Identity Theft in Modern Society Identity Theft Report Prep The topic chosen by this student is "Identity Theft in our Contemporary Society." The reason the author chose this is because it is a topic that is becoming more and more prevalent as even Continue Reading...
Security Information security is a primary concern for consumers and businesses. In "IT security fails to keep pace with the rise of cloud computing," the author claims that in spite of the advancements in cloud technology, information security has Continue Reading...
Security Policy: The information security environment is evolving because organizations of different sizes usually experience a steady stream of data security threats. Small and large business owners as well as IT managers are kept awake with vario Continue Reading...
Security Management Information Security Management Managing the information security at a major university is never an easy task, and especially with a team of only ten the complexities and the resource demands can sometimes make the situation see Continue Reading...
Security Management During the span of one's college career, a select number of courses become something more than a simple requirement to be satisfied to assure graduation; these are moments in a student's educational process which make the most l Continue Reading...
Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) The Federal Information Security Management Act places emphasis on the importance of training and awareness program and states under section 3544 (b).(4).(A), (B) that "security awareness training Continue Reading...
Security An institution of higher learning is one of the most vulnerable places to cyber-attacks available to hackers due to the number of units operating, lackadaisical security measures and the ability of hackers to hide in plain sight. The fact Continue Reading...
Security A broad definition of information security is given in ISO/IEC 17799 (2000) standard as: "The preservation of confidentiality (ensuring that information is accessible only to those authorized to have access), integrity (safeguarding the a Continue Reading...
Security The following will look at case review questions based on the book known as Principles of Information Security by Michael E. Whitman. Chapters 4, 5, 6, and 7 were read through and case questions were given for each of these chapters. Case Continue Reading...
Security Governance Framework Veiga, A. (2007). An Information Security Governance Framework. Information Systems Management, 24 (4), pp. 361 -- 371. In the last several years, security governance strategies have been continually evolving. This is Continue Reading...
security behavior, a concept that touches on the behavior of consumers in regard to information technology systems is an important one to the global IT industry. Johnston and Warkentin (2010) for instance studied the influence of elements of fear ap Continue Reading...
goals of this study are to reveal some of the common and prevailing cyber security threats. Here we plan to explore the risk that is most difficult to defend: social engineering. We seek answers to the human elements and characteristics that contrib Continue Reading...
Ethical Scenario Ethics is a term used to refer to the set of rules that help in determining right and wrong behavior during moral decision making. One of the major issues in Information Technology and Information Systems is computer ethics. This is Continue Reading...
" (Tolone, Ahn, Pai, et al. 2005 P. 37). Table 1 provides the summary of the evaluation of various criteria mentioned in the paper. The table uses comparative terminology such as High, Medium and Low and, descriptive terminology such as Active, Pass Continue Reading...
Phishing Spear Phishing and Pharming The following is intended to provide a very brief overview of examples of some the most dangerous and pervasive security risks in the online and networked world. One of the most insidious of identity theft is k Continue Reading...
The greater the employee ownership and vested interest in a program's success, the greater the probability of its success. This emanates from a leader's choosing to endorse and actively support an information security program and show consistency of Continue Reading...
They have a moral obligation to the South African people in this area for many reasons. First, they have an obligation to make certain that they can participate in the global economy to give their citizens the same chances for advancement as other n Continue Reading...
Role of Time in Information Assurance The society at large is on the verge of a new era. This new era is the information age which is marked with a major paradigm shift in the area of information assurance. Information assurance has three main attri Continue Reading...
Information Technology Security for Small Business The need for protecting a business's information is crucial in the modern business world regardless of the size of the business. In light of the increased technological advancements that generate nu Continue Reading...
Director of Information Security There is now a need evolving to create a better-sophisticated system of security that can prevent many financial disasters for companies and customers. This becomes necessary because of growing technology and the way Continue Reading...
This approach to defining a performance-based taxonomy will also allow for a more effective comparison within industries as well. All of these factors taken together will provide enterprise computing buyers with more effective foundations of arguing Continue Reading...
Social Engineering and Information Security We are in an age of information explosion and one of the most critical problems facing us is the security and proper management of information. Advanced hardware and software solutions are being constantly Continue Reading...
Pharmacy Information Security Information Security in Pharmacies Information security is vital in many firms especially pharmacies and other sensitive fields. Security officers are, therefore, necessary to ensure both physical and logical safety. T Continue Reading...
ERP and Information Security Introduction to ERP Even though the plans of information security include the prevention of outsiders to gain access of internal network still the risk from the outsiders still exists. The outsiders can also represent t Continue Reading...
Security Metrics Governance of Information Security: Why Metrics Do Not Necessarily Improve Security The objective of this study is to examine the concept that the use of various Metrics has tended to improve security however, Metrics alone may no Continue Reading...
Risk analysis projects are relatively expensive, and were so even in the mainframe computing era, because they involved the collection and evaluation of a significant volume of data. Earlier risk studies were conducted by in house staff or consultan Continue Reading...
Information Technology Security Roles Abstract The roles that information security personnel play is vital within an organization. We have analyzed three key roles namely CISO, CIO, and Digital forensics. These are key roles in an organization that w Continue Reading...
Security in Cloud Computing Security issues associated with the cloud Cloud Security Controls Deterrent Controls Preventative Controls Corrective Controls Detective Controls Dimensions of cloud security Security and privacy Compliance Busin Continue Reading...
Security Policy Document: Global Distributions, Inc. The purpose of this document is to establish key security parameters and guidelines for Global Distributions, Inc. (GDI) in order to protect the interests of the company and its clients. Scope T Continue Reading...
Security for Networks With Internet Access The continual process of enterprise risk management (ERM) has become an integral component of successful organizational assessment, because the process of accurately identifying various risk factors, and in Continue Reading...
" (Harman, Flite, and Bond, 2012) the key to the preservation of confidentiality is "making sure that only authorized individuals have access to that information. The process of controlling access -- limiting who can see what -- begins with authorizi Continue Reading...
(Gartenberg, 2005) Like all other aspects of business today, security systems often prove to be highly complex and hard (even for the participants) to identify. The culture of an organization is like the culture of a family, a community, or a nati Continue Reading...
Linux Kernel Analysis Much has been written in praise of the Linux (Crandall, Wu, Chong, 359), (Parnas, 112), (Baliga, Iftode, Chen, 323), and its use of preemptive multitasking memory architectures to manage process control, file management, dev Continue Reading...
Security Management The role of a security manager varies widely according to the particular organization and its needs, but despite this variety, there remain certain best practices and policies that can help maintain security and stability. This i Continue Reading...
SECURITY and PRIVACY - the following security and privacy requirements apply: The Office does not accept responsibility for the privacy, confidentiality or security of data or information not generated by this office or transmitted from external so Continue Reading...
This is sensitive information that should be securely stored. The records contain confidential information that could be used in identity theft. The records should be securely stored either in soft copy or hard copy. Only authorized personnel should Continue Reading...
Security management is "described in some quarters as a function of risk management," (Bulletin 2, Part 2). Although there is some crossover with public sector security functions, such as policing, security management is generally considered a privat Continue Reading...
