CIS 542 Week 9 Case Study Viruses – Strayer New
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Case Study:
Viruses
The
country of Iran is expending tremendous resources on developing a nuclear
energy program that is believed by the Western countries to be weapons-oriented.
Recently, a virus named the Stuxnet has
been in the news because it was introduced into the Iranian computers
controlling their nuclear program and wreaked havoc on their centrifuges.
Unfortunately, this virus has now escaped and is available to malicious
attackers so that it could potentially be used against our own infrastructure.
Watch
the video from “60 Minutes” titled, “Stuxnet: Computer worm opens new era of
warfare”, located at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WmaZYJwJng,
concerning the Stuxnet virus.
Read
the article titled, “News briefs: Flame, Stuxnet, breach at LinkedIn and other
security news”, located at http://www.scmagazine.com/news-briefs-flame-stuxnet-breach-at-linkedin-and-other-security-news/article/245502/,
concerning the Flame virus and Stuxnet.
Write
a three to five (3-5) page paper in which you:
1. Describe the virus and how it
propagated itself onto servers over the Web based on the actual information
provided. Assess the Web-based risks that led to the attack.
2. Create a graphic rendering of how the
virus was able to replicate onto remote servers using Visio or an equivalent
such as Dia. Note: The graphically depicted solution is not included in the
required page length.
3. Describe some of the common
vulnerabilities to utility companies with a virus such as Stuxnet.
4. Discuss some secure coding efforts and
practices under way to mitigate the vulnerabilities exposed by this particular
episode.
5. Determine if Stuxnet or a similar virus
could happen here, and how you would protect the utility infrastructure in
light of a heavy reliance on the Internet and Web-based applications which
allow remote access.
6. Use at least four (4) quality resources
in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality
resources.
Your
assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
• Be typed, double spaced, using Times
New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and
references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor
for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the
title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course
title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in
the required assignment page length.
• Include charts or diagrams created in
Visio or Dia. The completed diagrams / charts must be imported into the Word
document before the paper is submitted.
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