Cyber Security Monitoring And Network Intrusion Detection Systems

Both Security Management and Prevention are categories that should be included in any review or audit process of IT systems. SM reviews how security is managed from the top down. The how and if management supports the ISMS program is identified. The overall management of the company and how services are provided are essential. Prevention looks at the performance and maintenance of IT systems and the reporting of these processes. It is extremely important to have these categories as part of the ISMS process and any review of these processes.

The Department of Commerce (DOC) is required to implement an Information Security Continuous Monitoring (ISCM) Program as mandated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum 14-03. The memorandum requires Federal agencies to manage information security risk on an ongoing basis. This document provides a high-level DOC-wide strategic plan for maintaining ongoing awareness of information security, vulnerabilities, and threats to support organizational risk management decisions. Otherwise known as information security continuous monitoring or ISCM, this strategic plan promotes informed and actionable risk management decisions; empowers leaders and improves organizational accountability; simplifies regulatory compliance through integrated

Do you have systems to recognize and react to suspect or know security episodes; alleviate to the degree practicable, hurtful impacts of known security occurrences; and record occurrences and their results? (R)

Use of advanced security information and event management solution is in place in order to capture any anomaly or detect nefarious activities within the network (Abelar, 2014).

These proposals and systems suggestions can minimize the vulnerabilities associated with any compromises or intrusions within the network. Deploying an intrusion detection system is an essential security strategy for monitoring a network information system for abnormal or authorized activity. An intrusion detection system (IDS) is set of tools which monitor a network topology by providing a system administrator with the overall picture of how the system is being utilized. Executing an IDS will make a difference in creating a defense in depth architecture to be more compelling in recognizing any form of malicious activities. The capacity of the IDS is to monitor and survey the network traffic without affecting network activity. IDS tools gather information and analyzes it against a pre-characterized manage set, and against a set of known assault 'marks'. The IDS can scan port numbers and to determine if any breaches or attacks are occurring (Kuipers,

Performing a Compliance Audit is a way to prove that the organization is compliant with regulatory and international standards and also measure how the organization’s operations are regulated, risk balanced, measurable, and can be monitored. Based on the results of an audit, the organization will then prepare for formal certification or a renewal audit to confirm that any audit findings have been addressed. Such certifications can strengthen trust in an organization and give it a competitive edge.

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Based on the Information Asset Inventory and Analysis completed for Cincom Systems the next phase of improving their enterprise security management strategy is to concentrate on assessments of risk management and control effectiveness. This specific study evaluates the effectiveness of the security technologies and methodologies in place at Cincom, also determining uncertainty and calculating the risk of the most dominant threats. Additional security requirements are need to fully protect Cincom's information assets. These are evaluated from an administrative, managerial and technical control standpoint. The network security methodology and technology used by Cincom is also assessed in addition to the access control technologies used. This analysis concludes with a discussion of what was learned and how this assignment has changed my perceptions of security technology and methodologies.

Cincom Systems is a global provider of enterprise software for many of the world's largest manufacturers and defense contractors. Their approach to defining an IT Security Plan is defined in this document as is the definition of their Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP). As Cincom is a global leader in the development and implementation of enterprise software, the focus of this IT Security Plan details how to best secure and protect not only their core intellectual property (IP) but that of their customers as well, many of which are government agencies headquartered both in the U.S. and throughout the world. The most effective IT Security Plans and Policies both support and streamline the attainment of corporate objectives over time (Johnson, 2011). Information security is crucial for the overall development of an effective strategic plan as well, concentrating on how enterprise systems can be extended, enhanced while also better aligned to the specific needs of global expansion in a business (Merkow, Breithaupt, 2006). As Cincom operates in 17 different nations and continually invests in new application development to support many foreign governments' information systems and defense-related needs, there is a corresponding increase in the level of security its systems must also deliver. The intent of this analysis is to define how Cincom can become more effective in managing potential threats, and also how it can use a

Creating and sustaining a competitive advantage in the enterprise software industry requires a myriad of processes, systems and people all orchestrated toward delivering a steady foundation of new technologies. Protecting the current and evolving future technologies, the core intellectual property of a software company, requires an enterprise-wide security strategy (Dutta, Roy, 2008). Cincom Systems, a leader in the development of enterprise software for the complex enterprise, has developed an enterprise-wide series of security strategies that encompass people, processes, hardware, software, hardware and databases. While Cincom has literally hundreds of information systems assets, the most critical to the function of the enterprise have been included in the Asset Inventory and Risk Assessment Table shown at the beginning of this analysis. The assets in the table have been divided into the categories of people, processes, software, hardware and databases. These five categories represent the most critically important areas of the company, in addition to defining the foundations of the enterprise security management strategy (Nnolim, 2007). Each of these five fundamental areas of the company's security strategy is defined in this analysis, including an assessment of how well the integration aspects of their systems are managed from a security standpoint.

In an e-commerce world, organizations are susceptible to hackers and intruders. Thus creating the information technology protection systems which is used to reduce the possibility of intrusions from occurring. Intrusions occur by uninvited outsiders (sometimes intruders can be internal users like employees) who try to access an organization’s information system using the internet with the intent to gain competitive advantage of some sort. Organizations depend on security technology to avoid loss from security breach, as well as to improve their efficiency and effectiveness. However, firewalls are also vulnerable to errors, and implementing a security technology comes with challenges and critical decisions that can possibly cause a financial burden on the organization if done without seriousness and commitment. “Information security is about managing risk, and managing risk is about discovering and measuring threats to information assets; and taking actions to respond to those threats” (Al-Awadi, & Renaud, 2007, p.3). This paper will discuss a few aspects that are involved with firewalls and intrusion detection systems.

Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) is a common approach in behavioural sciences to measure relationships between latent factors or theoretical constructs of observed elements. This model is known as a mixture of factor analysis and regression or path analysis and

The information society is having to be reliant upon Information Security Management Systems (ISMSs), and the ability to make these kinds of systems available is now more important than ever for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) to develop. However, these businesses need these systems that have been modified to the specific needs and features, and which are streamlined in regards to the resources that are needed to operate and keep them up and running.

Audit report: The system will generate audit reports on a quarterly basis to the accounting department .These reports are used for the inspection of financial records of the company. Also accounting department uses these reports to perform audit checks on employees who violate their liabilities. The audit reports consists of details of the employees along with the expenses made by them.

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