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Security Policies
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- 1What are some potential threats to data & the consequences for data misuse ?1. Deliberate misuse / damage
2. Accidental abuse
3. Natural disasters
4. Faulty hardware or software
5. Theft - 2Name some factors to take into account when designing security policies1. Physical security
2. Logical (software) security
3. Operational procedures
4. Personnel administration - 3Name some operational procedures for preventing misuse of data1. Screening potential employees
2. . Routines for distributing updated virus information and virus scanning procedures
3. Define procedures for downloading from the Internet, use of removable media, personal backup procedures
4. Establish security rights for updating web pages
5. Establish a disaster recovery programme
6.Set up auditing procedures (Audit trails) to detect misuse - 4Name some methods of prevention of accidental misuse1. Backup and recovery procedures
2. Standard backups to removable media
3. RAID systems – mirror discs (Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disc)
4. Grandfather, Father, Son systems
5. Backing up program files - 5Name some methods prevention of deliberate crimes or misuse1. Methods for controlling access to computer rooms
2. Methods of securing integrity of transmitted data e.g. encryption methods including private and public keys, and call-back procedures for remote access
3. Establish firewalls
4. Proxy servers
5. Methods to define security status and access rights for users
6. Methods for physical protection of hardware and software
7. Security of document filing systems - 6Risk Management: costs and control1. Identify potential risks
2. Likelihood of risk occurring
3. Short and long term consequences of threat
4. How well equipped is the company to deal with threat
5. The disaster recovery programme
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- AS Levels A2 ICT - Use and Impact of ICT (6. Database Systems) Flashcards on Security Policies, created by Henry Cookson on 09/01/2015.
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