Information Security Management Essay

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Managing the information security at a major university is never an easy task, and especially with a team of only ten the complexities and the resource demands can sometimes make the situation seem all but impossible even on the best of days. When the former head of information security management suddenly departs as the result of an FBI arrest -- and when that arrest stems from the fact that this Chief Security Officer was a member of Anonymous, the most active and influential (so far as the public is aware, at least) cyber-terrorist group (as identified by law enforcement) -- the situation only becomes that much more difficult. As the interim Chief Security Officer newly in charge of ensuring university information security and with a team of employees ready to tackle the...

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If the allegations against him are true, and given his arrest it is reasonable to move forward with the possibility that he was involved in something nefarious, then there will need to be a complete check of all security systems currently in place. This could potentially take weeks in and of itself, and if any significant flaws are found it will take even longer. While it would have been difficult for the CSO to implement anything truly compromising without any other team member's knowledge, this potential does exist and must be controlled for…

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