Gonsalves, Christine-Week 4
SEC 701
Midterm
Part I: Read the article entitled “Security at Center Stage” and compare it to one of the 'Key Tenets' Maslow writes about.
The article “Security at Center Stage” depicts five secrets to a CSO’s success; it outlines the attributes needed to obtain success in the evolving field of security management. With the evolving role of a CSO there is a great necessity to satisfy all levels of need in the security and business setting. According to the article “Security at Center Stage” a CSO’s success is contingent on being “more that the average techie”, having a “focus on business”, being a “relationship builder”, requiring “an eye toward pervasive security”, and implementing a “dual reporting structure.”
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As in the field of security there is always a need for continued advancement and development. In the first secret “more that the average techie” , it states that today’s role of a CSO is no longer a traditional one. According to the article “Security at Center Stage” a CSO needs to be a “well rounded individual”, and possess an understanding of technology as well as how the technology relates to defenses and the ability to communicate this knowledge to a business-oriented environment.
According to the article “Security at Center Stage” the second secret states “focus on business”, this emphasizes communication and the importance of harnessing a multitude of skills such as strategic thinking/planning, leadership, an understanding of business, the ability to influence in addition to a keen knowledge of security and technology. The need for constant development only leads to further advancements in other
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According to the article “Security at Center Stage” a CSO must implement various ways to develop relationships and promote security. It is pertinent that they possess the appropriate qualities as stated in the article to achieve organizational and industrial security to create competent security professional that can deal with situations as they arise, and be able to effectively communicate to all levels of an organization as stated in the article “shared best practices in security serve us all very well, and our communal defense can only be improved through
Charen presents her thesis prominently at the beginning of her essay in her title. By doing so, she not only clearly expresses her thesis that we must give up some liberty to secure the United States, but also peaks the interest of the reader with a provocative and timely statement. To understand the appeal of the title as a narrative hook, the reader should consider the context in which it was written. Charen’s essay was written at a post-9/11 time when security was on the minds of everyone in the United States.
In the article, Offense, Defense, and the Security Dilemma, Robert Jervis argues that the security dilemma is more lethal and that the international conflict is more likely to occur when the offense has an advantage over defense. Robert Jervis also maintains that, when a defense is prominent the chance of war and conflict decreases exponentially. Throughout the article, Jervis makes multiple compelling arguments regarding the offense-defense balance and the security dilemma. The security dilemma exists when "many of the means by which a state tries to increase its security and decrease the security of others. " Security dilemma provides a rational foundation referred to as the ‘spiral model’, which is a term used in international
According to the third tier of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, all human beings need a sense of love and belonging. Big Brother fulfills this basic need by removing interpersonal relationships - romantic,
Final Assignment Topic 1: What are the capabilities and limitations of intelligence in supporting homeland security efforts? The United States has endured numerous security breaches and high security threats over the past two decades. After the attacks on 9/11, the office of Intelligence became a vital source in retrieving sensitive data and tracking down potential terrorists and their networks which could pose a threat to the American people and then forwarding that vital information to the Department of Homeland Security and other government agencies.
Homeland security was developed by the United States government to protect the country from external aggression, reduce the likelihood of terrorist attacks and manage the damage that occurs in case of attacks. To this end, the government set up and reconstituted numerous agencies to aid in the fight against terrorism in the United States. The United States Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security constitute the most prominent departments under the United States law to champion the fight against any attacks by extremist groups. Federal, State and local law enforcement agencies, as well as the United States’ military also have a role to play in homeland security. With the increasing cases of attacks and acts of aggression towards the United States, the government sought to strengthen the resolve to curb any attacks aimed at killing or maiming the citizens or destruction of government institutions and installations. In the wake of the September 11 attacks, it was apparent that stringent measures were needed to prevent attacks on American soil and protect the citizens of the country. This paper examines the duties; responsibility and intelligence methods used by the military, federal, State and local law enforcement agencies, as well as homeland security agencies in the fight against terrorism, with the aim of drawing similarities and differences.
Security helps the organization meet its business objectives or mission by protecting its physical and financial resources, reputation, legal position, employees, and other tangible and intangible assets through the selection and application of appropriate safeguards. Businesses should establish roles and responsibilities of all personnel and staff members. However, a Chief Information Officer should be appointed to direct an organization’s day to day management of information assets. Supporting roles are performed by the service providers and include systems operations, whose personnel design and operate the computer systems. Each team member must be held accountable in ensuring all of the rules and policies are being followed, as well as, understanding their roles, responsibilities and functions. Organizations information processing systems are vulnerable to many threats that can inflict various types of damage that can result in significant losses (Harris, 2014). Losses can come from actions from trusted employees that defraud the system, outside hackers, or from careless data entry. The major threat to information protection is error and omissions that data entry personnel, users, system operators and programmers make. To better protect business information resources, organizations should conduct a risk analysis to see what
Create a team with the following areas of expertise: Human Resources (HR), Legal, Technology, and other key business lines. The HR, Legal, and Technology team members will have a good understanding of the current policies related to information security. Moreover, such a team will be a fair representation of each area of the organization. Information Security Awareness needs to be an organizational-wide effort and must be presented in the same manner. (Wilson, M. & Hash, J,2003)
Collaboration among security officers will probably require them to focus on an agreed-upon definition of security incident. The group probably wants to prioritize their limited time dealing with significant threats to the system, not just review reports that have little or no security significance. It is almost inevitable that as a result of human error, a technical failure or a novel attack, that some security incident or privacy breach will occur. It is extremely important that the RHIO has agreed upon procedures for incident response, reporting, and remediation.
get directly involved in the threat assessment and mitigation process. Because security is the type of investment that is difficult to gain funding for, particularly when competing for limited resources with projects that promise big results-efficiency improvements, revenue enhancements, and the like-it is all the more critical that it is not left to the IT group to make the case. General and functional managers must get involved in the security discussion, understand the threats, and assess the degree of risk that the firm should be allowed to take. Actually, as a general or functional manager should responsible for weigh in on the difficult trade-off decision between purchasing more security and accepting higher risks.
Whitman, M., & Mattord, H. (2010). Management of information security. (3rd ed., p. 6). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
It can be said then that a Chief Information Officer is a crucial senior administrative post in an organization since information technology plays a great role in giving leverage to business. Typically, a Chief Information Officer has a strong background in some fields of IT such as information systems, computer engineering or computer science. Being a senior post, it is a must for a Chief Information Officer to possess a post-graduate degree in the field of management such as a Master’s in Busines...
Management- private security manager is answerable and accountable for improving definite programs in training security employees or pe...
The security management world has very dynamic positions across the career fields. It takes all kinds of security professionals and many different roles to get the security mission accomplished. Security professionals are concerned with the homeland and are having more of a presence on a global perspective. The need to have different roles on a global scale will continue as long as security will be needed. Leading and managing in the 21st century has a huge responsibility and needs a serious critical review.
Johnson, B. R. (2005). Principles of Security Management. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.
The first thing that we must consider about Information Security is that there is not a final destination at which we can arrive. IT Security is an ongoing set of processes and activities that requires attention and expertise on a daily basis. It is important to understand that systems are not secured by themselves and it is our responsibility to maintain and improve them periodically as required. It is of vital importance to establish the appropriate mechanisms and requirements in order to support the company’s CIA triad. The following report will provide you guidance about auditing and hardening techniques applied though the 7 Domains by utilizing IT Security Best Practices.