Network Intrusion The United States Government s Human...

Network intrusion may be a difficult task to complete with advances in network security, but with evolving technology and the availability of information on the Internet, network intrusion prevention may be the harder task. It was mentioned above that one must get to know his enemy before the attack; the same can be said if the roles are switched and one is on the defense. To obtain and maintain network security, motives for network intrusion must be analyzed. Take for example the attack that was conducted on the Office of Personnel Management which acts as the United States Government s Human Resources department. On June 4th, 2015, the Office of Personnel Management disclosed a statement saying â€Å"Personnel data, including personally†¦show more content†¦government, what could one do with this wealth of information? The first thing that comes to mind with current addresses and contact information as well as private social security numbers would be identity theft. Identity theft has become a huge issue over the years since the introduction of the Internet and the evolution of the digital age. As shown above, hackers can gain access to networks through multiple different methods and if the motivation is there, the fruits of their labors could prove to pay off. Another motivation behind the OPM hacks could be divulgence of personal information for blackmail purposes. Some secrets are worth more than money; and none know this better than the owners/creators and customers of the Ashley Madison websites. â€Å"Life is short. Have an affair.† (Ashley Madison, 2015) is the logo of a website that promotes and gives way for having an extramarital affair. The website is riddled with security associations and promising discreet privacy like many websites that contain private data would. At first glance, one might even see that the website touts it has â€Å"Over 41,260,000 anonymous members!† (Ashley Madison, 2015). In August of 20 15, all the claims of discreet privacy turned out to be nothing more than empty promises. A hacker group known as Impact Team released the first of three batches of data stolen from a successful network intrusion of the ashleymadison.com servers that revealed â€Å"more