Procedures - Security & control

Knowledgebase

• Overview

• Components of security

• Importance of information security  

• Organisational control systems

• Security threats & consequences

  • Viruses

  • Hacking

  • Year2000

  • Internet privacy

  • Identity theft 

• Measures to reduce threats
  • General controls
    • Division of responsibility
    • Access (Firewall)
    • Contingency planning
  • Application
    • Database (Flatfile)
  • Security controls
    • Backup
    • Antivirus software
    • Authentication
    • Logical controls
    • Physical controls
      • Biometrics
• Security implementation costs