discussion and 2 exercise activity

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Discussion 3

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Submit a written critique of a professional speech delivered by a prominent public speaker you've chosen, using the guidelines below. Be sure to include the URL for the speech in your post. Use the name of the speaker or title of the speech as your post title. Try to select a speech your classmates have not already critiqued.

Guidelines: Select a professional speech found online to critique. This must be a formal speech delivered by a trained public speaker or figure on the American Rhetoric web site or from another source. You must be able to clearly see and hear the speaker.

Exercise Activity 7

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This exercise will demonstrate how to test your Internet network speed. Speedtest.net is a web service that provides free analysis of Internet access performance metrics, such as connection data rate and latency. You will measure the bandwidth (speed) and latency of your Internet connection, along with data rates for the download direction, i.e. from the server to your computer, and the upload data rate, i.e. from your computer to the server.

Complete Hands-On Activity 10B, page 290 in your textbook. This activity will teach you how to measure your Internet download and upload speed. There are many Internet sites that offer speed testing to site visitors, and while most are good, many of these sites generate revenue by selling software and services that don’t pertain to the task of testing your internet speed.

With that caution given, carefully read this week’s activity and complete the assignment by placing your speed test results in a Word document and posting them in the discussion area for this assignment. The deliverable requires that you test two servers, one far away from you and one close to your physical location.

Exercise Activity 8

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For this exercise, you will perform research and develop a brief paper on the subject described below.

A Denial of Service (DOS) attack typically involves the misuse of standard TCP/IP protocols or connection processes so that the target for the DOS attack responds in a way designed to create maximum trouble. Read the TECHNICAL FOCUS 11-2 “Inside a DoS Attack” on page 307 and become familiar with the five common types of TCP/IP attacks.

Select one attack method and conduct research using the Internet and libraries available through your Cougar-Track account to develop a 900-1000-word (approximately 4 double space pages) narrative of an actual attack which used the method you selected.

Use the following list of significant points to consider as you create your paper.

• Why was the target selected? (For social, political, financial reasons?)
• What was the target’s network security posture prior to the attack? (Passively/Actively protected, indifferent about cyber security?)
• What was the loss to the target? (Information, financial data, customer/personal information?)
• What secondary impact did the attack have, and to whom? (Banks, investments, suppliers etc.)
• Identify the person or organization that claimed responsibility for the attack. In your own words, describe why you believe they performed the attack.