Information Technology Controls Can Be Classified as Physical, Technical or Administrative

question 7

Essay

Information technology controls can be classified as physical, technical or administrative. Consider each independent situation below; suggest one control from the indicated classification that would address (prevent / detect / correct) the risk.a) A bank's customer database is hacked.Administrative: _____________________________________________
b) A careless employee spills coffee on a network server.Physical: _____________________________________________
c) A corporation's sales data are manipulated by a member of the sales staff. Technical: _____________________________________________
d) A former employee introduces a logic bomb to a company's payroll system.Administrative: _____________________________________________
e) A political candidate's web site is defaced.Technical: _____________________________________________
f) A senior citizen sends money to a fake religious organization based on a fraudulent e-mail.Administrative: _____________________________________________
g) A waitress steals a customer's credit card number.Physical: _____________________________________________
h) An employee uses work time to shop online using the company's computer. Administrative: _____________________________________________
i) Corporate spies steal research and development information. Technical: _____________________________________________
j) Fake compromising photos of a corporate CEO are posted to a social networking site. Technical: _____________________________________________
A. regular security auditsb. encase the server in a cabinetc. system access logd. policy to remove employees from the system when they leave the companye. password rotationf. security trainingg. customers pay at the registerh. appropriate use poli

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Definitions:

Decreasing-cost Industry

An industry where the cost per unit of output decreases as the scale of production increases.

Long-run Equilibrium Price

The price level at which the quantity supplied equals the quantity demanded, achieved over a period where all inputs can be varied by producers.

Increase in Demand

A situation where there is a rise in consumers' desire to purchase goods or services, leading to higher quantity demanded at every price level.

Constant Costs

Occur when the cost of producing an additional unit of a good does not change as the scale of production increases or decreases.