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 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 Information Security and Risk Management in IT This essay is designed to present and discuss both an assessment of information security and risk management in IT systems and a comparative discussion of important academic theories related t Continue Reading...
Security at Work Information Security within the nursing fraternity With the advent of consolidated information storage within the nursing fraternity, there has grown the need to have better security and controlled access to such information that m Continue Reading...
Information Security The discussion below provides answers to questions raised with regard to a case at Greenwood Company A forensic plan of readiness comes with several advantages. If there arises a situation that forces a company to be engaged in 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 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 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...
DMCA The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is a controversial United States digital rights management law enacted October 28, 1998. The intent behind the DMCA was to create an updated version of copyright laws to deal with the special challeng 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 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...
Security Programs Implementation of Information Security Programs Information Security Programs are significantly growing with the present reforms in the United States agencies, due to the insecurity involved in the handling of data in most corpor 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...
information security, and one of those is economics. This is a relatively new development, as the economics of information security was not an area of study until just recently. Now it has emerged as something of vital importance, and this article i 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...
OSIIT An analysis of IT policy transformation The aim of this project is to evaluate the effectiveness of information security policy in the context of an organization, OSI Systems, Inc. With presence in Africa, Australia, Canada, England, Malaysia 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...
Honeypot and Honeynet Emerging Technologies In the present IT environment, individuals and businesses are becoming more dependent an open network that includes the Internet where business transactions, government services and commercial activities Continue Reading...
Optimal IT Security Solution for Zappos Established in 1999, Zappos.com, operated and maintained by Zappos IP, Inc. (hereinafter alternatively "Zappos" or "the company"), has emerged in recent years as one of the leading providers of online apparel 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...
Security is of utmost importance in this digital world where technology has not only expedited our information processing speed but also made information more transparent, with the consequent security implications. The rapid growth of Internet techn Continue Reading...
Security Mobile Code Mobile code creates a required programming device to provide adaptability to form distributed systems for the Internet viz. Java Applets. (Mobile Code Security) Mobile code may be defined as small bits of software, which can w 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...
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...
They include the use of stealthy tactics, tools and techniques in order to avoid detection by antimalware software. The second goal is to create a backdoor that allows the attackers to gain greater access to the compromised software especially if ot Continue Reading...
Information Security Strategy The world of information technology (IT) has evolved tremendously in the last few decades. Today, IT systems permeate virtually every aspect of work in the organizational setting – from strategic planning functions 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...
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...
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...
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...
Internal Control for Information Security: Annotated Bibliography Making the case for Network Security. (2012, Apr 19). Retrieved from Wikibon Blog: http://wikibon.org/blog/making-the-case-for-network-security/ This author addresses the central c 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...
Policy Case Study The author of this report has been asked to act as a consultant for a major security consulting firm. Contained within this report will be several topics that were requested to be covered and thus they will be with the appropriate 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...
