Answer each of the following discussion questions and post your answers to the discussion board. Your answer to each question should be a minimum of 200 words. Comment on at least two of your classmate's postings.
Classify each of the following occurrences as an incident or disaster. If an occurrence is a disaster, determine whether or not business continuity plans would be called into play. For each of the scenarios (a-e), describe the steps necessary to restore operations. Indicate whether or not law enforcement would be involved and how.a. A hacker gets into the network and deletes files from a server.b. A fire breaks out in the storeroom and sets off sprinklers on that floor. Some computers are damaged, but the fire is contained.c. A tornado hits a local power company, and the company will be without power for three to five days.d. Employees go on strike, and the company could be without critical workers for weekse. A disgruntled employee takes a critical server home, sneaking it out after hours
Discuss what you think are the limitations and capabilities of incident response plans. Provide examples to support your comments.
What is physical security? What are the primary threats to physical security? How are they manifested in attacks against the organization? What are the roles of IT, security, and general management with regard to physical security?