An analysis of the Verizon Data Breach Report for 2011, with a focus on the threats, their attack methodologies, and approach vectors. Delivered to InfraGard - Honolulu Chapter, May 3 2011
Data Breach Review - Takeaways for the Business InfographicIsis Holdings
Verizon’s 2012 Data Breach Investigations Report covering the year 2011 gives a very thorough statistical analysis of the global security state. According to the study, there have been 855 breaches worldwide in 2011, involving more than 174 million compromised records. We've looked through the 90+ pages of the report and prepared an easy-to-understand infographic showing the study's most important statistical data and conclusions, which we hope will be of use to business managers in all industries.
TNS Infographic - Data Breach Targets RevealedTNSIMarketing
The document discusses common types of data breaches and targets. It finds that POS intrusions made up 29% of all breaches, with weaknesses in remote access security and passwords being the most commonly exploited factors. The top three most affected industries were found to be public sector, information, and financial services. Retail saw the highest rate of POS-related breaches at 91% of accommodation compromises, 73% of entertainment compromises, and 70% of retail compromises.
TOTEM: Threat Observation, Tracking, and Evaluation ModelJohn Gerber
Merriam-Webster defines a totem as any supposed entity that watches over or assists a group of people, such as a family, clan, or tribe. In this presentation I will focus on how TOTEM assists in watching over and evaluating the threat an IP represents. The idea behind TOTEM is simple: compare threat information from sources such as watchlists (DShield, Emerging Threats, SenderBase, etc.) to activities with the organization (IDS/IPS, flow logs, etc.) and other locations (SANS ISC, DOE federated model, etc.). As new threat information and activity sources are added, a better evaluation can be rendered.
Incident Response & Contingency PlanningCase Journalbrittanyjespersen
This document contains journal entries summarizing a case study about incident response and contingency planning. The journal discusses setting up a security incident response team to help prevent, detect, react to and recover from security incidents. It also covers analyzing threats facing an organization through a business impact analysis to determine how to prioritize incident response. The case study discussed in the journal involves investigating a persistent but low-level attack on a company's email server and blocking the attacker's IP address range.
This document outlines topics related to measuring juvenile crime, including official records from law enforcement and the courts, victimization surveys, and self-report studies. It discusses strengths and limitations of each method and compares trends in juvenile crime statistics. Risk and protective factors for juvenile delinquency are also mentioned, such as an individual's biology, genetics, and family environment.
This document provides a summary of key findings from the 2012 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR). Some key findings include:
- 98% of data breaches were caused by external agents like hackers and criminal groups, while only 4% involved internal employees. Hacktivist groups were responsible for 58% of all data theft.
- The most common methods of breaches were hacking (81%) and use of malware (69%). Most targets were targets of opportunity rather than a pre-identified choice.
- 855 incidents were analyzed representing 174 million compromised records. This was higher than the previous year's report of 4 million records compromised.
- Factors that could have helped prevent many
Computer Forensics
Discussion 1
"Forensics Certifications" Please respond to the following:
· Determine whether or not you believe certifications in systems forensics are necessary and explain why you believe this to be the case. Compare and contrast certifications and on-the-job training and identify which you believe is more useful for a system forensics professional. Provide a rationale with your response.
· Suppose you are the hiring manager looking to hire a new system forensics specialist. Specify at least five (5) credentials you would expect an ample candidate to possess. Determine which of these credentials you believe to be the most important and provide a reason for your decision.
Discussion 2
"System Forensics Organizations" Please respond to the following:
· Use the Internet or the Library to research and select one (1) reputable system forensics organization. Provide a brief overview of the organization you chose, including what it provides for its members, and how one can join the organization. Indicate why, in your opinion, this particular organization would be the best choice for a system forensics professional to join and why you believe this way.
· Examine what you believe to be the most important reason for a systems forensic professional to be a member of a forensics organization and how this could further one’s career in the industry.
Cyber Security
Discussion 1
"Leading Through Effective Strategic Management" Please respond to the following:
· Propose three ways to ensure that cooperation occurs across security functions when developing a strategic plan. Select what you believe is the most effective way to promote collaboration and explain why.
· Explain what may happen if working cultures are overlooked when developing a strategy. Recommend one way to prevent working cultures from being overlooked.
Discussion 2
"Installing Security with System and Application Development" Please respond to the following:
· Provide three examples that demonstrate how security can be instilled within the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Provide two examples on what users may experience with software products if they are released with minimal security planning.
· Suggest three ways that application security can be monitored and evaluated for effectiveness. Choose what you believe to be the most effective way and discuss why.
Computer Security
Discussion 1
"Current Events and Future Trends" Please respond to the following:
· How can we create a national security culture where all are more cognizant of security threats and involved to help prevent potential incidents? How do we balance the need for this security culture with the rights guaranteed to us by our Bill of Rights?
Research Topics (Choose 1 Topic)
Terrorism
· Terrorism remains one of the major concerns in the wake of the 9-11 events. Research into terrorism as it pertains to homeland security is conducted by corporations like the RAND Corporation, which is.
The 2012 study found that the average annual cost of cybercrime for US companies was $8.9 million, a 6% increase from the previous year. Companies experienced 102 successful cyber attacks per week on average. The most costly attacks were denial of service attacks, malicious insiders, and web-based attacks. Information theft resulted in the highest costs, followed by costs from business disruption. The time to resolve attacks also increased costs.
Data Breach Review - Takeaways for the Business InfographicIsis Holdings
Verizon’s 2012 Data Breach Investigations Report covering the year 2011 gives a very thorough statistical analysis of the global security state. According to the study, there have been 855 breaches worldwide in 2011, involving more than 174 million compromised records. We've looked through the 90+ pages of the report and prepared an easy-to-understand infographic showing the study's most important statistical data and conclusions, which we hope will be of use to business managers in all industries.
TNS Infographic - Data Breach Targets RevealedTNSIMarketing
The document discusses common types of data breaches and targets. It finds that POS intrusions made up 29% of all breaches, with weaknesses in remote access security and passwords being the most commonly exploited factors. The top three most affected industries were found to be public sector, information, and financial services. Retail saw the highest rate of POS-related breaches at 91% of accommodation compromises, 73% of entertainment compromises, and 70% of retail compromises.
