Magaly Perez

This article goes into explanation on how this past Thursday, Apple fixed critical vulnerabilities in its Safari desktop browser and their OS X operating system. This security issue revealed that iOS system let malware spy on and monitor a users’ phone calls and text messages. This flaw not only affected Safari’s mobile devices but the desktop ver…[Read more]

Paul,

I completely agree with you. I would say, that information security is both a technical and business problem. The two entities overlap in many instances within an organization and must conjoin together to frame and solve the information security problems at hand. Even though, in some instances the issue may start off as a technical…[Read more]

Great insight Paul, I didn’t think about data integrity risk.

Data increasingly drives enterprise decision-making, but like most things, it must undergo a variety of changes and processes to change from raw data to something more usable.

However, data integrity can be compromised. The data integrity practices are an essential component of…[Read more]

Binu great addition. While working for the City of Philadelphia, I noticed that some employees would not shredded court documents, background checks and discovery which contained a substantial amount of sensitive personal information. The lack of this act not only puts at risk the defendants and victims but hinders the agencies reputation and…[Read more]

Great addition Wenlin! I completely agree with you and thanks for your input.

Yes, I completely agree with you professor about the “tone at the top” to ensure accountability at all levels of the organization.

Additionally, I do remember the OPM data breach. They discovered that the personnel data of 4.2 million current and former Federal government employees had been stolen. Yes indeed that is something very unsettling.

Today, I believe IT PMO is more significant than ever since; IT resolutions are characteristically a combination of altered hardware, traditional licensed and open-source software, and services from diverse sources. Subsequently, this multifaceted combination of IT obliges the skills of a project manager who can harmonize the on-time completion…[Read more]

In my opinion ITACS students represent vulnerabilities to Temple university and vice versa. Temple ITACS students are vulnerabilities to the university because they are they constantly logged into the system and are active users and therefore, their actions while on the system affect the university directly. The users ability to nagviate through…[Read more]

What are some current system-related risks that you have experienced in your organization?

During my time working for the City of Philadelphia, I have noticed numerous current system-related risk. One of the biggest issues were that majority of employees did not stress/ know the importance and awareness of security information. If I had to…[Read more]

What issues did you identify from this video?

The video demonstrated numerous issues and occasions in which the employees disregarded the basic IT controls; even though the company had regulations in place. The employee’s lack of knowledge of the basic IT controls revealed numerous vulnerability issues when it came to controlling their i…[Read more]

1.In your own words, how would you define a control environment?

A control environment is an established setting in which regulations and procedures are used and enforced by governing bodies of an organization; their main purpose is to influence the control consciousness of their establishment such as providing discipline and structure.

A…[Read more]

I agree with Annamaire and Pryia. Laws and regulations like SOX are not only adequate but needed. SOX not only aids management by establishing rules and set standards for compliance, but also creates a cohesiveness of protection amongst the organization, shareholders and general public.
Regulations are an appropriate response. They hold senior…[Read more]

I completely agree with Sean. Piggybacking off of what Sean stated, SOX’s set standards and regulations prevent a lot of corruption. SOX requires audit boards to institute procedures in which they review auditing, internal control irregularities, and accounting, to overall ensure protection.

Yu Ming,

You make a strong case, the longevity of a company sometimes outweighs the profitability. For this specific example, the use of Nitro Pro 9 hinders the company’s ability to assimilate on all platforms. Subsequently, by saving some money in the beginning by purchasing the cheaper software to increase ones profit, they take a larger h…[Read more]

How does the control environment affect IT?

A control environment is an established setting in which regulations and procedures are used and enforced by governing bodies of an organization; their main purpose is to influence the control consciousness of their establishment such as providing discipline and structure.
A few examples of a control…[Read more]