Current security trends and assessment of cyber threats
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2015
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University of New Brunswick
Abstract
Continuous functioning of critical infrastructure is one of the foundations for the
socio economic activities and development of a country. Owing to the continuous
development in technologies, computers, other computing services, software and cyber
space are used for interconnection, information processing and communication. The
development in technology and the use of cyber space have created new threats and
vulnerabilities which could pose at least as significant a threat as a physical attack. Lately
cyber criminals and terrorists are using their skills to exploit cyber space and they are
committing severe crimes.
The objectives of this Masters report are to explain the role of cyber space and
computing technologies on critical infrastructure and highlight several cyber threats and
countermeasures. This report also highlights the need of secure software development
and explains how an average programmer can contribute in securing cyber space and
what effect that can have on national infrastructure.