BioServer Systems Selection Process BioServer Systems (BSS) provides secure web server space to its clients. The company is young but has grown exponentially thanks to its groundbreaking encryption technology that is sought after by many businesses including luring some government clients. Stanley Jausneister owns the company and was able to capitalize on his network of pharmaceutical contacts he amassed from his former career in that industry. A longtime client has recently had to fire one of its employees for attempting to sell pharmaceutical cultures to someone overseas. The client realized that they not only had problems with their background checks but contacted Stanley to see if BSS was indeed conducting background checks that were valid. An analysis of BSS interview process and subsequent background testing will be reviewed. Recommended Background Testing for BSS BSS has many clients that have access to data that could affect the national security of the United States. Their clients have access to cultures of potential bioterrorist weapons including the plague and anthrax. When hiring for a new position, all candidates should complete a blank application that is submitted along with their resume. The blank application and resume will reveal any discrepancies in the application. Since the data stored on their servers needs to be secured at all times, a consumer credit check should be conducted as well as a review of criminal history. A consumer credit report according to Heneman & Judge (2012), “are prepared from accessible databases by a consumer reporting agency and bear on the person’s creditworthiness and standing, character, general reputation, personal information and mode of living” (p. 406). To comply with feder... ... middle of paper ... ...ait Taxonomy: History, Measurement, and Conceptual Issues. In O. P. John, R. W. Robins, & L. A. Pervin (Eds.), Handbook of personality: Theory and research (pp. 114- 158). New York, NY: Guilford Press. Peck, B. (2012). Employment Credit Checks: The Case for Requiring Employers to Use More Accurate and Fair Assessments. Retrieved from http://www.demos.org/publication/employment-credit-checks-case-requiring-employers- use-more-accurate-and-fair-assessments Robbins, S.P. & Coulter, M. (2007). Management. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall. Rosen, C.B. (2008). Conducting Employee Background Checks: Navigating Current Rules. Retrieved from http://www.law.com/jsp/cc/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1199354727551 Tomassi, K.D. (2006). Most Common Resume Lies. Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/2006/05/20/resume-lies-work_cx_kdt_06work_0523lies.html
The reality is in 2013 most American lives are being logged at every step from being filmed as they buy a soda at 7-11 or doing your homework at the computer lab at a community college. And, although many have heard about this intrusion, many do not most know the extent of this information and its impact when it is combined in a profile. This profile is used in background checks for top security clearances that the Office of Personnel Management (2013) requires to obtain this credential. Today, all people that have top security clearances are at risk to be targeted in ways that are deviant and often passive. To understand the profile is used to supply background checks, a history of the former company ChoicePoint will be explained to show this security threat of this now defunct company has contributed to this risk.
In this case, a large health services organization (HSO) in Florida, that has a world-renowned AIDS treatment center had information breach of 4,000 HIV+ patient records, and the list was sent to newspapers, magazines, and the internet. Consequently, this issue was featured in every media vehicle in the world and as CEO, you are requested by the board of trustees to come up a better management information system (MIS) to resolve all information security issues or you will face termination. After hiring an undercover computer security consultant to help determine where the security leak came from, she quickly identifies numerous breaches in computer security and provides a report with the issues identified. The report furnished by the consultant revealed that facility had major problems with the MIS and the staff. In order to determine how to address the issues, the CEO must first answer the following questions: what law is being violated by the employees, why was this law enacted, what are the penalties for such violations, what are the penalties for sharing celebrity information, and should he be updating his resume and looking for another job (Buchbinder, 378).
This explores the use and legalities of an administrative, non-coercive, care taking search program instituted by private security operatives to address real or perceived company losses resulting from significant internal theft. Judge Edward Weinfeld’s opinion in Chenkin v. BELLEVUE opens an idea of how to properly insert search protocols in a system, and gives an inside view of how to decide if the control system being implemented could be unconstitutional. This court decision directly impacts security operations because it sets a precedent for what protocols should be used to maintain a proper trust in the
In the area of Background Investigations the FBI manages checks on anyone who applies for positions with the Department of Energy, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Department of Justice, and the FBI its self. When conducting these investigations on applicants the FBI will interview past neighbors, and coworkers of those who apply. Also they will check their criminal records and credit history. Doing so ...
The plaintiff has asked us to evaluate Cynthia Bavaso’s liability for trade secret misappropriation. Under the Illinois Trade Secret Act (ITSA), to make a claim for trade secret misappropriation the plaintiff must establish that: a trade secret existed; the secret was misappropriated through improper acquisition, disclosure, or use; and the owner of the trade secret was damaged by the misappropriation. 765 Ill. Comp. Stat. Ann. 1065/2(b) (2010). We will examine the defendant’s actions in acquiring her former employer’s confidential customer list; Bavaso’s potential breach of the Statement of Confidentiality; and if Bavaso’s actions caused irreparable harm to the plaintiff.
