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Nov 20, 2008 11:54 AM by
mcbarker
Re: Security and Theories
Personally, I would have picked "Exploit", since the computer was unprotected, and the person sending the worm was exploiting this lack of security. The worm would have had almost a 100% chance of being effective.
The act of sending the worm to the unprotected computer was more than a threat. Since the computer was unprotected, the worm would certainly be effective, so the act was beyond being a threat. If the word "unprotected" hadn't been in the question, I would have agreed with your argument that "Threat" was a correct answer.
The lack of security in the computer is the "vulnerability", not the act of sending it to the computer, so this one doesn't even come close to being right.
"Threat Agent" would be the worm, a component of the question, which doesn't satisfy all of the conditions of the question, so it's also wrong.
Just my humble opinion...
There are three kinds of memory: Good, bad, and convenient.
The act of sending the worm to the unprotected computer was more than a threat. Since the computer was unprotected, the worm would certainly be effective, so the act was beyond being a threat. If the word "unprotected" hadn't been in the question, I would have agreed with your argument that "Threat" was a correct answer.
The lack of security in the computer is the "vulnerability", not the act of sending it to the computer, so this one doesn't even come close to being right.
"Threat Agent" would be the worm, a component of the question, which doesn't satisfy all of the conditions of the question, so it's also wrong.
Just my humble opinion...
There are three kinds of memory: Good, bad, and convenient.
Re: Security and Theories
Hello and thanks for the reply.
Let us take this further. Does the person sending the worm know that the computer he/she is sending this to is even unprotected? The question does not say. I can only go by what the question says and can not read anything into it. As I said before, a worm is designed in nature to exploit. If not, then why write the worm. If I start reading stuff into the question, then I say..."What if the computer was a Linux Box" and the computer that sent it was a M$ box. Then we could say that none apply.
Even though they "gave" me the question, they are still vivd that it is an Exploit.
For a worm to sit on my computer is a threat, the act of execution is an exploit.
Re: Security and Theories
Hi bdh
That the sender of the worm didn't know that the system in question was vulnerable is irrelevant. The key word in the question is "unprotected", so, no matter which "unprotected" system this worm was sent to, it would exploit that system's vulnerability. However, if the same worm were sent to another system which did have adequate protection, the worm would merely be a threat to that system. The difference is subtle, but relevant.
The word "unprotected" negates the need to read anything into the question, which is quite specific, and a little tricky if answered quickly without much thought.
Also, taking it further and injecting Linux into the equation doesn't change the outcome of the question. Even Linux boxes can be hacked. I have to agree with your professor on this one.
There are three kinds of memory: Good, bad, and convenient.
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