Layered Security in Plant Control Environments Ken Miller Senior Consultant Ensuren Corporation KEYWORDS Plant Controls, Layered Security, Access Control, Computing Environment, Examination, Detection, Prevention, Encryption, Compartmentalization ABSTRACT Process control vendors are migrating their plant control technologies to more open network and operating environments such as Unix, Linux, Windows, Ethernet, and the Internet Protocol. Migrating plant controls to open network and
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There are several ethical issues that arise in information security. The security is one of most issue of concern for every business organization. Ethics is a term which is used to distinguish between right or wrong things. Ethical issues in computer security includes cybercrimes, computer hacking and information warfare. In an Internet world, many banking organizations are attacked by attackers and millions of credit card details stolen every day. Cybercrimes such as credit card fraud cases, accessing
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VLT2 - Security Policies and Standards - Best Practices Course of Study This course supports the assessments for VLT2. The course covers 3 competencies and represents 3 competency units. Introduction Overview The skills and knowledge measured by performance assessment VLT2 are derived from a survey of information security professionals from around the world and are also based on the many different information security and assurance frameworks (ISO 27001/2, COBIT, ITL, etc.). The results of
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A1.Nature of the Incident An employee hacked into the human resource records system at the employee’s place of business and changed the employee’s base salary rate to obtain a pay raise. The employee did this by spoofing an IP address in order to eavesdrop on the network. Once the employee identified where the data was stored and how to modify it, the employee made the changes and received two paychecks with the new amount. IP Spoofing means, pretending to be something you are not. In Internet
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Running head: Input Controls Input Controls Tynisha Ellis Dr. James Francisco Systems Analysis and Development February 12, 2012 Abstract A company must do everything in its power to protect its data. This includes not only the firm’s own information, but that of its customers, employees, and suppliers. In this paper I will be describing four types of input controls, in user interface design, and their primary functions. Input control includes the necessary measures to ensure that
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the number of cybercrime especially in this new era technology. Recently, this rises up hot issue about security threat in e-commerce. Cyber-attack usually happened on online business and organizations which threaten the security of data and operations in their trademark reputation as well as their intellectual property. These actions can cause significant damage or loss in e-commerce. Security is like a strong protective wall which blocks the bad guys and launching small, well-guarded doors to provide
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Trident University Alfonso Nunez Module 1 Case Assignment ITM527: IT Security and Disaster Recovery Management Dr. Kenneth Phillips August 26, 2013 Introduction The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality has evolved from a means of recognizing and promoting exemplary quality management practices to a comprehensive framework for world class performance, widely used as a model for improvement. As such, its underlying theoretical framework is of critical importance
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This paper details the importance of cyber security in the face of evolving cyber threats and the ever-increasing attacks on government and businesses alike. We live in a globally connected world and globally distributed cyber threats. Not restricted by geographical boundaries these threats target all technologies, service providers, and consumers. The threats are at an all-time high, in terms of sophistication and volume, and continue to trend upwards. WHAT IS CYBERSECURITY
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www.GetPedia.com National Institute of Standards and Technology Technology Administration U.S. Department of Commerce An Introduction to Computer Security: The NIST Handbook Special Publication 800-12 User Issues Assurance Contingency Planning I&A Training Personnel Access Controls Audit Planning Risk Management Crypto Physical Security Policy Support & Operations Program Management Threats Table of Contents I. INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4
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Protecting information and all assets is critical in today’s time. The military faces three major types of threats: Employees, Zero-Day Exploits, and Cyber Espionage. It is imperative, due to the information and assets on-hand, that the military mitigates these risks. The first major threat, employees, is a very common threat to all organizations. Employees can be broken down into three types of threats which include, employees that are careless and untrained, employees that are tricked or fall
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