The topic for week 3 of Computer Ethics was based upon an IT security policy in relation to a company’s ethics. The discussion board began with how training as well as education needs to be implemented throughout the business to ensure confidential information is not sent out without encryption or following other procedures put in place. This not only maintains the integrity of the company, but also makes the employees accountable as well. This can be accomplished by a well defined security policy and procedures which outlines the plan of action and the implementation. Many agreed a well documented plan needs to be kept updated as well as conveyed to the rest of the staff so everyone knows what their role is. In addition, Dawan pointed out that a security policy is a “living document” which is one that is forever changing to try and keep up with hackers. Many also agreed it is imperative everyone in the organization needs to be trained on the security policies at an organization.
The Healthy Body Wellness Center requires an Information Security Management System (ISMS), in order to implement a plan to maintain and audit the company 's information system security objectives. This necessitated outlining the scope of the ISMS plan as well as an evaluation of the risk assessment conducted by We Test Everything LLC (WTE). We Test Everything LLC was contracted by the Healthy Body Wellness Center 's (HBWC) Office of Grants Giveaway (OGG) to provide a risk assessment of the Small Hospital Grant Tracking System (SHGTS).
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It is critically important that ABC Healthcare have a policy to secure data files and prevent exposure to malware, and data theft in order to comply with industry audit requirements. To meet HIPAA, SOX and PCI DSS regulatory compliance standards, log data needs to be collected, stored, analyzed and monitored. The Sarbanes-Oxley act compliance requires ABC Healthcare to establish and maintain an adequate internal control structure and procedures for financial reporting and an assessment of how data is logged and audited. HIPAA’s focuses on the protection of data privacy and security rules. Furthermore, the standard requires that ABC Healthcare have a secured IT infrastructure and strategies to protect against emergence situations such as threats or
The Economist. "Outsourcing's Threat to the Security of Personal Information Is Exaggerated." At Issue: Does Outsourcing Harm America?. Ed. Katherine Read Dunbar. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2006. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. Lynbrook High School. 6 Dec. 2009
Companies that connect to the internet share common risks; they are vulnerable to attack by cyber criminals and they risk losing data as possible result of the attack. Data breaches, whether intentional or unintentional, continue to rise. Nevertheless, a data loss constitutes issues not only for our clients, but significant issues for Allegiant Health, which includes legal ramifications, loss of public trust, etc. In the healthcare industry, data breaches have a global impact for as threats can come from all over the globe. For example, Community Health Systems, Inc. (Ragan, 2014) experienced a data breach in 2014. During this breach, Chinese cyber criminals stole an estimated 4.5 million patients’ information, which included names, addresses,
The assignment research objectives were (a) to gain insight into securing strategic partnerships in the information technology (IT) arena; (b) to understand the choices made to reduce information and security risks by exploring the different outsourcing techniques, and; (c) to understand how business process associated with outsourcing will stimulate awareness on how the process is interlinked with human behaviors. The topics covered include an evaluation of the specifications of information security consultants to become strategic partners assisting in the reduction of information or security risks, an examination of four factors that were omitted in the specifications that add value to the selection process, and an explanation of the value of the four factors.
The agreement between the company and I was to advice the company management toward adopting the best network management plan and security plan. Through the study, I carried out in the firm I was required to evaluate the firm requirement in term of network planning and making sure that the firm has proper mechanism to secure its systems against malicious damage. Considering that, the management personnel have background in IT therefore; they required me to give an expert opinion on the best ways in which they can adopt the network management and the security plan. They required me to evaluate firm needs and what the IT world would offer the firm to enable them to lay down plans for the network and security in the firm.
During the late 1990s Biopure Corporation was caught in an ominous predicament. Since 1984, Biopure spent over $200 million developing a blood substitute called Hemopure, a product with the oxygen-carrying capacity of blood except without many of the disadvantages that are part of donated blood. However, midway into research they also discovered Oxyglobin (Oxy), a derivative of their main product that was applicable in animals. A few years later, the FDA approved Oxy and thus making the drug available in the veterinarian market while Hemopure still required at least 2 more years to market. Although the production of Oxy seemed like a positive outcome, Biopure was concerned that the immediate release of Oxyglobin will negatively affect the acceptable
O'Reilly, John. An Employer's Guide to Surveillance, Searches & Medical Examination. Toronto: Thomson Canada Limited, 2003.