1. Identity theft is a big problem. In 2014 there was a victim of identity theft every two seconds according to a study released by Javelin Strategy & Research (see reference below). This research also found that $16 billion was stolen from 12.7 million U.S. consumers in 2014, compared with $18 billion and 13.1 million victims a year earlier. Find at least five cases of identity theft. Describe ways you can protect yourself from identity theft. What laws might attach?

2. Explain why biometric authentication protocols and the biometric capture device are authenticated in the case of static biometric, but not authenticated for a dynamic biometric.

3. Advanced Persistent Threats (APT) is a network under attack. The attack stays undetected for a long period of time. The intention is to not set off any alarms, to not cause damage, but to steal as much data as possible from an organization over time. What can be done to protect an organization against this type of attack? What can be done to detection an APT? What tools can be used to identify and eradicate the treat?

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