With some prep work, nickerson says the team was able gain access to the company’s network and database quite easily.

Security expert Chris Nickerson is often asked by clients to conduct penetration testing of their on-site security. Watch Nickerson and his team recently pull off a $24,000.
Nickerson and crew recently took on such an exercise for a client he describes as “a retail company with a large call center.” With some prep work, Nickerson says the team was able gain access to the company’s network and database quite easily. Read on to find out how they did it and what lessons you can take away for shoring up your organization’s defenses.
Social engineering: Anatomy of a hack

Identify and explain relevant conceptual material (theories, concepts) from the course.

Submit a reflections paper on your ISS642 readings, exercises and weekly discussion posts. The paper should be at least 2 pages long.  The paper should include:
A brief summary of your course experience.
Identify and explain relevant conceptual material (theories, concepts) from the course.
How the course concept/idea/theory may or will change your future actions/activities
Attached are the course work to use for this paper.

To position yourself in the best possible way to succeed in your career field, you need to start researching your professional development now.

To position yourself in the best possible way to succeed in your career field, you need to start researching your professional development now. As part of this, focus on the voluntary professional certifications (McKillip, 2000) your career field offers it’s professionals. First, consider what career you want to have. Second, visit Monster.com and search for jobs that relate to your career. Read thru several of the job postings and determine what voluntary professional certifications your industry recognizes and rewards professionally.
The career field I chose is cyber security analyst…
Submit an approx 250 word response in .doc or .rtf file format on a voluntary professional certification in or related to your career field. Grading will be based on:
– Topic coverage
– Personal reflection
– Correct APA format – citations, references, paragraph and double-spacing, etc.
– Writing standards
Reference
McKillip, J. (July 2000). Voluntary Professional Certifications: Requirements and Validation Activities. Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Retrieved online 31 Jan 2011 from here.