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 2–3 page e-mail response

You were recently hired as the information technology (IT) manager for a small investment bank. Considering the sensitivity of the information that it handles and maintains, the chief information officer (CIO) wants to ensure that all reasonable measures are implemented to safeguard against possible compromise.

In a 2–3 page e-mail response to the CIO, discuss how network risk assessment and penetration testing can help to safeguard your network.

The following list consists of common types of data threats. Provide a brief discussion of each and what safeguard can be implemented to mitigate the risk associated with each threat:

• Backdoors and trapdoors
• Logic bombs
• Phishing
• Social engineering
• Trojan horses
• Worms

Please submit your assignment.

Adhere to APA formatting and reference guidelines when writing your response. Additionally, your response should be free of grammatical errors, use complete sentences, and give specific details to support statements.