In order for the security manager to set goals, he or she must be a skilled listener and welcome the input of employees, fellow administrators, business partners and customers. Once the goals are established, the security manager must define how the goals will help the company’s overall objectives (Kim, n.d.). This is a step that should not be overlooked to prevent them failing. At times the goals set to enhance security may achieve some objectives but not all objectives, which can fail to affect the company’s business goals (Kim, n.d.). For example, if one of the company’s security enhancement goals proposed by the
(Ortmeier, 2013, p. 15) The security directors must comprehend the demanding expectations and requirements of the IT employees in the organization. The security program that the security director develops for each department in the organization will have to be within guidelines of accepted industry standards of care. This will provide the organization with training to those security individuals wanting to improve their existing information security skills and the effectiveness of an organization information security program. These types of course and certification programs offers will give the employees the appropriate way to conduct themselves during and after emergencies. Information security program also monitor internal and external activities.
Case 3: HIPAA Security Rules Administrative Safeguards Security Management Process Per the HIPPA, UMC is required to 1. Diagnose, define, and itemize common risks while also respecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the onsite information system in which the EPHI is stored. 2. Implement policies and procedures to prevent, detect, contain, and correct security violations. These may be administrative, physical, or technical – like locking doors to rooms containing EPHI, password protection of workstations or files, and facing monitors away from public areas.
The way that technology is a main part of everyone’s life so it is important to have information security to protect the technology from being missed used. Organizations such as governments, military, financial institutions, hospitals, and private businesses store a lot of sensitive information about employees, customers, products, research, and financial operations. Protection of the information is top priority to be successful in any field. Effective Information Security uses security products, technologies, policies and procedures. Just using these tools does not guarantee that all problems will be solved or will provide an effective Information Security.
Common Information Security Threats CMGT/400 August 12,2013 Common Information Security Threats The growth of technology has greatly changed the way that information is offered in a library setting. Libraries have had to rethink the fundamental of how information will be available, as well as the methods that will be used to acquire library resources and services. With technology, security threats arise constantly leading to open vulnerabilities. With the need to leverage technology to produce tailored capabilities for library patrons, the library faces the need to secure the computer systems and networks that allow the safe use of technology within the library. The following excerpt will define some major information security threats, the potential risks to the information, the forces that drive each threat, and the related vulnerabilities in a library setting.
Assignment 5 Practical Application Of Information Privacy Plan 1. Discuss why information security and privacy are important considerations in the design, development, and maintenance of HRIS. Information security and privacy are important considerations in the design, development, and maintenance of HRIS because it is imperative to the staff it supports that the personal information that they entrust to their employer is safe and secure from entities that could compromise the integrity of their personal information. Information security in HRIS means protecting information in the HRIS from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, and disruption, modification, or destruction; the objectives of information security are to ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information. If applied effectively as strategic HR, information can result in the realization of significant corporate benefits, thus having a positive impact in the trust of staff within the company with employees being assured that all efforts are being implemented and researched to ensure the safety of staff and company private information.
A code of ethics supplied by a business is a specific kind of policy statement. A properly outlined code is, in effect, a form of legislation within the company required by its employees, with specific agreements for violation of the code. Violation of any organizations Code can cause legal accusations or dismissal from a job. The Ethical Standards of Human Service Professionals provides specific “rules” to follow that will protect the client’s welfare with respect and integrity. With the client’s best interest at heart, the helping professional should begin the relationship by establishing mutually agreed-upon goals, while informing the clients of the limitations of the relationship (Woodside & McClam, 2010).
Account Access Control Policy 1.0 OVERVIEW AND PURPOSE 1.1 Overview LPHI must balance employees' needs to access systems and information with the need to control access for the purposes protecting information confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Account passwords are a mainstay of information security controls. Technical support staff, security administrators, system administrators and others may have special access account privilege requirements compared to typical or everyday users. The fact that these administrative and special access accounts have a higher level of access means that granting, controlling and monitoring these accounts is extremely important to an overall security program. 1.2 Purpose This policy establishes management controls for granting, changing, and terminating access to automated information systems, controls that are essential to the security of LPHI information systems.
In regards to either form of workspace it is the responsibility of the employee to ensure they are following the guidelines and requirements of what the organization they belong to has established. Laws and acts that have been set forth deem the appropriate paths that must be followed with any form of electronic surveillance. It is seen throughout this report that surveillance disclosed can prevent issues amongst employers and employees but the ultimate goal of protecting the interest of the organization allows in many cases for such surveillance to be conducted. Consent is required in one form of fashion and must be given to all parties of the surveillance from the employer in cases, to the employee all the way to the third-parties that are involved. Expectance of privacy in the workplace is determined by the levels of responsibilities and mission that the employee is set to fulfill by their respective employers.
By using Java software they also achieve portability across different platforms (Don, 2011). With the use of internet, security concerns the most as the data is flowing though the network. The spam and fraud processes like malicious code, phishing hosts,