This is an Apple Keynote version of a presentation that I've given in several legal conferences -- a reading list for attorneys about IT projects, and all the things that can go wrong with them.
End the project death march: do more projects and boost team engagement!Joe Cooper
This presentation was given at the 2014 Project Management Institute - Central Indiana Chapter professional development day in Indianapolis on October 3rd, 2014. Venue: Wyndham Indianapolis West.
Why your Information Security MUST mesh with your Business Continuity ProgramPECB
Data breaches, cyber-attacks and hacking should be thought of as inevitable consequences of our interconnected world. We’re reliant on data and machines which makes us vulnerable when those assets are abused. Information and cyber security measures seek to prevent data breaches and losing control of systems and processes that, for example, use industrial control systems. Business continuity (BC) programs/plans stand as an organization’s last line of defense against any number of threats and hazards, not the least of which are data breaches and hacked control systems. There is added value from good business continuity planning. A rigorous BC program always has included IT disaster recovery, but the preparedness that stems from robust BC plans can deter cyber-attacks and protect an organization – including its reputation – when those attacks occur.
Main points covered:
• Why is the Information Security and Business Continuity plan incorporation important?
• Is hacking inevitable?
• How are Information Security and Business Continuity linked?
• How Business Continuity and Information Security stand as the last line of defense
• What is the ‘best’ plan that we should follow to be protected from threats?
Presenter:
Dr. Ed Goldberg, MBA, BSEE, CBCP, manages Eversource’s BC & DR programs in Berlin, CT and served 10 years as IT manager at Millstone Nuclear Power Station. Ed is a Certified Business Continuity Professional with 25+ years IT and management experience. He served 4 terms as president of the Connecticut ACP and is a popular conference speaker and published author. Also, Ed served 5 years as adjunct faculty and 8 years as core faculty at Capella University where he mentored PhD students, taught and developed IT management and general PhD research coursework. He also taught MBA and IT coursework at Albertus Magnus College for 11 years.
Link to the recorded webinar: https://youtu.be/ePNhhGgaEFc
1. Sean WroteThe first and most critical success factor is effe.docxjackiewalcutt
1. Sean Wrote:
The first and most critical success factor is effective commitment and support from top management. The cybersecurity portion of a business continuity plan cannot hope to be successful without leadership buy-in. Because C-Suite members shoulder the ultimate responsibility for the business, the planning and strategy must involve concurrence from company leadership. They must be made to understand the threats to the business, how the threats manifest into risk, and how those risks impact the business process (Hour, 2012).
Another reason for top level buy-in is that management will be releasing company resources, to include funding and time, to the creation of the BCP. As strategic planning occurs, stakeholders and other critical designees should participate in relevant policy creation. If a BCP that includes cybersecurity is not relevant or in line with company/management goals, it will not succeed. A Business Impact Analysis (BIA) will assist in providing that focus by identifying key business processes and how their diminished performance affects the bottom line. Additionally, legal and regulatory concerns should be considered during the BIA process (UMUC, 2014).
There’s a great quote attributed to Mike Tyson- “Everyone has a plan until they’re punched in the face”- and it describes crisis management. If all of the safety measures put in place to prevent an intrusion have failed, crisis management will drive you to focus on the recovery and resilience of critical business functions (NIST.gov, 2014). In December of 2013, Target and other retailers received a punch in the face when it was reported over 70 million customers had their debit and credit card data stolen by hackers (). Effective strategic communication in Target’s crisis management approach played a critical role in the overall recovery effort. Although the media outlets picked up and ran with this story, the only thing that seems to matter to the American consumer is that it doesn’t happen again. Judging by their stock price and continuing sales numbers, this was nothing more than a bump in the road for Target.
Larry wrote:
2. It is first important to understand that the Business Continuity Plan (BCP) is different from the Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) as the reason for the BCP is to know how to handle a temporary outage of the company’s network and/or business resources. These temporary outages can be the result of power outage, network outage due to a fiber cut or other incident or a major equipment failure resulting in loss of data. (SANS Institute, 2002) The DRP is in preparation of a major disaster in where the facilities are rendered inoperable or completely destroyed. This can occur from hurricanes, tornados or fires resulting in total loss of company assets. It will be part of the BCP being developed to decide when the BCP should be conducted versus when the DRP will be required.
There are several important steps that should be included when creating a Busines ...
Running head FEASIBILITY REPORT1FEASIBILITY REPORT6.docxjeanettehully
Running head: FEASIBILITY REPORT 1
FEASIBILITY REPORT 6
Feasibility Report
Student’s Name
Institution
Date
MEMO
TO: Manager
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
This memo is meant for introducing the feasibility report that aims at providing a solution to the cases and nation problems about the cybercrime and the potential proposed solution to curb up the challenge. These feasibilities we are identified by studying various critical factors such as the social effects, legal issues, technical problems, and the economic impact. Therefore, this memo is very vital for an individual to read and understand various aspects.
Feasibility Report
It takes much time in planning and preparing to implement a solution to the major problem in society. During the planning and preparation process, the proposed solution should be tested and determined if it is feasible to provide the solution or not. Cybercrime in united states has been a significant problem and need to be addressed and solution provided to reduce the cybercrime.
One of the proposed solutions to this major problem is providing cybersecurity among very individual. This will enable most of the people to understand and know the importance of cybersecurity and thus leading to the reduction of the negative loses that is caused by the cybercrime in society every year. Another thing that will ensure that the individuals in the nation are protected from the impact of the cybercrime is educating them on ways they can protect themselves over the cybercrime attempts.
This report will majorly focus on looking at the proposed solution provided and determine if the answers are feasible or need some changes. The essential aspects that the story will focus on include the social impact, the economic effect, and other elements which will be determined if it can provide a solution to the problem.
