Principles of Information Security Principle 1: No absolute security. This principle entails safe locks considerations (tamper resistant, but possible to be broken through), safe lock approach (an evaluation is given after testers get sufficient time and tools). Principle 2: Security goals are confidentiality, integrity and availability. Confidentiality only relates to authorized individual or systems. An [...]
The History and Purpose of the OSI Model The OSI model was developed by the International Standards Organization (ISO) to help people understand complex activities by using abstract descriptions. Even though officially it was created in the 80’s the OSI had its origins in the 70’s by Mike Canepa, with Charlie Bachman of Honeywell Information [...]
A disaster recovery plan is one of the necessary aspects for the business to be successful. A Disaster Recovery plan prepares the procedures, people, steps, places, and equipment for restoring computer systems necessary to restore damaged or destroyed computer systems, as well as the secondary infrastructure to retrieve business data after a disaster. This paper [...]
Business continuity planning is a preparative description of processes and procedures in the workforce that need protection and estimates the risks to the organization. Its purpose is to keep the business running in emergency situations. These are the steps required to be included in the business continuity plan for protection of people and property in [...]
The old adage, “Where there’s a will there’s a way,” holds true in the world of wireless technologies. If a person has the will to break into your network, you can be sure he or she will try every way possible to do it. While the majority of attackers intend to cause harm to the [...]