Re: Security risk assessment survey for research

["Victoriano Casas, ISO" <vcasas () AUSTIN UTEXAS EDU>]

Leigh, et al...

Adobe Reader 7.0.7  should work on XP.  If not, just cut/paste the Q&A
into Word or some other document processor and just send it my way.

On Ubuntu Linux I used Evince 0.4.0 to open/read the file then used
"Ctrl+A" to select all and cut/paste them into a writer.  You can submit
that way.

I realize it may take more than 10 minutes if one gets very detailed in
their responses.  All I need are elements of X.  X being what I have
identified as components of an "ideal type" risk assessment.  I could
share my lit review with you guys, but it's over 30 pages and I doubt
y'all have the time to read through it.  I will, however, share my
entire ARP with all those who do respond (as an incentive)! :)

I sincerely appreciate everyone's help, cooperation and *positive*
attitude.  

About vt.edu - of course I'll be there - Marchany is a good friend and
we had a great time last year.  I emailed Mike Poor (the instructor/jedi
knight from last year and he may try to 'show up' sometime during our
class).  I look forward to seeing y'all "hackers" next week at vt.edu!
Looking forward to those BOF sessions!!

Have a great day,
Victoriano



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Leigh Cheek [mailto:CHEEK () GWMAIL UTK EDU] 
> Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 7:56 AM
> To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
> Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Security risk assessment survey for research
>
> Victor,
>
> I attempted to complete your survey last week (it took longer than 10
> minutes) but my version of Adobe must be wrong for when I hit 
> submit nothing happened. What version of Adobe do you need? 
>
> Will you be at VT this year?
>
> Leigh
>
> Great quotes - "Hey babe, I'm a hacker"
>
> Leigh Cheek, CIA, CISA
> Auditor
> Audit and Consulting Services
> University of Tennessee
> 149 Conference Center Building
> Knoxville, TN 37996-4114
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> lcheek () utk edu
>
> > > > vcasas () AUSTIN UTEXAS EDU 2/28/2006 6:09:52 PM >>>
> To Whom It May Concern:
>
> So far - only 4 people completed the survey.  I'd really 
> appreciate a couple more; please!!
>
> I'm CCing UNISOG --- Please read my email below.
>
> BTW I noticed about 50 different IPs accessed my survey (a 
> few as recent as yesterday) - if those 50 would submit it via 
> email either in xml format or just cut/paste into email as 
> plain text, I'd sincerely appreciate it!
>
> Thanks y'all,
> Victoriano
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Victoriano Casas, ISO [mailto:vcasas () AUSTIN UTEXAS EDU]
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 12:43 PM
> > To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
> > Subject: [SECURITY] Security risk assessment survey for research
> >
> > Dear Information Security Professionals:
> >
> > My name is Victoriano Casas and I am a graduate student at 
> Texas State 
> > University (www.txstate.edu) pursuing a Masters in Public 
> > Administration (MPA). I also work full time at the 
> University of Texas 
> > at Austin as an Information Security Analyst in the Information 
> > Security Office.  I am currently working on my applied research 
> > project (ARP, commonly called a
> > thesis) to fulfill the requirements for my degree. I would like to 
> > request your participation in a short survey.  The focus of my 
> > research is security risk assessments.
> >
> > This research project is non-funded. The intent of this 
> survey is to 
> > obtain expert opinion on categories of an information security risk 
> > assessment. The survey will take no longer than 10 minutes.
> >
> > Your response will be kept confidential and only aggregate 
> statistics 
> > will be reported.  Your individual expert opinion is requested and 
> > will not be construed as a representation of your agency or 
> > university.  The survey is for research only and will not 
> be used to 
> > make comparisons between universities and/or state agencies.
> >
> > Thank you very much for your time and cooperation. If you have any 
> > comments or questions, please feel free to contact me or 
> the professor 
> > overseeing the research project.  Your response is 
> requested by March 
> > 13, 2006.
> >
> > Thank you for participating in this survey.  The survey can be 
> > downloaded at the following URL:
> > https://webspace.utexas.edu/vc243/CasasV_Survey.pdf
> >
> > If you would like a copy of the finished ARP, please email 
> me or visit 
> > the Texas State University MPA website 
> > (http://uweb.txstate.edu/~ps07/arp_ind.htm).
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Victoriano Casas III, CISSP
> > Graduate Student, Texas State University at San Marcos 
> > vcasas () austin utexas edu
> > (512) 232-9371 (office at UT)
> >
> > Oversight Professor:
> >            Hassan Tajalli, Ph.D.
> >            Masters of Public Administration Program
> >            Department of Political Science
> >            Texas State University
> >            San Marcos, TX 78666
> >            (512) 245-2143
> >            tajalli () txstate edu