...REPORT Neither Stellar Nor Stagnant Si in Six i 10 i t integrators were able t move ahead i 2012 and counted an i t bl to h d in d t d increase i in systems integration revenue; but one-third slipped back — showing that the security marketplace is not yet where it was pre-recession. By Laura Stepanek, Editor A 9 percent decrease in the 2012 revenue for SDM’s Top Systems Integrators is a deceiving number because individual company results did not recede to that extent. By all accounts, systems integrators described 2012 as average to improved — at least moderately better than the dismal results they encountered in 2011. While some companies found it “challenging,” others experienced the opposite. Most were in the middle — financial performance was neither stellar nor stagnant, but “acceptable” compared with the past few years. “2012 was another challenging year for the larger commercial integrated systems business. It wasn’t worse than 2011 but about the same,” notes No. 25-ranked ASG Security, Beltsville, Md. “There are still fewer projects, less funding and great pressure on margins. However, the low and mid markets performed very well for us again; specifically, a continued great resurgence in residential sales with excitement around our enhanced service platform. Small business was also a continued strong growth segment for the company, led by enhanced intrusion sales and cloud-based video services.” ASG Security reported $20.9 million in 2012 North American systems...
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...Sarbanes- Oxley Article Review Rafael Perez LAW/421 November 7, 2012 David Cory University of Phoenix Material Article Review Format Guide MEMORANDUM UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX DATE: November 7, 2012 TO: David Cory FROM: Rafael Perez RE: Still Debating the Merits of Sarbanes-Oxley, 10 Years Later (Dunn, 2012) ARTICLE SYNOPSIS Sparking the 10-year anniversary of the passing of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 comes some controversy regarding whether the law has proved to be useful, or more of a headache for companies in the United States. Following the huge accounting scandal at the Enron Corporation, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was passed to change the compliance behind how companies would report their financials. Being enforced by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the SOX helps monitor corporate governance, reporting of financial statements, and accounting controls. Recently some more discussions arose concerning SOX at a new corporate social responsibility event called COMMIT!Forum. Questions surrounding if mandated corporate disclosure has done more good than bad was on the for front. At the conference, Sen. Sarbanes referenced the ENRON scandal and how the market fell by trillions of dollars, including job cuts,...
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... Security Assessment Report November 7, 2015 Report Prepared by: {YOUR NAME}, {YOUR CREDENTIALS} {YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS} {YOUR PHONE NUMBER} {YOUR ORGANIZATION} {YOUR MAILING ADDRESS} Executive Summary 5 Top-Ten List 5 1. Information Security Policy 5 2. {Security Issue #2} 5 3. {Security Issue #3} 5 4. {Security Issue #4} 5 5. {Security Issue #5} 5 6. {Security Issue #6} 6 7. {Security Issue #7} 6 8. {Security Issue #8} 6 9. {Security Issue #9} 6 10. {Security Issue #10} 6 Introduction 7 Scope 7 Project Scope 7 In Scope 7 Out of Scope 7 Site Activities Schedule 7 First Day 7 Second Day 7 Third Day 7 Background Information 8 {CLIENT ORGANIZATION} 8 Asset Identification 9 Assets of the {CLIENT ORGANIZATION} 9 Threat Assessment 9 Threats to the {CLIENT ORGANIZATION} 9 Laws, Regulations and Policy 10 Federal Law and Regulation 10 {CLIENT ORGANIZATION} Policy 10 Vulnerabilities 10 The {CLIENT ORGANIZATION} has no information security policy 10 {State the Vulnerability} 10 Personnel 11 Management 11 Operations 11 Development 11 Vulnerabilities 11 There is no information security officer 11 {State the Vulnerability} 11 Network Security 12 Vulnerabilities 12 The {CLIENT ORGANIZATION} systems are not protected by a network firewall 12 {State the Vulnerability} 13 System Security 13 ...
