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    TMA of TM260 (All Branches)

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    The document provides instructions for a tutor-marked assignment on ethics, law and governance in IT. It outlines three questions to answer in report format and provides evaluation criteria including word count, references, grammar and avoiding plagiarism. The first question asks about distributed denial-of-service attacks and whether owners of compromised computers should be punished. The second addresses distinguishing hacktivists from cyberterrorists and whether their use constitutes an act of war. The third involves actions a bank should take in response to fraudulent text messages sent to customers.

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    TMA of TM260 (All Branches)

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    The document provides instructions for a tutor-marked assignment on ethics, law and governance in IT. It outlines three questions to answer in report format and provides evaluation criteria including word count, references, grammar and avoiding plagiarism. The first question asks about distributed denial-of-service attacks and whether owners of compromised computers should be punished. The second addresses distinguishing hacktivists from cyberterrorists and whether their use constitutes an act of war. The third involves actions a bank should take in response to fraudulent text messages sent to customers.

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    The document provides instructions for a tutor-marked assignment on ethics, law and governance in IT. It outlines three questions to answer in report format and provides evaluation criteria including word count, references, grammar and avoiding plagiarism. The first question asks about distributed denial-of-service attacks and whether owners of compromised computers should be punished. The second addresses distinguishing hacktivists from cyberterrorists and whether their use constitutes an act of war. The third involves actions a bank should take in response to fraudulent text messages sent to customers.

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    TMA of TM260 (All Branches)

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    The document provides instructions for a tutor-marked assignment on ethics, law and governance in IT. It outlines three questions to answer in report format and provides evaluation criteria including word count, references, grammar and avoiding plagiarism. The first question asks about distributed denial-of-service attacks and whether owners of compromised computers should be punished. The second addresses distinguishing hacktivists from cyberterrorists and whether their use constitutes an act of war. The third involves actions a bank should take in response to fraudulent text messages sent to customers.

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    TM260: Ethics, Law and the Governance in IT

    Tutor-Marked Assignment (TMA) Spring 23/24

    Cut-Off Date: Based on the Published Deadline.


    Total Marks: 60 marks turned to 15 marks

    Contents
    Warnings and Declaration…………………………………….………………………………......1
    Question 1 ……………….…………………………………. ………………………………...…..2
    Question 2 ……………….…………………………………. ………………………………...…..2
    Question 3 ……………….…………………………………. ………………………………...…..3

    Plagiarism Warning:
    As per AOU rules and regulations, all students are required to submit their own TMA
    work and avoid plagiarism. The AOU has implemented sophisticated techniques for
    plagiarism detection. You must provide all references in case you use and quote
    another person's work in your TMA. You will be penalized for any act of plagiarism as
    per the AOU's rules and regulations.

    Declaration of No Plagiarism by Student (to be signed and submitted by student


    with TMA work):

    I hereby declare that this submitted TMA work is a result of my own efforts and I have
    not plagiarized any other person's work. I have provided all references of information
    that I have used and quoted in my TMA work.
    Name of Student:……………………………..
    Signature:…………………………………………...
    Date:…………………………………………………

    Code / TMA Page 1 of 3 2023/2024 Spring


    Question1: [27marks]
    A successful Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack requires the downloading of
    software that turns unprotected computers into zombies under the control of the
    malicious hacker.

    Write a report answers the following questions:


     What is the DDoS? (5 marks)
     Should the owners of the zombie computers be tracked down, identified, and
    fined or otherwise punished as a means of encouraging people to better
    safeguard their computers? Why or why not? (10 marks)

    Also pay attention to the following:


     Add at least one figure. (2 marks)
     Add captions for the figures/tables. (2 marks)
     Write at least two references not including your book or Wikipedia. (2 marks)
     Citation is required for all the references. (1 marks)
     Correct grammar and spelling. (2 marks)
     Use (200-250) words not including references. (2 marks)
     State number of words at the end of the report. (1 mark)
     Plagiarism and late submissions will be penalized according to the deanship regulations.

    Question 2: [23 marks]


    Write a report answers the following questions:
     How would you distinguish between a hacktivist and a cyberterrorist? (5 marks)
     Should the use of hacktivists by a country against enemy organizations be
    considered an act of war? Why or why not? (5 marks)
     How about the use of cyberterrorists? (5 marks)

    Also pay attention to the following:


     Write at least two references not including your book or Wikipedia. (2 marks)
     Citation is required for all the references. (1 marks)
     Correct grammar and spelling. (2 marks)
     Use (200-250) words not including references. (2 marks)
     State number of words at the end of the report. (1 mark)
     Plagiarism and late submissions will be penalized according to the deanship regulations.

    Code / TMA Page 2 of 3 2023/2024 Spring


    Question 3: [10 marks]
    Hundreds of a bank’s customers have called the customer service call center to
    complain that they are receiving text messages on their phone telling them to access a
    website and enter personal information to resolve an issue with their account.
    Write at least FIVE actions should the bank take?

    End of questions

    Code / TMA Page 3 of 3 2023/2024 Spring

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