Risk Management : An Essential Part On Computer Security Planning

Sadly, there is no way to alleviate the numerous amounts of threats that haunt networks and computers worldwide. The foundation and framework for choosing and implementing countermeasures against them are very important. A written policy is vital in helping to insure that everyone within the organization understands and behaves in an appropriate manner with regards to the fact that sensitive data and the security of software should be kept safe.

Risk assessment and threat assessment should go hand-in-hand.The outcome of the risk assessment and threat assessment should provide recommendations that maximize the protection of confidentiality, integrity and availability while still providing functionality and usability. The purpose of a risk assessment is to ensure sensitive data and valuable assets are protected. An organization should take a hard look at who has access to sensitive data and if those accesses are required. The security audit should monitor the companies systems and users to detect illicit activity.The security audit should

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.

Due to the lack in data security elements, the following recommendations are suggested: strategy and risk assessment. Overall data security begins with the identification of risks and the strategy on the solution to those risks. This can be accomplished through a Strength Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) analysis. Strengths and weaknesses are derived from internal factors, such as employees, while opportunities and threats are derived from external factors, such as hackers (Value Based Management, 2011).

Computer security is the security applied to the computers and their networks including the internet. Physical security and information security are the two types of computer securities which prevent theft of equipment and data. (Man, 2015).

For example a clerk will only be able to access a limited amount of information, such as inventory at each store. The limitations will be different for an accountant or the mangers. All information will be protected with several different layers of security. The first layers will be simple hardware protection for access to the network; from there the security will increase with password protection and restrictions to users. (Merkow & Breithaupt 2006)

I am Professor Kirk Mooring and I will be your instructor for this class. In this class, you will learn the fundamental core theories of information and network security. In this course, you will learn and use technology skills that are in demand in today’s job market. With so many threats and vulnerabilities created daily that we have to learn to work as a team in order to protect our data with the appropriate security safeguards. You will study the concepts that will help you evaluate and mitigate risk by selecting the appropriate security controls and technologies.

Risk analysis is an integral part of data safety within an organization and the analysis is vital to the mission and success of an organization. Risk analysis is used “to identify threats and then provide recommendations to address these threats” (Taylor et al, 2006). Risk analysis encompasses not only the equipment and programs used in an organization but also covers the culture, managerial, and administrative processes to assure data security. A key factor in risk analysis is to have a good Information Resource Management Plan.

The most significant part of utilization is planning and will not even be credible for security, unless a full risk assessment is completed. Security planning encompasses the development of security guidelines as well as employing restrictions prohibiting computer risks from developing into the here and now. It is impossible to move forward with a plan of action prior to the risk assessment being implemented. The risk assessment will be responsible as a

Security monitoring is an important factor in keeping any organization network safe as various attacks are on a rise. A company constantly must practice monitory techniques to keep their data safe. " The first step is to scan the internal and external environment and identify information technology risks before they become a problem. The key is to be proactive rather than reactive" (Marilyn Greenstein). Different organization consist of many applications that require a certain level of security measures and risk assessment. To determine the associated risks within an organization each application

Information security professional’s job is to deploy the right safeguards, evaluating risks against critical assets and to mitigate those threats and vulnerabilities. Management can ensure their company’s assets, such as data, remain intact by finding the latest technology and implementing the right policies. Risk management focuses on analyzing risk and mitigating actions to reduce that risk. Successful implementation of security safeguards depends on the knowledge and experience of information security staff. This paper addresses the methods and fundamentals on how to systematically conduct risk assessments on the security risks of information systems.

Safety of information is the most valuable asset in any organization particular those who provide financial service to others. Threats can come from a variety of sources such as human threats, natural disasters and technical threats. By identifying the potential threats to the network, security measure can be taken to combat these threats, eliminate them or reduce the likelihood and impact if they should occur.

To optimize the working of the network, we need to administrate the network with best practice in place. There are many roles and responsibilities associated to in maintaining a network such as building, configuring, managing user’s permissions to performing regular test and optimizing network, but with the rise in the shift the organization do their business also increases the threats associated to them. That is where the need for security arises to protect with the increasing threats of malicious attack such as viruses, hacking and botnets etc.

Today’s 21st century has developed into an exceptional technological age. A new paradigm of information management through various electronic devices and systems. Such an evolution of technology has disrupted and altered the manner in which several organizations conduct business. Not to mention, that it has generated an inevitable societal change. In fact, such an extraordinary development of information technology has led numerous of businesses to compete, replicate, and adapt in order to maintain a competitive advantage and survive. Besides, adapting to the utilization of electronic devices, organizations have to adapt to certain elements of security measures. Given the significance of such an evolution and the safeguarding of information, one will focus on the elements of computer security.

Risk Management is a main aspect of information security as it acts as both the bedrock and umbrella to any proposed security control. This research is directly related to all of the three MISSM courses Disaster Recovery, Risk Management and Security Policies & Procedures. The research paper can give the best practices to be followed by any enterprise application architecture related organization towards implementing the best security practices.