Suppose you are the IT professional in charge of security for a small pharmacy that has recently opened within a shopping mall

Suppose you are the IT professional in charge of security for a small pharmacy that has recently opened within a shopping mall. The daily operation of a pharmacy is a unique business that requires a combination of both physical and logical access controls geared towards protecting medication and funds located on the premises, as well as the personally identifiable information and protected health information of your customers that resides on your system. Your supervisor has tasked you with identifying inherent risks associated with your pharmacy and establishing strong physical and logical access control methods to mitigate the identified risks.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Explain the concepts of information systems security as applied to an IT infrastructure.

Describe how malicious attacks, threats, and vulnerabilities impact an IT infrastructure.

Explain the means attackers use to compromise systems and networks, and defenses used by organizations.

Explain the role of access controls in implementing a security policy.

Explain how businesses apply cryptography in maintaining information security.

Analyze the importance of network principles and architecture to security operations.

Use technology and information resources to research issues in information systems security.

Write clearly and concisely about network security topics using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.