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[2004-02-24] Incidence Response Programme
As the reliance of businesses on their information assets continue to grow so will the number of computer/security incidents. In the protection of their informational assets, most business's will perform the following functions:
[2004-02-24] Incidence Response Teams
A major part of any organisations IRP is the team that is responsible for handling the incidents using the process and method outlined in section 1.2.1. Whilst it is strongly recommended that every organisation should have an IRP in place, this is not necessarily the case with an incidence response team. However, each organisation should have an individual such as the corporate security officer who is responsible for the IRP of the organisation.
[2004-02-24] What are the Benefits of an IRP?
The major benefit in an organisation for having an IRP is that of damage limitation. In the event that an incident should occur within an organisation that has an IRP in place, the damage and the ensuing financial loss that is incurred due to this incident will be minimised. Other benefits include:
[2004-02-12] Random Numbers
Random numbers are important for computers. Aside from making games like Solitaire more interesting, the use of randomness in generating passwords and encrypting data is critical to security.
[2004-02-02] Understanding Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server (ISA) Planning and Optimization
Planning decisions are critical for a successful firewall implementation. Missing some of the most important points when designing a firewall implementation can jeopardize our information integrity and the overall network security.
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