Posted: January 4th, 2017

Critics worry that databases of human traits used to maintain corporate security may actually pose a privacy threat to individuals

List several types of information stored on the university administrative network. Next, list a few positions (jobs) within the administration. Finally, relate the positions to the data types, based on each position’s need to know specific information. Which access control method would you recommend?Exercise 2:Suppose you are a security manager at a medium-size company. Several people on the staff are reluctant to follow the company’s rules regarding the use of passwords. For example, these users may post their passwords in a conspicuous place, routinely use easily guessed passwords, or resist changing their passwords on a regular basis. How would you win such workers over to the notion that passwords must be used correctly? For the moment, set aside the premise that such users might be automatically shut out of the system for failing to use passwords in the prescribed manner. Exercise 3:A growing number of people believe that the use of biometrics is an invasion of privacy. For example, an eye scanning device records the inner structure of a person’s eye and stores that image in a database. Critics worry that databases of human traits used to maintain corporate security may actually pose a privacy threat to individuals, if such data were used in other ways. In your view, are such concerns justified? Why or why not?Exercise 4:The owner of your company is becoming increasingly concerned about computer security and the laxness of users. Users regularly leave the office at the end of the day without signing out of their accounts. The company is trying to win a contract that involves working with the government and that will require additional security measures. What would you suggest to the owner?