INFORMATION SECURITY POLICY Pearce & Pearce, Inc. maintains electronic and hardcopy information assets which are essential to performing services for our clients. Similar to any other capital resources owned by the company, these resources are to be viewed as valuable assets over which the company has both rights and obligations to manage, protect, secure, and control. Pearce & Pearce, Inc. employees, contractors, and other affiliates are expected to utilize these information assets for only legitimate
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The internet and its technology have brought many advantages and disadvantages for information system of businesses, whether public or private. There is no denying that the business world will move further and further into the cyber world, where information are available just by a click of a finger. No matter how large of a scale a business is, private restaurant or large Banking Corporation, the truth is every single one of these business is at risk. Risk of losing trade secret and risk of losing
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INDP Final Kudler Fine Foods Network Design Project NTC 362 March 17, 2014 Introduction This paper will present the Final Integrative Network Design outlining the cumulative plan that Kudler Fine Foods has accepted and agreed on for implementation of the following: Final Network Design The integrative network design project for Kudler Fine Foods will include Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) will be used as a means of communication within a private network or
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manifestations of administrative controls. Some industry sectors have policies, procedures, standards and guidelines that must be followed – the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard required by Visa and Master Card is such an example. Other examples of administrative controls include the corporate security policy of Gramm-Leach-Bailey (GLB), which pertains to financial records maintained by brokerages, banks, lending institutions, and credit unions. GLB addresses the need for CIA over
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Securing and Protecting Information Securing and Protecting Information CMGT/400 May 27, 2013 Securing and Protecting Information Introduction The last few years have been marked by numerous malicious applications that have increasingly targeted online activities. As the number of online activities continues to grow strong, ease of Internet use and increasing use base has perfected the criminal targets. Therefore, attacks on numerous users can be achieved at a single click. The methods
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"active attack" attempts to alter system resources or affect their operation. A "passive attack" attempts to learn or make use of information from the system but does not affect system resources. (E.g., see: wiretapping.) An attack can be perpetrated by an insider or from outside the organization. An "inside attack" is an attack initiated by an entity inside the security perimeter (an "insider"), i.e., an entity that is authorized to access system resources but uses them in a way not approved by those
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HIPAA Security Standards: Guidance on Risk Analysis Introduction The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is responsible for issuing annual guidance on the provisions in the HIPAA Security Rule.1 (45 C.F.R. §§ 164.302 – 318.) This series of guidances will assist organizations2 in identifying and implementing the most effective and appropriate administrative, physical, and technical safeguards to secure electronic protected health information (e-PHI). The guidance materials will be developed with
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Patton-Fuller Community Hospital Risk Assessment & Security Audit Patton-Fuller Community Hospital Risk Assessment & Security Audit Risk assessment and threat assessment should go hand-in-hand.The outcome of the risk assessment and threat assessment should provide recommendations that maximize the protection of confidentiality, integrity and availability while still providing functionality and usability. The purpose of a risk assessment is to ensure sensitive data and valuable assets
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Unit-4 (ICS -305) Information security Information security (ISec) describes activities that relate to the protection of information and information infrastructure assets against the risks of loss, misuse, disclosure or damage. Standards that are available to assist organizations implement the appropriate programs and controls to mitigate these risks are for example BS7799/ISO 17799, Information Technology Infrastructure Library and COBIT. Information security management (ISM) describes
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and certified information security and e-business practitioners. EC-Council is a global, member based organization comprised of hundreds of industry and subject matter experts all working together to set the standards and raise the bar in Information Security certification and education. EC-Council certifications are viewed as the essential certifications needed where standard configuration and security policy courses fall short. Providing a true, hands-on, tactical approach to security, individuals armed
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