TOTEM: Threat Observation, Tracking, and Evaluation ModelJohn Gerber
Merriam-Webster defines a totem as any supposed entity that watches over or assists a group of people, such as a family, clan, or tribe. In this presentation I will focus on how TOTEM assists in watching over and evaluating the threat an IP represents. The idea behind TOTEM is simple: compare threat information from sources such as watchlists (DShield, Emerging Threats, SenderBase, etc.) to activities with the organization (IDS/IPS, flow logs, etc.) and other locations (SANS ISC, DOE federated model, etc.). As new threat information and activity sources are added, a better evaluation can be rendered.
Incident Response & Contingency PlanningCase Journalbrittanyjespersen
This document contains journal entries summarizing a case study about incident response and contingency planning. The journal discusses setting up a security incident response team to help prevent, detect, react to and recover from security incidents. It also covers analyzing threats facing an organization through a business impact analysis to determine how to prioritize incident response. The case study discussed in the journal involves investigating a persistent but low-level attack on a company's email server and blocking the attacker's IP address range.
This document outlines topics related to measuring juvenile crime, including official records from law enforcement and the courts, victimization surveys, and self-report studies. It discusses strengths and limitations of each method and compares trends in juvenile crime statistics. Risk and protective factors for juvenile delinquency are also mentioned, such as an individual's biology, genetics, and family environment.
This document provides a summary of key findings from the 2012 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR). Some key findings include:
- 98% of data breaches were caused by external agents like hackers and criminal groups, while only 4% involved internal employees. Hacktivist groups were responsible for 58% of all data theft.
- The most common methods of breaches were hacking (81%) and use of malware (69%). Most targets were targets of opportunity rather than a pre-identified choice.
- 855 incidents were analyzed representing 174 million compromised records. This was higher than the previous year's report of 4 million records compromised.
- Factors that could have helped prevent many
Computer Forensics
Discussion 1
"Forensics Certifications" Please respond to the following:
· Determine whether or not you believe certifications in systems forensics are necessary and explain why you believe this to be the case. Compare and contrast certifications and on-the-job training and identify which you believe is more useful for a system forensics professional. Provide a rationale with your response.
· Suppose you are the hiring manager looking to hire a new system forensics specialist. Specify at least five (5) credentials you would expect an ample candidate to possess. Determine which of these credentials you believe to be the most important and provide a reason for your decision.
Discussion 2
"System Forensics Organizations" Please respond to the following:
· Use the Internet or the Library to research and select one (1) reputable system forensics organization. Provide a brief overview of the organization you chose, including what it provides for its members, and how one can join the organization. Indicate why, in your opinion, this particular organization would be the best choice for a system forensics professional to join and why you believe this way.
· Examine what you believe to be the most important reason for a systems forensic professional to be a member of a forensics organization and how this could further one’s career in the industry.
Cyber Security
Discussion 1
"Leading Through Effective Strategic Management" Please respond to the following:
· Propose three ways to ensure that cooperation occurs across security functions when developing a strategic plan. Select what you believe is the most effective way to promote collaboration and explain why.
· Explain what may happen if working cultures are overlooked when developing a strategy. Recommend one way to prevent working cultures from being overlooked.
Discussion 2
"Installing Security with System and Application Development" Please respond to the following:
· Provide three examples that demonstrate how security can be instilled within the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Provide two examples on what users may experience with software products if they are released with minimal security planning.
· Suggest three ways that application security can be monitored and evaluated for effectiveness. Choose what you believe to be the most effective way and discuss why.
Computer Security
Discussion 1
"Current Events and Future Trends" Please respond to the following:
· How can we create a national security culture where all are more cognizant of security threats and involved to help prevent potential incidents? How do we balance the need for this security culture with the rights guaranteed to us by our Bill of Rights?
Research Topics (Choose 1 Topic)
Terrorism
· Terrorism remains one of the major concerns in the wake of the 9-11 events. Research into terrorism as it pertains to homeland security is conducted by corporations like the RAND Corporation, which is.
The 2012 study found that the average annual cost of cybercrime for US companies was $8.9 million, a 6% increase from the previous year. Companies experienced 102 successful cyber attacks per week on average. The most costly attacks were denial of service attacks, malicious insiders, and web-based attacks. Information theft resulted in the highest costs, followed by costs from business disruption. The time to resolve attacks also increased costs.
This document summarizes the key findings of the 2012 Cost of Cyber Crime Study conducted by Ponemon Institute. The study found that the average annual cost of cybercrime for 56 US companies was $8.9 million, a 6% increase from 2011. Companies experienced 102 successful cyber attacks per week, on average. The most costly attacks were denial of service attacks, malicious insiders, and web-based attacks. Information theft resulted in the highest external costs, followed by costs from business disruption. The study also analyzed cybercrime costs for companies in the UK, Germany, Australia and Japan.
Running head CRIME ANALYSIS TECHNOLOGY .docxhealdkathaleen
This document discusses crime analysis technology and its role in fighting crimes. It provides background on crime analysis and how the use of technology has helped law enforcement more effectively solve and prevent crimes. Specifically, it discusses how predictive policing software using data from past crimes can help predict future severe crimes in an area. It also notes that 9 out of 10 law enforcement officials believe technology has helped agencies solve crimes by identifying links and trends. Additionally, the document proposes implementing crime analysis technology initiatives at the FBI to strengthen its ability to deal with terrorism and threats.
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CRIME ANALYSIS TECHNOLOGY 9
Crime Analysis Technology
Student’s Name
Institutional Affiliation
Crime Analysis Technology
Peer-Reviewed Article Analysis
Technology has evolved over the years in various sectors, with new technological innovations being developed. One of the areas that has witnessed great applications of technological evolution is in the detection and prevention of crime. This article will analyze the various technologies that are used to prevent and detect crime.
Byrne and Marx (2011) in their article reviews the topic in detail and gives insight in the role of technology in combating crime.
The key data that will be used in this research is secondary data from various peer-reviewed sources that review the topic of Crime Analysis Technology from various perspectives. Byrne and Marx (2011) presents various data on crime and the use of Information Technology in crime detection and prevention. For instance, it highlights that the percentage of schools in the United States that deploy metal detectors is approximately 2%. The article also approximates that as of 2006, one million CCTV cameras had been deployed in the United States, although the article does not provide current estimates on the same.