The Social Impact
When looking for a potential solution to be implemented to solve a specific major problem in society, a positive impact is always the main objective. When the proposed solution is applied, such as implementing cybersecurity in the daily lives of the individuals in the society it will bring a lot of positive impacts on them. For instance, when the cybersecurity is made the main focus in the in every place, i.e. schools and workplace, majority of the individuals will be aware of these threats and ways of preventing them from affecting their daily lives. This will also reduce the loss that most of the individuals incur due to the cybercrime and lack of security in their day-to-day business operations (Help Net Security, 2015).
When the cybersecurity is introduced in society It will bring much social impact to the life of the individuals since it will educate people about the dynamic changes that occur in uses of the technology. When this provides a solution to the cybercrime problem in the society, it will be adopted by every nation, and thus the cybercrime problem is reduced and making every ...
End the project death march: do more projects and boost team engagement!Joe Cooper
This presentation was given at the 2014 Project Management Institute - Central Indiana Chapter professional development day in Indianapolis on October 3rd, 2014. Venue: Wyndham Indianapolis West.
Why your Information Security MUST mesh with your Business Continuity ProgramPECB
Data breaches, cyber-attacks and hacking should be thought of as inevitable consequences of our interconnected world. We’re reliant on data and machines which makes us vulnerable when those assets are abused. Information and cyber security measures seek to prevent data breaches and losing control of systems and processes that, for example, use industrial control systems. Business continuity (BC) programs/plans stand as an organization’s last line of defense against any number of threats and hazards, not the least of which are data breaches and hacked control systems. There is added value from good business continuity planning. A rigorous BC program always has included IT disaster recovery, but the preparedness that stems from robust BC plans can deter cyber-attacks and protect an organization – including its reputation – when those attacks occur.
Main points covered:
• Why is the Information Security and Business Continuity plan incorporation important?
• Is hacking inevitable?
• How are Information Security and Business Continuity linked?
• How Business Continuity and Information Security stand as the last line of defense
• What is the ‘best’ plan that we should follow to be protected from threats?
Presenter:
Dr. Ed Goldberg, MBA, BSEE, CBCP, manages Eversource’s BC & DR programs in Berlin, CT and served 10 years as IT manager at Millstone Nuclear Power Station. Ed is a Certified Business Continuity Professional with 25+ years IT and management experience. He served 4 terms as president of the Connecticut ACP and is a popular conference speaker and published author. Also, Ed served 5 years as adjunct faculty and 8 years as core faculty at Capella University where he mentored PhD students, taught and developed IT management and general PhD research coursework. He also taught MBA and IT coursework at Albertus Magnus College for 11 years.
Link to the recorded webinar: https://youtu.be/ePNhhGgaEFc
1. Sean WroteThe first and most critical success factor is effe.docxjackiewalcutt
1. Sean Wrote:
The first and most critical success factor is effective commitment and support from top management. The cybersecurity portion of a business continuity plan cannot hope to be successful without leadership buy-in. Because C-Suite members shoulder the ultimate responsibility for the business, the planning and strategy must involve concurrence from company leadership. They must be made to understand the threats to the business, how the threats manifest into risk, and how those risks impact the business process (Hour, 2012).
Another reason for top level buy-in is that management will be releasing company resources, to include funding and time, to the creation of the BCP. As strategic planning occurs, stakeholders and other critical designees should participate in relevant policy creation. If a BCP that includes cybersecurity is not relevant or in line with company/management goals, it will not succeed. A Business Impact Analysis (BIA) will assist in providing that focus by identifying key business processes and how their diminished performance affects the bottom line. Additionally, legal and regulatory concerns should be considered during the BIA process (UMUC, 2014).
There’s a great quote attributed to Mike Tyson- “Everyone has a plan until they’re punched in the face”- and it describes crisis management. If all of the safety measures put in place to prevent an intrusion have failed, crisis management will drive you to focus on the recovery and resilience of critical business functions (NIST.gov, 2014). In December of 2013, Target and other retailers received a punch in the face when it was reported over 70 million customers had their debit and credit card data stolen by hackers (). Effective strategic communication in Target’s crisis management approach played a critical role in the overall recovery effort. Although the media outlets picked up and ran with this story, the only thing that seems to matter to the American consumer is that it doesn’t happen again. Judging by their stock price and continuing sales numbers, this was nothing more than a bump in the road for Target.
Larry wrote:
2. It is first important to understand that the Business Continuity Plan (BCP) is different from the Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) as the reason for the BCP is to know how to handle a temporary outage of the company’s network and/or business resources. These temporary outages can be the result of power outage, network outage due to a fiber cut or other incident or a major equipment failure resulting in loss of data. (SANS Institute, 2002) The DRP is in preparation of a major disaster in where the facilities are rendered inoperable or completely destroyed. This can occur from hurricanes, tornados or fires resulting in total loss of company assets. It will be part of the BCP being developed to decide when the BCP should be conducted versus when the DRP will be required.
There are several important steps that should be included when creating a Busines ...
Running head FEASIBILITY REPORT1FEASIBILITY REPORT6.docxjeanettehully
Running head: FEASIBILITY REPORT 1
FEASIBILITY REPORT 6
Feasibility Report
Student’s Name
Institution
Date
MEMO
TO: Manager
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
This memo is meant for introducing the feasibility report that aims at providing a solution to the cases and nation problems about the cybercrime and the potential proposed solution to curb up the challenge. These feasibilities we are identified by studying various critical factors such as the social effects, legal issues, technical problems, and the economic impact. Therefore, this memo is very vital for an individual to read and understand various aspects.
Feasibility Report
It takes much time in planning and preparing to implement a solution to the major problem in society. During the planning and preparation process, the proposed solution should be tested and determined if it is feasible to provide the solution or not. Cybercrime in united states has been a significant problem and need to be addressed and solution provided to reduce the cybercrime.
