Network security

United States has become more excessive. As new advances in technology rise, new security issues in network infrastructures has increased from previous decades. For example, unknown hackers were able to achieve once of the largest breaches of OPM network in history. According to the Michelle Singletary, a Columnist for the Washington Post, stated personal information — birth dates, home addresses and Social Security numbers — for 4.2 million current and former federal government employees was…

people often use to make security decision are rule-based decisions, relativistic decisions, and requirements-based decisions. The first strategy rule-based decisions are made for people by external circumstances or established, widely accepted guidelines. The second strategy relativistic decisions are often use to outdo others who are faced with similar security issues. Lastly, the third strategy requirements-based decisions are based on a organized analysis of the security status. R2: The…

company can still pose a social risk. There are many different types of social risks. Every social risk, if not managed properly, can cause great harm to a business. There are many social risks on a business that include : human rights, corruption, security, land, environment, public health, working conditions, and supply chain (Vegt 975). Each of these listed are very essential to the way a business is ran. If not managed properly, there will be very harmful consequences. The first type,…

similar, future attacks. However, reality proves far more ambiguous and has become a quagmire; there is certainly more going on here than meets the eye. These bizarre turn of events can potentially be pernicious to the American public’s freedom and security in general, and these same circumstances—if not diagnosed and redressed now—may have irrevocable consequences. For starters, the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has had myriad options and roads…

A RISK-BASED APPROACH TO VULNERABILITY REMEDIATION Introduction When it comes to data security, nothing is more important than understanding where you are most vulnerable. This is why many companies have realized that annual vulnerability assessments aren’t sufficient. Under a new vulnerability management model, successful companies have moved to monthly or quarterly scanning. Vulnerability assessments are still only a small part of the battle, though. While increasing the frequency of…

The recent influx of safety alerts prompted University of Maryland students to question their safety on and off campus. For many students, the alerts are not enough to make them feel safe on campus, which is a basic need for a place that many of them call home. On a large campus, such as Maryland’s, ensuring everyone’s constant safety remains one of the most difficult tasks. One of the University of Maryland Police Department’s strategies to keep students up to date on the crimes on and around…

CASE 1 – MAKING AIRPORTS MORE SECURE a) Based on the above scenario, it stated that the Department of Homeland Security has created a complex system of checks where the passengers are now required to show a valid photo ID and boarding pass in order to proceed to the terminal. When it comes to airport security, the first thing that usually comes to mind is a passenger screening. However, this system (system of checks) is not refined enough and has several identified problems such as an innocent…

Project Risk Management Simply Serendipity Inc. is looking at implementing a new information technology system that would allow its employees to access and maintain some of their own human resource information. The information that they would be able to accessed and changed would include their home address, telephone number, and email address. All employees would also be able to access and change their tax withholding and pension plan contributions. The implementation of this plan would reduce…

Industry Example DoD industry partners follow stringent change control processes for configuration management minimizing risk to the government. CISCO, an important industry partner not only implements a CM program for themselves they share their processes and methods as another business offering. Assess and Evaluate the RFC The potential impact to services and service assets and configurations needs to be fully considered prior to the change. Generic questions (such as the "seven Rs")…

trying to figure out the balance between national security and freedom for their citizens. For many years now many had a feeling that their government was monitoring their calls. After the U.S. had established their foothold in the middle east, they have known that with the amount of negativity they were receiving one person would be bound to take it upon themselves and attack the United States. At what price will Americans have to pay for the security of our nation? Is it truly necessary to…