The article plays a great role in my final research. It gives a highlight of the various technological applications for crime prevention and detection. This can provide a background for further research, especially the technological innovations that are currently being developed. The article also presents figures about various elements of technology in crime prevention and detection such as the number of CCTV cameras, the crime rates such as the registered sex offenders, among others. Projections can therefore be made to the future.
The article mentions several significant facts. First, it classifies technological innovations in criminal justice as hard technology versus soft technology. Hard technology innovations include hardware and materials while soft technology innovations include information systems and computer software. Examples of hard technology is the CCTV cameras, metal detectors, and security systems at homes and schools. Examples of soft technology include predictive policing technology, crime analysis techniques, software, and data sharing techniques, among others. Both of the two categories of technological innovations are important in criminal justice. Another fact is the new technology of policing. The article identifies hard policing technological tools such as non-lethal weaponry and technologies for officer safety. It highlights soft policing technologies such as data-driven policies in policing and information sharing. Another important fact that the article mentions is the issues that should be con.
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POLICE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS 5
Police Organizational Structure and Operations
Rashieda NasifDavis
Argosy University
Research proposal.
In this proposal, I have chosen the area of the police organizational structure and the operations even more specifically, the research will focus on technology and policing. In this area, the research will focus on the problem of whether police technology has made any positive impacts on the crime reduction (Archbold, 2013). It has been known that technology has grown in almost all sectors, but despite this, here has also been an increase in the crime rates not only in the United States alone but in the world in general. This is despite the fact that the policing services have been spending billions of dollars each year in the development of technology that will enable them combat this problem of insecurity that threatens to bring down most of the economies due to the fact that even the potential investors will not put money in places that they fear. For this reason, I decided to choose this topic because in my own opinion it has weigh in the current world of technology and crime with the rise of the computer age and the cyber-crimes (Langeluttig, Albert, 1997)
Objectives.
In this case the main objectives of the research include determining by how much technology has impacted on crime rates in the past 10 years, knowing the advantages of technology on the policing services and some of the challenges technology has brought in the policing services.
Effectiveness of Police technology on Crime Reduction in U.S.A.
Literature review.
In this research problem, I am going focus on the issue of the police technology, then the issue of crime in the United States of America and finally, how the technology has impacted the crime. The police department has put into use many different technologies in order to accomplish the overall mission (Batten, Donna, 2010). The only technology that has put concerns on the police is the social media. In particular the app called Waze that is able to show the location of police officer. This allows those with the criminal intent to avoid capture (Fischer, Claude, 2012). But even as this complicates the work of the police, the users always leave behind a trail that can be followed to their arrest. This is because, the most effective police do not lack the muscle for such crimes. The rapid development of technology that can lead to criminal intents has also led to the quick adaptation of the police departments in development of better, exiting and more innovative tools for the service (Steven D. 2004).
In a statement by David Roberts, a senior program manager for technology center at the International Association of Chiefs of Police, there are a lot of issues that face the law enforcers and in almost all the situations, there has been use of technology in handling them. The technology is e ...
The survey found that organizations do not feel more secure than the previous year due to ineffective endpoint security technologies. Malware incidents are increasing and driving up IT costs. Zero-day attacks, SQL injections, and exploiting old software vulnerabilities are the biggest challenges. Respondents expect the top IT security risks in the next year will be negligent or malicious insiders, mobile device threats, and advanced persistent threats. Current approaches to endpoint security are costly and ineffective at preventing the rise of malware attacks through third-party and web-based applications.
The survey found that organizations do not feel more secure than the previous year due to ineffective endpoint security technologies. Malware incidents are increasing and driving up IT costs. Zero-day attacks, SQL injections, and exploiting old software vulnerabilities are the biggest challenges. Respondents expect the top IT security risks in the next year will be negligent or malicious insiders, mobile device threats, and advanced persistent threats. Current approaches to endpoint security are costly and ineffective at preventing the rise of malware attacks through third-party and web-based applications.
Brian Wrote There is a wide range of cybersecurity initiatives .docxhartrobert670
Brian Wrote :
There is a wide range of cybersecurity initiatives that exist on the international level through collaborative efforts between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and numerous organizational units (UMUC, 2012). According to UMUC (2012), some examples of these initiatives are:
· Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
· National Cyber Security Division
· National Communications System
· Office of Infrastructure Protection
· Office of Operations Coordination
· Privacy Office
· U.S. Secret Service
· U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
· Organization of American States Assistance
“The National Cyber Security Division works to secure cyberspace and America’s cyber assets in cooperation with public, private, and international entities” (UMUC, 2012). This is done using several strategic plans and directives, such as the Presidential Decision Directive 7, the Information Technology Sector Specific Plan, the National Strategy to Secure Cyber Space, National Infrastructure Preparedness Plan, and the National Response Plan (UMUC, 2012). A challenge that the National Cyber Security Division faces in providing an effective deterrent to cybersecurity threats are the constant evolving technologies. These include for both good and bad. Cyber attacks are constantly evolving and so are the technologies use to protect from them. In order for the National Cyber Security Division to effectively deter them not only do they have to stay up-to-date but also so do all of the strategic plans and directives that they use.
Another initiative is the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) that emerged in the 1980s. This initiative puts forth “efforts to counter international hijackings and financial crimes” (UMUC, 2012). It now also extends law enforcement abroad to help against terrorist activity, international crime, and drug-trafficking (UMUC, 2012). It does those with the partner of Department of State. A challenge that the FLETC faces in providing an effective deterrent to cybersecurity threats are their international limitations. All though they have partnered abroad with select foreign nations they still have restrictions and limitations as to what exactly they can do.
Justin Wrote:
Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties (MLATs) are established between two or more nations and provide a formal means of exchanging evidence and information pertaining to criminal acts or cases that occur outside of a nation’s legal jurisdiction. The primary issue associated with MLATs and cybercrime is the inconsistency of host nation laws. Many nations feel that the idea of a global anti-crime initiative may contradict a nation’s fundamental principles (Finklea & Theohary, 2012, p.24). There is no standardized definition for cybercrime which means that one nation may view a virtual act as a crime and the other, with which the MLAT exists, may not. If the two nations agree on the legality of the act then the requesting nation may sub ...
