Network and Security: Threat Control

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Threat Control
It is essential to identify the threats and set accurate controls for the identified threats. This eliminates the risks of business
loss. The recommendations for control to certain threat categories are represented in the following table-
Threat Category Control Description Classification Type
Accidental
corruption of
information
Regular Backup Regular backup will eliminate the
chances of data loss even if the
information stored is accidentally
corrupted
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Protection against Power
disturbances
One of the significant reasons of data
corruption is power disturbances. If
that can be fixed, the probability of
data corruption can be reduced.
Administrative Prevent
Ensuring proper shutting down
of the system after use
Data can be corrupted with improper
handling of information system and
therefore, it needs to be prevented
Administrative Prevent
Use of Proper antivirus and
spyware protection
Another significant reason behind
data corruption might be because of
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malware infection which can be
eliminated by making use of proper
antivirus and spyware protection.
Loss of
intellectual
property
Ensuring confidentiality by
enforcing access control
Access control can possibly ensure
confidentiality of intellectual
property thereby preventing the loss
of the same.
Administrative Detect
Maintaining good records of
data
This is important for prevention of
loss of intellectual property.
Administrative Compensate
The contacts and grant of rights
for the property access should
be checked.
The grant of rights should be wise in
order to prevent the loss of
intellectual property.
Administrative Prevent
Incoming trade secretes should
be restricted
Certain incoming trade secrets can
be risky for the intellectual property
and thus should be restricted.
Administrative Prevent
Regular Intellectual property
Audits
Regular audits will be able to
identify the risks associated with the
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intellectual property.
Software piracy Development of software
policy statement
Having a clear software piracy
statement will help in explaining
how employees can legally acquire a
software thus preventing its piracy.
Product Prevent
Make employees accept and
sign an anti piracy statement
This will prevent the processing of
the information without permission.
Administrative Prevent
Ensuring regular software
inventories
If the staffs of an organization make
sure that the product name, version
number and the serial number for
each piece of software installed on
every computer is documented, the
issue can be prevented. Furthermore,
it is necessary for an organization to
perform unannounced audits.
Administrative Detect
An accurate knowledge of It is essential to keep all the licenses Administrative Prevent