Security Risk Report On JS Enterprise System

It is not uncommon to find various organizations complaining about security flaws in their information systems. Failing to prevent or mitigate the security flaws may lead to system breakdown, errors, and loss of crucial information. This is why it is important for users of information systems to find the right solutions that can help counter and mitigate security flaws. One common problem with security flaws connected with information systems or networks is that the security flaws occur in multiples. Technological advances have, fortunately, made it possible for people and organizations to prevent and detect such security flaws using security strategies. Layered Security and Defense in Depth are two strategies that can help prevent attacks and protect information systems against security flaws. The two strategies are similar but are based on completely two different concepts. This paper compares and contrasts the Layered Security and Defense in Depth Strategies by explaining how each of the two functions. Additionally, the paper includes an explanation about the advantages and disadvantages of the two strategies.

Users can be the main risk to an organization. A disgruntled employee can access the server and open it up to all types of security issues or install malware or virus’. User access to the server should be limited to users that need admin level and closely monitored. Admin accounts should never be used for day-to-day activities as this could lead to username/passwords being stolen more easily providing access to others from the outside. When an employee leaves their admin and general use accounts should be turned off immediately. If an employee is to be terminated with cause, theses accounts should be disabled prior to the termination discussion. Users risk are medium impact and highly controllable with policy and procedures.

No human life wants to deal with events such as; earthquakes, forest fires (West Coast), hurricanes, tornadoes, and terrorist like 9/11. To avoid these kinds of events is inevitable but, with the risk equation such as: R=f(C,V, T). These types of disasters can be contained and reduced by damages. Homeland security partners must provide and receive information and assessments on current and emerging risks in time to carry out their risk management responsibilities, while enjoying access to the data, tools, and expertise to make informed risk management decisions (Department of Homeland Security, 2010). Risk management plays a huge role all across America and is considered to be very important.

The purpose of the report is to explore the current vulnerabilities in the information system network and outline potential

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

In this paper I have just been hired as an Information Security Engineer for a video game development company. I have previously identified all of the potential Threats, Vulnerabilities and Malicious Attacks for the videogame development company. The CIO have reviewed my report and has now requested that I draft a report analyzing and assessing any potential Malicious Attacks, Vulnerabilities and Threats that may be carried out against the company’s network. I will then choose a strategy for dealing with risk, such as mitigation, assignment, risk and

Multiple of organizations have gone to great lengths to make sure their networks are fully functioning correctly because it is the best way to facilitate information being shared and distributed as well as keep sensitive information secured. Organizations will eventually become exposed to potential malicious attacks and threats over a period of time. One of the potential threats to any organization is internal threats, which is a disgruntled employee that knows how the organization they work for operates. They already have some sort of access to a computer system in order to cause the most damage to an organization for a specific reason by putting a virus, Trojan horse, or a worm inside the network (Microsoft, n.d.). The second potential threat to any organization could be malicious individuals, groups, or organizations that are known as structured external threats (Tech-FAQ, 2012). These attackers are highly skilled on how a network works, and already know what damages and losses they will cause an organization. The motives for many structured external threats have to do with greed, politics, terrorism, racism, and criminal bribes (Tech-FAQ, 2012). The third potential threat to any organization is an unstructured external threat, which is an attacker often known as a script kiddie because they lacks the skills to develop the threat on their own when they try to attack an organization. They would use any cracking or scripted tools on the Internet that are already made to

There are two types of vulnerabilities we face at our company today, technical and administrative vulnerabilities. Technical vulnerabilities consist of improper configuration of software and hardware, a lack of advanced security software and vulnerable

Application development and use has been changing for several years. The growth of software-as-a-service as well as the move to cloud-based applications has created new challenges for security tools — challenges that legacy products are simply unable to meet in a world in which new threats appear almost daily. Relying on vulnerability scanners, web application firewalls and antivirus software can have disastrous consequences, but until recently, such tools were all that were available to help secure a network or system. One problem with all of the aforementioned security tools is that they cannot defend against a vulnerability that they cannot identify. Another issue is that they focus on

By disregarding any portions of your security is detrimental to the organization. While avoiding every single threat is unfeasible, using the organizations IDS, routers and firewalls your network security is at least not left unprotected. One subject that was brought forth by employees was within the item processing facility. For unknown reasons to employees, backup functions were routinely failing. When the inspector conversed this matter with the IT Manager on duty, he simply ignored the malfunction because gathered images and data were being transmitted and archived at the data center daily and it was not a concern. When an operating system is not backing up data, you have two basic issues. One your relying on someone or something else to back up crucial data and not considering why the system is not performing as it should to protect its data. The other is not physically having replacement items of the utmost vital information being protected in case something were to go erroneous with the operating systems, such as a computer crash, virus infection, hard drive failure, or mother nature that relates in damage and loss of information. Finally, backup tapes at two different item processing facilities are being stored unsatisfactorily. Currently, one site the night shift Operations Manager retains their backup

According to Wallace Mcgee (2008), “IT Threats to organizational information come from outside as well as inside.” Insider threats can be just as guilty of attacking systems of security measures in place. This is why it is important to understand ways to protect a business even from employees. Having some safety nets in place may be very beneficial and save a company from having some unnecessary losses. A security company shutting down due to poor planning is not a best practice. Cognizance needs to happen before a facility is even built or an organization is up and running.

This paper explores the most significant security vulnerability that information technology (IT) professionals face in the future. It provides definitions, dissimilarities between vulnerabilities, risks, threats, and risk along with real-world examples of each. This conclusion is the result of several research reports from various sources, to include IT professionals such as the Apple Developers who propose that there are several variations of vulnerabilities which exist, Microsoft, and The Certified Ethical Hackers Guide. This paper also examines four variations of vulnerabilities described in various articles reports, and websites and gives real world examples of each. These descriptions and examples also define as well as illustrate the vulnerabilities albeit each article has its own conviction as to what the greatest security vulnerability is facing IT professionals. Nevertheless, all vulnerabilities have a commonality discussed in the IBM Security Services 2014 Cyber Security Intelligence Index (2014). The IBM Security Services 2014 Cyber Security Intelligence Index establishes the correlation between the variations in vulnerabilities: Humans and human error.

Individuals are always finding ways to get around encryptions, firewalls, and other means of blocking intrusion just to destroy a company 's databases and network 's. There are some basics like offsite storage and the use of online backup that can help companies to be prepared for the worst. The data that companies handle usually equals money, and because of this data needs to be protected by backing that data up and/or duplicated off site.

The greatest area of vulnerability and potential for damage or data loss of web applications and

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.