Detecting & Mitigating Attacks on Applications

Detecting and Mitigating Attacks on Applications

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10 June 2009

Need

The role played by information in the current operational environment makes it one of the most important variables in defining the nature and extent of competitive advantage that business entities attain Information management is important in ensuring effective coordination and owing to the high level of competition in various segments it plays a critical role in detecting threats and opportunities that could define success or failure . Threats to applications are

not only a security risk to information used by such application but also place an organization at risk of loosing critical information that could be important to its operations . This is a key risk considering that such losses will not only dent operations but also play a role in developing a bad name for an organization which could result in loss of consumer confidence thus reduced profitability

Most companies and firms have adopted automated information systems Changes in technology come with a multitude of security threats (Beaver McClure , 2006 . Hackers ' activity , privacy violation and systems security breaches are at an all time high . Hackers have especially mastered the art of learning a system and porting applications that can either transfer information to their remote locations or disrupt security protocols . In either case it is upon an organization to ensure that the systems it develops or its information management procedures and policies guard against threats presented by people , change in technology and applications...