One of the proposed solutions to this major problem is providing cybersecurity among very individual. This will enable most of the people to understand and know the importance of cybersecurity and thus leading to the reduction of the negative loses that is caused by the cybercrime in society every year. Another thing that will ensure that the individuals in the nation are protected from the impact of the cybercrime is educating them on ways they can protect themselves over the cybercrime attempts.
This report will majorly focus on looking at the proposed solution provided and determine if the answers are feasible or need some changes. The essential aspects that the story will focus on include the social impact, the economic effect, and other elements which will be determined if it can provide a solution to the problem.
The Social Impact
When looking for a potential solution to be implemented to solve a specific major problem in society, a positive impact is always the main objective. When the proposed solution is applied, such as implementing cybersecurity in the daily lives of the individuals in the society it will bring a lot of positive impacts on them. For instance, when the cybersecurity is made the main focus in the in every place, i.e. schools and workplace, majority of the individuals will be aware of these threats and ways of preventing them from affecting their daily lives. This will also reduce the loss that most of the individuals incur due to the cybercrime and lack of security in their day-to-day business operations (Help Net Security, 2015).
When the cybersecurity is introduced in society It will bring much social impact to the life of the individuals since it will educate people about the dynamic changes that occur in uses of the technology. When this provides a solution to the cybercrime problem in the society, it will be adopted by every nation, and thus the cybercrime problem is reduced and making every ...
Running head FEASIBILITY REPORT1FEASIBILITY REPORT6.docxwlynn1
Running head: FEASIBILITY REPORT 1
FEASIBILITY REPORT 6
Feasibility Report
Student’s Name
Institution
Date
MEMO
TO: Manager
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
This memo is meant for introducing the feasibility report that aims at providing a solution to the cases and nation problems about the cybercrime and the potential proposed solution to curb up the challenge. These feasibilities we are identified by studying various critical factors such as the social effects, legal issues, technical problems, and the economic impact. Therefore, this memo is very vital for an individual to read and understand various aspects.
Feasibility Report
It takes much time in planning and preparing to implement a solution to the major problem in society. During the planning and preparation process, the proposed solution should be tested and determined if it is feasible to provide the solution or not. Cybercrime in united states has been a significant problem and need to be addressed and solution provided to reduce the cybercrime.
One of the proposed solutions to this major problem is providing cybersecurity among very individual. This will enable most of the people to understand and know the importance of cybersecurity and thus leading to the reduction of the negative loses that is caused by the cybercrime in society every year. Another thing that will ensure that the individuals in the nation are protected from the impact of the cybercrime is educating them on ways they can protect themselves over the cybercrime attempts.
This report will majorly focus on looking at the proposed solution provided and determine if the answers are feasible or need some changes. The essential aspects that the story will focus on include the social impact, the economic effect, and other elements which will be determined if it can provide a solution to the problem.
The Social Impact
When looking for a potential solution to be implemented to solve a specific major problem in society, a positive impact is always the main objective. When the proposed solution is applied, such as implementing cybersecurity in the daily lives of the individuals in the society it will bring a lot of positive impacts on them. For instance, when the cybersecurity is made the main focus in the in every place, i.e. schools and workplace, majority of the individuals will be aware of these threats and ways of preventing them from affecting their daily lives. This will also reduce the loss that most of the individuals incur due to the cybercrime and lack of security in their day-to-day business operations (Help Net Security, 2015).
When the cybersecurity is introduced in society It will bring much social impact to the life of the individuals since it will educate people about the dynamic changes that occur in uses of the technology. When this provides a solution to the cybercrime problem in the society, it will be adopted by every nation, and thus the cybercrime problem is reduced and making every .
Emperor has no Clothes: IT Governance in Age of Transparency and Open GovernmentFreeBalance
Transparency and accountability have become strong themes in government. Social media and open government initiatives have introduced a new risk and reward paradigm for public servant careers and for government organizations. Transparency, in itself, has become a key performance indicator. This presentation explores the effects of social media on risk management in government and how Government 2.0 technology enables managing for results. An updated methodology on calculating open government value will be discussed.
The four horsemen of IT project doom -- kappelmanLeon Kappelman
Based on a in-depth study, this short paper explains how to spot and what to do about the early warning signs of IT project failure and the four horseman of IT project doom. IT project failure is not a technology problem, it's a management problem rooted in people and process weaknesses. Anyone with eyes can see these early warning signs.
This period is marked by a variety of linked activities with a high degree of novelty:
- Microprocessors with more power and memory for constrained devices
- Customer boards (new design or Redesign)
- Field devices with new functions
- networks with autonomously communication
- Batteries of today or smaller, increasing capacity
- Integration hubs on top include multiple protocols
- need for awareness within industry and product design regarding what technology can do and other.
These parallel developments require an integrated view of the security of the Internet, embedded devices, and adjoining backend systems.
India Top5 Information Security Concerns 2013Dinesh O Bareja
Indian Information Security scenario, and the global one too, leaves much to be desired - this report covers concerns about InfoSec in this year. A straightforward document with lots of practical insights about what ails Information and Data Security in Government, Business and Users.
e-SIDES presentation at Leiden University 21/09/2017e-SIDES.eu
On September 21st the eLaw team member of e-SIDES, Magdalena Jozwiak, made a presentation of the e-SIDES project at a lunch event at the Leiden University’s Law Faculty. The event, organized within the Interaction Between Legal Systems research theme, attracted an interdisciplinary audience and was followed by a discussion on e-SIDES, its goals and approaches.
Presentation by Larry Clinton, President of the Internet Security Alliance (ISA) to the 66th Annual Fowler Seminar on Oct 12 2012 titled Evolution of the Cyber Threat - A Unified Systems Approach.
Cyber Security Awareness introduction. Why is Cyber Security important? What do I have to do to protect me from Cyber attacks? How to create a IT Security Awareness Plan ?
