Discussions

Please answer the following questions with at least 2 smaill paragraphs each please.

I. "Common Attacks and Hacktivism"

Please respond to the following:

1. Evaluate two different methods hackers presently use to vandalize Web servers. Determine which of these two methods would be more difficult for security personnel to defend against. From a risk management perspective, determine the method to which you, as a security manager, would allocate more resources. Justify your answer.

2. From the first e-Activity (listed below), explain from your perspective why hacktivism is a growing concern for companies and security professionals. Determine whether or not you believe the threat landscape is trending more toward targeted attacks and away from the traditional untargeted, random attack.

E-Activity

Go to the Infosecurity Website to read the article titled " Hacktivism, state-sponsored attacks keep security professionals up at night," dated April 2012.