Handling Security And Ethical Issues IT
Handling Security and Ethical Issues
Handling Security and Ethical Issues at TBWI
Course: IT560-01
Handling Security and Ethical Issues at TBWI
A growing concern, especially with the recent information leak at Target, is the issue of security. Outlined are security concerns for TBWI and how best to handle them. In addition to handling security issues, there may be complicated ethical issues that may occur. To best handle these situations, those ethical issues are addressed, with recommendations for how best to handle them.
Security Concerns
In 2013, B2B International and Kaspersky Lab conducted a Global Corporate IT Security Risks survey and the results were quite startling. In a conservative estimate, “The average damage suffered by large companies from a single serious incident was $649,000. For small and medium-sized companies, the average damage was $50,000” ("Global corporate it," 2013). These damages can be the result of fines, lawsuits, as well as lost revenue from customers, who no longer have faith in the security of the company. It takes many years for a business, such as TBWI, to build a reputation, but it can all be lost in a matter of seconds. Because of this, the following security concerns need to be recognized, with a plan in place for prevention.
External threats
External threats are those that occur from people not involved with TBWI. These could be competitors or random hackers or thieves. These types of threats can occur at the software and hardware level.
External Software Threats and Solutions.
At the software level, the types of crimes include viruses, spam emails, phishing emails, data sniffers, denial of service (DOA) and other cyber-attacks.
To protect against these threats, the first thing needed is a strong firewall needs to be in place on all of the servers to help build a defense against viruses being sent to the server or any workstations. Complementing the firewall should be a type of intrusion detection software that
Handling Security and Ethical Issues at TBWI
Course: IT560-01
Handling Security and Ethical Issues at TBWI
A growing concern, especially with the recent information leak at Target, is the issue of security. Outlined are security concerns for TBWI and how best to handle them. In addition to handling security issues, there may be complicated ethical issues that may occur. To best handle these situations, those ethical issues are addressed, with recommendations for how best to handle them.
Security Concerns
In 2013, B2B International and Kaspersky Lab conducted a Global Corporate IT Security Risks survey and the results were quite startling. In a conservative estimate, “The average damage suffered by large companies from a single serious incident was $649,000. For small and medium-sized companies, the average damage was $50,000” ("Global corporate it," 2013). These damages can be the result of fines, lawsuits, as well as lost revenue from customers, who no longer have faith in the security of the company. It takes many years for a business, such as TBWI, to build a reputation, but it can all be lost in a matter of seconds. Because of this, the following security concerns need to be recognized, with a plan in place for prevention.
External threats
External threats are those that occur from people not involved with TBWI. These could be competitors or random hackers or thieves. These types of threats can occur at the software and hardware level.
External Software Threats and Solutions.
At the software level, the types of crimes include viruses, spam emails, phishing emails, data sniffers, denial of service (DOA) and other cyber-attacks.
To protect against these threats, the first thing needed is a strong firewall needs to be in place on all of the servers to help build a defense against viruses being sent to the server or any workstations. Complementing the firewall should be a type of intrusion detection software that
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