Legal Issues in Mobile Security Researchmarciahofmann
I gave this talk at CanSecWest in 2012. Abstract:
This presentation will identify and discuss sticky legal problems raised by researching the security of mobile devices. Using American law as a jumping-off point, I'll discuss common legal issues that arise in mobile security research such as jailbreaking, reverse engineering, and interception of communications. We'll also talk about practical ways to reduce the risks of your research so that you can go about your work with less potential for legal trouble.
Open Source Governance in Highly Regulated Companiesiasaglobal
Open source governance is part of IT governance and focuses on the specific issues related to the acquisition, use and management of OSS, and ensuring it is done in alignment with a company?s stated objectives, policies and risk profile. And as open source becomes more common, the need for governance increases dramatically. Without proper controls and processes to ensure compliance and reduce exposure, organizations will be at risk from technical and operational, regulatory, security, legal and brand factors.
Information security or Infosec worries with protecting information from unauthorized access. Its a part of information risk management and it therefore involves preventing or reducing the probability of unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, deletion, corruption, modification, inspect or recording. In this article we will talk about the IT security, various threads to information security, different obstacles of information security and the various ways in which internet can be lucrative. Bhavya Verma | Purva Choudhary | Dr. Deepak Chahal "An Empirical Study on Information Security" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-4 , June 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd30888.pdf Paper Url :https://www.ijtsrd.com/computer-science/computer-security/30888/an-empirical-study-on-information-security/bhavya-verma
This article presents some practical insights and challenges encountered during the implementation of major IT projects in the government sector in Arab countries. The primary purpose of this article is to point out the identified pitfalls to the existing body of knowledge from a practitioner’s standpoint, as many of the articles published in this regard are published by vendors, consultants, or academics. Each item is discussed to highlight how it impacted the management and the overall performance of projects. They are believed to contribute significantly towards the successful management and implementation of projects, and as valuable lessons that should be recorded in an organisation’s knowledge and watch list repository.
Computer Forensics
Discussion 1
"Forensics Certifications" Please respond to the following:
· Determine whether or not you believe certifications in systems forensics are necessary and explain why you believe this to be the case. Compare and contrast certifications and on-the-job training and identify which you believe is more useful for a system forensics professional. Provide a rationale with your response.
· Suppose you are the hiring manager looking to hire a new system forensics specialist. Specify at least five (5) credentials you would expect an ample candidate to possess. Determine which of these credentials you believe to be the most important and provide a reason for your decision.
Discussion 2
"System Forensics Organizations" Please respond to the following:
· Use the Internet or the Library to research and select one (1) reputable system forensics organization. Provide a brief overview of the organization you chose, including what it provides for its members, and how one can join the organization. Indicate why, in your opinion, this particular organization would be the best choice for a system forensics professional to join and why you believe this way.
· Examine what you believe to be the most important reason for a systems forensic professional to be a member of a forensics organization and how this could further one’s career in the industry.
Cyber Security
Discussion 1
"Leading Through Effective Strategic Management" Please respond to the following:
· Propose three ways to ensure that cooperation occurs across security functions when developing a strategic plan. Select what you believe is the most effective way to promote collaboration and explain why.
· Explain what may happen if working cultures are overlooked when developing a strategy. Recommend one way to prevent working cultures from being overlooked.
Discussion 2
"Installing Security with System and Application Development" Please respond to the following:
· Provide three examples that demonstrate how security can be instilled within the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Provide two examples on what users may experience with software products if they are released with minimal security planning.
· Suggest three ways that application security can be monitored and evaluated for effectiveness. Choose what you believe to be the most effective way and discuss why.
Computer Security
Discussion 1
"Current Events and Future Trends" Please respond to the following:
· How can we create a national security culture where all are more cognizant of security threats and involved to help prevent potential incidents? How do we balance the need for this security culture with the rights guaranteed to us by our Bill of Rights?
Research Topics (Choose 1 Topic)
Terrorism
· Terrorism remains one of the major concerns in the wake of the 9-11 events. Research into terrorism as it pertains to homeland security is conducted by corporations like the RAND Corporation, which is.
Running head FEASIBILITY REPORT1FEASIBILITY REPORT6.docxwlynn1
Running head: FEASIBILITY REPORT 1
FEASIBILITY REPORT 6
Feasibility Report
Student’s Name
Institution
Date
MEMO
TO: Manager
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
This memo is meant for introducing the feasibility report that aims at providing a solution to the cases and nation problems about the cybercrime and the potential proposed solution to curb up the challenge. These feasibilities we are identified by studying various critical factors such as the social effects, legal issues, technical problems, and the economic impact. Therefore, this memo is very vital for an individual to read and understand various aspects.
Feasibility Report
It takes much time in planning and preparing to implement a solution to the major problem in society. During the planning and preparation process, the proposed solution should be tested and determined if it is feasible to provide the solution or not. Cybercrime in united states has been a significant problem and need to be addressed and solution provided to reduce the cybercrime.
One of the proposed solutions to this major problem is providing cybersecurity among very individual. This will enable most of the people to understand and know the importance of cybersecurity and thus leading to the reduction of the negative loses that is caused by the cybercrime in society every year. Another thing that will ensure that the individuals in the nation are protected from the impact of the cybercrime is educating them on ways they can protect themselves over the cybercrime attempts.
This report will majorly focus on looking at the proposed solution provided and determine if the answers are feasible or need some changes. The essential aspects that the story will focus on include the social impact, the economic effect, and other elements which will be determined if it can provide a solution to the problem.
The Social Impact
When looking for a potential solution to be implemented to solve a specific major problem in society, a positive impact is always the main objective. When the proposed solution is applied, such as implementing cybersecurity in the daily lives of the individuals in the society it will bring a lot of positive impacts on them. For instance, when the cybersecurity is made the main focus in the in every place, i.e. schools and workplace, majority of the individuals will be aware of these threats and ways of preventing them from affecting their daily lives. This will also reduce the loss that most of the individuals incur due to the cybercrime and lack of security in their day-to-day business operations (Help Net Security, 2015).
