Security for Non-Technical Managers
Information security is one of the weakest links on the information system management. Thus, non-technical managers lack knowledge on the subject. This increases the risk of threats by driving them to comply with the organization security policy. To protect, the organization information security assets, non- technical managers should be exposed to the three main areas of accountability such as Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (CIA). By doing so, it helps to create a pro-active environment to preserve the confidentiality of the information, maintain its integrity, and also ensure its availability. Since the value of information is so high, companies are thriving all the time to develop
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To prevent employees from doing that, they should not be allowed the login on any social media using company equipment on company time. By establishing and enforcing such as policies, the company can reach their main goal of keeping Information secure.
Next, preserving Integrity of information refers to protecting information from being modified by unauthorized parties. For example, in today’s world news, it is very difficult to assess the integrity of the information from each group that has its own version and interpretation of their data. So, if the information is correct then the value of it will be considered high. On the other hand, the value will be nothing and worse of that, it could affect the credibility and the loss of your business. A generic definition of risk is: “a probability or threat of damage, injury, liability, loss, or any other negative occurrence that is caused by external or internal vulnerabilities of an asset and thereby cause harm to the organization”. Therefore, it is almost impossible to quantify the damage of security breaches can cause to any businesses if management neglects the execution of security policies. In addition, there are many techniques to preserve the integrity of the business data among the public key encryption, symmetric encryption, digital signature etc. For example, many organizations use the digital signature format, which certifies and timestamps a document. If the document has been modified, the signature
Security and ethical employees will continue to be a vital aspect of ensuring the success of an organization. There will always be a need for ethical IT security professional as hackers will continue to force organizations to make adjustments in their business models to protect their employees, data and customers. Many organizations and managers believe application security requires simply installing a perimeter firewall, or taking a few configuration measures to prevent applications or operating systems from being attacked. This is a risky misconception. By understanding threats and respect impacts, organizations will be equipped to maintain confidentiality, availability and
Usage of personal technologies – Employee may not use its own personal e-mail or social media accounts for transmitting business related
One Minute Manager is a short story written by Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson. The story is about a young man who is in search of an effective manager because not only did he want to work for one but he is also wanted to become one. His search for this ideal manager took him to many places and made him interact with a lot of different individuals. He wasn’t pleased with what he encountered and he began to notice that most of the people he interviewed would fall into two categories: those who were interested in results and those were interested in people meaning their employees. He continued his search until he began to hear amazing stories about a manager that lived nearby. The young man met with this
As such, our company’s people resources pose the greatest risk for security breach. Our way to help mitigate risk in this area is to keep communication lines open in this area and to continually mandate security knowledge training, with mandatory updates on a regular basis. When the employees are informed of company policy when facing a security matter, they are better equipped to act in the best or right way. In this way knowledge is power – or at least empowerment to act in the best interest of the company’s information security.
To understand the role(s) of a Security Manager, a person must know what security is and what it means to an organization. According to Ortmeier, “security may be defined as a public or private service-related activity that provides personnel, equipment, and creates policies and procedures designed to prevent or reduce losses. These losses, caused by criminal action as well as by noncriminal events resulting from human error, emergencies, man-made and natural disasters, and business intelligence collection by competitors”. (2009).
In today’s IT world every organization has a responsibility to protect the information and sensitive data they have. Protecting data is not only responsibility of security and IT staff but every individual is involved in protecting the information. The risks to information security are not digital only, but it involves technology, people and process that an organization may have. These threats may represent the problems that are associated to complex and expensive solution, but doing nothing about these risks is not the solution.
Employees who have electronic or physical access to critical assets should know how to handle sensitive data securely and how to report and respond to cyber security incidents. Ensuring that access privileges would revoked at termination or transfer and that all equipment and data are returned to the
Any enterprise has to pay special attention to computer security. Computer security is a field that is concerned with the control of risks related to computer use. A primary focus should be on the external threats to the computing environment. In enterprise with branches cross country, it is important to allow information from "trusted" external sources, and disallow intrusion from anonymous or non-trusted sources. In a secure system, the authorized users of that system are still
In the final chapter of CompTIA Security + Study Guide eBook, it covers some great topics, key elements of implementation, support, and managing the security efforts in a company or organization. It’s important for IT Professionals to understand their role in a company/ organization. It’s also extremely important for them to understand the boundaries of security within that company/organization. Adopting best security practices while adhering to company policies will ensure that both parties are happy. There are many fines lines with security management.
After the information system is installed, the IS security controls must be monitored and assessed on a continuous basis. Continuous monitoring ensures the security controls in place are effective. In this step, there are five tasks. The first task requires managers to determine the security impact based on the threat environment. The second task is conducting assessments on certain security controls as outlined in their Continuous Monitoring Strategy. The third task is correcting discrepancies found in the assessment. The fourth task requires updating the Security Authorization package based on the previous results. The fifth task requires the appropriate officials to make a risk determination and acceptance by reviewing the reported security
As technology grows and information has become a critical asset companies currently are devoted their resource and money to protect their data as important as their finance and human resource assets.
While all of these technologies have enabled exciting changes and opportunities for businesses, they have also created a unique set of challenges for business managers. Chief among all concerns about technology is the issue of information security. It seems to be almost a weekly occurrence to see a news article about yet another breach of security and loss of sensitive data. Many people will remember high profile data breaches from companies such as T.J Maxx, Boston Market, Sports Authority, and OfficeMax. In the case of T.J. Maxx, a data breach resulted in the loss of more than 45 million credit and debit card numbers. In many of these incidents, the root cause is a lack of adequate security practices within the company. The same technologies that enable managers can also be used against them. Because of this, businesses must take appropriate steps to ensure their data remains secure and their communications remain
The information provided in this report has been gathered and compiled from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication 800-53a, Guide for Assessing the Security Controls in Federal Information Systems and Organizations. Publication 800-53a is a comprehensive manual which provides in depth information on the requirements of IT security in the interest of maintaining the security triad or CIA (confidentiality, integrity, and availability).
Stanton, Mastrangelo and Jolton (2004) explained the analysis they made of end user security behavior. In fact, it promotes the action of a superior end-user behavior restricting poor end user and provides an important way for efficient production of information security in the organization. In addition, Stanton, Mastrangelo and Jolton (2004) when the user's information technology organization established they can affect the security of the information required in response to describe both harmful behavior and representative of information technology experts, management implementation, and interviews with 110 regular employees. Intentionality and technical expertise As a result, they have developed a taxonomy of six elements of safety behavior
Security plays a major role in both the business and government worlds. We will discuss the legal aspects of organizational security management. Discuss both the positive and negative influences regarding organizational security. We will also be discussing what consequences will both business and government operations have to overcome if they fail to achieve security goals and objectives. The value private security management brings to businesses will also be discussed.