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Respond to ONE of the following questions:

Question A: Choose a company to conduct a passive search. Use the information provided in the text and lecture 1 to investigate what information you can find out about the company. How much information did you locate? Was it easy to locate the information? How valuable would this information be to someone wishing to harm the company?

Question B: Visit the website and read this article on how to break into banks. Visit the 2600 Magazine website (Are these websites useful to criminals? What do you find interesting/disturbing about them? Search the Internet to find websites that have hacking tools available for download and use. What kind of information can these sites provide to criminals? 150 word minimum.

Paper For Above instruction

The assignment involves conducting either a passive information search on a chosen company or an analysis of hacking and cybercrime-related websites. For Question A, students are expected to select a specific company and investigate what publicly accessible information can be found about it using available resources, such as online searches, company websites, social media profiles, and public records. The focus should include assessing the quantity, ease of access, and potential usefulness of this information to malicious actors. For example, students might explore details like employee names, organizational structure, contact information, recent news, or technical infrastructure disclosures. The intent is to evaluate how open corporate information can pose risks, especially if exploited by cybercriminals or competitors, and to understand the importance of cybersecurity measures in managing public-facing data.

In Question B, students are asked to explore the realm of malicious hacking and cybercrime. This entails reading articles about bank security breaches, visiting the 2600 Magazine website, and analyzing the nature of content that might be useful to hackers. Students should reflect on whether such sites are beneficial to cybercriminals by providing tools, tutorials, or forums for hacking activities. The analysis should also consider ethical concerns and the disturbing aspects of these resources, such as encouraging illegal activities. Furthermore, the assignment requires researching online to identify websites that host hacking tools—such as malware, exploits, or phishing kits—and discussing the type of information they offer. These sites can provide credentials, malware samples, vulnerabilities, and hacking techniques that criminals can exploit for financial theft, data breaches, or other malicious purposes. The overarching aim is to highlight the risks associated with these resources and the importance of cybersecurity awareness.

This dual-focus task emphasizes understanding how publicly available information and online tools can threaten organizational security and personal privacy. It encourages critical thinking about the veracity of online threats and the importance of proactive cybersecurity strategies in defending against cybercrime.

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