When the cybersecurity is introduced in society It will bring much social impact to the life of the individuals since it will educate people about the dynamic changes that occur in uses of the technology. When this provides a solution to the cybercrime problem in the society, it will be adopted by every nation, and thus the cybercrime problem is reduced and making every .
Emperor has no Clothes: IT Governance in Age of Transparency and Open GovernmentFreeBalance
Transparency and accountability have become strong themes in government. Social media and open government initiatives have introduced a new risk and reward paradigm for public servant careers and for government organizations. Transparency, in itself, has become a key performance indicator. This presentation explores the effects of social media on risk management in government and how Government 2.0 technology enables managing for results. An updated methodology on calculating open government value will be discussed.
The four horsemen of IT project doom -- kappelmanLeon Kappelman
Based on a in-depth study, this short paper explains how to spot and what to do about the early warning signs of IT project failure and the four horseman of IT project doom. IT project failure is not a technology problem, it's a management problem rooted in people and process weaknesses. Anyone with eyes can see these early warning signs.
This period is marked by a variety of linked activities with a high degree of novelty:
- Microprocessors with more power and memory for constrained devices
- Customer boards (new design or Redesign)
- Field devices with new functions
- networks with autonomously communication
- Batteries of today or smaller, increasing capacity
- Integration hubs on top include multiple protocols
- need for awareness within industry and product design regarding what technology can do and other.
These parallel developments require an integrated view of the security of the Internet, embedded devices, and adjoining backend systems.
India Top5 Information Security Concerns 2013Dinesh O Bareja
Indian Information Security scenario, and the global one too, leaves much to be desired - this report covers concerns about InfoSec in this year. A straightforward document with lots of practical insights about what ails Information and Data Security in Government, Business and Users.
e-SIDES presentation at Leiden University 21/09/2017e-SIDES.eu
On September 21st the eLaw team member of e-SIDES, Magdalena Jozwiak, made a presentation of the e-SIDES project at a lunch event at the Leiden University’s Law Faculty. The event, organized within the Interaction Between Legal Systems research theme, attracted an interdisciplinary audience and was followed by a discussion on e-SIDES, its goals and approaches.
Presentation by Larry Clinton, President of the Internet Security Alliance (ISA) to the 66th Annual Fowler Seminar on Oct 12 2012 titled Evolution of the Cyber Threat - A Unified Systems Approach.
Cyber Security Awareness introduction. Why is Cyber Security important? What do I have to do to protect me from Cyber attacks? How to create a IT Security Awareness Plan ?
Legal Issues in Mobile Security Researchmarciahofmann
I gave this talk at CanSecWest in 2012. Abstract:
This presentation will identify and discuss sticky legal problems raised by researching the security of mobile devices. Using American law as a jumping-off point, I'll discuss common legal issues that arise in mobile security research such as jailbreaking, reverse engineering, and interception of communications. We'll also talk about practical ways to reduce the risks of your research so that you can go about your work with less potential for legal trouble.
Open Source Governance in Highly Regulated Companiesiasaglobal
Open source governance is part of IT governance and focuses on the specific issues related to the acquisition, use and management of OSS, and ensuring it is done in alignment with a company?s stated objectives, policies and risk profile. And as open source becomes more common, the need for governance increases dramatically. Without proper controls and processes to ensure compliance and reduce exposure, organizations will be at risk from technical and operational, regulatory, security, legal and brand factors.
Information security or Infosec worries with protecting information from unauthorized access. Its a part of information risk management and it therefore involves preventing or reducing the probability of unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, deletion, corruption, modification, inspect or recording. In this article we will talk about the IT security, various threads to information security, different obstacles of information security and the various ways in which internet can be lucrative. Bhavya Verma | Purva Choudhary | Dr. Deepak Chahal "An Empirical Study on Information Security" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-4 , June 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd30888.pdf Paper Url :https://www.ijtsrd.com/computer-science/computer-security/30888/an-empirical-study-on-information-security/bhavya-verma
This article presents some practical insights and challenges encountered during the implementation of major IT projects in the government sector in Arab countries. The primary purpose of this article is to point out the identified pitfalls to the existing body of knowledge from a practitioner’s standpoint, as many of the articles published in this regard are published by vendors, consultants, or academics. Each item is discussed to highlight how it impacted the management and the overall performance of projects. They are believed to contribute significantly towards the successful management and implementation of projects, and as valuable lessons that should be recorded in an organisation’s knowledge and watch list repository.
Computer Forensics
Discussion 1
"Forensics Certifications" Please respond to the following:
· Determine whether or not you believe certifications in systems forensics are necessary and explain why you believe this to be the case. Compare and contrast certifications and on-the-job training and identify which you believe is more useful for a system forensics professional. Provide a rationale with your response.
· Suppose you are the hiring manager looking to hire a new system forensics specialist. Specify at least five (5) credentials you would expect an ample candidate to possess. Determine which of these credentials you believe to be the most important and provide a reason for your decision.
Discussion 2
"System Forensics Organizations" Please respond to the following:
· Use the Internet or the Library to research and select one (1) reputable system forensics organization. Provide a brief overview of the organization you chose, including what it provides for its members, and how one can join the organization. Indicate why, in your opinion, this particular organization would be the best choice for a system forensics professional to join and why you believe this way.
· Examine what you believe to be the most important reason for a systems forensic professional to be a member of a forensics organization and how this could further one’s career in the industry.
Cyber Security
Discussion 1
"Leading Through Effective Strategic Management" Please respond to the following:
· Propose three ways to ensure that cooperation occurs across security functions when developing a strategic plan. Select what you believe is the most effective way to promote collaboration and explain why.
