Cyber Criminal Activity (group 2)

Team members:

Jing Xiao (James)
Ted Zuvich
Michael A. Laurenzano
Elijah Joshua Esquibel

Topics: Cyber Criminal Activity

Description:

Spyware is causing bigger and bigger trouble and confusion to the Internet users. We will do some research on current spyware intrusion and botnet attacks. We will analyze the severity and range of this threat to the ordinary Internet individuals and organizations. We will use a certain type of spyware and botnet attack as an example and analyze its way of intrusion and operation, the harm it will cause, the cost to prevent it... We will also look into the history of cyber criminal activity, trace the evolution of attackers, targets, defenders, vulnerabilities, threats and goals of attacks.

How are we dividing the tasks:

spyware intrusion (general analysis and example) -- Jing
Botnets attacks   (general analysis and example)  -- Ted
Evolution of attackers, targets, defenders, vulnerabilities, threats and
goals of attacks.   Botnets   --Elijah  spyware --Michael