What are the differences between the top-down and bottom-up approaches to information security?

Week 1 questions

Assignment: Answer each of the following questions. Write one full page for each answer, and precede each answer with the question and its corresponding number.

Questions:

1. Identify, list, and define the six components of an information system.
Provide examples of at least three components.

2. What are the differences between the top-down and bottom-up approaches to information security?

3. Why is the top-down approach superior to the bottom-up approach?
Compare and contrast each, fully explaining how this concept fits into an organization.

What is the RAND Report? Why was it developed? What was published in the RAND Report R-609?
Why was it important?