happen at any place and any time when talking about computer security incidents. Not everything goes perfectly fine when a computer system is involved. It could be something as simple as a bad cable or it could be as horrible as a hacker trying to steal all of your information. Either way‚ it probably isn’t going to end well. Additionally‚ the FBI and the Computer Security Institute‚ in their annual survey on computer crime and information security‚ gathered the following disturbing facts in 1998:
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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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Contents Newspaper Articles on Information Security Threats 2 Methods of Spreading Awareness 3 Potential Threats 5 Classified Letter 6 References 9 Newspaper Articles on Information Security Threats The number of articles found‚ discussing and reporting the threat to information security were four. A brief summary of each is given as follows: The first article was the threat posed due to the malware viable and distributed on the internet. The social networking websites and other free sources
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Characteristics of Critical Thinking and Decision Making Nicole Simmons University of Phoenix MGT/350 – Critical Thinking: Strategies in Decision Making Oliver Allen November 10‚ 2011 Abstract In this paper the reader will relate to how I describe my personal experience in applying critical thinking in the work-related environment and how the decision(s) made impacted the department. Second‚ by the end of the paper‚ the reader will also be able to formulate answers to a few
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simply because there are no “rises or curves on the road.” The midwest is also considered a square state‚ meaning it is more conservative and rural. Something many people are not aware of. It is also more republican than non-square states. Another characteristic that the midwest might have‚ is that it seems to gave people that are of a higher class‚ meaning that they are thought of in a higher aspect. It is a region “where all the woman are strong‚ all the men are
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people probably think of a sociopath as a psychotic criminal. This is not the case. Only 20 percent of male and female prison inmates are sociopaths. The majority of these people live normal lives and function well in society. One of the characteristics of a sociopath is they are unfazed by uninterrupted eye contact. This may seem aggressive or seductive to the other person‚ but is really just a form of manipulation by the sociopath. Another trait of a sociopath is the negative feeling toward
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CMGT400 The Role of Information Security Policy Your Name……………………… Date…...................... The Importance of Policies and Standards For any business‚ the need to protect its assets is just as important as the need to maintain or increase its bottom line. If a business does not‚ will not‚ or can not enact a sufficient security plan that is the equal to or greater than its needs‚ it may find itself
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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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What is critical thinking? What are some characteristics of critical thinking? Critical thinking is deliberately taking the time to think about ones thinking in order to ultimately improve said thinking. Although this is perhaps an overly simplistic statement‚ it captures the essence of critical thought. Critical thinking is a method of reasoning that starts off with a purpose and identifying a problem; from there‚ possible solutions are posed and as much information as possible is collected‚ assumptions
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networked computers to run businesses. With this reliance has come vulnerabilities to information and a need for information security. In order to understand the history and development of research being performed today with information security‚ it is important to have background knowledge of the internet and networking‚ its vulnerabilities‚ attack methods through the internet‚ and security technology are all important. This essay briefly provides a short history of networks and how they connect
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