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 == What is Information Technology Security Assessment? ==
-Information Technology Security Assessment ('''IT Security Assessment''') is an explicit study to locate IT security vulnerabilities and risks.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_technology_security_assessment Defining Information Technology Security Assessment (IT Security Assessment) -Wikipedia]</ref>
+[[Information Technology (IT)]] Security Assessment ('''IT Security Assessment''') is an explicit study to locate IT security vulnerabilities and risks.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_technology_security_assessment Defining Information Technology Security Assessment (IT Security Assessment) -Wikipedia]</ref>
 There are many reasons that a company would wish to run a security assessment and the kind of assessment that is ultimately chosen is purely dependent on the specific needs of the company ordering the service.

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-Information Technology Security Assessment (IT Security Assessment) is an explicit study to locate IT security vulnerabilities and risks.<ref>Defining Information Technology Security Assessment (IT Security Assessment) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_technology_security_assessment Wikipedia]</ref>
+== What is Information Technology Security Assessment? ==
-There are many reasons that a company would wish to run a security assessment and the kind of assessment that is ultimately chosen is purely dependent on the specific needs of the company ordering the [[service]].
+Information Technology Security Assessment ('''IT Security Assessment''') is an explicit study to locate IT security vulnerabilities and risks.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_technology_security_assessment Defining Information Technology Security Assessment (IT Security Assessment) -Wikipedia]</ref>
-Companies that conduct security assessments on IT systems and networks follow a fairly [[standard]] pattern. They must first observe the system and all of its components to identify the requirements of the task at hand. After the problems and scope have been identified, most companies will then create an action plan to present to their [[customer]]. Following that, [[vulnerability]] scans, penetration tests, and a few other common methods of testing the security level of a system are conducted.<ref>Why Companies need Security Assessment? [https://www.holmsecurity.com/security-assessments Holm Security]</ref>
+There are many reasons that a company would wish to run a security assessment and the kind of assessment that is ultimately chosen is purely dependent on the specific needs of the company ordering the service.
-IT security [[risk]] assessments like many risk assessments in IT, are not actually quantitative and do not represent risk in any actuarially-sound manner. Measuring risk quantitatively can have a significant [[impact]] on prioritizing risks and getting investment approval. Quantitative risk analysis has been applied to IT security in a major US government study in 2000. The Federal CIO Council commissioned a study of the $100 million IT security investment for the Department of Veterans Affairs with results shown quantitatively.
+Companies that conduct security assessments on IT systems and networks follow a fairly standard pattern. They must first observe the system and all of its components to identify the requirements of the task at hand. After the problems and scope have been identified, most companies will then create an action plan to present to their customer. Following that, vulnerability scans, penetration tests, and a few other common methods of testing the security level of a system are conducted.<ref>Why do Companies need Security Assessment? [https://www.holmsecurity.com/security-assessments Holm Security]</ref>
 == See Also ==
 <div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:4;-webkit-column-count:4">
-[[Information Technology (IT)]]<br />
+*[[Risk Management]]
 </div>

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 [[Information Technology Controls (IT Controls)]]<br />
 [[Information Technology Enabled Services (ITeS)]]<br />
 [[Information Technology Investment Management (ITIM)]]<br />
 [[Information Technology Risk (IT Risk)]]<br />

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 [[IT Value]]<br />
 [[IT Value Mapping]]<br />
 [[IT Vision]]<br />
 [[Security Policy]]<br />

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 [[IT Infrastructure]]<br />
 [[IT Investment Management (ITIM)]]<br />
 [[IT Management (Information Technology Management)]]<br />
 [[IT Maturity Model]]<br />

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 [[Information Technology Investment Management (ITIM)]]<br />
 [[Information Technology Risk (IT Risk)]]<br />
-[[Information Technology Security Assessment]]<br />
+[[Information Security Governance]]<br />
 [[IT Asset (Information Technology Asset)]]<br />
 [[IT Assurance Framework (ITAF)]]<br />
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 [[IT Value Model]]<br />
 [[IT Vision]]<br />
-[[Innovation]]<br />
+[[Security Policy]]<br />
-[[Innovation Adoption Curve]]<br />
+[[Security Architecture]]<br />
-[[Innovation Economics]]<br />
+[[Security Reference Model (SRM)]]<br />
-[[Innovation Management]]<br />
+[[Cyber Security]]
 </div>

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	Companies that conduct security assessments on IT systems and networks follow a fairly standard pattern. They must first observe the system and all of its components to identify the requirements of the task at hand. After the problems and scope have been identified, most companies will then create an action plan to present to their customer. Following that, vulnerability scans, penetration tests, and a few other common methods of testing the security level of a system are conducted.<ref>Why Companies need Security Assessment? [https://www.holmsecurity.com/security-assessments Holm Security]</ref>		Companies that conduct security assessments on IT systems and networks follow a fairly standard pattern. They must first observe the system and all of its components to identify the requirements of the task at hand. After the problems and scope have been identified, most companies will then create an action plan to present to their customer. Following that, vulnerability scans, penetration tests, and a few other common methods of testing the security level of a system are conducted.<ref>Why Companies need Security Assessment? [https://www.holmsecurity.com/security-assessments Holm Security]</ref>

		+	IT security risk assessments like many risk assessments in IT, are not actually quantitative and do not represent risk in any actuarially-sound manner. Measuring risk quantitatively can have a significant impact on prioritizing risks and getting investment approval. Quantitative risk analysis has been applied to IT security in a major US government study in 2000. The Federal CIO Council commissioned a study of the $100 million IT security investment for the Department of Veterans Affairs with results shown quantitatively.

