Discussion Question
Due to the significant dependence on IT in modern organisations, the security of data, information and systems is of vital importance. Today, key institutions pertaining to health, education, banking and more are globally networked and, through the catalyst of the Internet, subject to frequent cyber-attacks, information leaks and vulnerabilities. As you saw in your Lecture Notes this week, user information is a sought-after commodity, with hundreds of thousands, even millions, of pieces of sensitive information being compromised in recent years. As such, organisations must take great care in protecting information. Nonetheless, while governments have implemented regulations for information security, compliance does not equate to absolute protection.
Consider the security page for your school or employer's ISP. What security measures are in use? Based on the type of information that might be vulnerable and targeted by cyberattacks, are those security measures enough? In this Focused Discussion, you will analyse your school's or employer's security page and evaluate its level of security.
To complete this Discussion
Post: Create an initial post in which you evaluate the security measures in use by your school or employer. Start by summarizing those security measures. Then, based on your research of potential information security vulnerabilities, cyber-attacks and the type(s) of information stored within your school or employer,provide your evaluation of the security measures in use. Explain whether you think the security measures are too lax, too restrictive or just about right. Justify your reasoning using examples from your research and the type of information stored within your school or employer.
• Create a single document with your initial post. Your document should be 350-500 words, though you will be marked based on the quality of your writing, not on the number of words. with references.