Statement of purpose When I was ten my uncle from USA gifted me and my sister an expensive remote controlled Puppy. Like all the gifts that were given to both of us, it didn’t last for long. We both wanted it for ourselves. But it was a different scenario then, I had felt guilt and the strong urge to do something about the damaged toy at the same time. I opened the RC puppy with the necessary tools and there I was baffled by what I saw, a small green board with holes and small things that I then
its information technology (IT) structure. The position of director for IT had been vacant for a year, and Mr. Ouellette has been selected to lead the position. Ouellette discovered that a lot of information systems (IS) were out of date and projects were not being properly supervised from the top down. Without a clear and organized structure, strong leadership, or accountability any company is sure to fail. Ouellette’s ideas in reorganizing the issues within the ALCON IT infrastructure were
actually tries to work on new perspective by adopting Knowledge management techniques with Services Desk systems. INTRODUCTION The Knowledge Management Service Desk has attracted attention. By adding Knowledge Management to the ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library), the importance of Knowledge Management in IT organizations is observed more than ever. Service Desk makes the accessibility and availability of IT organization’s services in supporting the agreed IT service provision become easy. By
framework published by the International Organization for Standardization and the International Electrotechnical Commissions. It is used to provide best practice recommendations for use by those responsible for initiating, implementing, and maintaining information security. • COBIT is a framework that supports control of IT by defining and aligning business goals with IT goals and processes. It is used to provide a group of recommended best practices for control process by providing metrics and maturity
Environmental Factors that affect Global and Domestic Marketing Decisions Every company global or domestic has external factors that exist that eventually have an effect on the company’s operations. Some of these external factors can be controlled but a larger portion is uncontrollable and yet they can be managed and or influenced by the company. These specific factors make up the marketing environment in which a company has environmental factors that influence the company’s decisions. In this
Bachelor of Science Information Technology Management Third Year Project Service Desk Evaluation SAGE IRELAND Submission Date: 28 March 14 Prepared by: Toheeb Adigun – X00073066 Contents Bachelor of Science 1 Contents 2 Chapter 1- Detailed Project Proposal 3 1. Introduction 3 2. Project Aim 3 3. Project Objectives 4 4. Research Question 4 5. Research Method 5 Case Study 5 6. Conclusion 6 7. References 6 Chapter 1- Detailed Project Proposal 1. Introduction All Modern IT departments
Furthering my education by earning a Masters of Business Administration degree, will satisfy one of my personal and professional goals. The focal point will be in Information Technology. This degree will allow me to enhance my technology, leadership, money management, employee relations, and marketing skills. I will gain vital planning, organization and communication skills. The degree will also allow me to obtain additional knowledge about hardware and software technologies that will be used
ISO 27002: This framework is commonly used by organizations that are interested in deploying and managing an information security management system (ISMS) based on best practices. COBIT: This business framework is often used as a comprehensive IT management and governance framework. It helps with security and regulatory compliance, such as Sarbanes-Oxley. NIST: The federal information systems and organizations require FIPS Special Publication 800-53 to be in compliance with the security and privacy
child, so its best to be prepared. (2) No. Thevast majority of missing children are not abducted. Whether abducted ornot, fingerprinting will do no good. It wastes time and money and pushesus that much closer to the creation of the Orwellian National Data Centerthat Congress rejected fifteen years ago. BACKGROUND: As of early 1983, 11 states had launched programs tofingerprint children.( These were New York, Virginia, Florida, Georgia, NewJersey, California, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts,
they can find the gaps in the most important infrastructure and figure out a way to harden and improve its security. For example, the energy industry is one of the most important industries and it has critical role in keeping the country safe. Therefore, most of the cyber-attacks are targeting it. In order to keep it safe, many agencies are involved in improving the best practices and standards for the industry, and hardening its critical infrastructure. According to the Department of Homeland Security
Infrastructure Protection Plan Jasmeih Green Theories of Security Management July 23, 2017 Infrastructure Protection Plan Phase 1: Memo To: Chief Information Officer From: Information Systems Security Director Date: July 23, 2017 Subject: National Infrastructure Protection Plan As an “ Information Systems Security Manager” I find that the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) provides the binding structure to the reconciliation of the existing and future Critical Infrastructure
Critical Infrastructure Protection Explained The outflow "critical infrastructure" implies belonging of physical and PC based frameworks that are central to the base operations of an economy and its government. They consolidate, however are not compelled to, telecommunications, power, sparing cash and record, transportation, water frameworks and emergency organizations, both government and private. Notwithstanding the way that various nation's critical infrastructures have undeniable been physically
programs and data from attack, damage or unauthorized access. This is important because a great number of our confidential information is on computers and transmit that data across networks to other computers. As of now cyber-attack is one of the transnational issues that we are concern about in the United States. If these private networks were hack our national security infrastructure will be in distress. Cyber security is operating through the Department of homeland security (DHS) privacy office and
POSE THE GREATEST CYBER THREAT TO THE UNITED STATES External global threats are on the rise. Cyber-attacks against the U.S. government are notably targeted for intrusions focusing on exfiltration information some of which are attributed to the Chinese government military (Kirk, 2013). Stolen information by China may be valuable for defense and technology, U.S. policy makers in China, and military planners. (Kirk, 2013). It’s noted that Cyber warfare abilities may intercept military response operations
directed against individuals or terrorist cyber-attacks on national institutions? Everyone is subject to cyber-crime if you use the internet in any form, individuals, national institutions, government entities, and businesses. Which threat is greater and is the government doing enough to counter the threat? I think from a national standpoint the threat is greater, because of the ability of the hackers to take control of infrastructure that control our water supply, financial institutions, power
security of the critical infrastructure from the cyber threats. The nation is depending heavily on the technology in most of its critical sectors to keep it up and running. Thus, this makes its more vulnerable to cyber-attacks from outsiders and insiders. Therefore, its protection must be a priority. President Obama has realized the seriousness of the upcoming threats and turned the government focus more toward defending the information and communications infrastructure and In May 2009, he issued
Introduction When it comes to protecting an infrastructure, careful planning and coordination needs to take place. Protecting an infrastructure takes an important security initiative called Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP). The United States critical infrastructure is protected by the Department of Homeland Security. Examine three areas of the Department of Homeland Security: mission, operations and responsibilities The first area is the Department of Homeland Security’s mission. The Department
Cyberspace, like battlegrounds has become a place for conflict: disruption of service necessary for the proper performance of daily life, espionage of various critical infrastructures such as the economic, scientific and commercial assets of companies, theft of information related to our sovereignty and even, in certain circumstances, loss of human lives are nowadays the potential or actual consequences of the overlap between the digital world and human activity. Till date, various hostile acts of
the President, 2009, p.2). Furthermore, critical infrastructure, our network, and internet alike are identified as national assets upon which the administration will orchestrate integrated cybersecurity policies without infringing upon and protecting privacy. While protecting our infrastructure, personal privacy, and civil liberties, we have to keep in mind the private sector owns and operates the majority of our critical and digital infrastructure. People want the freedom and empowerment to use
Analyzing and reducing the cyber threats is key to keeping the nation’s networks secure. By employing individuals who work directly in the information Technology industry, helps reduce the security breaches that could occur during a cyber attack to the nation’s networks. Disasters happen to the nation whether they are environmental, natural causes, or terroristic. Planning and preparing for potential