Description
You are an information security manager for a large retail sporting goods store. The sporting goods store is involved in the following in which they:
- Maintain an internal network and an intranet protected by a firewall
- Maintain a Web server in the DMZ that is protected by another firewall
- Accept credit card sales in the store and over the Web via e-Commerce transactions
- Maintain an email server for employee email communication and communication with other business partners and customers
- Maintain a wireless network within the store
- Use RFID for inventory and theft prevention
- Maintain a Facebook presence
- Provide health screening for high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and other potential health risks
The CEO is concerned about the amount of information that is being collected and maintained within the organization.
Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which you:
- Describe the major privacy issues facing organizations today.
- Analyze the major privacy issues described above and compare that to the potential privacy risks facing the sporting goods store.
- Explain the security risks and applicable laws that govern the privacy risk.
- Describe the security measures that the organization needs to implement to mitigate the risks.
- Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
- Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
- Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
- Explain the concept of privacy and its legal protections.
- Use technology and information resources to research legal issues in information security.
- Write clearly and concisely about information security legal issues and topics using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.
Explanation & Answer
Attached.
Running head: PRIVACY, LAWS, AND SECURITY MEASURES
Privacy, Laws, and Security Measures
Student’s Name
Institutional Affiliation
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PRIVACY, LAWS, AND SECURITY MEASURES
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Privacy, Laws, and Security Measures
Introduction
Contemporary organizations must remain cognizant of the fact that privacy and security
issues are taking new shape every other dawn. The recent rise of data breaches has forced many
firms to reevaluate the level of commitment that they dedicate toward privacy and security, and
in particular with regard to the procedures and policies that they embrace (Martin, Gupta,
Wingreen, & Mills, 2016). The present paper will consider the case of the sporting goods store
and explore the major privacy, security risks, applicable laws, and measures that the organization
can embrace to mitigate the risks.
Major Privacy Issues
Modern organizations face a broad array of privacy issues in their normal daily activities.
The first privacy concern that has reached unprecedented heights is data breaches. Since
organizations maintain a lot of personal information belonging to their clients and employees,
they have become the chief target of attackers as access to such information can pave the way for
them to steal some useful details. For example, attackers may target credit card and social
security numbers stored in organization’s databases.
Another privacy issue arises from location-based services, in which ind...
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