Essays on Computer Security

Ethereum Classic (ETC) is a very smart blockchain digital asset. ETC has a well developed blockchain technology that makes it one of the top cryptocurrencies. For example, Bitcoin is like an old Nokia button mobile, which does few things very well. ETC wants to make…

Computer Virus has lead to loss of billions of dollars and is a subject of critical importance. Virus is nothing but a program code developed and once run may lead to several alteration of the system files by replicating itself finally infecting the system by…

What is a cyber-attack? One cyber-attack is an attack from one or more machines against another one, multiple machines or networks. Cyber-attacks are divided into 2 types: attacks to disable the target or put it offline and attacks where the goal is to access the…

Cyber security is working on the integrity, confidentiality and availability of all types of data. It represents the ability to defend against and recover from any types of accidents such as hard drive failures or power outages, and from external attacks. Attacks include hackers and…

My name is Enock Kemboi, I am 23 years old. I was born in Emining, Baringo County in Kenya (Africa). When I was in primary school, some non-governmental organization donated computers to our school, this was the day I fell in love with computer systems….

What is DevSecOps? Essentially, the premise of DevSecOps is that everyone in software development has a role to play in its security. It brings development (Dev) together with operations (Ops) by providing the security (Sec) from the start. By embedding the security from the beginning…

Buffer Overflow Attacks In computer security, a buffer overflow also known as buffers overrun, is an inconsistency where a process while writing information to a buffer, overruns the buffer’s borderline and overwrites surrounding space. This is a unique case of defiance of memory protection. Buffer…

Computer Security Computer security is an essential part of computer science. Without proper computer security, a computer can be exposed to dangerous files that can overtake a computer and put one’s personal information at risk. It is very important to understand the antivirus software installed…

This essay contains the details about how the customer data’s steal by attackers. This operation is represented in a tree-like structure. Mostly the customer data can be stolen in three different manners. The techniques are obtained backup media, intercept email, and hack into the file…

The East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s ICT Infrastructure and Customer Support Team work tirelessly to protect the council from cyber-attacks. People have more of an online presence than ever before; whether they are browsing the internet, communicating with people using emails, using online banking, or…