SI110 Homework
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1. What are the five Pillars of Cyber Security?
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2. A computer in an airtight-watertight vault would be very secure. Why is
this level of security not attainable in any practical setting? What Pillar
of Cyber Security is violated?
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3. Suppose you went into a Starbucks (which offers wireless Internet access
to its customers) and brought radio-jamming equipment so WiFi communication
was impossible. Which of the five Pillars of Cyber Security is attacked in
this scenario?
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4. Suppose you went into a Starbucks (which offers wireless Internet access
to its customers) and used a WiFi snooping tool to discover someone’s session
key for their online bank login, and used it to login to their account:
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a. Which Pillar of Cyber Security have you have attacked? Explain!
b. If you then looked at the info there.
Which Pillar of Cyber Security would you have attacked? Explain!
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c. If you then actually transferred money from their account into yours.
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Which Pillar of Cyber Security would be attacked? Explain!
d. If you then were able to delete any record of the money transfer.
Which Pillar of Cyber Security would be attacked? Explain!
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