Information systems discipline

Acar, T., Belenkiy, M., & Küpçü, A. (2013). Single password authentication. Computer Networks, 57(13), 2597-2614. doi:10.1016/j.comnet.2013.05.007 This qualitative analysis illustrates the authors’ proposed protocols for a password authentication system requiring the user to remember only one login and password. Their protocols would allow access to either a cloud server or mobile device to handle all authentication needs. They analyze how the protocols would be resistant to online…

attention on information security. It is critical that organizations must find a way to protect their data. This article will describe how to plan, develop and create an Information Security Operation Center (ISOC). Basically, an ISOC brings together the many isolated monitoring and response functions in a unified framework. Therefore, having an ISOC will benefit organizations in real time security incident management, monitoring and improving threat analysis across network systems, efficient…

implemented the Small Hospital Grant Tracking System (SHGTS) to automate assignment and tracking of the grant disbursement, streamline review of completed evaluation submitted by grant seekers and promote sharing of health information among healthcare professionals. A2: Security Principle The guiding security principle that HBWC should use to meet Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) is an ISO 27002 security framework, accompanied…

Introduction During the last SLP report on information security management the concerns of the organization VPN were discussed. However, in this module we would like to use a big brush and with the use of wide strokes examine the impact of continuous monitoring pertaining to information security systems. While the VPN issues are important it actually points to a bigger concern for the organization. This article will focus on two areas of information security system which are “continuous…

I am a clear example of what a lack of guidance from older students and professors can cause. This program caused me to change my mind about my life goals and change my major to Digital Information Design. Therefore, my personal experience plays a big factor in my motivation to get this issue solved. Second, I am very interested to see how my opinions will be used in consideration when dealing with this problem. It seems that people often…

1.2 Examine the impact of information systems on the business structure. Read Bonus Ch. B, “Using Technology to Manage Information,” of Understanding Business. Read Ch. 1, “Information Systems in the 2010s,” of Information Technology for Management. Read Ch. 2, “IT Infrastructure and Support Systems,” of Information Technology for Management. Participate in class discussion. Resources: SkillSoft (2012). IT Strategy Essentials: Business and IT Strategy Alignment. Complete The Business Integration…

Many aspects of the Flash file format make it ideal for adding interactive content to web pages. Some of the advantages are as follows: It is scalable. Flash images and animations can be resized with no loss of detail, making it easy to fill the whole browser window with a Flash interface without adding to the file size. Flash can be used to create static images, such as maps, where zooming in to view the image in finer detail is desirable. Image quality is high. Real- time anti aliasing…

The education that is required to become an Information Security Analyst is a Bachelor’s degree in computer science, or a related field, also a MBA is preferred, in business management. The salary is about 86,000$ a year on the median, or about 41.43$ an hour. One the job responsibilities are the fact that you must monitor the network to make sure that there is no data breaches, know how to use firewalls, and encryption. Do penetration testing which is basically testing a network for…

Background Information Crowdsourcing information security uses the reach of crowdsourcing to tackle problems involving information security and cyber security. To effectively crowdsource a task, especially in information security, three criteria must be met: • First, the crowdsourcing task must be solvable by a large group. • Second, the requester must have access to a large group of people that work either collaboratively or independently toward a solution. • Third, the requester needs to…

fastest growing fields is information technology, because computers are a part of most people’s lives and businesses. A recurrent topic in the news today is computer hacking. Recently, several companies have been hacked into and customers’ digital information has been stolen. Even the government can’t seem to keep its information safe. Everyday, people’s identities are stolen because their online bank has been hacked into. Digitization, the process of making information digitally stored on a…