The economics of SaaS, combined with the commitment on the part of companies to re-architect their processes to capitalize on a higher quality and speed of delivery of customer information, is in the process of significantly increase company performance (Hill, 2008). The technological implications of SaaS are highly dependent on the underlying Web programming languages the applications are based on, with Asynchronous JavaScript (AJAX) being the most prevalent due to its speed and customization advantages (Bajaj, Bradley, Cravens, 2008)
B2 Explain 2 possible security controls that may help reduce these threats. The first approach is to anticipate and thwart the patterns that P2P systems use to proliferate throughout a network (Caviglione, 2009) and also education users of how their own, personal data is at risk of being stolen and sold through unethical use of P2P networks for identity theft as well (Swartz, 2007)
The public-key cryptography approach also creates a more efficient means of cryptographic security by ensuring RSA-compliant encryption and decryption throughout the secured network (Sarkar, Maitra, 2010). As a result the use of public-key cryptography hardens and makes more secure each connection and node on a network (Chevalier, Rusinowitch, 2010)
Just as rapidly as CRM is being adopted on the SaaS platform, often with the support of CIOs (Creeger, 2009) an evolving set of best practices is beginning to also emerge. These best practices center on aligning the highly specific and unique business processes within organizations to the CRM systems as combined these systems allow for faster attainment of initiatives, plans and strategic goals (Concha, Espadas, Romero, Molina, 2010)
Given the pressure software companies are under to continually stay on top of their customers' needs and rapidly innovate, these company's rapid adoption of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Customer Relationship Management (CRM) applications is understandable (King, 2010). Further fueling the urgency to adopt CRM on the SaaS-based delivery model is the growing acceptance of this platform by Chief Information Officers (CIO) who is historically the most conservative members of senior management teams (Creeger, 2009)
This is different from single-key (secret-key) cryptography. What characteristic is a major vulnerability that discourages use of single-key cryptography in a network? Of the many limitations and drawbacks of single-key or secret-key cryptography the one that puts systems communicating and sharing confidential systems using this approach at the greatest risk is the fact that only a single key or security element is used to protect the content and communication (Galindo, Herranz, 2008)
This is different from single-key (secret-key) cryptography. What characteristic is a major vulnerability that discourages use of single-key cryptography in a network? Of the many limitations and drawbacks of single-key or secret-key cryptography the one that puts systems communicating and sharing confidential systems using this approach at the greatest risk is the fact that only a single key or security element is used to protect the content and communication (Galindo, Herranz, 2008)
This combination of showing how P2P networks can cripple and immediately stop e-mail system, infect personal productivity applications including Microsoft Office, and spread throughout supplier networks the company works with for example, call for greater levels of predictive deterrence and the use of more advance algorithms to attain higher levels of security over time (Caviglione, 2009). Second the use of a constraint-based modeling platform that can anticipate threats and react to them quickly is going to be more effective than taking the action of blocking P2P networks in general (Gaspary, Barcellos, Detsch, Antunes, 2007)
(2 pages, 6 APA) The most critical aspect of any company's ongoing operations and its future growth is the strength and depth of its relationships with customers. Given the pressure software companies are under to continually stay on top of their customers' needs and rapidly innovate, these company's rapid adoption of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Customer Relationship Management (CRM) applications is understandable (King, 2010)
The Lamers group initially gets formed out of a curiosity and sense of challenge the members have about how to crate robotic software code that can replicate itself, communicate and erase its digital trail. Groups like Lamers illustrate however how widely multidimensional security threats are, as it is impossible to manage the intentions of each member of this group (Landau, 2008)
legacy code is the ability to e-mail itself, delete its digital trail and to an extent, decide which direction it will grow. Ironically many operating systems that are critical to network performance do not have automated events management (Libeau, 2008)
legacy application qualifies it as a botnet and points to how SoftMicro needed to anticipate this type of threat (Seewald, Gansterer, 2010) yet did not. Third, the lack of protection on endpoints of the system and the passwords to gain access to them is a weakness (Lowe, 2009) that needed to be averted
This threat would in effect cripple the entire e-mail system of an enterprise, costing tens of millions of dollars of lost productivity in the process (Erlanger, 2004). The second threat is that of infecting the office automation and personal productivity applications on the individuals' and those they work with PCs (Mansfield-Devine, 2010)
Finally the lack of password security is exceptionally bad in the cases described and lacks even the most rudimentary levels of security. The development of more effective password management through authentication and biometrics (Rowan, 2009) needs to be implemented in the installations mentioned in the case study to ensure these sites' security
This limitation of the single-key or secret-key authentication is often compensated for with the physical delivery of keys and security-based instructions on how to access systems. Manually based approaches that include the physical delivery of keys are anachronistic in the 21st century and fraught with security risks over and above the purely electronic limitations of this security standard (Sarkar, Maitra, 2010)
There are many, many potential threats to a company's computer systems and networks from engaging in activity on Peer-to-Peer (P2P) networks with each of them capable of disabling the operations of e-mail, network management and production systems (Erlanger, 2004). By far the most prevalent threat from using P2P networks to share music and files is the potential that exists for the central index mail server to be infected and cease operation (Swartz, 2007)
Second, the automation of the lamers.legacy application qualifies it as a botnet and points to how SoftMicro needed to anticipate this type of threat (Seewald, Gansterer, 2010) yet did not
Most viruses enter one's computer through e-mail attachments. However, viruses can also be spread through Web pages (Evarts)
Many viruses and trojans replicate themselves through a computer address book. Therefore, users should not assume a file attachment is safe even if it comes from a familiar e-mail address (Seltzer 83)
This program should be installed on every computer in the network. Furthermore, computers running on the Windows 2000 and Windows XP platform should install the critical software fixes from the Windows Update service of Microsoft (Wildstrom 18)