Designing Secure Software

Part 1 questions

The personnel manager has read an article about the vulnerability of transmitted information/data over a company network operating system. She is now somewhat concerned over the safeguarding of organizational data. She asks for your points of view on the subject - to brief her on some additional aspects of information security relating to the company's network and software. Please respond to all of the following prompts:

Why is networking potentially considered the root of all cybercrime?

What is security by obscurity, and why is it more dangerous than no security?

The company uses the Windows 7 operating system (OS).

That understood, what are some security features inherent to this OS?

Part 2

The personnel manager asks you to follow up with a short paper to her briefly going over the topics you discussed. She would like the document as a memo, highlighting the subject areas you thought worthy enough to bring to her attention during the discussion. Complete the following assignment:

Write a ½ page memo that explains factors to consider when selecting a programming language to develop secure software.

Conclude your memo with your recommendation of the programming language the team should use.

To add credibility to your ideas, locate at least 2 articles on the topic that have been written within the past 5 years.

Be sure to cite these sources.

Your memo should be professionally written and should not simply restate or paraphrase the sources researched. It should present a personal view of the factors to consider, along with a solid justification for your recommendation.

Part 3 questions

2. Explain the role of the data dictionary in the DBMS?

4. Define the difference between the database and the database management system.

9. Define and explain SQL. How does it differ from other programming languages and what are the components?

10. Define and explain the concept of the user interface. How does the user interface connect to the DBMS?