Information Threat Security | Report

INFORMATION THREAT SECURITY
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Table of Contents
Introduction..........................................................................................................................................3
Q.1 Describing the data and information assets associated with Cobweb.......................................3
Q. 2 Describing impact of all threats on the identified data assets.................................................4
Q. 3Examining each asset– threat pairing and produce a vulnerability matrix ..............................5
Q. 4 Assuming there are no specific controls in place to protect the data assets in question. You
may assume general controls such as anti-virus software, logical access controls etc. are already
in place., however for completeness, you may want to list these as well and then ‘cross them off’
as already existing controls..............................................................................................................6
5. Calculation of risk factors ...........................................................................................................7
Q. 6 and 7. Reasonable risk appetite value and propose suitable countermeasures with
justifications ....................................................................................................................................7
Conclusion............................................................................................................................................9
References..........................................................................................................................................10
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Illustration Index
Illustration 1: Reasonable risk appetite value.....................................................................................10
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Index of Tables
Table 1: Mcleod, 2008Vulnerability matrix.........................................................................................7
Table 2: List of controls........................................................................................................................8
Table 3: Calculation of risk factors ......................................................................................................9
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