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Recall last week when we discussed computer security. Now select one current spe

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Question

Recall last week when we discussed computer security. Now select one current specific vulnerability or threat and answer the following questions:

What is the vulnerability or threat? How does it occur? By what mode do malicious people or code affect the victims?

Who is affected by it? What are the specific losses that occur as a result?

How—if at all—is it being addressed? What else could be being done to fix it?

Is this an ethical issue or a security issue? Or both? Why?

Support your responses and all factual assertions with appropriate scholarly or industry evidence.

Explanation / Answer

Vulnerability or Threat

Vulnerability Selection

Reason for Access Control Problem

Modes

People Affected and its effects

It is being addressed only after someone tries to breach the system, or ethical hacking is being done, to check out the limitations. Generally, it comes to the light after some of the incidents, like systems being hacked, or access denied due to some natural disaster (because of weak structure of the building). Thus, overcoming a vulnerability is very difficult.

To fix the problem

Ethical or security issue

It is both ethical and security issue because of the following reasons: