Reference no: EM131183899

1) You have just completed a qualitative threat assessment of the computer security of your organization, with the impacts and probabilities of occurrence listed in the table that follows. Properly place the threats in a 3-by-3 table. Which of the threats should you take action on, which should you monitor, and which ones may not need your immediate attention?

Threat                                                           Impact           Probability of Occurrence

Virus attacks                                                    High                                       High

Internet hacks                                                Medium                                     High

Disgruntled employee hacks                                High                                  Medium

Weak incidence response mechanisms                   Medium                              Medium

Theft of information by a trusted third-party contractor  Low                                   Medium

Competitor hacks                                                     High                                      Low

Inadvertent release of noncritical information                Low                                       Low

2) You have been asked by management to secure the laptop computer of an individual who was just dismissed from the company under unfavorable circumstances. Pretend that your own computer is the laptop that has been secured. Make the first entry in your log book and describe how you would start his incident off correctly by properly protecting and securing the evidence.