August 29, 2012 2:00 PM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Capacity Management,
Configuration Management,
Distributed Platforms,
Information Communication Technology,
Infrastructure,
Infrastructure Management,
IT Architecture,
IT Configuration,
IT Infrastructure,
IT Support,
Management Information Systems,
Message Integrity,
Risk Management,
Service Delivery and SupportA common type of data communications risk
According to Christopher E. Strangio, the distance over which data moves within IT can vary from a few thousandths of an inch, as is the case within a single integrated circuit (IC) chip, to several feet along the main circuit board’s...
August 25, 2012 12:09 AM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Capacity Management,
Configuration Management,
Distributed Platforms,
Information Communication Technology,
Infrastructure,
Infrastructure Management,
IT Architecture,
IT Configuration,
IT Infrastructure,
IT Support,
Management Information Systems,
Message Integrity,
Risk Management,
Service Delivery and SupportAs the distance between the message source and designated destination increases, accurate transmission becomes increasingly more risky.
Data communication systems are designed with transmission speed and capacity to meet the timeliness and volume needs of defined users. Nonetheless, data...
August 22, 2012 12:49 AM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Configuration Management,
Control Methods,
Control Processes,
Control Techniques,
CPU,
Digital Storage Devices,
EDI,
Electronic Commerce,
Electronic Data Interchange,
Feedback Control,
Firmware,
Hardware Controls,
Information Communication Technology,
Information Security,
Infrastructure,
Integrity,
IT Architecture,
IT Configuration,
IT Infrastructure,
IT Security,
Media Errors,
Risk ManagementSome IT configurations are capable of assigning whole sections of memory for prescribed operations, programs, and/or data. These assigned sections of memory can be protected by a hardware address validity check. This type of control is also known as
August 17, 2012 11:59 PM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Configuration Management,
Control Methods,
Control Processes,
Control Techniques,
CPU,
Digital Storage Devices,
EDI,
Electronic Commerce,
Electronic Data Interchange,
Feedback Control,
Firmware,
Hardware Controls,
Information Communication Technology,
Information Security,
Infrastructure,
Integrity,
IT Architecture,
IT Configuration,
IT Infrastructure,
IT Security,
Media Errors,
Risk ManagementValidity checking of datum passed to peripheral devices
A data validity check compares characters or fields that are written or read with a set of all valid characters or fields. It is particularly useful technique with peripheral devices such as printers. For example, a...
August 15, 2012 12:34 AM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Configuration Management,
Control Methods,
Control Processes,
Control Techniques,
Digital Storage Devices,
EDI,
Electronic Commerce,
Electronic Data Interchange,
Feedback Control,
Hardware Controls,
Information Communication Technology,
Information Security,
Infrastructure,
Integrity,
IT Architecture,
IT Configuration,
IT Infrastructure,
IT Security,
Media Errors,
Risk ManagementInformation validity implies data elements represent real conditions, rules or relationships rather than physical object characteristics. IT hardware validity checks are preventive and/or detective control measures that should be implemented to ensure appropriate data processing. There are three...
August 11, 2012 12:36 AM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Configuration Management,
Control Methods,
Control Processes,
Control Techniques,
Digital Storage Devices,
EDI,
Electronic Commerce,
Electronic Data Interchange,
Feedback Control,
Hardware Controls,
Information Communication Technology,
Information Security,
Infrastructure,
Integrity,
IT Architecture,
IT Configuration,
IT Hardware,
IT Infrastructure,
IT Security,
Media Errors,
Risk ManagementIT hardware validity checks are preventive and/or detective control measures that should be implemented to ensure appropriate data processing. An important component of enabling information integrity is sustaining data and task validity. Within...
August 7, 2012 5:48 PM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Accountability,
Accounting,
Application Portfolio Management,
Asset Management,
Audit Assurance,
Audit Committee,
Certified Information Systems Auditor,
Change Control,
Change Management,
Control Processes,
Decision Making,
Enterprise Governance,
ERP,
Fiduciary Responsibility,
Governance Tree,
IT Governanace,
Life Cycle Management,
Organizational Structure,
Project Management,
Risk Management,
Value DeliveryCurrent events posted by various news outlets, including Fox News, the Wall Street Journal, Forbes and Yahoo.com, concerning Knight Capital’s financial debacle, present some very serious allegations regarding managerial due diligence during system development...
August 4, 2012 12:23 AM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Configuration Management,
Control Methods,
Echo Check,
Hardware Controls,
Information Communication Technology,
Information Security,
Infrastructure Management,
Integrity,
IT Architecture,
IT Configuration,
IT Hardware,
IT Security,
Risk ManagementDeploying appropriate hardware communication controls
Hardware size and accessibility make transportability an issue because of uncertainty that an installed configuration has appropriate controls. Small IT configurations have unique hardware characteristics that distinguish...
August 1, 2012 12:33 AM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Configuration Management,
Control Methods,
Echo Check,
Hardware Controls,
Information Communication Technology,
Information Security,
Infrastructure Management,
Integrity,
IT Architecture,
IT Configuration,
IT Hardware,
IT Security,
Risk ManagementIT echo checking to ensure data integrity and command compliance
The control purpose of an IT hardware echo check is to ensure that commands sent to peripheral, or remote, equipment are obeyed and that datum are received correctly. In this activity, the computer checks to ensure...
