[Isabelle Tubbs]

From the many cybersecurity issues that can arise on a system, a few are denial of service, SQL injecting, and malicious software.
Denial of Service takes the resources on a computer and makes the computer not respond to requests given to it by the user. A larger type of Denial of Service is Distributed Denial of Service, which uses the system it has affected to create the attack on other systems. Because this can be very damaging to a system, a security officer should prevent this by implementing measures that filter the packets that come in or out, depending on their source address.
SQL injecting is a way to insert code into a system to attack it. Security officers must maintain the system by using the tools that check and adjust what is entered into it so that the device does not accept malicious code.
Finally, malicious software can create some damage to a system’s resources and files, which is why security officers must run regular scans and put other security measures in place to prevent this.