Risk Assessment

Risk Assessment Project Paper

Aubrey Maloney

SE578

Gordon Francois

Keller Graduate School of Management

February 9, 2012

Introduction

The risk assessment of LOGISTIX, INC. identified vulnerabilities in the areas of Management, Operational and Technical Security. Vulnerabilities are weaknesses that may be exploited by a threat or group of threats. These vulnerabilities can be mitigated by recommended safeguards. Safeguards are security features and controls that, when added to or included in the information technology environment, mitigate the risk associated with the operation to manageable levels. A complete discussion of the vulnerabilities and recommended safeguards are found in this report. If the safeguards recommended in this risk assessment are not implemented, the result could be modification or destruction of data, disclosure of sensitive information, or denial of service to the users who require the information on a frequent basis

Risk Assessment Purpose

The purpose of this risk assessment is to evaluate the adequacy of the LOGISTIX, INC. security.   This risk assessment provides a structured qualitative assessment of the operational environment.   It addresses sensitivity, threats, vulnerabilities, risks and safeguards.   The assessment recommends cost-effective safeguards to mitigate threats and associated exploitable vulnerabilities.

Risk Assessment Scope

The scope of this risk assessment assessed the system’s use of resources and controls (implemented or planned) to eliminate and/or manage vulnerabilities exploitable by threats internal and external to the LOGISTIX, INC. system. This Risk Assessment Report evaluates the confidentiality (protection from unauthorized disclosure of system and data information), integrity (protection from improper modification of information), and availability (loss of system access) of the system. Recommended security safeguards will allow management to make decisions about security-related...