Final: Security and Network
Table of Contents
Instructions 3
Honor Pledge 3
ABC Background 4
Question One Answer 5
Question Two Answer 8
Question Three Answer 10
Question Four Answer 11
Question Five Answer 12
Reference Page 14
CSEC 630 Final Exam - 100 points
Exam is due by 11:59 PM EDT [Sunday December 02, 2012].
This examination is worth 20 percent of your total grade. There are five questions, and the maximum point values are included with each question.
Maximum length answer for each question should be limited to approximately 800 words (2 pages) excluding diagrams, illustrations or other addendum. You are not required to use APA formatting. I expect the response to immediately follow the question as follows:
1. Describe… Response
2. Discuss…
Response
And so forth…
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ABC HEALTHCARE CASE BACKGROUND
Healthcare companies, like ABC Healthcare, that operate as for-profit entities, are facing a multitude of challenges. The regulatory environment is becoming more restrictive, viruses and worms are growing more pervasive and damaging, and ABC Heathcare’s stakeholders are demanding more flexible access to their systems.
The healthcare industry is experiencing significant regulatory pressures that mandate prudent information security and systems management practices.
Furthermore, the continued pressure to reduce cost requires that management focus on streamlining operations, reducing management overhead and minimizing human intervention. The regulatory focus at ABC Healthcare is on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX). Both pieces of legislation highlight the need for good systems administration and controls, but focus
Instructions 3
Honor Pledge 3
ABC Background 4
Question One Answer 5
Question Two Answer 8
Question Three Answer 10
Question Four Answer 11
Question Five Answer 12
Reference Page 14
CSEC 630 Final Exam - 100 points
Exam is due by 11:59 PM EDT [Sunday December 02, 2012].
This examination is worth 20 percent of your total grade. There are five questions, and the maximum point values are included with each question.
Maximum length answer for each question should be limited to approximately 800 words (2 pages) excluding diagrams, illustrations or other addendum. You are not required to use APA formatting. I expect the response to immediately follow the question as follows:
1. Describe… Response
2. Discuss…
Response
And so forth…
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ABC HEALTHCARE CASE BACKGROUND
Healthcare companies, like ABC Healthcare, that operate as for-profit entities, are facing a multitude of challenges. The regulatory environment is becoming more restrictive, viruses and worms are growing more pervasive and damaging, and ABC Heathcare’s stakeholders are demanding more flexible access to their systems.
The healthcare industry is experiencing significant regulatory pressures that mandate prudent information security and systems management practices.
Furthermore, the continued pressure to reduce cost requires that management focus on streamlining operations, reducing management overhead and minimizing human intervention. The regulatory focus at ABC Healthcare is on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX). Both pieces of legislation highlight the need for good systems administration and controls, but focus
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