CHAPTER 12 WEEK 8: Information Security Management Threat= person/ organization that seek to obtain or alter data/ assets illegally‚ without the owner’s permission (often without owner’s knowledge). Vulnerability =opportunity for threats to gain access to individual or organizational assets Safeguard = measure individuals or organizations take to block the threat from obtaining the asset Target = asset desired by the threat 3 Sources of threats: Human Error: accidental problems caused
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concepts Concept Computer security risk Any event or action that has the potential of causing a loss of computer equipment‚ software‚ data and information‚ or processing capability. One of the following examples Computer viruses‚ unauthorized access and use‚ information theft‚ hardware and software theft‚ vandalism‚ system failure‚ etc. Computer literacy Having current knowledge and understanding of computers and their uses The hardware and software of computers General uses of computers
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‘privacy’ and ‘then‚ how?’ Most of all of the governments in different nations carry and store their secretive information where they can access it online. Whether it is a war plan or national plan‚ someone can access this important information whenever they want. When it comes to national security it can become a threat to all individuals who are able to access the web. The privacy issue is a topic that must talk about when we talk about the Internet. The Internet of today is more open than closed
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conditions‚ date of birth‚ medications‚ details of care requirements and religious preferences. These are the main pieces of information to which Health Care Assistants (H.C.As)‚ or in the case of Hunters Moor staff Rehabilitation Assistants (R.As)‚ have access in order to facilitate a person’s care‚ while maintaining that individual’s human rights. 1.1 There are numerous pieces of legislation which relate to the handling of information within social care settings. The most notable of these legislations
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development process for new information systems. The authentication process is a necessity for safeguarding systems against various forms of security threats‚ such as password-cracking tools‚ brute-force or wordbook attacks‚ abuse of system access rights‚ impersonation of attested users‚ and last but not least reply attacks just to name a few. In addition‚ it is imperative that authentication policies are interchangeable with the organizations in which information is being exchanged if resources
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Group/Residential Case Study Individual Report This should be your personal critical appraisal addressing the following areas: 1. Your team’s performance‚ and your performance within it. 2. The development process – to include methodology‚ team structure‚ procedures and processes your team used. 3. Your team’s final product. 4. The module content and structure. In each case you should discuss the how it was done‚ successes and failures‚ and suggestions for improvement. The report
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develop solutions to those weaknesses by addressing security issues in the areas of physical‚ network‚ data‚ and the web. * PHYSICAL SECURITY ISSUES/CONCERNS Current Specifications Recommendations Badge Access Control System Alarm System Security Patrols NETWORK SECURITY ISSUES/CONCERNS Current Specifications Recommendations Cisco ASA 5500 series Disaster Recovery Plan Intrusion Detection and Prevention System
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(IA) My topic is “To investigate the Internal Controls practices of K.F.C & K&S Supermarket What is Internal Control? Internal control is the process designed to ensure reliable financial reporting‚ effective and efficient operations‚ and compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Safeguarding assets against theft and unauthorized use‚ acquisition‚ or disposal is also part of internal control. Who have Internal Control? The control environment‚ sometimes referred to as “tone at the
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SECURE ATM BY IMAGE PROCESSING [attachment=11735] ABSTRACT This paper encloses the information regarding the ‘IMAGE PROCESSING’. And discussed one of the major application of image processing ‘BIOMETRICS’. Biometrics technology allows determination and verification of ones identity through physical characteristics. To put it simply‚ it turns your body in to your password. We discussed various biometric techniques like finger scan‚ retina scan‚ facial scan‚ hand scan etc. Two algorithms have been
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Once connected‚ the employee will be directed to a web page where they must agree to the acceptable use policy. c. The employee will achieve monitored access to all available internet resources. 5. Security a. In order to prevent unauthorized access‚ devices must be password protected using the features of the device. The password must follow the company’s strong password policy. b. The company’s strong password policy is: Passwords must be at least
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