institution/organization leaders as it offers effective and convenient means of interaction with each other across the globe. This upsurge in the population of organizations depending on ICT for business transaction has brought with it a growing number of security threats and attacks on poorly managed and secured networks primarily to steal personal data, particularly financial information and password. This paper therefore proposes some policies and guidelines that should be followed by network administrators in organizations
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a part of all business and how we address these risks determines how successful we are in the business world. Risks can be defined by “any exposure to the chance of injury or loss.” (Cheryl l. Dunn, 2005) Risks can be internal or they can come to us from outside sources in the form of external risks. Both types of risks pose a threat to the overall security of the enterprise. An Enterprise Security Plan (ESP) outlines possible risks by identifying the vulnerabilities within the business process
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A risk is the likelihood that something bad will happen to an asset. • A threat is any action that could damage an asset. • A vulnerability is a weakness that allows a threat to be realized or to have an effect on an asset. • Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GBLA) – Passed in 1999, the GBLA requires all types of financial institutions to protect customers’ private financial information. • Protecting private data is the process of ensuring data confidentiality. Organizations must
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White Paper IT Security Risk Management By Mark Gerschefske Risk Analysis How do you predict the total cost of a threat? Is it only the cost to restore the comprised system and lost productivity? Or does it include lost revenue, customer confidence, and trust of investors? This paper provides an overview of the risk management process and its benefits. Risk management is a much talked about, but little understood area of the IT Security industry. While risk management has been practiced by
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Metasploit Vulnerability Scanner Executive Proposal Paul Dubuque Table of Contents Page 3 Executive Summary Page 5 Background Information Page 6 Recommended Product Page 7 Product Capabilities Page 10 Cost and Training Page 11 References Page 13 Product Reviews Executive Summary To: Advanced Research Corporation Mr. J. Smith, CEO; Ms. S. Long, V.P. Mr. W Donaldson, CCO; Mr. A. Gramer, CCO & Mr. B. Schuler, CFO CC. Ms. K. Young, MR. G. Holdsoth From: P. Dubuque, IT Manager
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security risks. The traditional approach has been to focus most resources on the most crucial system components and protect against the biggest known threats, which necessitated leaving some less important system components undefended and some less dangerous risks not protected. "The threat is advancing quicker than we can keep up with it. The threat changes faster than our idea of the risk. It's no longer possible to write a large white paper about the risk to a particular system. You would be rewriting
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information security. Ensuring a secure network involves good design, implementation, and maintenance. The information in your organization is potentially vulnerable to both internal and external threats. Identify these threats and create methods of countering them before they happen. Be able to identify the potential physical, operational, and management policy decisions that affect your information security efforts. It isn’t good enough to have a plan if the plan is unsound or has gaping holes
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Essentials of MIS, Ninth Edition, by Kenneth C. Laudon and Jane P. Laudon. Published by Prentice Hall. Copyright © 2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. C HAPTER O UTLINE Chapter-Opening Case: Boston Celtics Score Big Points Against Spyware 7.1 System Vulnerability and Abuse 7.2 Business Value of Security and Control 7.3 Establishing a Framework for Security and Control 7.4 Technologies and Tools for Protecting Information Resources 7.5 Hands-on MIS Projects Business Problem-Solving Case: Are We Ready for
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make it a top priority for governing officials and citizens of the United States for the safety of its citizens and the ability to thrive as a nation. Now, more than ever, United States policy makers play a drastic role in Homeland Security. The threat of various WMD proliferation is growing exponentially with the numerous technological advancement
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research, communicate and innovate. Even through this evolution has brought many benefits but also it has also brought serious threats such as cyber-attacks that has been demonstrated over the past few years through acts of cyber espionage and cyber-crime through the virtual space. In this context, the University of Dar es Salaam needs to develop policies towards cyber threats even through this has often be clustered and fragmented. Using theoretical and conceptual models this paper provides an informed
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