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Chapter 8, Problem 9HMP
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Total number of vulnerabilities:
- The risk is been analyzed based on computing platform.
- High Risk
- Medium Risk
- Low Risk
- The details of security vulnerabilities are shown below:
| PLATFORM |
NUMBER OF COMPUTERS |
HIGH RISK |
MEDIUM RISK |
LOW RISK |
TOTAL VULNERABILITIES |
| Windows Vista Ultimate | 3 | 56 | 242 | 87 | 1155 |
| Linux | 1 | 3 | 154 | 98 | 255 |
| Windows Server | 1 | 11 | 37 | 19 | 67 |
| Sun Solaris | 1 | 12 | 299 | 78 | 778 |
| Windows vista ultimate desktops and laptops | 195 | 14 | 16 | 1237 | 247065 |
- The total number of vulnerabilities for each platform is indicated in rightmost column of table.
Potential impact of security problems:
The potential impact of security problems is shown below:
- High risk vulnerabilities:
- The specific systems and files could be accessed by unauthorized personnel by misuse of passwords...
Explanation of Solution
Platform to address:
- First platform:
- The Windows Vista Ultimate operated by high level administrators has access to areas that other users do not have.
- The core system operations are affected by task of administrators.
- Second platform:
- The windows server with corporate applications denotes second platform.
- The business conduction may be affected if corporate applications are corrupted.
- Third platform:
- The Sun Solaris with e-commerce and web servers denote third platform.
- The internal operations are ensured to be safe and secure...
Explanation of Solution
Types of control problems:
- The types of control problems includes:
- General controls:
- It governs design, security, and use of computer programs and data file security.
- It is applied to all computerized applications.
- It consists of a combination of software, hardware and manual procedures that creates overall control environment.
- Windows Vista ultimate for high level administrators.
- Sun Solaris for e-commerce and web servers.
- Application controls:
- It denotes specific controls that are unique to each computerized application.
- It includes payroll or order processing.
- It includes both manual as well as automated procedures that ensure authorized data processing.
- It can be classified as input controls, output controls and processing controls...
- General controls:
Explanation of Solution
Risk of ignoring security vulnerabilities:
- The technical, environmental and organizational threats can be faced by the
information systems. - The top priority should be given the system security and it should be ensured by managers at all levels.
- The security awareness should be spread to all employees...
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