Throughout history we did not have the department of homeland security. The department of homeland security was created in 2002 because of all the terrorist attacks happening in and so close to our home land. The president and congress made it very clear that we needed to focus on protecting this countries vulnerabilities and protecting it against future attacks. Homeland security focuses more on protecting the key operational responsibilities that specialized in securing the nations perimeter and
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Defining Security “Security” comes from a broader subject referred to International Relations which is the study of all political cooperation that occurs between states that have their own government‚ international organizations with or without government influence‚ and some wealthy separate individuals. “Security Studies concerns itself with a sub-set of those political interactions marked by their particular importance in terms of maintaining the security of actor” (Hough 2008: 2). Depending
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Security Principles CMGT/441 November 21‚ 2012 Security Principles The security principles of information technology (IT) are confidentiality‚ integrity‚ and availability for your company data. Confidentiality is the way that a computing system’s assets can be read only by authorized parties. Integrity is that you can only be modified or deleted by authorized parties or in authorized ways. Availability is that the data is accessible to the authorized parties in a timely fashion (Principles
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1. Most security plans start with infrastructure. If you were going to develop a Security plan from scratch‚ where would you start? Explain your answer. To develop a security plan from scratch‚ there are three steps which I would consider to implement first in the plan. a) Business impact analysis (BIA) and risk assessment The first question is to understand the impact of a loss or reduction of business functionality. I would first understand most critical assets and threats of the organization
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reviewing several articles on the Internet‚ I chose the topic of physical security and an article entitled “Lock IT Down: Don ’t overlook physical security on your network”. This particular article peaked my interest because it addresses the various aspects of physical security that can often be overlooked in a world that is so highly focused on threats of cyberterrorism‚ virus attacks‚ hacking‚ application and network security. What caught my attention was the line‚ “If the server is sitting in the
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the Freight Rail network‚ they are privately owned and operated‚ and are a $60-billion-dollar year industry with 140‚000 miles of track. Private security companies are hired to watch over rail car that carry hazardous waste material‚ passengers‚ and or other valuable material being transported. Railroad employees need to coordinate with private security in order to ensure the merchandise arrives safely across America which is a definite necessity. Second‚ Pipeline Network are a major concern of
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Chief Information Security Officer The chief information security officer is there to examine and respond to a number of things. There are different functions which are performed by the CISO of the organization. It is clear from its name that the role of the CISO is a leader of the whole IT security. Functions of CISO There are a number of critical functions of CISO which he needs to be performing in the organization. For example if something goes wrong and a breach happens in the organization
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Riordan Manufacturing Physical and Network Security Team B Sean Burnett‚ Audrey Clarke‚ Rick Hamby‚ John Robinson‚ Rick Garcia University of Phoenix CMGT/441 May 29‚ 2013 Levi Royster Riordan Manufacturing Physical and Network Security Overview Riordan currently operates four manufacturing plants; three located in the United States (San Jose‚ California; Pontiac‚ Michigan; and Albany‚ Georgia) and one overseas (Hang Zhou‚ China). Each plant contains the same basic departments‚ to include
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Security Issues in Smartphone Markets Are you buzzing about the new Verizon Blackberry Storm or the T Mobile G1? They are the new crave and everyone wants one right? What these owners many not know are the security risks that surround the raving technology. Most of the unawareness starts at companies and customers not placing more significance on security as smartphones get smarter. Although a smartphone may not be at greater risk than a PC‚ some security issues and risks are still present with
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Timothy Collins 2/10/2013 National Security: An Intuitive Understanding The debate over the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is one with strong opinions on both sides of the issues. There are pros and cons to the extensive network of security that the federal government has created to combat domestic and international terrorism. National security is the requirement to maintain the survival of the state through the use of economic power‚ diplomacy‚ power projection and political power. The
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