This document discusses the growing threat of cyber crime and terrorism posed by the internet. It provides statistics showing a rapid rise in internet-related criminal complaints and losses. Specifically, the US saw a 22% increase in complaints from 2008-2009, with losses rising from $264.6 million to $559.7 million. Other countries like Belgium, South Korea, and European/East Asian nations also saw large increases in cyber crime. The document examines how critical infrastructure systems are vulnerable, citing examples of attacks on Iran's nuclear power plant and Chinese hacking of Taiwanese government computers, representing the emergence of online warfare. It argues the internet poses a serious and growing threat to national security worldwide.
Intelligence Led Policing for Police Decision MakersDeborah Osborne
Intelligence-Led Policing for Decision-Makers Webinar
Audio is at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Deborah-Osborne/2009/09/23/Intelligence-Led-Policing-for-Decision-Makers-Webinar
This webinar, designed for law enforcement managers, covers the following topics:
* Intelligence: what it is, what it is not, and what it can be
* The role of the decision-maker in the intelligence cycle
* Defining Intelligence-Led Policing and the 3 i's cycle
* The 7 stages of Intelligence-Led Policing
* Resources for learning more about Intelligence-Led Policing
The Shifting State of Endpoint Risk: Key Strategies to Implement in 2011Lumension
The State of Endpoint Risk 2011 study, conducted by the Ponemon Institute, has been published. Learn the latest endpoint protection best practices that can assist in your 2011 security planning, including:
• Increasingly sophisticated malware and the associated costs
• The top 5 applications that concern IT the most
• Third-party and Web 2.0 application usage policies and the importance of security awareness training programs
• Effective methods to communicate with senior management on evolving endpoint risk and its impact to the business
• Technologies that effectively prevent targeted malware and cyber attacks
The survey found that organizations are facing increasing endpoint security risks. 64% of respondents said their networks were not more secure than the previous year. Common incidents over the past year included virus/malware infections (98%), device theft (95%), and data loss from negligent/malicious insiders (89% and 61% respectively). The top security risks for the next year were expected to be advanced persistent threats, insider threats, and web-based malware. Current endpoint security approaches were found to be ineffective and costly. IT operating costs were rising mainly due to lost productivity and increased malware incidents.
The survey found that organizations are facing increasing endpoint security risks. 64% of respondents said their networks were not more secure than the previous year. Common incidents over the past year included virus/malware infections (98%), device theft (95%), and data loss from negligent/malicious insiders (89% and 61% respectively). The top security risks for the next year were expected to be advanced persistent threats, insider threats, and web-based malware. Many organizations are not effectively managing applications and vulnerabilities on endpoints. Costs are increasing mainly due to lost productivity and IT staff time spent addressing malware incidents.
The survey found that organizations are facing increasing endpoint security risks. 64% of respondents said their networks were not more secure than the previous year. Common incidents over the past year included virus/malware infections (98%), device theft (95%), and data loss from negligent/malicious insiders (89% and 61% respectively). Respondents reported that malware attacks were among the most frequent network incidents and had increased over the past year for many organizations. The top security risks for the coming year were identified as advanced persistent threats, insider threats, and web-based threats. However, many organizations are not effectively addressing these risks through technology solutions or application and policy management.
This document discusses the need for cyber forensics capabilities to effectively respond to modern cybersecurity threats and incidents. It notes that traditional perimeter-based defenses are no longer sufficient, and that comprehensive endpoint visibility is needed to identify covert threats, attribute attacks, and limit data breaches. The document promotes the Guidance Software EnCase Cybersecurity solution as providing critical network-enabled incident response and forensic investigation capabilities for enterprises.
The 2013 Cost of Data Breach Study: France found that the average cost of a data breach in France increased from €122 per lost or stolen record in 2011 to €127 per record in 2012. The total average organizational cost of a data breach also rose over this period, from €2.55 million to €2.86 million. Malicious attacks were the most common cause of breaches, accounting for 42% of cases. Lost business costs, which include customer churn, increased sharply from €0.78 million in 2011 to €1.19 million in 2012. Certain organizational factors like having an incident response plan in place were found to lower the costs of a breach.
The report for Q1 2018 includes:
- WatchGuard Firebox Feed Trends. In this regular section, we analyze threat intelligence shared by tens of thousands of WatchGuard security appliances. This analysis includes details about the top malware and network attacks we saw globally throughout the quarter. Using that data, we identify the top attack trends, and how you might defend against them.
- Top Story: GitHub DDoS Attack In Q1 2018, attackers launched a record-breaking distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack against GitHub using a technique called UDP amplification. In this section we analyze this attack and describe how the lesser-known Memcached service allowed this huge amplification.
- Announcing The 443 Podcast Rather than our normal threat research section, this quarter we announce a new podcast from the WatchGuard Threat Labs team, and the authors of this report. Learn what this new podcast contains and come subscribe wherever podcasts are found.
- The Latest Defense Tips As usual, this report isn’t just meant to inform you of the latest threats, but to help you update your defenses based on the latest attacks. Throughout the report, we share defensive learnings and tips, with a summary of the most important defenses at the end.
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CRIME ANALYSIS TECHNOLOGY 2
Crime analysis is a function that usually involves the systemic analysis in identifying as well as analyzing the crime patterns and trends. Crime analysis is very important for law enforcement agencies as it helps law enforcers effectively deploy the available resources in a better and effective manner, which enables them to identify and apprehend suspects. Crime analysis is also very significant when it comes to arriving at solutions devised to come up with the right solution to solve the current crime problem and issues as well as coming up with the right prevention strategies. Since the year 2014, crime rates in the USA have increased steadily as per a study done by USAFacts, which is a non-partisan initiative (Osborne & Wernicke, 2013). With this increase in crime rates, which has majorly resulted in massive growth in technology, it is essential to come up with better means and ways of dealing with the increased crime rates. With the current advancement in technology, better law enforcement tools developed, which has enabled better crime deterrence in better and efficient ways. All this has been facilitated by the efforts of crime analysts who have come up with better tools and thus enabling the law enforcers to better deal with the crimes (Osborne & Wernicke, 2013). In this paper, I will consider the application of crime analysis technology and techniques in fighting crimes. Application of crime analysis technology and techniques used to make crime analysis more accurate and efficient.
