Alissa,
You did an excellent job answering the week’s discussion board question. You brought up an interesting point of how regardless of how much an organization choses to spend on security and security systems this does not mean they are completely protected from all security issues. This can happen for many different reasons. One of the most common reasons organizations still have security breaches I have see is over confidence in their security measures and the overlooking of the human factor of security. When an organization spends a massive amount of money on securing there information system they often feel they no longer have to worry or think about security. However as we all know, security and security threats are always changing
However, I feel users had a different vision/perspective on security mechanisms and they trusted each other during those times and did not have to worry about protecting their information (this is how exactly, one person’s ignorance becomes another’s person’s - hacker, here bliss). This book helps us to understand the vulnerabilities; its impacts and why it is important to address/ fix those holes.
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).
The use of hacking to identify weaknesses in computer security has become an increasingly controversial issue in recent years. Awareness of this issue is important, because our ever increasing reliance on technology means that breaches in computer security have the potential to have wide-ranging and devastating consequences to society, worldwide. This essay will begin by clearly defining the term ‘hacking’ and will examine the type of people who hack and for what reasons. There will then follow a discussion of the moral argument on hacking before examining a few brief examples. The essay will then conclude by arguing against the use of hacking as a means of identifying weaknesses in computer security.
Software application development at my company was initiated first out of security concerns. There were increasing numbers of security breaches reported in hospitals, banks, Yahoo, and other places that paused potential hazards (Snyder, 2014). We are in the financial Industry with huge volumes of sensitive data. Our Information Technology department expressed concerns that our SQL server was an easy target to those that may want to hack the system. Existing security measures and periodic training were very strict but they were not enough to protect customers from hackers.
On September 11th, 2001, four planes were hijacked, two planes hit the twin towers, one hit the pentagon, and one crash-landed in a field in Pennsylvania. Since then the government has been doing everything it can to help with security at airports, in airplanes, and in everyday life. Even though the government has been trying to increase security, terrorists have still been successful. Since 9/11, the government has taken many steps to increase security and decrease terrorism. However, security has increased, while terrorism has not decreased.
An Explanation of Corporate Crime This analytical source review will analyse and detail the views and opinions of four different sources including: The sociology of corporate crime: an obituary, Corporate Crime, Corporate Crime at the tip of the iceberg and White Collar and Corporate Crime. The topic this review will be primarily concerned with is corporate crime, the topic will be examined and the notion of ignorance towards the subject will be addressed. However in order to research and provide a review on the subject in hand a brief definition of corporate crime is required. White collar crime and corporate crime are referred to as the same subject however, Gary and Slapper argue that the term white collar crime should be restricted to the study of crimes by the individually rich or powerful which are committed in the furtherance of their own interests, often against corporations for which they are working.
Look around you today, security has never been so prominent or high tech before. So what has caused this drastic change worldwide? Well, to start terror groups and attacks weren’t anything new before 9/11, but yet the world has forever changed after this event. Following 9/11 more than 130 pieces of 9/11-related legislation were introduced to the 107th Congress just in the year after the attacks. In fact after justt two months after the attacks, the U.S congress federalized airporty security iwth the Aviation and Transportation Security Act, which includes the Transportation Security Administration. Also, we can see the biggest cahnge in security as the Patript Act that was imiated after the attacks. Prior to 9/11 people could just simpily
...ng for work this is also one type of risk it is good until we handle when we cannot handle then there will be a risk but it is convenient so we are using. Coming to the threats I had come in-detail about denial of service, unauthorized access and many more. Coming to the part of firewalls which will be useful in our personal lives so that we can have an advantage of choosing the best one. We had come across types of firewalls and there advantages and which is best one. Coming to the secure devices we had learned about dial back systems, virtual private networks. Coming to the attacks I had learned about Trojan horses, software bugs, sniffers. There are many businesses depended on this network security like online banking, business processes etc. I had also got an idea on hacking and in what ways they hack. Everyone in the organization is responsible for the security.
the risk of security incidents and breaches is reduced by encouraging employees to think and act in more security conscious ways;
Although all of the legal parameters are not presented to the public, they maintain common ethical standards to protect our citizens. I don’t think cybersecurity receives enough recognition for their contribution to this nation’s security. The training is extensive, the skills are mandatory, and the mistakes are catastrophic, so a lot of pressure is placed on the employees in this field. Cybersecurity may never fully be understood by someone who is not tangibly involved, but the dedication and effort cybersecurity provides is priceless. Computer security is a must and without it all things could fall apart.
I was able to handle it, based on the advice I get from the elderly and experienced people who have been in it for so many years. Should they have been handled differently? Based on what I see today, I feel great about how things are moving and the way we get along says it all. I would not change if asked to handle it differently. This paper explores a new avenue for increasing resilience, identifying security risks, working with the business to find risk treatments for those risks, and still allowing the business to thrive and meet the goals set for organizational success.
As the Department of Homeland Security continues to improve cyber security across all critical information sectors as well as in cyber infrastructure and network they are not effective. This lack of effectiveness comes from the overwhelming work load that is being put on one department which can cause one purpose to fail more than another and as a result the purpose fails as a
In a society where job security is important one has to question why not put employees where they need be, in the places where they will be most successful, where business can benefit from a happy and energetic employee. Does the quote by Mr. Buffet make since? Being a member of the Armed Forces one would think that retention is a challenge. In my personal opinion I think it depends on the job/department, with using the lingo of the military, it depends on the AFSC (Air Force Specialty Code) in which you are assigned. I will take it one step further and state that it may depend on the branch of service and whether are not you are Active Duty, Guard, or Reserves. For example, members that may have to report to duty one weekend and
The threats to security from the United States Department of Defense, the national power grid and the Chamber of Commerce are very real and omnipresent. The Defense Department made an admission of the first major cyber attack upon its systems in August 2010. It was revealed that the attack actually took place in 2008 and was accomplished by placing a malicious code into the flash drive of a U.S. military laptop. “The code spread undetected on both classified and unclassified systems, establishing what amounted to a digital breachhead.” (2) This quote, attributed to then Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III, is just part of the shocking revelations that were disclosed in his speech made on July 14, 2011.
Solution: The organization should put in place a competent incident response team, continuously update their security