Viruses and other malware often exploit bugs known as buffer overflows in widely used software. One method of preventing these exploits in software running on current Windows versions is Data Executio

Viruses and other malware often exploit bugs known as buffer overflows in widely used software. One method of preventing these exploits in software running on current Windows versions is Data Execution Prevention (DEP).

In a 3-4-page, APA-formatted report, investigate buffer overflows and DEP.

How does DEP prevent malicious attacks via buffer overflows?

Is it always effective?

Why might a user or administrator disable DEP?

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Include the article “Abstract” in your posting (your summary should be original)

Include the industry example demonstrating the application of your researched article

“IMPORTANT” – Include the reference for the article in correct APA format (5-6 REFENCES)