Showing posts with label Risk. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Risk. Show all posts

Monday, 2 July 2012

Access Control System Considerations

Before implementing any kind of access control system, the security professional needs to consider potential vulnerabilities in the proposed system. The reason for needing to consider these is because they are what give rise to threat. Threats must also be considered because they lead to risks.

Risk is the potential that a vulnerability may be exploited.