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Zhibin Wang commented on the post, Securing a MySQL DB Server, on the site 4 years, 8 months ago
the two level should be administrator level and user level. As an IT auditor, you need to check security from a user and administrator perspective. As a user, it is important to properly restrict users’ access to different levels of databases
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Zhibin Wang commented on the post, Forms Applications vs Web Applications, on the site 4 years, 8 months ago
In terms of web development, there are:
Shorter execution path
Reduce the need for management
You hardly have to deal with parallelism yourself.
There are far fewer resources to manage, or none — no operating system to handle.
The only downside is that it usually takes more time to install the development machine, and debugging Web…[Read more] -
Zhibin Wang commented on the post, Web Application Hacking, on the site 4 years, 9 months ago
Web applications have been targeted by hackers because firewalls don’t work well these days, but Web applications must let users into their network/system to see and use their sites, which is what Web applications do.Hackers can exploit vulnerabilities opened by web applications to attack from web servers to database servers and obtain customer…[Read more]
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Zhibin Wang commented on the post, Database Architecture and Development, on the site 4 years, 9 months ago
We store the data in a separate table instead of storing it in a large table because we need to process the information in a more direct way. The data table needs to be linked to another table through their relationship when we store the data through the primary key. In order to design ERD, we need to know and understand relationship about…[Read more]
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Zhibin Wang commented on the post, Programming Languages (For 10/31), on the site 4 years, 9 months ago
Although the C language provides many low-level processing functions, it still maintains cross-platform features. The C language program written in a standard specification can be used on many computer platforms including some embedded platforms such as embedded processors and supercomputers. As a representative of static object-oriented…[Read more]
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Zhibin Wang commented on the post, Forms Applications vs Web Applications, on the site 4 years, 9 months ago
I think web application is runs in a web browser, such as webmail, online retail sales. Web apps is similar to from app because it’s run in the internet and executed on browser, which is huge advantage. Example of Web app would be youtube, it provides a platform for users to streaming videos.
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Zhibin Wang commented on the post, Securing a MySQL DB Server, on the site 4 years, 9 months ago
The operating system should be protected because it manages the computer’s memory, processes, and all the software and hardware running on the computer. for the security in database, security can be provided by encrypting PII and sensitive information in the table to column.for the security at server, physical servers and operating systems should…[Read more]
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Zhibin Wang commented on the post, GUI vs CLI, on the site 4 years, 10 months ago
The graphical user interface (GUI) is simply a way of presenting information to a computer user, who can click, click on visual indicators and ICONS to retrieve information and interact with it. The command line interface (cli) is a text-based user interface for viewing and managing computer files.Even among computer users, the cli is not as…[Read more]
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Zhibin Wang commented on the post, What is the point of a Domain?, on the site 4 years, 10 months ago
I think the reason we need to care about the domain of corporate PCs is that administrators can manage them more easily. The administrator will control the computer and protect company information. Similarly, employees may need to share some documents within the company, for example, they can use a shared drive to get documents. For IT auditors,…[Read more]
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Zhibin Wang commented on the post, Importance of Understanding Storage Components, on the site 4 years, 10 months ago
As am IT auditor, it is important to understand the diversity of storage component, which can help us have a better understanding of IT systems. When auditors conduct auditing in auditee or companies, they must know what they are checking. If we do not turn on the disk management, we dno’t know the situation about the disks. It is important for t…[Read more]
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Zhibin Wang commented on the post, IP Addresses and Networks, on the site 4 years, 11 months ago
I have a better understanding of public IP addresses and private IP addresses . After this study, I know difference between local networks and wide area networs, such as office wifi and campus wifi. Also, I learned network hardware, such as Router, Switch, NIU. We also build our own network by using Router. Before the class, I have no idea how to…[Read more]
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Zhibin Wang commented on the post, Why all the Operating Systems?, on the site 4 years, 11 months ago
We need to understand different systems and know how they work. In the future, we may audit different type of client and they may use different type of operation system. I think that configuring 3 different types of operating systems will ever help you become better IT Auditors. Also, command prompts in windows and Linux are favored by…[Read more]
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Zhibin Wang commented on the post, PC Parts and IT Auditing, on the site 4 years, 11 months ago
I think IT auditors should master part of computer professional knowledge. IT audit requires auditors to possess certain computer knowledge, but it does not require every auditor to become a computer professional. The computer knowledge requirements for IT auditors should be clearly stipulated to avoid excessive unrealistic requirements for them.…[Read more]
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Zhibin Wang commented on the post, What do IT Auditors do?, on the site 4 years, 11 months ago
I think IT auditors generally executive company IT system audit and supporting other general audits, such as financial audits, process audits, and providing IT support and data analysis. IT auditor also should analyze how organization, processes and IT systems work. IT auditor also should keep up IT trends and learn new acknowledge for emerging…[Read more]