FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Proactive vs. Reactive Network Security Making Your Network Unassailable A SHORT PAPER ASSIGNMENT THREE SUBMITTED TO: IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR CYB 5275: ENTERPRISE INFORMATION SECURITY BY CRAIG CANNON MELBOURNE, FLORIDA FEBRUARY 1ST 2013 Information Systems security has never been more critical around the world than it is today. Demand for new improved
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all the information exchanged between the corporate headquarters and OTH subsidiaries on one side, and external vendors on the other side, is communicated by email. Email is therefore a mission-critical business application on which all corporate employees rely. Unfortunately, with 90% of its 1.5 million daily emails consisting of spam, OTH was rapidly overwhelmed by this type of malware. In order to protect its corporate email servers and users against spam and viruses, the IT security department
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Task 4: Security a) Explain THREE (3) security concepts. A LGND clinic has suffered a virus infection which meant that no patient records could be viewed. Briefly outline which security concept was violated. Security is the set of techniques that ensure that the resources of the information system (hardware or software) of an organization are used only in the context where it is intended. The basic requirements of computer security are to ensure: Availability: The information on the system should
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------------------------------------------------- Week 1 Laboratory Part 1: Craft an Organization-Wide Security Management Policy for Acceptable Use Learning Objectives and Outcomes Upon completing this lab, students will be able to complete the following tasks: * Define the scope of an acceptable use policy as it relates to the User Domain * Identify the key elements of acceptable use within an organization as part of an overall security management framework * Align an acceptable use policy with the organization’s
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Securing and Juan Protecting Information CMGT / 400 February 9, 2015 Anthony Seymour Securing and Protecting Information When do you have to pay attention to the security requirements of your information system? From the very earliest stages of planning for the development of the system to its final disposal is the advice of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). By considering security early in the information system development life cycle (SDLC), you
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Interested in learning more about security? SANS Institute InfoSec Reading Room This paper is from the SANS Institute Reading Room site. Reposting is not permitted without express written permission. Web Based Attacks Copyright SANS Institute Author Retains Full Rights fu ll r igh ts. ins ut ho rr eta Web Based Attacks 07 ,A GCIA Gold Certification te 20 Key fingerprint = AF19 Justin Crist, jcrist@secureworks.com Author: FA27 2F94 998D FDB5 DE3D F8B5 06E4 A169 4E46 © SA NS In
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ABSTRACT An organization’s information security program needs structure in order be successfully to protect its sensitive/confidential data from falling into the hands of its adversaries. There are many methods available to an adversary for breaching an Information System security protection barrier in any organization today. One of the main goals of adversaries is to obtain data illegally from an organization or user. A data breach may occur when there is a loss, theft, or other unauthorized access
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Jason Snyder Colorado Technical University CSS150-1302A-01 Introduction to Computer Security Phase 1 IP Instructor: Gregory Roby April 15, 2013 Information in IT security is a valuable resource and asset. The value of the information from the characteristics it possesses cause appreciation or depreciation for the user of the information, In IT security there is seven characteristics for information to be considered valuable and secure. The expanded C.I.A triangle was created to explain
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customers as well as 7 millions corporate customers’ personal details. The hackers used the customer information to send emails to customers purporting to be from JPMorgan Chase. Links embedded in those emails could be used to con customers out of their passwords, a practice known as "phishing." This
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Review Questions for Chapter 7 – Security Management Practices Read Chapter 7 in the text, Study the Power Point Presentation and answer these Review Questions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. What is benchmarking? What is the standard of due care? How does it relate to due diligence? What is a recommended security practice? What is a good source for finding such best practices? What is a gold standard in information security practices? Where can you find published criteria for it? When
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