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Risk Assessment Tools for Health Care Organizations Health care organization compliance with HIPAA is critical. Small health care organizations often struggle with ensuring this, however. There are a number of risk assessment tools for health care organizations. These tools are both proprietary and open source. IT security professionals in these organizations need to be familiar with […]

Business Impact Analysis in Risk Assessment Both a broad and a narrow approach must be taken toward risk management. While it is true that systems and process risks must be identified, it is equally important that security awareness and training is implemented. Risk management must emerge from business needs, meaning that the risks that are […]

In the initial milestone writing assignment, you will evaluate the history of cryptography from its origins.  Analyze how cryptography was used and describe how it grew within history.  The writing assignment requires a minimum of two written pages to evaluate the history.  You must use a minimum of three scholarly articles to complete the assignment. […]

Identifying the NIST Control Families and Related Controls The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have special publications that are invaluable to IT professionals working in the United States. These publications provide security best practices for IT security professionals. In regards to risk mitigation, NIST published SP 800-53 revision 5 in August of 2017. […]

Risk Mitigation and the Organization As outlined in NIST Special Publication 800-30, linked in the Resources, the foundation for the development of an effective configuration management program contains both the definitions and the practical guidance necessary for assessing and mitigating risks identified within IT systems. The ultimate goal of such a system is to help […]

Identifying Critical Assets for Risk Assessment – 1 A thorough inventory of all that needs to be protected in an organization is needed before a risk assessment can begin. There are many types of assets and this first discussion will address a subset of valuable assets that might exist. Assets can be tangible like hardware […]

Information Technology Risk Assessment: Quantitative or Qualitative? IT departments perform risk assessments to determine risks that are most probable and of the highest impact. A risk assessment provides a prioritization of identified risks so that leaders can make plans to manage high-impact risks and perhaps accept the lower-impact risks. Once risks are identified and prioritized, […]

Instructions Review the rubric to make sure you understand the criteria for earning your grade. In this first part of your final project, you will prepare a summary of the organization and the systems currently in use. You may use your own workplace or do internet research for an organization. If the organization is not […]

As we move forward into a “Digital Society” the individuals within our society are being divided into those that have access to technology and can use it, and those that do not have access.  If you live within city limits having access isn’t usually an obstacle with restaurants and social environments offering Wifi staying connected […]

1. Find the information security policy at your place of employment or study. Is it a good policy? Does it meet the standards outlined in the chapter? 100 words 2. How diligent are you in keeping your own information secure? Review the steps listed in the chapter and comment on your security status. 100 words […]