· Explain what may happen if working cultures are overlooked when developing a strategy. Recommend one way to prevent working cultures from being overlooked.
Discussion 2
"Installing Security with System and Application Development" Please respond to the following:
· Provide three examples that demonstrate how security can be instilled within the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Provide two examples on what users may experience with software products if they are released with minimal security planning.
· Suggest three ways that application security can be monitored and evaluated for effectiveness. Choose what you believe to be the most effective way and discuss why.
Computer Security
Discussion 1
"Current Events and Future Trends" Please respond to the following:
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1. The IT
Litigator’s
Library
Edward Yourdon
Ed Yourdon
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5. Introduction
✮ Large percentage of IT projects are over budget, behind
schedule, buggy, unusable, inflexible, etc.
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6. Introduction
✮ Large percentage of IT projects are over budget, behind
schedule, buggy, unusable, inflexible, etc.
✮ Hence many disappointments, cancelled projects,
system failures, financial losses, injuries, regulatory
penalties, loss of competitive advantage, etc.
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7. Introduction
✮ Large percentage of IT projects are over budget, behind
schedule, buggy, unusable, inflexible, etc.
✮ Hence many disappointments, cancelled projects,
system failures, financial losses, injuries, regulatory
penalties, loss of competitive advantage, etc.
✮ Some of which leads to litigation…
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8. Introduction
✮ Large percentage of IT projects are over budget, behind
schedule, buggy, unusable, inflexible, etc.
✮ Hence many disappointments, cancelled projects,
system failures, financial losses, injuries, regulatory
penalties, loss of competitive advantage, etc.
✮ Some of which leads to litigation…
✮ It would be helpful for attorneys to have a better
understanding of why IT projects fail:
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9. Introduction
✮ Large percentage of IT projects are over budget, behind
schedule, buggy, unusable, inflexible, etc.
✮ Hence many disappointments, cancelled projects,
system failures, financial losses, injuries, regulatory
penalties, loss of competitive advantage, etc.
✮ Some of which leads to litigation…
✮ It would be helpful for attorneys to have a better
understanding of why IT projects fail:
✔ The nature of IT risks
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10. Introduction
✮ Large percentage of IT projects are over budget, behind
schedule, buggy, unusable, inflexible, etc.
✮ Hence many disappointments, cancelled projects,
system failures, financial losses, injuries, regulatory
penalties, loss of competitive advantage, etc.
✮ Some of which leads to litigation…
✮ It would be helpful for attorneys to have a better
understanding of why IT projects fail:
✔ The nature of IT risks
✔ Peopleware issues
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11. Introduction
✮ Large percentage of IT projects are over budget, behind
schedule, buggy, unusable, inflexible, etc.
✮ Hence many disappointments, cancelled projects,
system failures, financial losses, injuries, regulatory
penalties, loss of competitive advantage, etc.
✮ Some of which leads to litigation…
✮ It would be helpful for attorneys to have a better
understanding of why IT projects fail:
✔ The nature of IT risks
✔ Peopleware issues
✔ Process and methodology issues
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12. Introduction
✮ Large percentage of IT projects are over budget, behind
schedule, buggy, unusable, inflexible, etc.
✮ Hence many disappointments, cancelled projects,
system failures, financial losses, injuries, regulatory
penalties, loss of competitive advantage, etc.
✮ Some of which leads to litigation…
✮ It would be helpful for attorneys to have a better
understanding of why IT projects fail:
✔ The nature of IT risks
✔ Peopleware issues
✔ Process and methodology issues
✔ Technology issues
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13. Introduction
✮ Large percentage of IT projects are over budget, behind
schedule, buggy, unusable, inflexible, etc.
✮ Hence many disappointments, cancelled projects,
system failures, financial losses, injuries, regulatory
penalties, loss of competitive advantage, etc.
✮ Some of which leads to litigation…
✮ It would be helpful for attorneys to have a better
understanding of why IT projects fail:
✔ The nature of IT risks
✔ Peopleware issues
✔ Process and methodology issues
✔ Technology issues
✮ To help accomplish this, a recommended reading list is
provided. The book titles are all hyperlinks that will
lead you to the appropriate page on the Amazon web
site.
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14. The Nature of IT Risks, #1
✮ Brooks, Fred. The Mythical Man-Month (20th anniversary edition,
Addison-Wesley, 1995)
✔ One of the earliest, and most famous, “bibles” about basic software engineering principles and
what can go wrong on large, complex projects. Originally published in 1975, and then updated
in 1975
✮ DeMarco, Tom. The Deadline: A Novel About Project Management
(Dorset House, 1997)
✔ Another summary of the many issues and risks associated with large complex — and highly
political! — projects, written in the form of a novel. Appears to be light reading, but covers
many deep, significant points.
✮ Dorner, Dietrich. The Logic of Failure: Recognizing and Avoiding
Failure in Complex Systems (Addison-Wesley, 1996)
✔ To many veterans, managing a large, complex project is not about achieving success, but
rather avoiding failure — or at least anticipating failure early enough to be able to avoid it,
minimize it, and/or cope with it.
✮ Jones, Capers. Assessment and Control of Software Risks (Prentice
Hall, 1994)
✔ Jones approaches the subject of IT risks in the manner that health officials catalog
and describe diseases and contagions: symptoms, carriers, consequences, cures,
etc. A very different, and quite intriguing, perspective on software risks.
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15. The Nature of IT Risks
✮ Jones, Capers. Patterns of Software Systems Failure and Success
(International Thomson Computer Press, 1996).
