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Why Systems Are Vulnerable Information systems are vulnerable to technical, organizational, and environmental threats from internal and external sources. The weakest link in the chain is poor system management. If managers at all levels don't make security and reliability their number one priority, then the threats to an information system can easily become real. The figure below gives you an idea of some of the threats to each component of a typical network. Internet Vulnerabilities "If electronic business is to prosper and truly move into the mainstream of commerce, everyone involved — merchants, financial institutions, software vendors, and security suppliers such as VeriSign — has to make security a top priority, starting right now. Security is very hard to get right under the best of circumstances and just about impossible when it isn't the focus of attention. If the industry doesn't get this right — and fast — it's setting the stage for a catastro

MIS Reporting Reports form an integral part of any organization. Each employee maintains a report of the tasks that have been conducted during the course of the day or the week. This helps discern the productivity of an employee, of a department and the organization as a whole. Reports are dominant base that help in taking some critical decisions about the progress in the future. However, things become a puzzled maze if reports are not properly named and stored and are inaccessible when required. With Management Information System or MIS Reporting , we provide you with a centralized report management application to save all the required repots in a common place. Our team will analyze and understand the reporting needs of the professionals in your organization. Spreadsheets are created accordingly encompassing all the required details. The format is created in such an easy to use format to help inculcate the habit of everyday reporting. If all the reports in your organization are man

MIS AND DECISION MAKING CONCEPTS It is necessary to understand the concepts of decision making as they are relevant to thedesign of the MIS. The Simon Model provides a conceptual design of the MIS and decision making, wherein the designer has to design the system in such a way that the problem is identified in precise terms. That means the data gathered for data analysis should be such that it provides diagnostics and also provides a path to bring the problem to surface. In the design phase of the model, the designer is to ensure that the system provides models for decision making. These models should provide for the generation of decision alternatives, test them and pave way for the selection of one of them. In a choice phase, the designer must help to select the criteria to select one alternative amongst the many. The concept of programmed decision making is the finest tool available to the MIS designer, whereby he can transfer decision making f

MIS for Small & Medium Business (SMB) Every small business is unique, with its own set of industry-specific practices and its own strategies for success. It is critical in today’s competitive business environment for SMBs to take timely decisions for growth. Robust yet flexible MIS is the first-step for SMBs in this conquest for growth.The typical MIS challenges faced by SMBs today: • Limited manpower & IT resources • Limited IT Budgets • Disparate data sources • Current business climate pressure & competition • Ever changing Reporting needs with changing Business conditions • Dynamic Government Regulations & Compliance Reporting SMBs are capturing massive amount of information, but what they don’t have is line of sight into their business, to make real-time decisions. Whether a retailer, manufacturer, or service provider, every company requires information that helps them stay on top of their business. Every company needs an MIS Reporting solution that allows them

After all the following factors have been considered, the form should be attractive and easy to read. Most forms should have a title. Forms should have an identification number with the date of issuance. Group information into related areas on the form. Use a box design with captions printed in small , distinct type in the upper left hand corner of the boxes. Arrange the items in that there is a logical flow from left to right , from top to bottom in filling out the form. The use of box items is to be checked or coded improves the readability of the design. Provides sufficient space for entering data and do not bleed lines off the sides of the forms. Consider colored ink for captions to make variable data stand out. "Boiler plate" or standard contract information is often on the back of the forms such as purchase orders. Routing instruction for each copy may be indicated by using a different color paper for each copy and printing routing instructions on the margin.

Shareability : An ability to share data resources is a fundamental objective of database management. In its fullest interpretation, this means different people and different processes using the same actual data at virtually the same time. Rather far reaching ramifications stem from the stated objective of shareability: - Serving differently types of users with varying skill levels - Handling different user views of the same stored data. - Combining interrelated data - Setting standards - Controlling concurrent updates so as to maintain data integrity - Coordinating restart and recovery operations across multiple users.This list indicates some of the additional problems which arise in managing shared data. A central implication of sharing is that compromise will often be required between conflicting user needs as, for example, in the establishment of a data structure and corresponding storage structure. Availability : Availability means bringing the data of an organization to the

The goal of the MIS should be to provide the information which has a surprise value and which reduces the uncertainty. It should simultaneously build the knowledge base in the organization by processing the data obtained from different sources in different ways. The designer of the MIS should take care of the data problems knowing that it may contain bias and error by introduction of high level validations, checking and controlling the procedures in the manual and computerized systems. While designing the MIS, due regard should be given to the communication theory of transmitting the information the data obtained from different sources in different ways. The designer of the MIS should take care of the data problems knowing that it may contain bias and error by introduction of high level validations, checking and controlling the procedures in the manual and computerized systems. While designing the MIS, due regard should be given to the communication theory of transmitting the inform