A Brief Note On The Private Sector Security

Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) – This refers to a U.S. law that was enacted in 2002 to lay down a comprehensive framework on how government information are protected. This also relates to operations and assets against natural or man-made threats. This act assigns responsibilities to federal agencies that re responsible for system and data protection, ensuring that all elements of FISMA are complied to, and integration of security measures throughout federal agencies in cost-effective, timely and efficient manner (. FISMA regulations require that inspection of the agencies be done annually through an independent evaluation (Gibson, 2010, pg. 59). The evaluation seeks to test the effectiveness of policies and practices in agencies and compile a report that identifies the state of compliance of that agency.

It’s always important to defend our information from an unauthorized access. To support this, United States enacted a federal law for Information Security in 2002, called FISMA. FISMA stands for Federal Information Security Management Act. FISMA features include policy development, risk management and Information security awareness for federal agencies. In this paper, we shall discuss the purpose of FISMA act, what is NIST’s role in FISMA, FISMA implementation project, contemporary criticisms of FISMA.

Cyberterrorism is a critical threat and is the most definitive characteristic of the U.S. contemporary security environment. For years, the American people have been victimized by cyber-attacks by having their personal information, emails, credit card, and banking information stolen by an invisible enemy named cyberterrorism. These types of attacks seem insignificant however; they are small examples of the vulnerabilities that our cyber world is experiencing. Our vulnerabilities are leaving our public officials in significant danger from cyber-attacks, as they are vulnerable to such things as the release of personal information and home addresses.

Private security is an increasingly growing industry with an increasing demand in recent years. It has reached the point where private security officers outnumber police officers in the United States, according to an article in The Washington Post. Similar trends are occurring in other countries as well. Yet many websites including CNN claim that security guards are untrained and incompetent. How is this supposed to make people feel safer? Thankfully, these claims are largely untrue and exist only to stir up rumours which sell newspapers. Here are the ways unarmed security officers are keeping people safe and preventing crime every day, in ways that you probably don’t realize:

The Federal Government has historically intervened and regulated private industry. Examples of this intervention can be found in workplace, environmental, and transportation safety, as well as the heavily regulated financial and investment industry. In fact, in August of 2015, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) authority to regulate commercial cybersecurity practices and take enforcement action against them. This case arose from three separate data breaches between 2008 and 2009 involving Wyndham hotels. The FTC’s complaint arose from Wyndham failing to address the problem in a timely manner and overstating its privacy policy. The FTC alleged that these breaches led to fraudulent charges on customer’s accounts and the export of account information to an account in Russia. In its opinion, the Third Circuit affirmed the FTC’s authority to regulate cybersecurity. (Melnik, 2015)

The need for private security continues to grow and the entire field has seen a huge spike especially after 911, with the being said there is an unlimited opportunity for those interested in a career and/or job security. The use of private security has been around for many years and public policing has history in America and other countries with it being originated as more of a neighborhood watch by ordinary citizens during the evening, hence the name watchmen. Both private and public police share some of the same responsibilities and duties. Both officers maintain watch, observe, and react to criminal activities. Their presence alone serves as a deterrent to would be criminals. They both also have general duties such as patrolling specific

Impacts to cybercrime today is forcing government and security agencies to place focus on cybersecurity within government, private, and public sectors. In 2015, the administration intends to pass legislation to strengthen cybersecurity across the U.S. government and private industry through information sharing methods. Contradictory controversy exists whether the government may dictate how the private industry should carry out their cybersecurity, if so, is it effective? Over the last several years, the government has collaborated with private sectors to develop programs, guidelines, publications, and information sharing legislation; but unresolved public concern continues to grow over information transparency and its impact to civil

Epidemic and disease outbreak in Guatemala have not in the past caused an issue of displacement. The challenges that Guatemala faces with an outbreak would be more a factor of their healthcare and security systems that they have in place. Although Guatemala’s focus has been on having individuals participate in their own healthcare, it is still lacking (Ruano et al 94). The struggle of private verses public security is also an issue when it would come into a crisis situation. Guatemala would rely on outside assistance from foreign countries in order to properly treat and secure their citizens. Guatemala would be left vulnerable to a major epidemic without help from outside sources, because of the lack of support of healthcare and security provided.