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...|[pic] |Syllabus | | |College of Information Systems & Technology | | |CMGT/582 | | |Security & Ethics | Copyright © 2010, 2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description The ethical issues examined in the course include information privacy, accessibility, and ownership from an organizational perspective. Information laws, regulations, and compliance requirements are examined in this course as well as the considerations for creating a safe digital environment within the organization. Policies Faculty and students or learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within this syllabus and the following two additional documents: University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies...
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...TOP FIVE CYBER SECURITY THREATS FOR 2012 11 August 2012 ABSTRACT The ten cyber security threats in the IT world are boosts in mobile drives and in security tasks, increased C-suite targeting, growing use of social media that will contribute to personal cyber threats, being already infected, and everything physical can be digital. This paper discusses what these threats are, how to defeat and/or demonstrate proficiency in defeating the cyber threats, and the rising importance of cyber security at the work place. These security threats are becoming more common every day. Workplaces and personal lives are being attacked by using smaller more mobile devices. Therefore these cyber threats will be talked about in Therefore, these cyber threats will be assessed, to give you an idea of what they can do to your company or life, and the proper response on how to mitigate them. TOP FIVE CYBER SECURITY THREATS FOR 2012 With cyber security becoming an issue in todays corporate society the corporate world is looking into all of the threats to mitigate the leaking of sensitive information to the public. This has come to light with hactivists conducting large-scale exploits to infiltrate law enforcement agencies and major companies and steal sensitive data that could embarrass or damage certain organizations (Wansley, 2012). In this paper the top five cyber security threats for 2012 will be assessed and talked about to help control, mitigate,...
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...indirectly would be detrimental to the best interests of the Company or in a manner which would bring to the employee financial gain separately derived as a direct consequence of his or her employment with the Company.” Enron’s ethics code was based on the values of respect, integrity, communication, and excellence. Given this code of conduct and Ken Lay’s professed commitment to business ethics, one wonders how Enron could have collapsed so dramatically? The answer to this question seems to be rooted in a combination of the failure of top leadership, a corporate culture that supported unethical behavior, and the complicity of the investment banking community. The failure of Enron’s top leadership was evident in the activities of Andrew Fastow, Jeff Skilling, and Ken Lay, all of whom faced multiple counts of criminal activity with respect to their decisions and actions at Enron. Included among these criminal charges were money laundering, wire fraud, securities fraud, conspiracy, making false statements on financial reports, and insider trading. Some of the activities that led to these criminal charges were: (a) concealing how extensively Enron was involved in trading in order to support a high market valuation of Enron’s stock; (b) setting up and operating related party transactions, called LJM partnerships, to do business with Enron; (c) exempting Fastow from the company’s ethics code regarding the private partnerships he set up; and (d) covering...
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...indirectly would be detrimental to the best interests of the Company or in a manner which would bring to the employee financial gain separately derived as a direct consequence of his or her employment with the Company.” Enron’s ethics code was based on the values of respect, integrity, communication, and excellence. Given this code of conduct and Ken Lay’s professed commitment to business ethics, one wonders how Enron could have collapsed so dramatically? The answer to this question seems to be rooted in a combination of the failure of top leadership, a corporate culture that supported unethical behavior, and the complicity of the investment banking community. The failure of Enron’s top leadership was evident in the activities of Andrew Fastow, Jeff Skilling, and Ken Lay, all of whom faced multiple counts of criminal activity with respect to their decisions and actions at Enron. Included among these criminal charges were money laundering, wire fraud, securities fraud, conspiracy, making false statements on financial reports, and insider trading. Some of the activities that led to these criminal charges were: (a) concealing how extensively Enron was involved in trading in order to support a high market valuation of Enron’s stock; (b) setting up and operating related party transactions, called LJM partnerships, to do business with Enron; (c) exempting Fastow from the company’s ethics code regarding the private partnerships he set up; and (d) covering...