✔ More of a statistical summary of the various causes (individually, and in tandem with one
another) of software failures
✮ Hall, Elaine. Managing Risk: Methods for Software Systems
Development (Addison-Wesley, 1998)
✔ Risk management is not just about identifying risks, but also developing processes and
strategies for escalating them (on the assumption that the project manager often lacks
authority to deal with them personally), managing, and mitigating them
✮ Minasi, Mark. The Software Conspiracy (McGraw-Hill, 1999)
✔ Argues that many of the larger software-product vendors (especially the “shrink-wrap”
companies) know exactly how mediocre their products are, but are more concerned about
getting their (buggy) products into the marketplace quickly than assuring that their customers
will receive well-tested, usable products
✮ Neumann, Peter. Computer-Related Risks (Addison-Wesley, 1995)
✔ Drawn from thousands of examples, and a couple of decades of coverage of computer-related
problems and failures reported in the Communications of the ACM. Catalogs many different
categories of failures, and reminds the reader of things like the law of unintended
consequences, and other subtle causes of problems.
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16. Peopleware #1
✮ Austin, Robert D. Measuring and Managing Performance in
Organizations (Dorset House, 1996)
✔ Vendor marketing brochures, and documents associated with litigation, often claim that IT
project personnel are either talented, competent, or incompetent. But how do you measure the
performance and skills of IT people? Austin, a professor at the Harvard Business School, has
some provocative things to say on the subject.
✮ Curtis, Bill et al. People Capability Maturity Model (Addison-Wesley,
2001)
✔ The people who brought us the SEI-CMM have now got a model that describes the “maturity”
of IT organizations, in terms of their human-resource practices — e.g., the sophistication and
maturity of recruiting, hiring, motivation, training, compensation, and other practices.
✮ DeMarco, Tom, and Timothy Lister. Peopleware: Productive Projects
and Teams (2nd edition, Dorset House, 1997)
✔ Considered by many to be the bible in terms of “best practices” for nurturing the individuals
and teams who build IT systems. DeMarco and Lister once worked in my software consulting/
training company, and Peopleware is sometimes known as “a compendium of all the things Ed
did wrong when managing his company.”
✮ Humphrey, Watts. Managing Technical People: Innovation,
Teamwork, and the Software Process (Addison-Wesley, 1997)
✔ A more traditional, and classical, treatment of issues, strategies, and guidelines for managing
technical people — from the “father” of the SEI-CMM at the Software Engineering Institute.
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17. Peopleware #2
✮ McCarthy, Jim. Dynamics of Software Development (Microsoft Press,
1995).
✔ From the former manager of Microsoft’s Visual C++ project team, a highly readable, no-
nonsense discussion of both peopleware issues and other project management issues. Great
aphorisms and suggestions like “Don’t flip the bozo bit” and “Never let a programmer
disappear into a dark room.”
✮ Weinberg, Jerry. The Psychology of Computer Programming (silver
anniversary edition, Dorset House, 1996)
✔ First published in 1971, and generally considered the first book acknowledging that software is
written by people, and that the human/sociological/psychological issues need to be kept in
mind, because software is not written by robots. Updated 25 years after its original publication,
and still highly relevant. Technology has obviously changed enormously in the past 25 years,
but (with rare exceptions) people are still people.
✮ Whitaker, Ken. Managing Software Maniacs (John Wiley & Sons,
1994)
✔ As the title implies, this book is about the difficult job that project managers usually have,
when managing high-strung programmers working on a high-pressure project — a task
sometimes described as “herding cats”. And if you believe Whitaker’s message, and follow his
guidelines, then arguably there is no excuse for letting even the wildest, craziest project get
out of control because the programmers are “unmanageable”.
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18. Process #1
✮ Beck, Kent. eXtreme Programming eXplained: Embrace Change
(Addison-Wesley, 2000)
✔ For many small, internal, non-safety-critical IT projects, a methodology known as “extreme
programming” has become quite popular. There are about half a dozen books discussing
different aspects of it; this one, by Kent Beck, is the first and arguably the best.
✮ Boehm, Barry. Software Cost Estimation with COCOMO II
(paperback edition, Prentice Hall, 2009)
✔ One of the “processes” that typically takes place at the beginning of a project (assuming that
schedule, budget, and other project parameters were not simply imposed by fiat) is
“estimating”. There are several mathematical models for doing this, of which COCOMO (an
acronym for COnstructive COst MOdel is probably the best known. The author, Barry
Boehm, is considered one of the pioneers and gurus in the field.
✮ Davis, Alan. 201 Principles of Software Development (McGraw-Hill,
1995)
✔ Alan Davis is a world authority on software requirements management, and has written
several books on the subject. But this book is pretty much what the title implies: a bunch of
short (one-page or less), simple, bite-sized principles about software development.
✮ Highsmith, James. Adaptive Software Development (Dorset House,
1999)
✔ In many of today’s IT projects, the classical task of defining requirements is considered
fruitless, because (a) the users don’t know what they want, (b) they change their mind, and
(c) the external world imposes its own chaotic changes throughout the course of the project.
Thus, success is often not based on having a rigid, disciplined — but static and
unchangeable — process, but rather by having a process that emphasizes agility and
flexibility. Highsmith is one of the most articulate advocates of this new IT approach.
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19. Process #2
✮ Leffingwell, Dean and Don Widrig. Managing Software Requirements:
A Unified Approach (Addison-Wesley, 1999)
✔ Leffingwell and Widrig point out that there are three separate issues associated with software
requirements: (a) eliciting the requirements from users who often don’t know what they want,
(b) documenting the requirements so that concurrence and communication are possible, and
( c) managing the requirements throughout the course of the project, when new requirements
are added and old requirements are dropped, and the relative priority of remaining
requirements goes up and down dynamically
✮ McConnell, Steve. Rapid Development: Taming Wild Software
Schedules (Microsoft Press, 1996).
✔ The title speaks for itself. Much of the emphasis in this book, by the former editor of IEEE
Software, and a recognized guru in the field, has to do with prototyping, iterative/spiral
development methods, risk management, etc.