Currently, the two technological tools that are used in predictive policing software have enabled security agencies to effectively use predictive policing ("Crime Analysis: Fighting Crime with Data," 2017). Application of this software has enabled better crime prevention as with data obtained in the previous crimes have been used to predict possible future severe crimes in a specific area.
Through the adoption and use of crime analysis, law enforcement agencies have been able to fight against crimes as when compared with the past effectively. The use of crime analysis comes at the right time, where there has been an increase in crime rates in the current digital error. In a survey done by Wynyard group in 2015, the study revealed that for every 10 law enforcement officials 9 of them believe that the use of current technology in crime analysis has had positive effects in helping the agencies in solving crimes as they can identify essential links and trends in crimes ("Crime Analysis: Fighting Crime with Data," 2017). In the same way, other sectors have benefited from data analysis with spreadsheets, databases, and mapping, law enforcers have been able to use data analysis to come up with a better decision. Crime analysis ha ...
Running head: CRIME ANALYSIS 1
CRIME ANALYSIS TECHNOLOGY 2
Crime analysis is a function that usually involves the systemic analysis in identifying as well as analyzing the crime patterns and trends. Crime analysis is very important for law enforcement agencies as it helps law enforcers effectively deploy the available resources in a better and effective manner, which enables them to identify and apprehend suspects. Crime analysis is also very significant when it comes to arriving at solutions devised to come up with the right solution to solve the current crime problem and issues as well as coming up with the right prevention strategies. Since the year 2014, crime rates in the USA have increased steadily as per a study done by USAFacts, which is a non-partisan initiative (Osborne & Wernicke, 2013). With this increase in crime rates, which has majorly resulted in massive growth in technology, it is essential to come up with better means and ways of dealing with the increased crime rates. With the current advancement in technology, better law enforcement tools developed, which has enabled better crime deterrence in better and efficient ways. All this has been facilitated by the efforts of crime analysts who have come up with better tools and thus enabling the law enforcers to better deal with the crimes (Osborne & Wernicke, 2013). In this paper, I will consider the application of crime analysis technology and techniques in fighting crimes. Application of crime analysis technology and techniques used to make crime analysis more accurate and efficient.
Currently, the two technological tools that are used in predictive policing software have enabled security agencies to effectively use predictive policing ("Crime Analysis: Fighting Crime with Data," 2017). Application of this software has enabled better crime prevention as with data obtained in the previous crimes have been used to predict possible future severe crimes in a specific area.
Through the adoption and use of crime analysis, law enforcement agencies have been able to fight against crimes as when compared with the past effectively. The use of crime analysis comes at the right time, where there has been an increase in crime rates in the current digital error. In a survey done by Wynyard group in 2015, the study revealed that for every 10 law enforcement officials 9 of them believe that the use of current technology in crime analysis has had positive effects in helping the agencies in solving crimes as they can identify essential links and trends in crimes ("Crime Analysis: Fighting Crime with Data," 2017). In the same way, other sectors have benefited from data analysis with spreadsheets, databases, and mapping, law enforcers have been able to use data analysis to come up with a better decision. Crime analysis ha.
The document summarizes key findings from a report on cyber threats targeting the financial services sector. The top three findings are:
1. Financial services encounters security incidents 300% more frequently than other industries due to being a prime target.
2. 33% of all reconnaissance and lure attacks target financial services, indicating large efforts to compromise financial institutions.
3. Credential stealing attacks are prominent, with the top threats like Rerdom, Vawtrak, and Geodo having credential theft capabilities. Geodo is seen 400% more in financial services.
The paper emphasizes the human aspects of cyber incidents concerning protecting information and
technology assets by addressing behavioral analytics in cybersecurity for digital forensics applications.
The paper demonstrates the human vulnerabilities associated with information systems technologies and
components. This assessment is based on past literature assessments done in this area. This study also
includes analyses of various frameworks that have led to the adoption of behavioral analysis in digital
forensics. The study's findings indicate that behavioral evidence analysis should be included as part of the
digital forensics examination. The provision of standardized investigation methods and the inclusion of
human factors such as motives and behavioral tendencies are some of the factors attached to the use of
behavioral digital forensic frameworks. However, the study also appreciates the need for a more
generalizable digital forensic method.
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CRIME ANALYSIS TECHNOLOGY 9
Crime Analysis Technology
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Crime Analysis Technology
Peer-Reviewed Article Analysis
Technology has evolved over the years in various sectors, with new technological innovations being developed. One of the areas that has witnessed great applications of technological evolution is in the detection and prevention of crime. This article will analyze the various technologies that are used to prevent and detect crime.
Byrne and Marx (2011) in their article reviews the topic in detail and gives insight in the role of technology in combating crime.
The key data that will be used in this research is secondary data from various peer-reviewed sources that review the topic of Crime Analysis Technology from various perspectives. Byrne and Marx (2011) presents various data on crime and the use of Information Technology in crime detection and prevention. For instance, it highlights that the percentage of schools in the United States that deploy metal detectors is approximately 2%. The article also approximates that as of 2006, one million CCTV cameras had been deployed in the United States, although the article does not provide current estimates on the same.
The article plays a great role in my final research. It gives a highlight of the various technological applications for crime prevention and detection. This can provide a background for further research, especially the technological innovations that are currently being developed. The article also presents figures about various elements of technology in crime prevention and detection such as the number of CCTV cameras, the crime rates such as the registered sex offenders, among others. Projections can therefore be made to the future.
The article mentions several significant facts. First, it classifies technological innovations in criminal justice as hard technology versus soft technology. Hard technology innovations include hardware and materials while soft technology innovations include information systems and computer software. Examples of hard technology is the CCTV cameras, metal detectors, and security systems at homes and schools. Examples of soft technology include predictive policing technology, crime analysis techniques, software, and data sharing techniques, among others. Both of the two categories of technological innovations are important in criminal justice. Another fact is the new technology of policing. The article identifies hard policing technological tools such as non-lethal weaponry and technologies for officer safety. It highlights soft policing technologies such as data-driven policies in policing and information sharing. Another important fact that the article mentions is the issues that should be con.
