Computer security incident management

The Internet: A bane to society "Technology is a useful servant but a dangerous master" (Lange, n.d.). The internet is the gateway for technology to function. Without the access of the internet we cannot go online. To access online is to be able to acquire unlimited information's that may or may not be useful. Also, the thing about the internet is that it can be accessed by anyone, and of any age (The positive and negative effects of the internet, n.d.) Meaning, there is freedom to access…

Cyberbullying is on a rise. Now that technology is advancing so are the threats that come with it. “Cyberbullying is defined as a willful and repeated harm inflicted through the use of computers, cellphones and other electronic devices” (Patchin 2014). In the present days, teenagers are using the internet more than ever before and they have access to it from anywhere. For many children the internet is not only for study purposes or playing games, it is part of their social life as well, where…

The three major dilemmas that Tim Cook faced were the following: national security vs customer privacy, ability vs action, and the Four Spheres of Manager’s Commitment. The most concrete dilemma that Tim Cook faced was whether National Security or customer privacy was more important compared to the other. On the one hand, people were using the company’s products to organize and conduct crime that put many others in harm. On the other hand, the company always claimed to be a product of the people…

Thesis: Cyberbullying affects everybody today, both children and adults. Due to the development of technology today, cyber-bullying has become one of the most difficult issues to resolve in our society. Cyberbullying The internet is used today, more than ever. People view the internet can be viewed on just about any new mobile device. The internet and mobile phones systems are the two biggest types of communication which play a crucial role in our daily activities and development of identities.…

false sense of security? Security controls are technical, physical or administrative defenses to evade, neutralize or diminish harm or inaccessibility because of risks operating on their corresponding weakness, i.e., security risk. Organizations add security controls, which is no surprise; however, it is easier than most think to bypass these controls. The business “goes through the motions of deploying a security tool or following an oversight procedure, but the benefit to the security posture…

threats to the system we will look into what security measures can be used to avoid such attacks. Best way to achieve an application level security in a cloud environment is to analyze and address security threat at various cloud service model such as SaaS, PaaS and IaaS .For example in case of IaaS service model developers are given capability to develop and deploy application in a cloud environment. Developer may not be concerned with the application security of the application his is…

Security is a buzz word for every aspect of your life. Financial, child protection, personal defense, work, and most importantly your personal information that exists. Everyone needs it and everyone will face it in some form in their lifetime. In today’s world identity theft is becoming more and more common. The headlines have been rampant with companies that have been breached and thousands of customer’s information stolen and used. So how do we stop it? What can we do to protect ourselves?…

Situation Definition. Nicholas Wentworth, the director of public relations at Samacme Pharmaceuticals which is one of the largest manufacturers of prescription drugs, is interested in getting involved in cyber communication with the costumers through the company’s website. The site suffered from plenty of attacks from anoymous users. However, this was amended by the fact that Wentworth regarded the internet as a great way to improve the company’s marketing and public relations area. Samacme had…

How many of you are aware of credit card skimmers that thieves install where you swipe your card to pay at the pump? Today I would like to address the dangers of credit card skimmers at the gas pumps for those of you that are credit card users. In this speech I would like to talk about the problems and solutions associated with credit card skimmers at the gas pumps. “Being able to pay by credit or debit card at the gas station is a nice convenience. But when you swipe your card at the pump, you…

1. IT Service Continuity Management: ISCM ensures that the IT infrastructure and IT services can be restored within the specified time limits after a disaster has taken place. It also supports overall business continuity management (BCM), this process addresses business objectives. It analyses and manages risks to:  Reduces risk to an acceptable level  Develop plans for restoring business activities in case of disaster. Issues that might be addressed because of ITSCM:  When firms seem unable…