CIS8018 - Strategic Information Security, Woolworths Limited

Running head: STRATEGIC INFORMATION SECURITY
Strategic Information Security: Woolworths Limited
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Abstract
This report reflects the importance of implementing the information system security in
Woolworths Limited. The challenges associated to Woolworths Limited’s Information Security
(IS) and their mitigate approaches are also elaborated inn this report. It has been found that, a
robust security system that covers the physical security, cyber security and communication
security is used by Woolworths Limited. However still the company is facing major level of
security issues in order to mitigate those issues the company has formulated a complete
contingency measures containing the incident response plan. The core components such as
confidentiality, integrity, availability etc are elaborated in this report.

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................4
1. Role of information security in Woolworths Limited.................................................................5
1.1 Principles of information security management....................................................................5
1.2 Information security model of Woolworths Limited.............................................................6
3. Laws and ethical consideration needed for improving the management system of Woolworths
Limited.............................................................................................................................................7
3.1 Contingency plan...................................................................................................................7
3.2 Role of decision making in Woolworths Limited..................................................................8
4. Enterprise security policies..........................................................................................................9
5. Information security issues..........................................................................................................9
5.1 Information security issues associated to Woolworths Limited..........................................10
5.2 Strategic information security issue mitigation planning for Woolworths..........................10
6. Information security management policies developed for Woolworths Limited......................10
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................11
Recommendations..........................................................................................................................12
References......................................................................................................................................14

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