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    The document summarizes a lecture about cyber attack security. The lecturer discussed how most systems have used the same security protocols and infrastructure for over a decade, making them predictable to hackers. Major companies providing security services have also not innovated in over a decade, leaving many systems vulnerable. The lecturer advises using open-source systems like Linux instead of vendor-controlled platforms, and recommends regularly updating software, properly configuring firewalls, and avoiding suspicious websites to improve security.

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    The document summarizes a lecture about cyber attack security. The lecturer discussed how most systems have used the same security protocols and infrastructure for over a decade, making them predictable to hackers. Major companies providing security services have also not innovated in over a decade, leaving many systems vulnerable. The lecturer advises using open-source systems like Linux instead of vendor-controlled platforms, and recommends regularly updating software, properly configuring firewalls, and avoiding suspicious websites to improve security.

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    Cyber Attack

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    Nelson Macharia
    The document summarizes a lecture about cyber attack security. The lecturer discussed how most systems have used the same security protocols and infrastructure for over a decade, making them predictable to hackers. Major companies providing security services have also not innovated in over a decade, leaving many systems vulnerable. The lecturer advises using open-source systems like Linux instead of vendor-controlled platforms, and recommends regularly updating software, properly configuring firewalls, and avoiding suspicious websites to improve security.

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    Surname 1

    University

    Student’s Name

    Date of Submission

    Instructor

    Cyber Attack

    The lecture’s main topic was the security of computer systems and avoiding cyber

    attacks. The lecturer talks about the fundamental reasons hacks happen all the time. The main

    reasons are the use of the same security protocols and infrastructure that has been used for more

    than a decade. Examples of these security web servers that have been used for long and continue

    to utilize the same architecture include IIS and Apache web servers, Windows and other Unix-

    based systems and web browsers such as Firefox Internet Explorer and. He advises that the

    predictability of usage by hackers makes it easier for them to hack computers. He also talks

    about the origin of prominent security companies having their origin in Israel for political and

    social reasons, and that the same country pays for its young citizens to learn how to hack. In the

    United States, companies that served Security services in the virtual software world have existed

    for over a decade without innovation in the industry. AS a result, the systems protected by these

    companies are at risk of security breaches in cyber attacks such as the DDoS, zero-day, zombie,

    botnet and Stuxnet attacks among other attacks. Most of the Fortune 500 companies and other

    influential financial entities are protected by these vulnerable companies that already have holes

    in their systems.
    Surname 2

    Vendors decide what gets developed, but the choice of what platforms and security

    measures to use remains in the hands of the user. He cautions against the use of software

    platforms and systems that are vendor-controlled in the favor of open-source systems. In this

    regard, Linux operating system is the most secure operating system. I have also learned a new

    way of securing myself from cyber attacks, be it servers, computers or online platforms. The

    most valuable lessons from the lecture are that one should regularly update their software, set up

    and configure firewalls correctly and avoid suspicious websites.

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