Week 5 DQ 1

Answer this DQ by Day 3

Access this week's Electronic Reserve Readings and select a peer reviewed article on security protocols.

Write a 200- to 300-word response to the following question:

What are the predominant electronic and physical threats to communications networks?

Answer:

When it comes to any threat that a network might face, there are many factors that come into play that a hacker or script kiddies might go after. One of the main things that go into this is the infomation that is trying to be obtained. The main goal for these people is to steal the information that they want or need. Some of these threats can be through the network lines themselves as well as physical access.

The hacking threats that can take over a network cannot be counted due to the fact that...