Chapter 5, Problem 2RQ

Explanation of Solution

Sun Tzu’s two key understandings:

According to Sun Tzu, the two key understandings to success in battle are, know yourself and to know the enemy.

Know yourself:

• First one must know their identity, examine and understand the information and system which are currently undergoing in the organization.
• Information should be analyzed and the system which stores, uses and transmit information should be checked repeatedly.
• These steps should be taken to protect it from risk and to make sure up to which vulnerabilities are they susceptible.
• Once the process has been identified, analyze what are the measures that have been already taken to protect the system.
• Moving the asset from place does not really mean that the asset is kept safer.
• Organizations will start implementing the control mechanisms, but they unfortunately neglect the periodic review, maintenance, revision which are necessary to run the system without risk...