EBK MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION SECURITY
EBK MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION SECURITY
6th Edition
ISBN: 9780357752869
Author: WHITMAN
Publisher: CENGAGE CO
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Chapter 11, Problem 18RQ
Program Plan Intro

 Management maintenance model:

 A management maintenance model includes the procedures and methods to manage and maintain the operations or tasks performed in the business. It helps to utilize the resources in an efficient way.

 Vulnerability assessment:

  • Vulnerability assessment is the process of assessment of both physical and logical vulnerabilities related to information security.
  • It can both technical and non-technical.
  • Example: Authentication vulnerability, Authorization vulnerability and Input validation vulnerability.
  • It includes two different types namely, host assessment and network assessment.

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 Justification:

 “Yes” the above goal of identifying and documenting the risks and their timely remediation is said to be very important to organization with an internet presence...

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