Test Bank for Principles of Information Security, 17th Edition.pdf

Principals of Information Securi
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The Need for Security
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, Learning Objectives x




• Upon completion of this material, you should be ab
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le to:
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– Demonstrate that organizations have a business n
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eed for information security
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– Explain why a successful information security p
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rogram is the responsibility of both an organizati
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on’s general management and IT management
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, Learning Objectives (cont’d.) x x




– Identify the threats posed to information security and th
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e more common attacks associated with those threats,
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and differentiate threats to the information within syste
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ms from attacks against the information within systems
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– Describe the issues facing software developers, as w
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ell as the most common errors made by developers, a
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nd explain how software development programs can c
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reate software that is more secure and reliable
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, Introduction

• Primary mission of information security is to ensure sy
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stems and contents stay the same
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• If no threats existed, resources could be focused on
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improving systems, resulting in vast improvement
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s in ease of use and usefulness
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• Attacks on information systems are a daily o
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ccurrence




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