Role and Weaknesses of Operating Systems in Network and Data Security

Role and Weaknesses of Operating Systems in Network and Data Security

 

Discipline:
– Computer Science

Type of service:
Research Paper

Spacing:
Double spacing

Paper format:
APA

Number of pages:
5 pages

Number of sources:
8 sources

Paper details:

Laboratory #3: Awereness of the Role and Weaknesses of Operating Systems in Network and Data Security

Goal: To make students aware of the role and weaknesses of operating systems in computer and data networks.
Nature: Exploratory
Duration: 1 Week
Deliverables: 5 double spaced page
Research four major operating systems’ vulnerabilities and write a paper on these vulnerabilities for each operating system.
Consider the following operating Systems:
• UNIX ( and other varieties of Unix like FreeBSD and OpenBSD)
• Windows
• Mac OS
• Internet security models: IPv4/v6 encapsulation header