Question

How do you determine IT risks? What would you be looking for?

Answer 1

IT risks can be determined by implementing the IT risks test and plan in a structured way. This involves various steps and functions. IT risks involves two aspects- hardware risk and software risk. Both these can be identified by using a standard checklist of involved risk.

For identifying the software risk, the following risk element must looked for:

1) Whether antivirus and firewall is installed in the system

2) Only authorised person are given access to the specific resource

3) Whether the software are updated with the correct patch and firmware version at required intervals

3) Whether proper buckup of the resources are maintained

5) Password change policy is maintained

Testing the above risk factor will help to determine the level of IT risk involved.