OUTSOURCING RISKS As Information Technology professionals, we have accepted the fact that there is some sort of risk involved with data. This is why we deal with risk assessments and analysis, implementing risk plans, and maintaining them to reduce, avoid, mitigate and accept the risks as we deal with the data. Now, the company can address these issues to the best of their ability by checking network configurations routinely and upgrading their security as soon as an upgrade is available. They
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CCJS 345 Cotemporary Security Issues 2/19/2014 Cyber security has been slowly taking over as the main concern for security professionals as well as organizations. This is due to a larger emphasis on using paperless methods in order to keep track of customer’s data, financial records as well as many other important documents. Without properly trained IT professionals as well as an increase in maintaining up to date security these attacks will continue to have success. Another issue is the lack
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UNFO, a brick-and-mortar retailer now has move into the e-commerce, e-business model has developed new risk that will affect the business. As UNFO information security analyst it is my job to prepare an executive summary report designed to assist the team in understanding IT security risks associated with e-commerce and e-business models. Malicious program known as sniffer programs often disrupt the privacy transactions especially when one uses unauthorized networks. They are found at network connection
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Responses Presented in ITS-331 Designing for Security By QUESTION 1 In Chapter 1 of Weaver, Weaver, and Farwood (2013), we considered various THREATS to network security, the FUNDAMENTAL goals of network security, and how LAYERED approaches to defense contributed to the overall security posture of an organization’s information infrastructure. Chapter 2 explored Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), the Open Systems Interconnect (OSI) Model, and how various protocols
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come substantial risks involved with allowing such devices within the confines of buildings. These risks might include information security concerns, operational security concerns, and overall networking security. These concerns arise throughout all organizations, especially government organizations and major corporate retailers in light of recent cyber-attacks. BYOD is a major security topic in today's social market. Benefits offered to organizations that allow BYOD can span many different areas in
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partnership hosts its own website that allows clients to log in and enter case information. An evaluation of the network and security configuration to determine threats and weakness to the existing system has been completed. A list of the top five associated threats for the Server, Workstations, and Website are outlined below. The following memo discusses the likelihood of the threats occurrence and recommended security controls and countermeasures that should be used to mitigate these threats. Shown
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they manage to infiltrate their corporation? The answer is quite simple: cyber security. Cyber security can be a costly investment, yet it could potentially save a company from an embarrassing data breach. Cyber security is a very real issue in the world today, and most companies have a lot of room for improvement. Cyber security is quickly becoming a very large concern in today's world. There are more cyber security threats than there used to be (Millier). Hackers easy access to various hacks
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Responses to Attacks Responding to Attacks on Computers Threats to an organization’s computer systems come from a variety of sources. The motivations for computer attacks are as different as the attackers themselves. For example, a group of organized criminals may carefully execute an attack on your computer system, hoping to gain confidential information they can sell to competitors or use to extort money from your organization. Industrial spies may try to steal a company’s secret plans for
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The three most common risk/threats/vulnerabilities that are commonly found in the user domain are: The “domain enterprise Server Management System (DESMS) in HP-UX allows local users to gain privileges” (CVE, 2013), If the domain user logs into the domain with a space at the end of the domain name it will cause an error and wont accurately download a system policy (CVE, 2013), and the domain user or admin have a guessable password in Windows NT (CVE, 2013). In the first article it discusses the
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Running head: SECURITY TIPS Security Tips Sunday, January 30, 2010 Security Tips Employees must share the responsibilities with their employer when it comes to keeping their computers and data safe. Employers can predict lots of issues and put barriers in place, but with new viruses and new hackers being produced every day there is no way that the security on your employer’s servers and firewalls can catch everything. There are several things that employees can look out for everyday
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