Cyber Security Project Manager

You are in the role of a Cyber Security Project Manager within an organization of your choice. You are going to write an informational professional paper to give to your supervisor who is the Information Technology (IT) Manager for the organization. The IT Manager used to be a software engineer. The IT Manager knows that threats exist and software can be vulnerable to cyber-attack. The IT Manager also understands that malware exists that could cause devastation to an organization. The IT Manager wants more in-depth knowledge of software and access control vulnerabilities along with malware and is relying on you to help with that endeavor.

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Abstract

The paper explores software and access control vulnerabilities often used by cyber-criminals to broadcast their attacks. The paper discusses distinct software vulnerabilities such as the KRACK vulnerability of the WAP2 protocol and the EternalBlue susceptibility of Microsoft’s SMB1 protocol. Besides, the article identifies two access control vulnerabilities including elevation of privilege and bypassing of the access control checks. The paper analyses the vulnerabilities posed by malware and the negative impact that it could have on the organization. The probable implications of both software and access control vulnerabilities are also discussed.

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