Running head POLICE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND OPERATIONSPOLI.docxtoltonkendal
Running head: POLICE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS
POLICE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS 5
Police Organizational Structure and Operations
Rashieda NasifDavis
Argosy University
Research proposal.
In this proposal, I have chosen the area of the police organizational structure and the operations even more specifically, the research will focus on technology and policing. In this area, the research will focus on the problem of whether police technology has made any positive impacts on the crime reduction (Archbold, 2013). It has been known that technology has grown in almost all sectors, but despite this, here has also been an increase in the crime rates not only in the United States alone but in the world in general. This is despite the fact that the policing services have been spending billions of dollars each year in the development of technology that will enable them combat this problem of insecurity that threatens to bring down most of the economies due to the fact that even the potential investors will not put money in places that they fear. For this reason, I decided to choose this topic because in my own opinion it has weigh in the current world of technology and crime with the rise of the computer age and the cyber-crimes (Langeluttig, Albert, 1997)
Objectives.
In this case the main objectives of the research include determining by how much technology has impacted on crime rates in the past 10 years, knowing the advantages of technology on the policing services and some of the challenges technology has brought in the policing services.
Effectiveness of Police technology on Crime Reduction in U.S.A.
Literature review.
In this research problem, I am going focus on the issue of the police technology, then the issue of crime in the United States of America and finally, how the technology has impacted the crime. The police department has put into use many different technologies in order to accomplish the overall mission (Batten, Donna, 2010). The only technology that has put concerns on the police is the social media. In particular the app called Waze that is able to show the location of police officer. This allows those with the criminal intent to avoid capture (Fischer, Claude, 2012). But even as this complicates the work of the police, the users always leave behind a trail that can be followed to their arrest. This is because, the most effective police do not lack the muscle for such crimes. The rapid development of technology that can lead to criminal intents has also led to the quick adaptation of the police departments in development of better, exiting and more innovative tools for the service (Steven D. 2004).
In a statement by David Roberts, a senior program manager for technology center at the International Association of Chiefs of Police, there are a lot of issues that face the law enforcers and in almost all the situations, there has been use of technology in handling them. The technology is e ...
The survey found that organizations do not feel more secure than the previous year due to ineffective endpoint security technologies. Malware incidents are increasing and driving up IT costs. Zero-day attacks, SQL injections, and exploiting old software vulnerabilities are the biggest challenges. Respondents expect the top IT security risks in the next year will be negligent or malicious insiders, mobile device threats, and advanced persistent threats. Current approaches to endpoint security are costly and ineffective at preventing the rise of malware attacks through third-party and web-based applications.
The survey found that organizations do not feel more secure than the previous year due to ineffective endpoint security technologies. Malware incidents are increasing and driving up IT costs. Zero-day attacks, SQL injections, and exploiting old software vulnerabilities are the biggest challenges. Respondents expect the top IT security risks in the next year will be negligent or malicious insiders, mobile device threats, and advanced persistent threats. Current approaches to endpoint security are costly and ineffective at preventing the rise of malware attacks through third-party and web-based applications.
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There is a wide range of cybersecurity initiatives that exist on the international level through collaborative efforts between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and numerous organizational units (UMUC, 2012). According to UMUC (2012), some examples of these initiatives are:
· Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
· National Cyber Security Division
· National Communications System
· Office of Infrastructure Protection
· Office of Operations Coordination
· Privacy Office
· U.S. Secret Service
· U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
· Organization of American States Assistance
“The National Cyber Security Division works to secure cyberspace and America’s cyber assets in cooperation with public, private, and international entities” (UMUC, 2012). This is done using several strategic plans and directives, such as the Presidential Decision Directive 7, the Information Technology Sector Specific Plan, the National Strategy to Secure Cyber Space, National Infrastructure Preparedness Plan, and the National Response Plan (UMUC, 2012). A challenge that the National Cyber Security Division faces in providing an effective deterrent to cybersecurity threats are the constant evolving technologies. These include for both good and bad. Cyber attacks are constantly evolving and so are the technologies use to protect from them. In order for the National Cyber Security Division to effectively deter them not only do they have to stay up-to-date but also so do all of the strategic plans and directives that they use.
Another initiative is the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) that emerged in the 1980s. This initiative puts forth “efforts to counter international hijackings and financial crimes” (UMUC, 2012). It now also extends law enforcement abroad to help against terrorist activity, international crime, and drug-trafficking (UMUC, 2012). It does those with the partner of Department of State. A challenge that the FLETC faces in providing an effective deterrent to cybersecurity threats are their international limitations. All though they have partnered abroad with select foreign nations they still have restrictions and limitations as to what exactly they can do.
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Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties (MLATs) are established between two or more nations and provide a formal means of exchanging evidence and information pertaining to criminal acts or cases that occur outside of a nation’s legal jurisdiction. The primary issue associated with MLATs and cybercrime is the inconsistency of host nation laws. Many nations feel that the idea of a global anti-crime initiative may contradict a nation’s fundamental principles (Finklea & Theohary, 2012, p.24). There is no standardized definition for cybercrime which means that one nation may view a virtual act as a crime and the other, with which the MLAT exists, may not. If the two nations agree on the legality of the act then the requesting nation may sub ...
This document discusses the growing threat of cyber crime and terrorism posed by the internet. It provides statistics showing a rapid rise in internet-related criminal complaints and losses. Specifically, the US saw a 22% increase in complaints from 2008-2009, with losses rising from $264.6 million to $559.7 million. Other countries like Belgium, South Korea, and European/East Asian nations also saw large increases in cyber crime. The document examines how critical infrastructure systems are vulnerable, citing examples of attacks on Iran's nuclear power plant and Chinese hacking of Taiwanese government computers, representing the emergence of online warfare. It argues the internet poses a serious and growing threat to national security worldwide.
