top reasons why most security breaches happen on a secure network compromising hundreds to thousands of users’ personal information. This happens today more often than one would like to think and the consequences are astronomical for users‚ employees and customers of the companies. To protect a network and thoroughly secure confidential information‚ one has to examine the top vulnerabilities and think outside of the normal box to protect the network. When a security breach happens‚ there is usually
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Introduction “The line’s most dangerous aspect is the psychological one‚ a false sense of security is engendered‚ a feeling of sitting behind an impregnable iron fence…” General Sir Alan Brooke War Diaries‚ 1939-1945 As the world around us evolves and changes‚ technological advancements are not only seen in our day to day lives but in professional settings as well. From the newest smartphone to the latest advanced car‚ technology all around us is advancing quickly. Perhaps‚ healthcare
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Sony Play Station Security Breach It is almost impossible to find the top reasons why most security breaches happen on a secure network compromising hundreds to thousands of users’ personal information. To protect a network and thoroughly secure confidential information‚ one has to examine the top vulnerabilities and think outside of the normal box to protect it. When a security breach happens‚ there is usually a pretty simple reason why it has happened. I will discuss one of the highly publicized
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How Information Flows in an Organization XXXXX XXXXXX CIS/207 12/22/12 Dr. XXXXX XXXXXXXXX How Information Flows in an Organization Information flows all over the golf course industry‚ from e-mails of employee records and payroll‚ to chemical application records and weather data. Until I decided to further my education and pursue a degree in information technology I always took for granted what happens when someone hits the send button. I am employed by a golf course management company;
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Contents CONTENTS 4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 6 RESPONSIBLE PERSONNEL 7 CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER 7 ELECTRONIC SECURITY MANAGER 7 PHYSICAL SECURITY MANAGER 7 RISK MANAGEMENT OFFICER 7 ASSESSMENT OF RISK 8 PHYSICAL 8 ELECTRONIC 9 DATA ACCESS SECURITY 10 GENERAL SECURITY 10 USER AUTHORISATION 10 USER AUTHENTICATION 11 SECURE DATABASE 11 PHYSICAL FILES 11 ELECTRONIC INTRUDER DETERRENCE – VIRUSES AND MALWARE 12 SOCIAL ENGINEERING 12 FILE SHARING 12 WIRELESS NETWORKS 13 STAFF VETTING AND SEPARATION
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1. What section of your organization do you belong? What section of your organization do you belong? Operations Human Resources Logistics/Sales/Supply Chain Finance Top Management Other (please specify) 2. What sector of industry does your company belong? What sector of industry does your company belong? Food/Beverages/Agriculture/Drugs Textiles‚ Garments and Accessories Wood/ Paper/Furniture/Glass/Plastics Chemical/Process/Mining/Oil and Gas Metals/Machines/Automotive/Equipments Electronics/Phones/Computers
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Security Breaches On December 19th Target revealed that 40 million credit and debit card accounts were compromised by a data breach. The information had appeared to be stole around black friday of 2013. This is the busiest shopping day of the year.The retailer said that the information stolen between November 27 and December 15‚ 2013 included personal information of as many as 70 million people more than the 40 million the company originally estimated. Target discovered the breach on December 13th
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come to mind is whether we want to create a mobile application for users to download (app) or a mobile website‚ or perhaps both. Mobile websites and apps can look very similar at first-glance‚ and determining which is most suited to PAAC’s needs will depend upon a number of factors‚ including target audiences‚ available budget‚ intended purpose and required features. Both applications and mobile websites are accessed on handheld devices such as smartphones (e.g. iPhone‚ Android and Blackberry)
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Q2. Given ChoicePoint’s experience‚ what is the likely action of similar companies whose records are compromised in this way? This crime is an example of a failure of authentication‚ not network break-in. ChoicePoints’s firewalls and other safeguards were not overcome or harmed. To avoid such problems in the future‚ the likely action that should be taken by the similar companies is to applying more authentication methods. For example by using a unique user name and determines that the person is
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