Security Threats and Vulnerabilities

Security Threats and Vulnerabilities

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Security Threats and Vulnerabilities

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1. THESIS STATEMENT

a. In this modern day and age, it is quite clear to witness all manner of security threats as well as their respective vulnerabilities; this has led us to be more self aware of these vices and as such, how to prevent and mitigate them (Krysta, 2002)..

2. INTRODUCTION

a. In this paper we will discuss the myriad ways in which one can be in an advantageous position of detecting and mitigating the effects of security threats and their associated vulnerabilities( Stephanou, 2001).

b. We are also going to discuss how we can conduct a threat assessment, a vulnerability assessment, risk analysis, upgrade recommendations, and not to forget, how to conduct a re- evaluation of the respective risks.

3. DISCUSSION

a. Threat Assessment

i. Defined

ii. Credible

iii. Potential

iv. Minimal

b. Vulnerability Assessment

i. Devastating

ii. Severe

iii. Noticeable

iv. Minor

v. Very High

vi. High

vii. Moderate

viii. Low

c. Risk Analysis

d. Upgrade Recommendations

e. Re-Evaluation of Risks

f. Application

4. CONCLUSION

a. Looking at what we have discussed above it can be concluded that security threats as well as vulnerabilities assessment is important in order for one to be able to apply this knowledge to any given organization and not to forget, any facility. This can also be applied by conducting an assessment and risk analysis. (Gasparro & Jargon, 2012). One can also conclude that the security threats and vulnerabilities ought to be calculated to each given threat based on the pre-existing countermeasures.

5. REFRENCES

Krysta, K. (2002). “Vulnerability Assessment of a University Computing Environment”. Retrieved on 24th January from http://rr.sans.org/casestudies/univ_comp.php

The reference talks about security threats as well as their respective vulnerabilities;

Stephanou, T. (2001). “Assessing and Exploiting the Internal Security of an Organization”. Retrieved on 24th January 2015 from http://rr.sans.org/audit/internal_sec.php

The reference talks about how security of an orgination ought to be calculated to each given threat based on the pre-existing countermeasures.

Gasparro, A., & Jargon, J., (2012). " Security Threats & Vulnerabilities ". The Wall Street Journal. p. B7.

The refere look at different security system in organization. It also looks at different security systems that come in different shapes and dimensions.