Ethical Challenges in Sustainable Technology
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Running head: PROFESSIONAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENTProfessional skills developmentName of StudentName of UniversityAuthor Note
1PROFESSIONAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENTExecutive SummaryThe report is based on the effects caused in an organisation by attacks of virus and hackers. Inthe modern day, cyber security is one of the biggest threats that provide a cause of concernfor many companies. The report focuses on a software company in Australia that needs toimplement modern technologies in order to prevent any corruption or loss of important data.The ways by which these threats can be mitigated is discussed in the report. The use ofmodern technologies such as Symantec Advanced Threat Protection (SATP), ProtectWiseCloud Network and Firewall can help in the prevention of these attacks. The advantages,risks and implementation of this technological software are provided. The report concludesby providing an overview of the objectives and the possibility of a future research on adifferent organisation. Recommendations for the case study organisation are provided withthat outline the strategies needed to be applied by the organisation. The proper use of thetechnologies, mitigating risks, recruitment of trained employees is some of therecommendations provided by the organisation.
2PROFESSIONAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENTTable of contentsIntroduction................................................................................................................................3Concept of information and network security............................................................................3Recent technologies used in information and network security.................................................4Application of these technologies in the organisation...............................................................5Advantages and risks of the technologies..................................................................................6Conclusion..................................................................................................................................7Recommendation........................................................................................................................8Reference..................................................................................................................................10
3PROFESSIONAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENTIntroductionThe purpose of the report is to understand the use of ICT in the business scenario. Inthe modern day, every business organisation needs to use technology in order to enhanceitself and make the product available to the customers. This can help the organisations to gaina competitive advantage in the market (McDermid, 2015, p.45). The report focuses on theapplication of ICT on a specific organisation. The company in question is a 5-year-oldsoftware organisation based in Melbourne. The organisation develops an in-house applicationand has its market spread across the small and medium sized industries in the country.However, there is limited scope for development for the organisation hence; the option ofdeveloping internet security is a top priority. One of the strategies developed by the companyis the expansion of business to have an online presence. The executive managers of theorganisation are concerned with the type of business that goes on in the market. The potentialclient for the organisation could be pharmaceutical and hospitality industries. The concern ismore on the economic factors rather than the social-economic and environmental factors.The report analyses the ways by which such an organisation can protect itself from therisk of internet security. The application of modern internet security is described in the report.The objective of the report is to investigate the ways by which ICT can be used in order togain a competitive advantage in business. The organisation is a software company and as aresult, it is important for every member to develop acute knowledge about the application ofICT and its uses in the modern world. The uses of the application in order to expand theorganisation in the global market are also stated in the report. Furthermore, the report alsoprovides recommendations based on the ways by which the use of ICT can be improved bythe organisation. Concept of information and network securityNetwork security is referred to as the actions undertaken by an organisation to preventany security threats in the software or computers. In the modern world, there have beenseveral instances of breached security services. This occurs due to poor anti-virus andimproper monitoring of the software and computer systems. The information and networkthreat usually occurs during the time of data transfer. According to Bannister & Connolly,(2014, p.119), the data transfer can be in the form of both physical as well as electronic. Inmost cases, data transferred via electronic media is prone to security threats. Network
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