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,
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Hardware Controls,
Information Communication Technology,
Information Security,
Infrastructure,
Integrity,
IT Architecture,
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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 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...
July 27, 2012 11:39 PM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Configuration Management,
Control Methods,
Echo Check,
Hardware Controls,
Information Communication Technology,
Information Security,
Infrastructure Management,
Integrity,
Internet,
IT Architecture,
IT Configuration,
IT Hardware,
IT Security,
Risk ManagementDuplicate operations may be performed on independent IT hardware components or on the same component. Alternatively, the repeat operation may be complimentary to the initial operation, such as where a read is performed after a write to check what was written.
Duplicate operations are commonly...
July 25, 2012 12:08 AM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Configuration Management,
Control Methods,
Echo Check,
Hardware Controls,
Information Communication Technology,
Information Security,
Infrastructure Management,
Integrity,
Internet,
IT Architecture,
IT Configuration,
IT Hardware,
IT Security,
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July 21, 2012 12:16 AM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Configuration Management,
Hardware Controls,
Information Communication Technology,
Information Security,
Infrastructure Management,
Integrity,
Internet,
IT Architecture,
IT Configuration,
IT Hardware,
IT Security,
Risk ManagementReducing data reliability and integrity risks from IT hardware
When properly deployed, parity bits can be utilized to detect communication errors between IT hardware items. An advantage of the double parity bit is that an error is defined in two dimensions:...
July 18, 2012 1:51 AM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Configuration Management,
Hardware Controls,
Information Communication Technology,
Information Security,
Infrastructure Management,
Integrity,
Internet,
IT Configuration,
IT Hardware,
IT Security,
Risk ManagementParity bits as a foundation for redundancy checks
One of the simplest error detection schemes is parity checking. Classically, parity checks are deployed to maintain information integrity. Parity checks are generally considered a hardware control that requires calculation for...
