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

question 25

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: _____________________________________________

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