Information Systems Security and Control
CS 4550
Information Systems Security and Control
When a computer connects to a network and engages in communication with other computers, it is essentially taking a risk. Internet security involves the protection of a computer's Internet account and files from intrusion of an unknown user. Internet security has become an alarming issue for anyone connected to the net. This research paper argues the need for security over corporate intranets that have been dealing with the lack of security within the internet and the numerous attacks and malware threats that hackers use to breach security measures. A corporation uses a private computer network that uses Internet Protocol technologies to securely share any part of an organization's information or network operating system within that organization. This is known as the intranet which refers to a network within an organization and is used in contrast to the term internet which is a network between organizations. The intranet, a network belonging to an organization or a corporation, is accessible only by the members and employees with the proper authorization. The main purpose of an intranet is to compute resources among employees such as network usage data or to share company information such as company policies, job postings, company events, product literature, and so on. This paper also discusses the countermeasures that a corporation can take in order to reduce the impact of a potential attack against its information network established for its specific group of users that communicate and share data amongst each other.
Although an intranet is a closed private network within a corporation or an organization that does not mean that it is immune to malware lurking around on the internet. The Internet is an unsecure network that connects all people across the globe and is one of the major means that businesses use to generate revenue either by selling services, products, ideas. There is a wide span of activity
Information Systems Security and Control
When a computer connects to a network and engages in communication with other computers, it is essentially taking a risk. Internet security involves the protection of a computer's Internet account and files from intrusion of an unknown user. Internet security has become an alarming issue for anyone connected to the net. This research paper argues the need for security over corporate intranets that have been dealing with the lack of security within the internet and the numerous attacks and malware threats that hackers use to breach security measures. A corporation uses a private computer network that uses Internet Protocol technologies to securely share any part of an organization's information or network operating system within that organization. This is known as the intranet which refers to a network within an organization and is used in contrast to the term internet which is a network between organizations. The intranet, a network belonging to an organization or a corporation, is accessible only by the members and employees with the proper authorization. The main purpose of an intranet is to compute resources among employees such as network usage data or to share company information such as company policies, job postings, company events, product literature, and so on. This paper also discusses the countermeasures that a corporation can take in order to reduce the impact of a potential attack against its information network established for its specific group of users that communicate and share data amongst each other.
Although an intranet is a closed private network within a corporation or an organization that does not mean that it is immune to malware lurking around on the internet. The Internet is an unsecure network that connects all people across the globe and is one of the major means that businesses use to generate revenue either by selling services, products, ideas. There is a wide span of activity
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