In a corporate, networked setting, should end users be allowed to install applications on their company workstations, whether the applications are on a DVD or downloaded from the Internet? Be sure to weigh security against usability.

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Phillip Nichols

Computers & Technology

28 July, 10:19

In a corporate, networked setting, should end users be allowed to install applications on their company workstations, whether the applications are on a DVD or downloaded from the Internet? Be sure to weigh security against usability.

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Clarence Wolf · Answer 1

No, end users should not be allowed to install applications on their company workstations, whether the applications are on a dvd or downloaded from the internet.

Explanation:

Employees can threaten the enterprise data security in ways as below:

1) Insider Malice: The malicious attacker is difficult to be detected and causes more harm than the outside attacks.

2) Poor password practices: Passwords are termed as the oldest/traditional authentication protocol which if not dealt properly leads to breaches.

3) Weak Access policies: Weak policy leads to compromised enterprise data security.

4) Unsafe downloads: This is the area where users/employees keep downloading from external sources like the internet or CD or DVD as a result of which the security threat to the complete organization gets compromised. Trojan virus can easily penetrate the systems on the network causing great loss to the organization.