Principal Apostol, Trustees, Faculty members, family, friends and fellow graduates, today is a day to be thankful and to be inspired.

First we have much to be thankful for. Here at ILMES we have received a great education thanks to our fine administration and teachers. We are prepared to move on and to take on whatever challenges come next in our lives.

Fellow graduates, I want you to know what a great gift being as prepared as we are is because that cannot be said for all schools. Here we have had a high degree of academic excellence and whether you intend to continue your education or not, you will benefit from what you learned here.

We can also be thankful for our families. These past four years have presented us with a lot of ups and downs and it is good to know that we had our families in our corner, supporting us along the way. Thanks Mom and Dad. I would not be here today without you.

Finally, we can be thankful for each other. The friendships that we have made here will last a lifetime and in the same way we have helped each other to, in some ways survive these 6 years here and in other ways succeed in these years at ILMES, I hope we will continue to be there for each other and to support each other in future endeavors.

Now, what can we be inspired by today? Personally, I am inspired by our classmate Ariel Evangelista who has overcome so much adversity to be here graduating today. Ariel, you have been tenacious and have had such a great attitude in the face of so many setbacks. Whenever I get a little down about something that didn’t turn out just the way I wanted it to, I remember some of the talks we have had and it gives me the perspective I need. Thank you for that, congratulations, and all the best!

When you leave here today, celebrate what you have accomplished but look forward with an eye toward how you too can be the inspiration for others.

Congratulations Class of 2008!

Key Provision of The USA Patriot Act

SECTIONS

Section 201 - Gives federal officials the authority to intercept wire, spoken and electronic communications relating to terrorism.

Section 202 - Gives federal officials the authority to intercept wire, spoken and electronic communications relating to computer fraud and abuse offenses.

Subsection 203(b) - Permits the sharing of grand jury information that involves foreign intelligence or counterintelligence with federal law enforcement, intelligence, protective, immigration, national defense or national security officials

Subsection 203(d) - Gives foreign intelligence or counterintelligence officers the ability to share foreign intelligence information obtained as part of a criminal investigation with law enforcement.

Section 204 - Makes clear that nothing in the law regarding pen registers - an electronic device which records all numbers dialed from a particular phone line _ stops the government's ability to obtain foreign intelligence information.

Section 206 - Allows federal officials to issue roving "John Doe" wiretaps, which allow investigators to listen in on any telephone and tap any computer they think a suspected spy or terrorist might use.

Section 207 - Increases the amount of time that federal officials may watch people they suspect are spies or terrorists.

Section 209 - Permits the seizure of voicemail messages under a warrant.

Section 212 - Permits Internet service providers and other electronic communication and remote computing service providers to hand over records and e-mails to federal officials in emergency situations.

Section 214 - Allows use of a pen register or trap and trace devices that record originating phone numbers of all incoming calls in international terrorism or spy investigations.

Section 215 - Authorizes federal officials to obtain "tangible items" like business records, including those from libraries and bookstores, for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations.

Section 217 - Makes it lawful to intercept the wire or electronic communication of a computer hacker or intruder in certain circumstances.

Section 218 - Allows federal officials to wiretap or watch suspects if foreign intelligence gathering is a "significant purpose" for seeking a Federal Intelligence Surveillance Act order. The pre-Patriot Act standard said officials could ask for the surveillance only if it was the sole or main purpose.

Section 220 - Provides for nationwide service of search warrants for electronic evidence.

Section 223 - Amends the federal criminal code to provide for administrative discipline of federal officers or employees who violate prohibitions against unauthorized disclosures of information gathered under this act.

Section 225 - Amends FISA to prohibit lawsuits against people or companies that provide information to federal officials for a terrorism investigation.

"Computer Privacy Under the Law"

• The Fair Credit Reporting Act (1970)
• Privacy Act of 1974
• Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (1974)
• Right to Financial Privacy Act (1978)
• Privacy Protection Act of 1980
• Cable Communication Policy Act of 1984
• Electronic Communication Privacy Act (1986)
• Video Privacy Protection Act of 1988
• Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991
• Driver's Piracy Protection Act of 1994
• Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act of 1994
• Telecommunication Act of 1996
• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
• Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998
• Financial Modernization Act (2000)
  

♫ Computer and network security, or cybersecurity, are critical issues. But merely protecting the systems that hold data about citizens, corporations, and government agencies it is not enough. The infrastructure of networks, routers, domain name servers, and switches that glue these systems together must not fail, or computers will no longer be able to communicate accurately or reliably. Given the magnitude of securing cyberspace, a reflection on what we are trying to do seems in order. Several questions arise, such as what exactly the infrastructure is, what threats it must be secured against, and how protection can be provided on a cost-effective basis. But underlying all these questions is how to define a secure system.

computer crimes and their objectives

Computer Criminals

♣ Any person working in automated information system or network, or using their services, but having no right to work with information of certain category, also outsider.
♣ Persons which illegally access computer information being in group by previous plot or organized group.
♣ Persons, which possess essential knowledge of computer technologies in most cases they purpose mercenary motives belong to the second group.

Objectives

♣ Computer criminals have different objectives. An underground network of hackers helps pass along secrets of success; as with a jigsaw puzzle, a few isolated pieces joined together may produce a large effect. Others attack for curiosity, personal gain, or self-satisfaction. And still others enjoy causing chaos, loss, or harm.

Zero-Day Attack

It takes time and place for the user to identify the weakness and able to repair that certain program.

If i was hired as an IT security consultant to "fix the security problem" at the Manufacturing Company, the company has been hacked mercilessly over the last six months w/ three of the attacks making headlines for the negative impact they have in the firm & its costumers. I was given 90 days & a budget of $1 million.

• I would investigate the cause of that certain problems.
• I will identify the persons who are responsible w/ that problem.
• Make a decision that would give you an idea on how you can solve this problem.
• Make a system that will protect your data.