MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS LOOSELEAF
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS LOOSELEAF
16th Edition
ISBN: 9780135205518
Author: LAUDON
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 8, Problem 3RQ

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 General Controls:

  • The general controls govern the security, design, computer program usage and data file security throughout Information Technology (IT) infrastructure of organization.
  • It applies to all applications that are computerized, it consist of combination of software, hardware as well as manual procedures.
  • It creates an overall environment of control.

Types of general control:

  • Software controls:
    • It monitors usage of system software.
    • It prevents unauthorized access and usage of system software, software programs and computer programs.
  • Hardware controls:
    • It ensures physical security for computer hardware.
    • It checks for any malfunction in equipment.
    • It makes provision for back up as well as continued operation for maintaining constant service...

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Application Controls:

  • Application controls denote specific controls that are exclusive to each application.
  • It includes both manual as well as automated procedures.
  • It ensures that authorized data is been processed by application.

Types of application control:

  • Input controls:
    • It checks data for correctness as well as completeness while they go in system...

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Risk assessment function:

  • A risk assessment would determine risk level to firm if an explicit activity is not controlled properly.
  • The information assets value, vulnerability point, likely problem frequency and damage potential can be determined by business managers.
  • Controls could be added or adjusted to focus on greater risk areas.
  • Security risk analysis would involve determination of what is needed to be protected and the manner to protect.
  • It denotes an examining process for risks of firm and ranking for those risks by severity level...

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Security policy, Acceptable use policy and Identity management:

  • A security policy denotes ranking of information risks, identification of acceptable goals of security as well as identification of mechanism to achieve goals.
    • It drives policies that determine acceptable information resource usage of firm.
    • It determines access details of company’s information assets.
  • An acceptable use policy denotes acceptable uses of resources of firm and equipment for computing.
    • It includes desktop, laptop, wireless devices, Internet and telephones.
    • It clarifies privacy, responsibility of user as well as personal usage for company equipment policies...

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Information systems audit promoting control and security:

  • Information system auditing determines effectiveness of information system security as well as control.
  • A Management Information System (MIS) audit would ident...

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