Friday, August 22, 2008

question #2-midterm

Research 1 company and describe how they protect their company from internet risks.Also, research for possible risks or dangers and/or impacts of internet - related crimes to a company.

Name: Yokogawa Electric Corporation

Yokogawa Electric Corporation protect their internet from risks by using an enhanced version of the ProSafe®-RS Safety Instrumented System. This new version is smoothly integrated with Yokogawa's latest production control system, CENTUM®VP, and offers improved security and support for Windows Vista. These enhancements strike the optimum balance between improved operational efficiency and safety. it also helps prevent accidents by detecting unusual conditions in plant operations and taking emergency actions such as shutting down the plant. Unlike conventional safety instrumented systems and DCSs, which are regarded as having different roles/functions and operate separately, the operation of ProSafe-RS and CENTUM series can be fully integrated. As a result, ProSafe-RS is held in high regard by users and has been installed in more than 300 projects worldwide since its release.

The danger that one faces by Yokogawa Electric Corporation when browsing in sites with the aforementioned domain clusters is that those sites are more apt to contain malicious code that can infect your computer and launch attacks on other computers. Also, these sites are littered with viruses, or Trojan’s that can create a backdoor on your computer that would allow someone to glean your computer for critical information such as your bank account information, social security number, or other information useful to identity thieves.

Aileen Grace Siguenza BSC-MA3

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