Security

Michael Nhan SE578-Practices for Administration of Physical & Operations Security Prof: Rodney Smith How do Administrative, Technical, and Physical Controls introduce a false sense of security? According to research and studies, the leading broadband providers have accumulated a total of over 17.4 million high-speed Internet subscribers in the US” This means that in the United States alone there are more than 17 million computers with fast connections most of which are connected to the Internet 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and that number continues to grow. Having a false sense of security is very common among consumers who own and operate a PC within their homes. Nothing is ever secured. I would never say something is secured within the terms of information security. Administrative, Technical, and Physical introduce a false sense of security by the idea of what we use to safeguard sensitive data and protect consumers’ privacy. The idea of purchasing a virus protection identifies that all personal information will be safeguarded and protected, which gives consumers a false sense of security. Having a false sense of security means that I entrust beliefs that I’m guaranteed protection at all times and, that I should not be concerns about my computer being compromised because I took the necessary precautions in purchasing a virus protection. What are the consequences to the strategy if there are no verification practices? disclosure of proprietary corporate information. What can a firm do to bolster confidence in their Defense-in-Depth strategy? How do these activities relate to “Best Practices”? How can these activities be used to demonstrate regulatory compliance? Sarbanes-Oxley_Act. (n.d.). Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved September 21, 2008, from Reference.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Sarbanes-Oxley_Act M2PressWIRE; 08/12/2008 Dublin: “Data New Report Details the Data Center Automation Solutions Market for 2007-2010"