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Try these questions. Scroll down for answers: 1. Destruction records must contain _____ and be kept for _____. a. Date of destruction, two years  b. SSN of destroyer, two years c. Name of destroyer, one year d. ID material destroyed, one year e. Date of Classification, five years 2. Which types of door locking devices are approved for access to closed area entrance doors? a. Key operated pad lock  b. Handprint reader c. Deadbolt key lock d. Swipe card reader e. All the above 3. During the accreditation cycle the _____ may grant an interim approval to operate the system. a. FSO b. ISSM c. ISSO d. CSA  e. GCA 4. The _____ shall contain IS ID and location and a statement signed by ISSM certifying that IS implements the requirements in the security plan. a. SSP b. IS Certification Report  c. Master SSP d. SPP e. Security Classification Guide Answers follow: 1. Destruction records must contain _____...

Information systems allow businesses to increase work productivity at blinding speeds. Documents, images, and media can be duplicated, printed, emailed and faxed much quicker than technology allowed just a few years ago. The lightening fast capabilities enable enterprise to perform on contracts more efficiently and in less time. However, because of fast distribution and processing speeds, measures must be in place to prevent unauthorized disclosure, spillage and compromise of classified information. Once a spillage occurs, the errant person cannot take the action back. Information systems identified to process classified information is marked according to the highest classification. As with protecting physical classified properties, information systems and their products must also be safeguarded at the appropriate level. Computers used for uploading, storing, processing, disseminating, printing and other functions are protected at the level of the information being worked...

According to Porter’s Five Forces Model, in my opinion, competition has increased in the in all areas as a result of the internet and e-Commerce, providing several challenges to security. By way of providing threat assessment, try to see how your security process can take this model into consideration. The internet and IT has made it possible to both focus on the top and bottom lines and market share is expanded and costs are cut. Many products and services exist just online, major companies have gone online to successfully augment the brick and mortar corporations, and the playing field is all the way to edges of cyberspace, wherever that is. We will further evaluate this stepping through all five forces. Buyer power is higher when buyers have more choices. Businesses are forced to add value to their products and services to get loyalty. Many loyalty programs include excellent services that customers demand on-line. Customers want to solve their problems and many times they are more s...