intelligence and cybersecurity agencies in America
NSA (National Security Agency) and CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) are leading intelligence and cybersecurity agencies in America. They are responsible for cooperating with the US defense cryptanalysis components to ensure security. The two use various measures such as surveillance, wiretapping, boomerang routing, bypassing encryption, hardware implanting, hacking, etc., in its operation to monitor, collect and process information for domestic and foreign intelligence.
Security spy gadgets steal information about an individual or company without their knowledge. Such devices usually have a software called “spyware” installed in them. The four types of spyware include tracking cookies, system monitors, adware, and Trojans. Security spy gadgets use technology such as electromagnetic radiation, laser ray, heat emissions, and ultrasound to gather information from networks.
Bluetooth is a wireless technology that operates in 2.4GHz frequency band, commonly designed to run on wireless devices such as phones and audio equipment. Moreover, it allows for digital downloads between devices that have a close connection. RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) is a technology that uses embedded chip and antenna in an object such as a tag. Radio waves are used to scan, identify, and track the chip and antenna.
Encoding machines WEP and WPA are security protocols in wireless technology. WEP (Wired Equivalency Privacy) was the first encryption protocol for 802.11 standard- which prevented hackers from snooping on data being transmitted through a wireless connection. However, in 2001, experts in cybersecurity identified severe flaws with the algorithm and recommended its phase-out. The protocol was prone to cracking. WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) was the advanced and long-term alternative for WEP. WPA is based on the RC4 cipher and Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP).
The global ubiquity characteristic of cloud computing poses a security threat to sensitive consumer information. The security objectives of integrity, authenticity, confidentiality, and accountability that also apply to cloud systems cannot be applied 1:1 because of the differences in application architectures and concepts. The underlying security measures used in cloud computing at the control level are; access management, identity management, and privileged identity management.