Unit 1 Assignment 1: Security Policies Overcoming Business Challenges There are a number of Information Technology security controls. The three most common are: physical, technical, and administrative controls; however, many organizations break down administrative controls into two separate categories: procedural and legal controls. "Security controls are the means of enforcing security policies that reflect the organization's business requirements, " (Johnson). Security controls are implemented
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Physical Facilities Evaluation Paper Keco L.Motton SEC370 September 17, 2012 Instructor: Jeffery Newton Physical Facilities Evaluation Society has witnessed a growing epidemic affecting the sanctity of colleges and universities nationwide. Campus violence has placed stress and strains on the physical security efforts established by the educational institutions. The John Doe University security division has been charged with providing and sustaining a
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intentionally tamper with the company's network often do so because they are tempted by assets they know are poorly protected. Weak security policies present the image that a company does not truly value its assets, which in turn attracts the petty thief and curiosity seeker. Therefore, the preventive element of any network security system should include a strong and enforceable security policy for its employees to follow, re-enforced by a form of technical protection (Control Data, 1999). Firewalls, antivirus
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System. Attackers trick users into revealing valuable information and coerce users into performing tasks that may cause harm to their organization. The social engineering attack can be broken down into two logical stages; the physical settings and psychological methods stages. Physical settings stage would gather information by accessing the work place using impersonation, telephone calls, online chat, or email contact. Attackers then use this information against the organization during the psychological
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Wan Security In: Computers and Technology Wan Security Executive Summary This document describes the security plan for a WAN (wide area network) that has been setup for an organization to work in an efficient manner. The WAN connects many different locations scattered across a wide area. The WAN is an important feature of the organization and has to play an important role in its working. Huge amount of information is transferred everyday and is crucial for the organization. A network crash
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Network, Data, and Web Security CMGT/441 June 18, 2012 Abstract Riordan Manufacturing conducts an information systems security review over IT security issues that exist in different plants to prepare for an upcoming audit in accordance to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Several elements of the organization's information systems require revisions and updates to optimize physical and network security, data security, and Web security. SR-rm-013: Network, Data, and Web Security The Sarbanes-Oxley Act
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Phase 1 During the initial audit, it was discovered that training for all employees has not been implemented. Security measures are not in place to prevent protection from physical threats. Network security measures have not been implemented with a firewall, or with an antivirus system to prevent malware. Cross functionality of the systems are not considered with respect to the disaster recovery, incident response planning. The IT department does not have the diagram of the infrastructure mapped
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Dematerialisation is the process by which physical certificates of an investor are converted to an equivalent number of securities in electronic form. Rematerialization is the process of converting securities held in electronic form in a demat account back in physical certificate form. According to the Depositories Act, 1996, an investor has the option to hold securities either in physical or electronic form. Part of holding can be in physical form and part in demat form. However, SEBI has
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(Ruggiero, 2009, p. 105). For example on Fort Jackson the organization I work for deals with the storage and maintenance of weapons, and weapons parts. Physical Security is a major concern for the organization. Recently, the boss came to inform me of a Physical Security Inspection in two days. The new facility manager appointed me the new Physical Security Officer. I knew that I would not be able to pass an inspection with only two days on the job. The issue is that there was no program in place.
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Evaluation of Security Programs SECURITY SITE SURVEY REPORT THE DEVRY CENTER 9210 HIGHER EDUCATION DRIVE NEW YORK, NY 11747 OVERVIEW A security survey is the official procedure utilized to review specific applications, areas, or Processes of residence or a business to document security, risk vulnerabilities, and authenticate the program in place (Broder & Tucker, 2011). One could perform a survey from all the risk perspectives such as facility
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