People across the world are becoming disproportionately dependent on modern day technology, which results in more vulnerability to cyber-attacks including cybersecurity breaches. Today, the world continues to experience inordinate cases of cybersecurity meltdowns. There is a rapid growth in complexity and volume of cyber-attacks, and this undermines the success of security measures put in place to make the cyberspace secure for users. Cyber-attacks on both private and public information systems are a major issue for information security as well as the legal system. While most states require government organizations and certain federal vendors to report incidences of data breaches, no equivalent legislation exists to cover private entities.

Over the last several decades, a series of reports and studies have examined the private security industry. Originally these studies played a roll in defining private security and documenting the growth and trends in the industry. These studies however, have become outdated and the surveys used in this research have produced data that the who population cannot utilize or that are potentially subject to nonresponse bias. Because of this, it is unclear how well one can use these sources to utilize this data to make assumptions or produce reports on private security as a whole. Currently, there is no existing data source

The end of the Second World War saw an increase in the awareness of individual rights such as the right to be protected from harm at all costs. Though the demand for private security arose in ancient times, the Second World War heightened its demand and saw the evolution of private security practice boom into a multibillion industry all over the world. The war made the people wary of sabotage and espionage which as the order of the day making the need for security high. The demand for private security was especially high at the war production plants, with each claiming to be

Similarly, for more than two decades, businesses and governments worldwide have struggled to understand the nature and scale of the cyber threat facing them, and to develop appropriate responses to tackle it. In many cases, the strategies adopted to manage and mitigate these risks have included heavy investment in information assurance. Despite this investment, the view of many professionals is that a persistent adversary will still get through most organisations’ defences. Countering the threat of attack on critical information assets and systems has emerged as a key priority for our federal government and other governments worldwide. Similarly, private sector corporations are taking the risk of cyber attacks with increasing seriousness, in part as a response to a series of high-profile attacks from banks to online retailers to ISPs. Against this background, attention is increasingly switching to deterring such attacks before they take place. This focus is especially prevalent among governments, which have the necessary

Security Services is one of those sectors which has remained unaffected by the economic slowdown and growing at a rapid pace. The private security services is one of the largest employers in India. As per Frost and Sullivan, the number of security personnel currently employed in India are around 6.5 million. In the last couple of decades, a number of multinational security service providers have entered the Indian private security service space. At the same time, many regional service providers have emerged. Rapid urbanization has increased the demand for security service increasing the market size significantly. The sector invests on training and skill development. Most of the employees in this sector come from rural parts

The tension between national security and individual privacy has long existed even before the development of digitized information. Recently, two main forces have advanced the debate over this balance to the forefront of the public eye: 1) the proliferation of data by private sector companies and 2) the heightened need for homeland security and public defense. With the rapid evolution of technology, companies have aggregated pools of consumer data to improve upon internal decision making. In some cases, however, this data can be leveraged to ensure national security and public safety. This juxtaposition of enterprise and security results in a blurring of the line dividing public and private sector responsibilities. The question becomes an issue of moral obligation versus legal responsibility. What are we as consumers and citizens willing to sacrifice in exchange for safety? And does the private sector inevitably succumb to obligations originating from the public sector?

Today, our nation is under constant attack by hackers, terrorist groups and other enemies. Unfortunately regardless of how innovative our government or private sectors have become with securing the network systems, the frequency and intensity of the attacks have only increased. Over the last decade, security breaches and cyber-attacks have highlighted how dependent our nation is on its critical infrastructure. It was concluded that a total of 54% of cyber-attacks targeted the US in 2013 (Watkins, n.d). Through experiences such as September 11, 2001, it has become apparent how interconnected our infrastructure is and the exposure to targeted attacks we face as a nation (Katen, 2004). With the private industry owning over 85% of our nation’s critical infrastructure, it is important for the government to create and maintain regulations which should be followed by all agencies and private sectors in order to protect our national security. There are several concerns about government regulation by the private sector and how it will affect their consumers privacy and the company’s finances. However, the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 ensures user’s privacy while sharing information between companies and agencies. Furthermore, there are several effects on national security resulting from failure to comply with government regulation, meeting only the minimum requirements and exceeding the minimum requirement. With that being said, it has become part of the private