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...1. The 207th RSG, failed to provide proper representation for the Physical Security Inspection conducted on 22MAY17. The following is to address some of the major areas of concern regarding physical security. In addition, I will review appendix G of USAR Pamphlet 190-1 to become more with physical security requirements. 2. General Requirements – Physical Security Plan #1003 Deficiency: The Physical security plan has not been reviewed and approved by the PSO at the next higher. What is the Command Fix-It Plan for the 143rd ESC to review and approved the 207th RSG Physical Security Plan. a. Answer: The command has identified the unit’s AS/FP Officer and AS/FP NCO to update the command’s Physical Security Plan/ Binder. The current binder need memo to be re-signed with the current RSG...
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...executive branches. The parliament's failure to endorse a compromise was an important factor in Yeltsin's dissolution of the body in September 1993. Yeltsin then used his presidential powers to form a sympathetic constitutional assembly, which quickly produced a draft constitution providing for a strong executive, and to shape the outcome of the December 1993 referendum on Russia's new basic law. The referendum vote resulted in approval by 58.4 percent of Russia's registered voters. The announced 54.8 percent turnout met the requirement that at least 50 percent of registered voters participate in the referendum. The 1993 constitution declares Russia a democratic, federative, law-based state with a republican form of government. State power is divided among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. Diversity of ideologies and religions is sanctioned, and a state or compulsory ideology may not be adopted. The right to a multiparty political system is upheld. The content of laws must be made public before they take effect, and they must be formulated in accordance with international law and principles. Russian is proclaimed the state language, although the republics of the federation are allowed to establish their own state languages for use alongside Russian (see The Russian Language, ch. 4). The Executive Branch The 1993 constitution created a dual executive consisting of a president and prime minister, but the president is the dominant figure. Russia's strong presidency...
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...INTRODUCTION…….…………………………………………………………………. 4 B.) Defining the Ethical Issues Involved with HealthSouth…………………………………. 5 1.) HealthSouth Founder and CEO Richard Marin Scrushy………...………………. 5 a.) Trailer Park to Charismatic Leader……………………………………. 5-7 b.) Leadership Tactics……………………………………………………….. 7 2.) Corporate Culture at HealthSouth………………………………………………... 8 c.) Following Directions for Failure……………………………………........ 9 d.) Faking corporate profits………………………………………………… 10 C.) The Impact on Stakeholders…………………………………………………………….. 10 3.) Employees and Executives……………………………………………………... 10 e.) Many Lost Jobs as a result……………………………………………… 10 f.) Top Level Management Complacency.………………………………… 11 4.) Investors and HealthSouth Stock……………………………………………….. 11 5.) HealthSouth Patients and Customers….………………………………………... 11 D.) Outcome and Fairness of Punishment…………………………………………………... 12 6.) 2003 SEC Civil Law Suit against HealthSouth………………………………… 12 g.) Charges of Fraud………………………………………………………... 12 h.) Inflated Earnings on Financial Statements ...…………………………... 13 7.) Punishment: Does it fit the crime? ...................................................................... 13 i.) CEO Richard Marin Scrushy’s sentence...……..………………………. 14 j.) Other HealthSouth executives sentence ………………………......... 14-15 E.) Conclusion ………………………………………………………………………….. 15-16 INTRODUCTION ...
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...October, 2005 (120th day of its enactment on 15th June, 2005). Some provisions have come into force with immediate effect viz. obligations of public authorities [S.4(1)], designation of Public Information Officers and Assistant Public Information Officers[S.5(1) and 5(2)], constitution of Central Information Commission (S.12 and 13), constitution of State Information Commission (S.15 and 16), non-applicability of the Act to Intelligence and Security Organizations (S.24) and power to make rules to carry out the provisions of the Act (S.27 and 28). 2. Who is covered? The Act extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. [S.(12)] 3. What does information mean? Information means any material in any form including records, documents, memos, e-mails, opinions, advices, press releases, circulars, orders, logbooks, contracts, reports, papers, samples, models, data material held in any electronic form and information relating to any private body which can be accessed by a public authority under any other law for the time being in force but does not include "file notings". [S.2(f)]. 4. What does Right to Information mean? It includes the right to - i. inspect works, documents, records. ii. take notes, extracts or certified copies of documents or records. iii. take certified samples of material. iv. obtain information in form of printouts, diskettes, floppies, tapes, video cassettes or in any other electronic mode or through printouts...
