Physical Security SEC/410 August 12, 2013 Physical Security It is important for all organizations to have physical security. Physical security protects the organization in every way. Every individual needs to be aware of the importance of physical security. Not only is important for the individual to be aware of the importance physical security has in an organization but to be able to understand how physical security works within the organization. In this paper the writer will be describing the core concepts of physical security.
These goals are accomplished using tangible countermeasures ranging from fencing and lighting to electronic surveillance equipment and carefully defined policies and procedures. The basic concept of physical security is to create barriers or obstacles that will protect people, their assets, and the environment. While people are not always the threats that businesses fear, natural disasters are a big part of their problems depending on the areas they live in. Physical security can’t prevent everything but creating protocols and ways to back up systems or to create a way for these businesses to rebuild without completely losing their business is a way to protect. To be prepared for anything is hard to do but with research and good instincts a business could be and feel safe from manmade and natural disasters.
Disaster Recovery Plan Name IT/244 Intro to IT Security Date Disaster Recovery Plan A disaster recovery plan is one of the necessary aspects for the business to be successful. A Disaster Recovery plan prepares the procedures, people, steps, places, and equipment for restoring computer systems necessary to restore damaged or destroyed computer systems, as well as the secondary infrastructure to retrieve business data after a disaster. 1 Risk Assessment 1 Critical business processes In order to remain in the competitive, these days companies would need to have their own IT system that would make the business processes a better experience. However, this makes people highly dependent on technology, also a need to have disaster recovery plans. It is most important for those that have operations that are offshore, incase the business decides to change their location.
Special measures must be incorporated into regular routines and staff training that will allow for sufficient security. Internal and external crime is a prime concern. (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2014) Building Security Building security is a system designed for the safety of buildings. There are several guidelines to follow in order to effectively have successful building security. The
It is a great idea to move forward with the purchase of the indelible ink machine to print checks; both this machine and the pre-numbered invoices provide physical internal controls and will help prevent fraud activity. Weakness During the audit there were several internal control issues that send up blaring red flags, the most obvious of which is the accountant himself, whose position has no segregation of duties (238). It is recommended that the accountant’s position be split into several other positions. It is not good ethics for the accountant to act as human resources, treasurer, and controller; this creates a huge opportunity for fraud, one of the most crucial pieces of the fraud triangle (238). It is recommended that positions for a controller, human resources, and a treasurer be created, that way the company has ethical segregation of duties.
The Security Director has to maintain and make sure that the threats are identified and inadvertent. The security operations functions include physical security, personnel security, and information security. Therefore many organizations and its people are protected with wall, fence, and locks with lighten and surveillance and alarms. This kind of protection protects every employee and visitor from harm and this also includes people personal information. (Ortmeier, 2013, p. 15) The security directors must comprehend the demanding expectations and requirements of the IT employees in the organization.
In addressing the threats toward the Acme Corporation, we will look at employees, equipment, profit and the environment. In any corporation there will be employees who do more damage to the success of an organization than benefit. Problems with employees can include neglecting assets or even theft. Acme Corporation will be a need to protect equipment from neglect and also outside environmental factors such as theft from patrons or natural disasters. There can be damage to profitability due to the
These controls may include the following: • Physical controls (such as perimeter security controls, badges, keys and combination locks, cameras, barricades, fencing, security dogs, lighting, and separating the workplace into functional areas) • Technical controls (such as smart cards, audit trails or access logs, intrusion detection, alarm systems, and biometrics) • Environmental or life-safety controls (such as power, fire detection and suppression, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) 1 Security of the building facilities 1 Physical entry controls We will implore a RF-ID system of badges that will be linked to an online security system that also uses facial recognition system to control access to sensitive areas like vault and record keeping rooms. 2 Security offices, rooms and facilities Each security office will be link by an active intercom system and video link so that if any of the offices become compromised it will be able to immediately notify the other stations that there has been a break in, and access to each of the secured rooms are to be controlled by the active RF-ID system and facial recognition system 3
Which? This breach was due to business practices, particularly the practices of identifying users and limiting the information they sought. Practices that lead to this include: Practice | Structural weakness created | Authentication through Electronic format | * The illusion of legitimacy created through the use of an electronic format can be used to
The role of a security manager includes managerial, preventive, investigative and administrative responsibilities (Ortmeier, 2009). Regardless of the type of organization, a security manager must select, train, supervise, evaluate and schedule security personnel. The security manager also faces productivity related issues, professional growth, well being and morale of security personnel. Additionally, the role of a security manager ensures the establishment of the organization’s vision, goals, mission and objectives, as well as administer daily operations that involve financial control, community liaisons activities, planning and public relations. A security manager analyzes, anticipates, and protects the organization from every threat, ranging from liability to possible terrorism (Ortmeier, 2009).