✮ Metzger, Philip and John Boddie. Managing a Programming Project
(3rd edition, Prentice Hall, 1995)
✔ A more traditional project management book, which covers the “basics” of managing and
controlling progress (or lack of same), schedules, budgets, estimates, etc etc.
✮ Paulk, Mark C., Charles V. Weber, Bill Curtis, Mary Beth Chrissis, and
a cast of thousands. The Capability Maturity Model: Guidelines for
Improving the Software Process (Addison-Wesley,1995)
✔ A full and complete treatment of the basic SEI-CMM, by the key people who worked on it at
the Software Engineering Institute. This may eventually be superseded by SEI-CMM/I
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20. Process #3
✮ Robertson, Suzanne, and James Robertson. Mastering the
Requirements Process (Dorset House, 1999).
✔ A second excellent book on software requirements; a third such book is the one written by
Karl Wiegers. The Robs (as they were known when they worked for my company) introduce
a simple approach called VOLARE for managing requirements
✮ Sullivan, Ed, and John Robbins. Under Pressure and On Time
(Microsoft Press, 2001).
✔ A Microsoft perspective on managing projects that are under intense time pressure, but
which still have to be finished on time.
✮ Yourdon, Edward. Death March (2nd edition, Prentice Hall, 2004)
✔ A death-march project, loosely speaking, is one that for which a COCOMO-generated
schedule, budget, and project team has basically been cut in half; in most cases, it appears
that the only way to succeed is for the team to work a “death-march” schedule of heavy
overtime. For IT litigators, a key question is whether the death-march nature was (or should
have been) recognized from the very beginning, or whether a properly-planned project has
somehow degenerated into a death-march. Also, a key question is which of the “regular”
process activities can be compromised, shortened, or ignored in a death-march.
✮ Yourdon, Edward. Managing High Intensity Internet Projects
(Prentice-Hall, 2001)
✔ An updated version of the death-march project, dealing specifically with the super-intense
dot-com, e-business, and Internet-oriented projects developed almost everywhere in the late
1990s and early 2000s.
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21. Technology
✮ Dertouzos, Michael. What Will Be: how the new world of
information will change our lives (HarperEdge, 1997)
✔ A futuristic look at computer technology by the late Director of MIT’s computer lab.
✮ Landauer, Thomas K. The Trouble With Computers: Usefulness,
Usability, and Productivity (MIT Press, 1995).
✔ A highly skeptical assessment of the powers and possibilities of computer technology,
especially useful to help offset the gushing optimism of books like Negroponte’s below.
✮ Negroponte, Nicholas. Being Digital (Alfred A. Knopf, 1995)
✔ Written by the former director of MIT’s Media Lab, at the beginning of the hype-period
associated with the Web. Negroponte was also one of the founding columnists of Wired
magazine
✮ Postman, Neil. Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to
Technology (Random House, 1993)
✔ Written by a British sociologist and management consultant, who has a very dour opinion
of the impact of technology on much of what is considered “good” about our current
organizational and social culture. Depressing, but recommended reading.
✮ Stoll, Clifford. Silicon Snake Oil: Second Thoughts on the
Information Highway (Doubleday, 1995)
✔ Somewhat dated at this point, but still worth reading — by the author of The Cuckoo’s
Egg, which described one of the first high-tech computer hacking cases. Stoll is a wild,
crazy, but brilliant and captivating speaker; if you ever hear that he’s on the program of
any conference you’re attending, be sure to wear a Kevlar vest, but don’t miss his talk!
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23. Conclusion
✮ IT failures are often blamed on technology issues, but
that’s only a small part of the story
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24. Conclusion
✮ IT failures are often blamed on technology issues, but
that’s only a small part of the story
✮ Key issue is whether potential risks were acknowledged
and managed properly throughout the project.
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25. Conclusion
✮ IT failures are often blamed on technology issues, but
that’s only a small part of the story
✮ Key issue is whether potential risks were acknowledged
and managed properly throughout the project.
✮ Example: look at the Appendix to the Rogers Commission
Report on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident, in
which Nobel-prize winner Richard Feynman observed:
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26. Conclusion
✮ IT failures are often blamed on technology issues, but
that’s only a small part of the story
✮ Key issue is whether potential risks were acknowledged
and managed properly throughout the project.
✮ Example: look at the Appendix to the Rogers Commission
Report on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident, in
which Nobel-prize winner Richard Feynman observed:
✔ “It appears that there are enormous differences of opinion as to the probability
of a failure with loss of vehicle and of human life. The estimates range from
roughly 1 in 100 to 1 in 100,000. The higher figures come from the working
engineers, and the very low figures from management. What are the causes
and consequences of this lack of agreement? Since 1 part in 100,000 would
imply that one could put a Shuttle up each day for 300 years expecting to lose
only one, we could properly ask ‘What is the cause of management's fantastic
faith in the machinery?’”
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27. Conclusion
✮ IT failures are often blamed on technology issues, but
that’s only a small part of the story
✮ Key issue is whether potential risks were acknowledged
and managed properly throughout the project.
✮ Example: look at the Appendix to the Rogers Commission
Report on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident, in
which Nobel-prize winner Richard Feynman observed:
✔ “It appears that there are enormous differences of opinion as to the probability
of a failure with loss of vehicle and of human life. The estimates range from
roughly 1 in 100 to 1 in 100,000. The higher figures come from the working
engineers, and the very low figures from management. What are the causes
and consequences of this lack of agreement? Since 1 part in 100,000 would
imply that one could put a Shuttle up each day for 300 years expecting to lose
only one, we could properly ask ‘What is the cause of management's fantastic
faith in the machinery?’”
✮ Bottom line: the more you understand about why IT
failures occur, the better you’ll be able to prosecute and/
or defend such cases.
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