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Assignment: Discuss the following, supplying citations to support any information that you provide. Do not include your opinion, only what you can support with a citation. Address the following topics.

1. What is malware?

• Discuss at least five types, describing each.

• Discuss what they are and what they do.

• Discuss a notable instance of each type

2. What impact can malware have on an organization

3. How can an organization reduce risks associated with malware? (Hint: talk about appropriate types of policies, procedures, and the use of technology)

4. What is software piracy or license violations?

• What can an organization do to avoid it?

• What are the potential consequences of it?

• What relationship does it have with malware?

• Write 1000 to 1500 words in APA format.

• Utilize at least five scholarly references.

• Note that scholarly references do not include Wikipedia, .COM websites, blogs, or other non-peer reviewed sources.

• Utilize Google Scholar and/or the university library.

• Do not copy and paste bulleted lists. Instead, read the material and in your words, describe the recommendation citing the source.

• Review the rubric to see how you will be graded.

• Plagiarism will result in a zero for the assignment.

• The second instance of plagiarism will result in your failure of this class.

• If you use a source, cite it. If you do not, it is plagiarism.