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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?
For all writing assignments ensure that you do the following:
• 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.