What is the likely profile of a threat actor using this ransomware?
RESEARCH SCENARIO
ABC Services Ltd (ABC) is a global financial services provider. To comply with local regulatory frameworks, they operate offices around the world, most of which have a legal requirement to store their Know Your Customer (KYC) information in on-site servers.One of these servers, located in Lebanon, was recently infected with a variation of malware called ransomware, which has prevented ABC from accessing their local KYC data by encrypting it with a secret key. The threat actor behind the attack left behind a file on the server that demands a ransom for the return/decryption of this data.Once they became aware of this incident, they instructed their local IT team to bring the server offline to mitigate the risk of the malware spreading across their network. They also activated their business continuity plans to minimize disruption to their core business, which involved recreating the servers from backups taken over a month ago.ABC approached YOU to help them answer several questions, specifically:? What type of ransomware was used?? How is the ransomware typically delivered? ? What is the likely profile of the original developers of the ransomware?? What is the likely profile of a threat actor using this ransomware?? Are there any known methods of decrypting the data encrypted by the ransomware?? What is the likelihood that the ransomware has exfiltrated data?? What additional information would you require to investigate whether the threat actor has exfiltrated KYC data?They have provided you with a sample of the ransomware and asked you to carry out a preliminary investigation. The sample they provided contains the following key information: ? Info.exe (the executable) this is the file name of the ransomware that was used to encrypt ABCs data.? [email protected] and [email protected] these email addresses are provided in the ransom note left as a text file on the clients systems, as a means of contacting the threat actor. ? .no_more_ransom this file name suffix is present on files encrypted by the ransomware that affected your systems and data. Your TaskPlease research and prepare a written summary of findings to answer ABCs questions in an MS Word report. While you will certainly have to make assumptions about the situation, we will expect you to be able to explain and answer above questions at a high level about some of the key technical concepts involved in your findings.Examples of topics you may consider including in the report are: RDP, asymmetric encryption, brute forcing, and phishing. Please be sure to capture the key findings from your research into the malware as well as the potential implications of this incident for ABC.
Create a balance sheet of the expenses and revenue for your household.
Create a balance sheet of the expenses and revenue for your household. Look for example of expense and revenue statements online from real organizations. How do these examples compare with the one you created in terms of content, organization, and format?
How is the implementation of network security similar and difference between on-premise and cloud environments?
How is the implementation of network security similar and difference between on-premise and cloud environments? Give 2 examples for each scenario. Note- Post should be 250-300 words. There must be at least two APA formatted reference (and APA in-text citation) to support your thoughts in the post. Do not use direct quotes, rather rephrase the author’s words and continue to use in-text citations.
Explain how mothers held a key role in the fight for social justice.
Write a post (500 to 750 words) which answers one of the following questions related to the texts. Your post should contain well thought-out paragraphs and not simply lists of brief answers. I encourage you to use material from our lectures to support your conclusions. You only should use the files that i will upload as a resource the professor doesn’t accept outside resources. Throughout Bostons history, mothers played a crucial role in the reform movement in the city. Comparing the fight for school desegregation from the 1960s on to the situation in schools today, explain how mothers held a key role in the fight for social justice.
Critically evaluate how Employment Relations policies and practices in an organisation with which you are familiar have impacted on organisational outcomes
Analysis from the latest 2011 WERS survey showed that Employment Relations played a part in ensuring the workplaces survived the recession. Critically evaluate how Employment Relations policies and practices in an organisation with which you are familiar have impacted on organisational outcomes such as organisational performance and employee engagement.Tip: focus on one or two topics (if two look at linked ones) otherwise not enough words (3,500) to cover in sufficient depth. NB: you can choose any aspect of ER that impacts on organisational outcomes such as discipline, grievance, dismissal, redundancy, health and wellbeing, diversity Evaluate the impact of different roles controlling & managing the employment relationship (10-15% of word count)ManagementWhat is the role of senior management and line management?Any employer bodies that are an influence e.g. national associations?What is the management style Purcell and Sisson? ER themes – power & authority, co-operation & compliance, which are at play?Employees Whats the impact on employees and their representatives and Trade Unions if applicable? Has feedback from employees driven a change in policy, whats the make-up of the workforce?Are the interests of employers and employees divergent or convergent? Reality vs Rhetoric?Government What impact on your organisational context particularly e.g. relevant employment legislation, EU law, Acas early conciliation, ET fees etc. Make appropriate recommendations on your findings (15% of word count)Linked to the previous critical evaluation and flow through answer, dont introduce a NEW idea not mentioned earlier here.Recommendations could include but depend entirely on your organisation and findings Omissions, whats missing?Awareness ER Comms?Role of Line Manager or HR in implementation e.g. training?Alignment to other policies/practices?So what? What is the business significance of good ER
Discuss how falsified accounting procedures affect companies and stockholders.
Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses.
Enron and Payroll
Use the University of Arizona Global Campus Library to research Enron accounting procedures. Apply what you have learned from the textbook and the Enron case and explain how this case can be used as a training tool in the healthcare environment. In your post, discuss how falsified accounting procedures affect companies and stockholders. You must respond to at least two of your classmates posts to receive full credit.
Discuss your strengths, challenges/obstacles, action plan, support resources, and monitoring process for your goal.
This task has two parts. In Part 1, you will state your SMART goal. In Part 2, you will write a reflection on what you have learned about from this experience.Based on the SMART goal you wrote above. You will discuss your strengths, challenges/obstacles, action plan, support resources, and monitoring process for your goal.
Describe the protection each technology provides?
Discuss these technologies 1)host based intrusion detection system 2)network based intrusion detection system 3)intrusion prevention system 4)honeypots and honeynets and describe how you deploy them to protect a small business network. Describe the protection each technology provides?
What tables and columns would you create in your relational database, and how would you link the tables?
You have been hired to create a relational database to support a car sales business. You need to store information on the businesss employees, inventory, and completed sales. You also need to account for the fact that each salesperson receives a different percentage of their sales in commission. What tables and columns would you create in your relational database, and how would you link the tables?
Identify the cost of hosting or purchasing a solution.
As the fearless leader of ISM Inc., I have purchased an application that deploys a static web page and several REST web services as WAR files. The application uses an Oracle, MySQL, or Postgres-based database to host data.Based on these features alone, please recommend an expandable dynamic solution for this application. Please indicate the minimum cost to run your solution per month and describe why each cloud service was selected. If a cloud service is not appropriate, make a recommendation for on-prem hardware.Parameters:CriteriaIdentify a web application hosting service or solution.Identify a database application, the amount of memory, its price, etc.Identify why a cloud or on-premises is the preferred solution.Identify the cost of hosting or purchasing a solution.
