Part I: Description In January of 2007 the parent company of TJMaxx and Marshalls known as TJX reported an IT security breach. The intrusion involved the portion of its network that handles credit card‚ debit card‚ check‚ and merchandise return functions. Facts slowly began to emerge that roughly 94 million customers’ credit card numbers were stolen from TJMaxx and Marshalls throughout 2006. It was believed that hackers sat in the parking lots and infiltrated TJX using their wireless network
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SECURITY OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS Introduction Wireless devices‚ like all technologies that provide external access to corporate networks‚ present security challenges. With wireless standards and practices still rapidly evolving‚ it is important to understand the strengths and limitations of available technologies in order to implement a secure solution. Extending current security policies to encompass wireless devices requires an understanding of the security features of both wireless devices
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Physical Inventory Guidelines Purpose This document provides guidelines for conducting annual physical inventories‚ and is applicable to all units that hold inventory for resale to external or internal customers. Annual physical inventories not only help ensure the accuracy of inventory balances reported in the University’s financial records but also help you manage the activity in your area. While these guidelines address annual physical inventories‚ similar concepts apply to cycle counting‚ but
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Checkpoint: Cyber Security Paper The Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary defines cyber security measures taken to protect a computer or computer system (as on the Internet) against unauthorized access or attack Most people think that hackers are just people that want to mess up your computer‚ but real hackers break into systems because they want to see what they can do‚ then they might leave a message on the victims computer‚ but that’s it. So‚ the computer security people protect from those other hackers
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Computer Security Many commercial software packages are designed with computer security features that control who can access the computer. These types of access controls use a process called identification and authentication. Identification verifies that the user is a valid user‚ and authentication verifies that the user is who he or she claims to be. Three common methods of authentication are remembered information‚ possessed objects‚ and biometric devices. With remembered information‚ a
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Windows Azure™ Security Overview By Charlie Kaufman and Ramanathan Venkatapathy Abstract Windows Azure‚ as an application hosting platform‚ must provide confidentiality‚ integrity‚ and availability of customer data. It must also provide transparent accountability to allow customers and their agents to track administration of services‚ by themselves and by Microsoft. This document describes the array of controls implemented within Windows Azure‚ so customers can determine if these capabilities
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CASE WRITE-UP Case: Adobe Data Breach 1. About the Case On October 3‚ 2013‚ The Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States of America discovered that there was a cyber-attack on their network during its regular monitoring of security check. The hackers made it through breaking in to the network and stole the sensitive and personal data of the customers which includes encrypted credit and debit card information‚ illegal access of customer ID ’s and also source code of other various Adobe
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inclusive security posture. • Investigation: Management give directions by specifying the goals‚ processes and the expected outcomes of the project and the costs of the project. At the end of that phase you must have a feasibility study document. • Analysis: The analysis in the secSDLC is when project manager or the team analys the existing security policies‚ identifying current threats and attacks and also Identifying‚ assessing and evaluating level of risk within the organizations security. •
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sums up post-9/11 politics‚ it’s security versus privacy. Which is more important? How much privacy are you willing to give up for security? Can we even afford privacy in this age of insecurity? Security versus privacy: It’s the battle of the century‚ or at least its first decade. In a Jan. 21 New Yorker article‚ Director of National Intelligence Michael McConnell discusses a proposed plan to monitor all -- that’s right‚ all -- internet communications for security purposes‚ an idea so extreme that
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BUS 508 | Assignment #4 Internet Technology‚ Marketing‚ and Security | Dr. Marilyn Carroll | | | 6/8/2012 | Internet Technology‚ Marketing‚ and Security The corporation I decided to discuss for this assignment is Staples; it’s the world ’s largest office products company and a trusted source for office solutions. Staples provide products‚ services and expertise in the categories of office supplies‚ technology‚ furniture‚ Copy & Print‚ and
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