Intelligence Led Policing for Police Decision MakersDeborah Osborne
Intelligence-Led Policing for Decision-Makers Webinar
Audio is at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Deborah-Osborne/2009/09/23/Intelligence-Led-Policing-for-Decision-Makers-Webinar
This webinar, designed for law enforcement managers, covers the following topics:
* Intelligence: what it is, what it is not, and what it can be
* The role of the decision-maker in the intelligence cycle
* Defining Intelligence-Led Policing and the 3 i's cycle
* The 7 stages of Intelligence-Led Policing
* Resources for learning more about Intelligence-Led Policing
The Shifting State of Endpoint Risk: Key Strategies to Implement in 2011Lumension
The State of Endpoint Risk 2011 study, conducted by the Ponemon Institute, has been published. Learn the latest endpoint protection best practices that can assist in your 2011 security planning, including:
• Increasingly sophisticated malware and the associated costs
• The top 5 applications that concern IT the most
• Third-party and Web 2.0 application usage policies and the importance of security awareness training programs
• Effective methods to communicate with senior management on evolving endpoint risk and its impact to the business
• Technologies that effectively prevent targeted malware and cyber attacks
The survey found that organizations are facing increasing endpoint security risks. 64% of respondents said their networks were not more secure than the previous year. Common incidents over the past year included virus/malware infections (98%), device theft (95%), and data loss from negligent/malicious insiders (89% and 61% respectively). The top security risks for the next year were expected to be advanced persistent threats, insider threats, and web-based malware. Current endpoint security approaches were found to be ineffective and costly. IT operating costs were rising mainly due to lost productivity and increased malware incidents.
The survey found that organizations are facing increasing endpoint security risks. 64% of respondents said their networks were not more secure than the previous year. Common incidents over the past year included virus/malware infections (98%), device theft (95%), and data loss from negligent/malicious insiders (89% and 61% respectively). The top security risks for the next year were expected to be advanced persistent threats, insider threats, and web-based malware. Many organizations are not effectively managing applications and vulnerabilities on endpoints. Costs are increasing mainly due to lost productivity and IT staff time spent addressing malware incidents.
The survey found that organizations are facing increasing endpoint security risks. 64% of respondents said their networks were not more secure than the previous year. Common incidents over the past year included virus/malware infections (98%), device theft (95%), and data loss from negligent/malicious insiders (89% and 61% respectively). Respondents reported that malware attacks were among the most frequent network incidents and had increased over the past year for many organizations. The top security risks for the coming year were identified as advanced persistent threats, insider threats, and web-based threats. However, many organizations are not effectively addressing these risks through technology solutions or application and policy management.
This document discusses the need for cyber forensics capabilities to effectively respond to modern cybersecurity threats and incidents. It notes that traditional perimeter-based defenses are no longer sufficient, and that comprehensive endpoint visibility is needed to identify covert threats, attribute attacks, and limit data breaches. The document promotes the Guidance Software EnCase Cybersecurity solution as providing critical network-enabled incident response and forensic investigation capabilities for enterprises.
The 2013 Cost of Data Breach Study: France found that the average cost of a data breach in France increased from €122 per lost or stolen record in 2011 to €127 per record in 2012. The total average organizational cost of a data breach also rose over this period, from €2.55 million to €2.86 million. Malicious attacks were the most common cause of breaches, accounting for 42% of cases. Lost business costs, which include customer churn, increased sharply from €0.78 million in 2011 to €1.19 million in 2012. Certain organizational factors like having an incident response plan in place were found to lower the costs of a breach.
The report for Q1 2018 includes:
- WatchGuard Firebox Feed Trends. In this regular section, we analyze threat intelligence shared by tens of thousands of WatchGuard security appliances. This analysis includes details about the top malware and network attacks we saw globally throughout the quarter. Using that data, we identify the top attack trends, and how you might defend against them.
- Top Story: GitHub DDoS Attack In Q1 2018, attackers launched a record-breaking distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack against GitHub using a technique called UDP amplification. In this section we analyze this attack and describe how the lesser-known Memcached service allowed this huge amplification.
- Announcing The 443 Podcast Rather than our normal threat research section, this quarter we announce a new podcast from the WatchGuard Threat Labs team, and the authors of this report. Learn what this new podcast contains and come subscribe wherever podcasts are found.
- The Latest Defense Tips As usual, this report isn’t just meant to inform you of the latest threats, but to help you update your defenses based on the latest attacks. Throughout the report, we share defensive learnings and tips, with a summary of the most important defenses at the end.
Running head: CRIME ANALYSIS 1
CRIME ANALYSIS TECHNOLOGY 2
Crime analysis is a function that usually involves the systemic analysis in identifying as well as analyzing the crime patterns and trends. Crime analysis is very important for law enforcement agencies as it helps law enforcers effectively deploy the available resources in a better and effective manner, which enables them to identify and apprehend suspects. Crime analysis is also very significant when it comes to arriving at solutions devised to come up with the right solution to solve the current crime problem and issues as well as coming up with the right prevention strategies. Since the year 2014, crime rates in the USA have increased steadily as per a study done by USAFacts, which is a non-partisan initiative (Osborne & Wernicke, 2013). With this increase in crime rates, which has majorly resulted in massive growth in technology, it is essential to come up with better means and ways of dealing with the increased crime rates. With the current advancement in technology, better law enforcement tools developed, which has enabled better crime deterrence in better and efficient ways. All this has been facilitated by the efforts of crime analysts who have come up with better tools and thus enabling the law enforcers to better deal with the crimes (Osborne & Wernicke, 2013). In this paper, I will consider the application of crime analysis technology and techniques in fighting crimes. Application of crime analysis technology and techniques used to make crime analysis more accurate and efficient.
Currently, the two technological tools that are used in predictive policing software have enabled security agencies to effectively use predictive policing ("Crime Analysis: Fighting Crime with Data," 2017). Application of this software has enabled better crime prevention as with data obtained in the previous crimes have been used to predict possible future severe crimes in a specific area.
Through the adoption and use of crime analysis, law enforcement agencies have been able to fight against crimes as when compared with the past effectively. The use of crime analysis comes at the right time, where there has been an increase in crime rates in the current digital error. In a survey done by Wynyard group in 2015, the study revealed that for every 10 law enforcement officials 9 of them believe that the use of current technology in crime analysis has had positive effects in helping the agencies in solving crimes as they can identify essential links and trends in crimes ("Crime Analysis: Fighting Crime with Data," 2017). In the same way, other sectors have benefited from data analysis with spreadsheets, databases, and mapping, law enforcers have been able to use data analysis to come up with a better decision. Crime analysis ha ...
