New England College Computer and Database Security Essay

1. Learn About Defending Against DDoS

Using WORD, write an ORIGINAL brief essay of 300 words or more:

Find a DoS attack that has occurred in the last six months

You might find some resources at www.f-secure.com.

• Note how that attack was conducted.
• Write a brief explanation of how you might have defended against that specific attack
• 2. Read three articles and discuss the principle of least privilege in at least 500 words. Explain how this principle impacts data security.
• https://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/feature/Reduce-Windows-command-line-scripting-risks-with-least-privilege

https://www.bcs.org/content/ConWebDoc/8852

Principle of Least Privilege

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LblRSUeogZU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1f_k2yJqQ8

Patch Management

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ryu5rqsSiI

Vulnerability Prioritization and Detection: Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)

Patch Management for Windows

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