−	IT ~~security risk assessments like many risk assessments in~~ IT~~, are not actually quantitative and do not represent risk in any actuarially~~-~~sound manner. Measuring risk quantitatively can have a significant impact on prioritizing risks~~ and ~~getting investment approval. Quantitative risk analysis has been applied to~~ IT ~~security in a major US government study in 2000. The Federal CIO Council commissioned a study of the $100 million~~ IT ~~security investment for the Department of Veterans Affairs with results shown quantitatively.~~	+
		+	== See Also ==
		+	<div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:4;-webkit-column-count:4">
		+	[[Information Technology (IT)]]<br />
		+	[[Information Technology Architecture]]<br />
		+	[[Information Technology Asset Management (ITAM)]]<br />
		+	[[Information Technology Controls (IT Controls)]]<br />
		+	[[Information Technology Enabled Services (ITeS)]]<br />
		+	[[Information Technology Governance]]<br />
		+	[[Information Technology Investment Management (ITIM)]]<br />
		+	[[Information Technology Risk (IT Risk)]]<br />
		+	[[Information Technology Security Assessment]]<br />
		+	[[IT Asset (Information Technology Asset)]]<br />
		+	[[IT Assurance Framework (ITAF)]]<br />
		+	[[IT Capability]]<br />
		+	[[IT Capability Maturity Framework (IT-CMF)]]<br />
		+	[[IT Chargeback]]<br />
		+	[[IT Chargeback Model]]<br />
		+	[[IT Cost Allocation]]<br />
		+	[[IT Cost Optimization]]<br />
		+	[[IT Ecosystem]]<br />
		+	[[IT Financial Management (ITFM)]]<br />
		+	[[IT Governance]]<br />
		+	[[IT Governance Framework]]<br />
		+	[[IT Infrastructure]]<br />
		+	[[IT Investment Management (ITIM)]]<br />
		+	[[IT Investment Management Framework (ITIM)]]<br />
		+	[[IT Management (Information Technology Management)]]<br />
		+	[[IT Maturity Model]]<br />
		+	[[IT Metrics (Information Technology Metrics)]]<br />
		+	[[IT Oganization Modeling and Assessment Tool (ITOMA)]]<br />
		+	[[IT Operations (Information Technology Operations)]]<br />
		+	[[IT Operations Analytics (ITOA)]]<br />
		+	[[IT Operations Management (ITOM)]]<br />
		+	[[IT Optimization]]<br />
		+	[[IT Portfolio]]<br />
		+	[[IT Portfolio Management (ITPM)]]<br />
		+	[[IT ROI]]<br />
		+	[[IT Roadmap]]<br />
		+	[[IT Service Continuity Management (ITSCM)]]<br />
		+	[[IT Service Management (ITSM)]]<br />
		+	[[IT Sourcing (Information Technology Sourcing)]]<br />
		+	[[IT Standard (Information Technology Standard)]]<br />
		+	[[IT Strategic Plan (Information Technology Strategic Plan)]]<br />
		+	[[IT Strategic Planning]]<br />
		+	[[IT Strategic Sourcing]]<br />
		+	[[IT Strategy (Information Technology Strategy)]]<br />
		+	[[IT Strategy Framework]]<br />
		+	[[IT Strategy Process]]<br />
		+	[[IT Transformation]]<br />
		+	[[IT Value]]<br />
		+	[[IT Value Mapping]]<br />
		+	[[IT Value Model]]<br />
		+	[[IT Vision]]<br />
		+	[[Innovation]]<br />
		+	[[Innovation Adoption Curve]]<br />
		+	[[Innovation Economics]]<br />
		+	[[Innovation Management]]<br />
		+	[[Innovation Strategy]]<br />
		+	</div>
		+
		+
		+	== References ==
		+	<references />

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 There are many reasons that a company would wish to run a security assessment and the kind of assessment that is ultimately chosen is purely dependent on the specific needs of the company ordering the service.
 *For one thing, companies may wish to learn more about who can access their systems and at what permission level they have when they do. This type of assessment is common among companies which run membership sites that deal with payment issues and services, and where having the wrong people accessing the wrong areas of the system could potentially cause a lot of harm. Another type of assessment is insurance-based. It is not uncommon for a company that depends on their IT systems to wonder what would happen if some part of their system was to fail. A security company can run the appropriate tests and offer the correct guidance to safeguard against any possible loss in information or time.
-*There are also many network-related issues that must be taken into consideration. From web content filtering to firewall and intrusion detection to remote access controls, there are a multitude of settings and
+*There are also many network-related issues that must be taken into consideration. From web content filtering to firewall and intrusion detection to remote access controls, there are a multitude of settings and and configurations that need to be taken into consideration if a company wishes to remain secure.

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−	~~'''Content Coming Soon'''~~	+	Information Technology Security Assessment (IT Security Assessment) is an explicit study to locate IT security vulnerabilities and risks.<ref>Defining Information Technology Security Assessment (IT Security Assessment) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_technology_security_assessment Wikipedia]</ref>
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		+	There are many reasons that a company would wish to run a security assessment and the kind of assessment that is ultimately chosen is purely dependent on the specific needs of the company ordering the service.
		+	*For one thing, companies may wish to learn more about who can access their systems and at what permission level they have when they do. This type of assessment is common among companies which run membership sites that deal with payment issues and services, and where having the wrong people accessing the wrong areas of the system could potentially cause a lot of harm. Another type of assessment is insurance-based. It is not uncommon for a company that depends on their IT systems to wonder what would happen if some part of their system was to fail. A security company can run the appropriate tests and offer the correct guidance to safeguard against any possible loss in information or time.
		+	*There are also many network-related issues that must be taken into consideration. From web content filtering to firewall and intrusion detection to remote access controls, there are a multitude of settings and