Running head: CRIME ANALYSIS 1
CRIME ANALYSIS TECHNOLOGY 2
Crime analysis is a function that usually involves the systemic analysis in identifying as well as analyzing the crime patterns and trends. Crime analysis is very important for law enforcement agencies as it helps law enforcers effectively deploy the available resources in a better and effective manner, which enables them to identify and apprehend suspects. Crime analysis is also very significant when it comes to arriving at solutions devised to come up with the right solution to solve the current crime problem and issues as well as coming up with the right prevention strategies. Since the year 2014, crime rates in the USA have increased steadily as per a study done by USAFacts, which is a non-partisan initiative (Osborne & Wernicke, 2013). With this increase in crime rates, which has majorly resulted in massive growth in technology, it is essential to come up with better means and ways of dealing with the increased crime rates. With the current advancement in technology, better law enforcement tools developed, which has enabled better crime deterrence in better and efficient ways. All this has been facilitated by the efforts of crime analysts who have come up with better tools and thus enabling the law enforcers to better deal with the crimes (Osborne & Wernicke, 2013). In this paper, I will consider the application of crime analysis technology and techniques in fighting crimes. Application of crime analysis technology and techniques used to make crime analysis more accurate and efficient.
Currently, the two technological tools that are used in predictive policing software have enabled security agencies to effectively use predictive policing ("Crime Analysis: Fighting Crime with Data," 2017). Application of this software has enabled better crime prevention as with data obtained in the previous crimes have been used to predict possible future severe crimes in a specific area.
Through the adoption and use of crime analysis, law enforcement agencies have been able to fight against crimes as when compared with the past effectively. The use of crime analysis comes at the right time, where there has been an increase in crime rates in the current digital error. In a survey done by Wynyard group in 2015, the study revealed that for every 10 law enforcement officials 9 of them believe that the use of current technology in crime analysis has had positive effects in helping the agencies in solving crimes as they can identify essential links and trends in crimes ("Crime Analysis: Fighting Crime with Data," 2017). In the same way, other sectors have benefited from data analysis with spreadsheets, databases, and mapping, law enforcers have been able to use data analysis to come up with a better decision. Crime analysis ha.
The document summarizes key findings from a report on cyber threats targeting the financial services sector. The top three findings are:
1. Financial services encounters security incidents 300% more frequently than other industries due to being a prime target.
2. 33% of all reconnaissance and lure attacks target financial services, indicating large efforts to compromise financial institutions.
3. Credential stealing attacks are prominent, with the top threats like Rerdom, Vawtrak, and Geodo having credential theft capabilities. Geodo is seen 400% more in financial services.
The paper emphasizes the human aspects of cyber incidents concerning protecting information and
technology assets by addressing behavioral analytics in cybersecurity for digital forensics applications.
The paper demonstrates the human vulnerabilities associated with information systems technologies and
components. This assessment is based on past literature assessments done in this area. This study also
includes analyses of various frameworks that have led to the adoption of behavioral analysis in digital
forensics. The study's findings indicate that behavioral evidence analysis should be included as part of the
digital forensics examination. The provision of standardized investigation methods and the inclusion of
human factors such as motives and behavioral tendencies are some of the factors attached to the use of
behavioral digital forensic frameworks. However, the study also appreciates the need for a more
generalizable digital forensic method.
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Behavioural Analytics in Cyber Security for Digital Forensics Application
Know Your Enemy: Verizon Data Breach Report
1. Verizon Data Breach Report “Know Your Enemy” Edition Originally prepared for InfraGard Honolulu Chapter May 3, 2011 Beau Monday, CISSP GSEC Information Security Officer @ HawaiianTel
Focused on who the bad guys are and what they are exploiting.
Most of NHTCU’s time was spent taking down a huge child porn ring and taking down botnets, so they are not actually included in the 2010 stats. They are laser focused on high value targets, and don’t investigate a large volume of cases.
Top3 remain the same, just shuffle places (Fin was 1 st last year, then hosp, then retail). Have to keep in mind that the 2009 dataset was only 141 breaches. So, while Government sector is the same 4% of the total as it was in 2009, the number of breaches there actually quadrupled from 6 to 27.
Again, dataset size is deceiving here. While the percentage of breaches overwhelmingly seemed to target SMBs, the number of breaches by companies of 1000+ employees still doubled since last year. This graph actually trends closely with the size of businesses in the United States overall.
Only 3 partner-related incidents this year. 1 was a deliberate act, 2 were unintentional. Our long-fought battle with malicious insiders is finally won, right? Not so fast.
While the percentage of insider breaches was down, the actual number of incidents doubled. Decline in partner-contributing breaches appear to be genuine, which is a good thing.
Eastern Europe was still top dog in last year’s report, but only by a margin of 21% to USA’s 19%. Shows marked rise in criminal groups based in Eastern Europe.
Infection vectors and functionality. Trend continues to focus on exfiltration capabilities and remote access. The 79% exfiltration and 78% backdoor represent huge jumps from last year (32% and 36%, respectively)
18% of malware investigated by Verizon was completely custom, and two-thirds was customized to some degree, mostly to avoid AV detection.
Web application vulns fell to 3 rd place, from it’s traditional 1 st place spot, but if you take out the hosp and retail verticals, web applications are back on top and more prevalent than ever.
Wait – IN PERSON?? Email was the favorite MO last year, but criminals have gotten personal it seems
Skimming operations are becoming more organized and sophisticated. Sprees can target 50-100 businesses at a time
Remote access channels are increasingly a favorite target. With the proliferation of cloud-type offerings like GoToMyPC, do you really know what remote access capabilities you have in your environment? Data exfiltration continues to be the primary goal of most intruders.
Log management: reducing time to discovery is critical in limiting the damage intruders can inflict on your organization.
Many companies don’t know what to do when they suspect a problem. Users clicking on hostile attachments is still a problem (see: RSA). Don’t neglect educating employees on social engineering tactics that involve a personal contact.