BREACH AT X • What are the people‚ work processes and technology failure points that require attention? • What practices led to the security breach in TJX and why did such a smart andprofitable organization as TJX face such a situation? • Was TJX a victim of ingenious cyber crooks or did it create risk by cutting corners? Background a. Describe the company/department History 1. TJX was the largest apparel and home fashion retailer in United States
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Organizational Data Privacy and Security Policy Alyaa Ghanim What are Organizational Data Privacy and Security Policy? It is the policy of the Organization to protect against the unauthorized access‚ use‚ corruption‚ disclosure‚ and distribution of non-public personal information. The Organization shall hold non-public personal information in strict confidence and shall not release or disclose such information to any person except as required or authorized by law and only to such authorized
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Information System Security in Business Tiffin University Dr. Millar Jun Sun Information System Security in Business Introduction Information technology is not only the trend of world economic and social development‚ but also is the key of enterprises upgrade traditional industries and accelerate the information construction. Today ’s small and medium-size companies‚ as well as large enterprises‚ widely used in information technology‚ especially network technology. The development
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Identifying Potential Malicious Attacks‚ Threats and Vulnerabilities CIS 333 Network Security Fundamentals July 23‚ 2014 We have been tasked by the CIO to draft a report identifying potentially malicious attacks‚ threats‚ and vulnerabilities specific to our organization. Further‚ the CIO would like us to briefly explain each item and potential impact it could have on the organization. Malicious Network Attacks "Network attack is usually defined as an intrusion on your network infrastructure that
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Case 7.1 “Data Security”. See the case study on page 499. Answer questions 1‚2 & 3. Q. 1‚ 2 & 3 How would you communicate a data security policy that required software checking on employees’ emails? What elements should a data security policy for a bank include? Employee data theft most frequently occurs with new employees or when an employee has given notice and is leaving. How would you deal with these two very different issues? As mentioned in our text‚ there are two ways to address security
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layered approach to security‚ and it supports confidentiality. What else supports confidentiality? (Page 14) Protecting Private Data - The process of ensuring data confidentiality. 4. Which of the following is a detailed written definition of how software and hardware are to be used? (Page 40) -Standard - A detailed written definition for hardware and software and how it is to be used. 5. Which of the following is not a common type of data classification standard? (Page 42) Data Classification
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Topics: Review Outline - March 21‚ 2012 Ethics and Information Security – Chapter 4 Business Ethics BW: Ethics 101 for Interns (Supplemental Reading) Information Management Policies • The protection of information from accidental or intentional misuse by persons inside or outside an organization Security Management Planning and Lines of Defense • 1st Line of Defense – People o The biggest issue regarding information security is a people issue • Insiders‚ Social Engineering‚ and Dumpster
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Vulnerabilities Larry F. Simmons Strayer University Online Professor Arend Clayborn February 4‚ 2015 A malicious attack can be any physical or electronic action taken with the intent of acquiring‚ destroying‚ modifying‚ or accessing a user’s data without permission of their files. Hackers attempt to gain access to information about your system which can reveal many common exploits and other vulnerabilities of your system. Hackers pursue their attacks using the information that is gathered
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1.0 INTRODUCTION The purpose of this paper is to develop an information security policy that defines the requirements to make our organization’s computer network compliant with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Security Standards. NIST regulations and instructions were reviewed in order to develop the requirements that are stated in this policy. The source documents used can be found in the references section. 2.0 COMPLIANCE LAWS The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
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might be available‚ he or she begins the process of scanning perimeter and internal network devices looking for weaknesses‚ including * Open ports * Open services * Vulnerable applications‚ including operating systems * Weak protection of data in transit * Make and model of each piece of LAN/WAN equipment Scans of perimeter and internal devices can often be detected with intrusion detection (IDS) or prevention (IPS) solutions‚ but not always. Veteran black hats know ways around these
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