that only the Token assigned to the user could have generated the pseudo-random number or code response keyed in by the user. Successful entry of this code implies that the user is in physical possession of the Token. This implies that the user does not allow users to use his Token, and has not lost it. It is use to prove one's identity electronically, and it is small enough to put it in the pocket or attach to keychain. Smart Card-A card with an embedded computer chip on which information can be stored and processed. It is a plastic card about the size of a credit card, with an embedded microchip that can be loaded with data, used for telephone calling, electronic cash payments, and other applications, and then periodically refreshed for additional use. Biometric- Biometrics is the science and technology of measuring and analyzing biological data. In information technology, biometrics refers to technologies that measure and analyze human body characteristics, such as fingerprints, eye retinas and irises, voice patterns, facial patterns and hand measurements, for authentication purposes.
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SecurID Company Suffers Security Breach - NYTimes.com - 1 views

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    brief march 29 kuninari
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    1. Identify the area of impact the scenario relates to. The area of impact the scenario relates to the company who are selling product on security to the other company that need a security, and they got suffered. Business 2. Identify the main stakeholders to the IT system. The main stakeholders to the IT system are company and government who uses secuID 3. Describe one ITGS social/ethical concern in the article. The Data Breach in this article refers to their security system data being violated by an outside offender, such as it being stolen or copied when it's not supposed to be. The advanced cryptographic system is the security system that has an extra layer of security by an electronic token authenticator that generates a time-based number for the users to input while logging in with their password. It is suspected that the master key for the encryption algorithm was stolen, which is the huge secret number that is part of the system. 4. Describe ITGS terminology and systems. SecurID- a mechanism developed by RSA Security for performing two-factor authentication for a user to a network resource 5. If possible, describe a solution to the concern (issue). The solution for this issue is to update the security system often and try to get against from hackers. Having SecurID make up a new algorithm to be used for the system could reinforce the system's security again, if it's possible to make up a new algorithm. Other than that, SecurID would probably have to make up a whole new security system since their current stolen algorithm is probably going to be published and recopied, and the system not secure anymore.
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BBC News - GlobalSign stops secure certificates after hack claim - 3 views

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    Explain what it means to stop secure certificates and why it was done. M12 sept 13 Kuni
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    To stop secure certificates means to temporarily stop issuing authentication certificates to secure websites because the certificates have been compromised meaning that people's personal confidential information has been stolen. It was done to investigate the claims of a hacker that he had issued false certificates. It was suggested that personal emails in Iran and government emails in Holland had been compromised, probably for political reasons.
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BBC News - Facebook profile access 'leaked' claims Symantec - 3 views

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    brief may 17 soo
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    - Identify the area of impact the scenario relates to Home and Leisure, Business and e-commerce - Identify the main stakeholders to the IT system People who are using Facebook, Facebook Company and Application Company - Identify one ITGS social/ethical concern in the article Security, Privacy - Describe ITGS terminology and systems  Facebook Application= Apps on Facebook.com are web apps that are loaded in the context of Facebook. You can build your app using any language or tool chain that supports web programming, such as PHP, Python, Java or C#.Apps on Facebook.com are loaded into a Canvas Page. A Canvas Page is quite literally a blank canvas within Facebook on which to run your app. You populate the Canvas Page by providing a Canvas URL that contains the HTML, JavaScript and CSS that make up your app.  http://developers.facebook.com/docs/guides/canvas/  Symantec= Symantec helps consumers and organizations secure and manage their information-driven world. Our software and services protect against more risks at more points, more completely and efficiently, enabling confidence wherever information is used or stored.  http://kb.iu.edu/data/agzf.html - If possible, describe a solution to the concern (Issues) Facebook should enhance the security systems and authentication systems. User's personal information was leaked because they didn't work hard to manage transferring user's account to application systems. Therefore, it is better to enhance and put more effort to the transferring process.
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