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In a corporate, networked setting, should end users be allowed to install applications on their company workstations, whether the applications are on a DVD or downloaded from the Internet? Be sure to weigh security against usability.
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Running head: MANAGING INFORMATION SECURITY
Managing information security
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End users in a corporate or networked setting should not be to install software
applications on the company workstations as it can expose the company it infrastructure to
security threats and risks that can compromise its information systems. Although software
downloaded from the internet and installed by end users seem to be efficient, compatible with the
user's devices as well as providing comfort to users, they pose a security threat to a company’s
IT systems (Whitman & Mattord, 2016)....
