Category: Business Data communications

For this
exercise, you will perform research and develop a brief paper on the subject
described below.
A Denial of Service (DOS)
attack typically involves the misuse of standard TCP/IP protocols or connection
processes so that the target for the DOS attack responds in a way designed to
create maximum trouble. Read the TECHNICAL FOCUS 11-2 “Inside a DoS Attack” on
page 307 and become familiar with the five common types of TCP/IP attacks.
Information from page 307:
TECHNICAL FOCUS 11-2
Inside a DoS Attack
A DoS attack typically involves the
misuse of standard TCP/IP protocols or connection processes so that the target
for the DoS attack responds in a way designed to create maximum trouble. Five
common types of attacks include the following:
ICMP Attacks The network is flooded
with ICMP echo requests (i.e., pings) that have a broadcast destination address
and a faked source address of the intended target. Because it is a broadcast
message, every computer on the network responds to the faked source address so
that the target is overwhelmed by responses. Because there are often dozens of
computers in the same broadcast domain, each message generates dozens of
messages at the target.
UDP Attacks This attack is similar to
an ICMP attack, except that it uses UDP echo requests instead of ICMP echo
requests.
TCP SYN Floods The target is swamped
with repeated SYN requests to establish a TCP connection, but when the target
responds (usually to a faked source address), there is no response. The target
continues to allocate TCP control blocks, expects each of the requests to be
completed, and gradually runs out of memory.
UNIX Process Table Attacks This is
similar to a TCP SYN flood, but instead of TCP SYN packets, the target is
swamped by UNIX open connection requests that are never completed. The target
allocates open connections and gradually runs out of memory.
Finger of Death Attacks This is
similar to the TCP SYN flood, but instead, the target is swamped by finger
requests that are never disconnected.
DNS Recursion Attacks The attacker
sends DNS requests to DNS servers (often within the target’s network) but
spoofs the from address so the requests appear to come from the target computer
that is overwhelmed by DNS responses. DNS responses are larger packets than
ICMP, UDP, or SYN responses, so the effects can be stronger.
Source: Adapted from “Web Site
Security and Denial of Service Protection,” www.nwfusion.com.
Select one attack method and conduct
research using the Internet and libraries available through your Cougar-Track
account to develop a 900-1000-word (approximately 4 double space pages)
narrative of an actual attack which used the method you selected.
Use the following list of significant
points to consider as you create your paper.
1.  
Why
was the target selected? (For social, political, financial reasons?)
2.  
What
was the target’s network security posture prior to the attack?
(Passively/Actively protected, indifferent about cyber security?)
3.  
What
was the loss to the target? (Information, financial data, customer/personal
information?)
4.  
What
secondary impact did the attack have, and to whom? (Banks, investments,
suppliers etc.)
5.  
Identify
the person or organization that claimed responsibility for the attack.  In
your own words, describe why you believe they performed the attack.

Please read instructions here: 
TERM
PAPER TOPIC
Topic: Cybersecurity in the IoT Era:
Evaluating the challenges and solutions in protecting interconnected devices
from cyber threats.
The paper aims to investigate the security hurdles
encountered by the Internet of Things (IoT) and the corresponding solutions
devised to address these concerns. It will primarily concentrate on pinpointing
prevalent vulnerabilities within IoT devices while assessing the efficacy of
existing cybersecurity protocols.
The
Term Paper should be a minimum of 4 pages and a maximum of 5 pages in length
(not including title page, abstract, cited references, etc.).” 
You should develop about 4 pages of content +
cover page + abstract + reference page = 8-9 total pages.
Write a Term Paper on any subject
within the field of Business Data Communications and Networking. If the
subject is a controversial issue you will need to state both the debate and
briefly describe the different views on the topic (maybe more than two), before
stating your views on the topic. If you are writing about an emerging issue you
must state where it has been, why it is changing, and hypothesize where it will
go and what impact that will have on the field. Your papers should be an
examination on these topics supported vigorously with scholarly research.
The paper is due Wednesday (11:59
p.m. CT).
The paper must be prepared and submitted as a
Microsoft Word document (.doc, .docx, or .rtf).
The Term Paper should be:
A minimum of 4 pages and a
maximum of 5 pages in length (not including title page,
abstract, cited references, etc.).
Typed, double-spaced, and
12-point font (Times New Roman).
Written in proper APA format,
i.e., a title page, an abstract, in-text citations and a reference page.
You must have a minimum of 5 references of
scholarly quality (your course textbook can be used as source).  
Keep in mind, there are several unacceptable
resources which cannot be used for any course assignment, including your
term papers.  
The use of the following sources like Wikipedia,
Wiki Info, and Anarchopedia will negatively impact your grade.
Remember, Columbia College policies concerning
plagiarism will be strictly enforced regarding these term papers. Please
take this matter very seriously because plagiarism software is used on
every term paper submitted.
Do not use term papers previously submitted to
other CC courses.