Huffman Trucking Service Request
Huffman Trucking is in need of addressing possible security requirements as well as security risks within their Benefit Elections System. Throughout the report the security requirements and security risks for the Benefits Electronic System will be documented and addressed. A few of the risks that are involved with the Benefits Electronic System are errors that cannot be controlled, taking too much time to complete, not having a correct plan and most importantly support from the stakeholders. It is important that the Huffman Trucking current system is reviewed and documented so that risks can be documented as well as requirements. It is important that the stakeholders are updated throughout the entire project.
Any of the systems that Huffman Trucking is unclear about needs to be documented and any security requirements need to documented and corrected before the analysis phase can be started. A few of the security requirements that might need to be documented are what resources will be used; any risk boundaries that are with the system and what data diagrams are being used. There also needs to be a backup plan in case the system is hacked into during the project process. Without some type of a backup plan there can be a lot of information stolen from within the system.
When the Benefits Elections System starts the upgrade process it is important that a project manager is assigned to the project. The purpose of the project manager is to help the project run smoothly. The project manager will also assign daily tasks to other team members throughout the project process. During the project process it is important that the security requirements are checked often to determine if there are any technical issues, or any other issues that will prolong the completion of the project. Extra security will need to be added to the systems if there has any trace of hackers within the system.
Huffman Trucking needs to have their resources documented through some type of data diagram. The data diagrams will help in security risks. Any resources that are used throughout the project needs to be done between any systems dependencies and any outline dependencies. It is also important that any system testing that needs to be done is between the system entry points and third party software. The testing between these will show where there are any issues and then document them. Any security risks that are documented a team member will need to know how to handle the risk or the threat.
There will be a team member assigned to that asset each of the issues that are found within the system. It is important to make sure that the team member that is assigned to handle the risks is creative and is able to address the risks and threats the best possible way. Each team member needs to be trained in what to do if the system has been hacked into. They each need have an understanding of what information may be stolen from within the system. All systems can become a vulnerable target if the proper security is not used.
The risks that Huffman Trucking may face are defined as what risks are the weakest and what risks are the strongest. Huffman Trucking is a large organization so there risks may not be as high as risks from a smaller organization. The smaller organizations does not have the resources or the income of a larger organization has so the type of security. Although it is important no matter how large or how small your organization is it is important to have the best security available so help prevent security risks. There will loss that organizations will face at some point.
For Huffman trucking to have a successful Benefits Elections Systems they need to make sure that their systems are up-to-date with security. Without the proper security there are chances of the system being hacked into. The systems also need to be able to accommodate to the growing needs that organizations a faced with. The needs are growth within the organization from customers, supply and demand. If there is not enough security or security at all the organization can become devastated from the loss that hackers may erase or steel. It is also important for employees to have an understanding of what to do in case of the system being hacked into and also how to make sure that the systems has the best security system available.
The systems needs to make sure that they are able to handle what system upgrades are needed. The organization does not want to commit to a project and then not have the system to run the new project. Each of the organizations team members needs to have daily duties to make sure that their section of the system is running smoothly. If they notice anything that does not look normal they need to know how to report the security risks.