Security engineering

policies and procedures something that sit on a shelf until the auditors and/or regulators ask to see them? Have they become akin to "Shelfware"? As I write this, my colleagues and I are very busy assisting companies with assessing risks, recommending security posture and well yeah, auditing IT controls too. So what about policies and procedures? Where do they fit? Are they anything more than the product of “give the auditors what they want”? When was the last time or better yet, have you…

Most of the food product in America today is subjected to use of Genetic Engineering (FDA, 2013). The correlation between GMO (Genetically Modified Organism) and GE, is that GMO is a term that is used to describe organisms that are produced by genetic modification because of which there is an improvement in the productivity, quality, or performance. On the other hand GE (genetic Engineering), is a term that is used to describe high tech methods that incorporate genes directly into an organism…

world. Genetic engineering also called genetic modification is a possible answer for many of our imperfection. Genetic engineering is being used to advance agriculture and the cross breeding of crops. This is used in perfecting the human species by preventing disease and disorders that are passed on from generation to generation. This causes ethical issues between science and religion which are two important aspects of people's lives. These are just some of the uses of genetic engineering in our…

Most everyone today use computers for everything; online shopping, searching the internet, emails, assessing bank accounts and credit cards, communicating with friends on social sites as some examples. Communication, today, is faster and more reliable than in the past which has allowed more to be accomplished. The problem is just like anything else; vulnerability. There are individuals that use the benefits of computers and use them for illegal purposes, such as hacking into personal computers…

Network assessments have appeared almost as long as host assessments, starting with the Security Administrator Tool for Analyzing Networks (SATAN), released by Dan Farmer and Wietse Venema in 1995. SATAN provided a new perspective to administrators who were used to hosting assessment and hardening tools. Instead of analyzing the local system…

The United States homeland security environment is complex with competing requirements that must be balanced and managed to ensure the achievement of key national measures. The safety and security of the Nation faces threats by means of hazards and terrorism type attacks, as well as manmade accidents or natural disasters. Though out this ever changing environment homeland security must manage risks that can be associated with workforce management, acquisitions operations, as well as other cost…

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It was imperative for the airlines to change their security policies if they wanted people to feel safe enough to fly on their airplanes again. The technology that was installed can check every part of you and your belongings to ensure you are not carrying any weapons or items that could be hazardous to anyone around. Before the attack on September 11, there was some attempt at security and protecting people, but it was not nearly as advanced as it is today. How those…

38 security officers are authorized, right now there are 28. They are steadily hiring more officers, job postings are on HCCSJOBS.com. HCC currently has a fleet of about 25 police cars with 10 more on order. With every yearly budget, cars and added and retired. HCC Southwest Student Government President Charles Tolden has voiced concerns about consolidation, “It’s too many uncertainties for me as a student representative to be OK with going forth with such a dramatic change in the security…

EXTERNAL SECURITY 1052 India’s external security is informed by its political position on the world stage. Since 2014, Prime Minister Modi’s progressive attitude has brought Indian foreign policy on significantly. This is demonstrated through the surprise invitation of all South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation leaders to his swearing-in ceremony . India is now showing global self-confidence, through strengthened defence ties with the US and Europe, and has for the first time in a…