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...firing of airline personnel was not as stringent. Those in charge of checking passenger’s luggage and person were not trained effectively. They would miss illegal weapons, drugs, and any other paraphernalia the airline industry did not want on aircraft. The workers took a lax attitude toward his or her job duties, which made for a high turnover rate. Along with the lax attitude the workers or screeners as they were called received low wages and little to no benefits. The infrastructure of the airport terminals were not monitored and maintained as well as they could or should have been. The Agents were usually those that had been hired to conduct the security searches and monitored the daily activities in the facilities. “Agents used fictitious law enforcement badges and credentials to gain access to secure areas, bypass security checkpoints at two airports, and walk unescorted to aircraft departure gates" (Dillingham, 2003...
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...April 23, 2012 Thien Ngo Ethics and Compliance Complying with the SEC Regulations The Securities Act of 1933 had two main purposes. The first purpose of the Securities Exchange Commission or SEC is to require investors to files significant information regarding the securities for public sale. The second purpose is to stop any fraud, or misrepresentation in the sale of these securities. The SEC is responsible to enforce laws to make sure organizations complying with the laws created. The Security Exchange Act of 1934 regulates the transactions of securities in the secondary market where Wal-Mart’s securities are exchanged. The SEC’s powers include enforcing the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, Sarbannes- Oxley Act of 2002, and other legislature (Sarkar, n.d.). Wal-Mart keeps the public and the SEC well informed of all significant information by the many publications they create and reports they must file according to the law. Wal-Mart creates an Annual Report, periodic news releases, Quarterly Reports, Global Sustainability Reports, Proxy Statements, and many more. These periodic filings are required to be filed with EDGAR, an online filing system. EDGAR stands for Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system. EDGAR’s purpose is to ensure efficiency and fairness of the securities market. Wal-Mart requires any person who owns more than 10% of securities of the organization to file reports of ownership and any kind of changes of ownership with the...
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...Washington, D.C., Oct. 13, 2004 - The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the filing of enforcement actions alleging fraud and other violations against Royal Ahold (Koninklijke Ahold N.V.) (Ahold) and three former top executives: Cees van der Hoeven, former CEO and chairman of executive board; A. Michiel Meurs, former CFO and executive board member; and Jan Andreae, former executive vice president and executive board member. The Commission also charged Roland Fahlin, former member of Ahold's supervisory board and audit committee, with causing violations of the reporting, books and records, and internal controls provisions of the securities laws. The SEC's complaints, filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, allege that, as a result of the fraudulent inflation of promotional allowances at U.S. Foodservice, Ahold's wholly-owned subsidiary, the improper consolidation of joint ventures through fraudulent side letters, and other accounting errors and irregularities, Ahold's original SEC filings for at least fiscal years 2000 through 2002 were materially false and misleading. For fiscal years 2000 through 2002, Ahold overstated net sales by approximately EUR 33 billion ($30 billion). For fiscal years 2000 and 2001 and the first three quarters of 2002, Ahold overstated operating income by approximately EUR 3.6 billion ($3.3 billion) and net income by approximately EUR 900 million ($829 million). Ahold has agreed to settle the Commission's...
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...------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Chapter 1—Introduction to Money and Banking MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Economic policy affects a. | only the amount of money in the economy. | b. | how banks operate and only banks. | c. | the entire financial system. | d. | how financial securities are traded and no other part of the financial system. | ANS: PTS: 1 DIF: Basic TOP: Introduction to Money and Banking TYP: Factual 2. A financial policymaker not mentioned in Chapter 1 is the a. | Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). | b. | Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). | c. | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). | d. | Federal Reserve System (the Fed). | ANS: PTS: 1 DIF: Basic TOP: Introduction to Money and Banking TYP: Factual 3. The policymaking institution that determines the money supply, sets the rules for how checks are cleared and how banks obtain new currency, and determines what activities banks may or may not engage in and whether...
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