Computer and Information Security Handbook

Chapter 9

Intranet Security

Bill Mansoor, Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA)

Intranet Security as News in the Media

– “State Department Contract Employees Fired, Another Disciplined for Looking at Passport File”¹

– “Laptop stolen with a million customer data records”²

– “eBayed VPN kit hands over access to council network”³

– “(Employee) caught selling personal and medical information about . . . FBI agent to a confidential source . . . for $500.”⁴

– “Data thieves gain access to TJX through unsecured wireless access point”⁵

Headline drama like these in the mainstream media are embarrassing nightmares to top brass in any large corporation. These events have a lasting impact on a company’s bottom line because the company ...