Empowerment of Women in Sylvia Plaths Lady Lazarus and Eavan Bolands

Empowerment of Women in Sylvia Plath's Lady Lazarus and Eavan Boland's Anorexic Although the title foreshadows an extrinsic approach, this essay mostly features intrinsic analysis. Eavan Boland's "Anorexic" seems descendent from Sylvia Plath's "Lady Lazarus": the two share common elements, yet have significant differences. An examination of the poems' themes reveals that self-destructiveness can serve as empowerment for women. Plath explores Lady Lazarus' nontraditional view of suicide in her poem; (since Plath does not give the speaker of the poem a name, I will refer to her as Lady Lazarus). Lady Lazarus reveals her first suicide was accidental, but she reveals that her two subsequent deaths have been deliberate. This is significant as she is not speaking of attempts, but actual suicides; also, she establishes her intention. In describing the woman's attitude, Plath varies between using metaphors, such as "It's the theatrical/Comeback in broad day" (51-52), and similes: "my skin/Bright as Nazi lampshade" (4-5); "I rocked shut/As a seashell" (38-39). Plath's indifferent and almost positive connotations suggest Lady Lazarus embraces death as indicative of her ability to survive. Also, the poem's structure of three-line stanzas is symbolic of this being Lady Lazarus' third suicide. After her suicide, Lady Lazarus declares she is only "Ash," "Flesh, bone,"(75) "A cake of soap/A wedding ring,/A gold filling" (76-78): she does not reminisce about who she was, but rather, literally what she now is. Plath's repetition of "ash" indicates Lady Lazarus' preoccupation: "I turn and burn" (71); Lady Lazarus does not express resentment towards this death, likely symbolic, as she does not articulate the exact method. Furthermore, Lady... ...logy with negative self-image to create an extreme view that women fell from grace when they needed to eat, making this poem, like anorexia, evocative of sympathy: women should not feel as though they need to deprive their human needs to improve their humanity. These poems should not be considered negative examples of female rationale, but rather, allegories of empowerment: by their own choices, Lady Lazarus rises like the phoenix, and the anorexic woman matures spiritually, each through her own death. Furthermore, each woman acts as the source of morality, as Lady Lazarus transcends heaven and hell, and the anorexic woman judges herself. Though the cause of the anorexic woman's desire is not clear, her reaction, like Lady Lazarus', is a choice free from God, as Nietzsche explains. Thus by destroying themselves, these women are actually asserting their autonomy. Empowerment of Women in Sylvia Plath's Lady Lazarus and Eavan Boland's Empowerment of Women in Sylvia Plath's Lady Lazarus and Eavan Boland's Anorexic Although the title foreshadows an extrinsic approach, this essay mostly features intrinsic analysis. Eavan Boland's "Anorexic" seems descendent from Sylvia Plath's "Lady Lazarus": the two share common elements, yet have significant differences. An examination of the poems' themes reveals that self-destructiveness can serve as empowerment for women. Plath explores Lady Lazarus' nontraditional view of suicide in her poem; (since Plath does not give the speaker of the poem a name, I will refer to her as Lady Lazarus). Lady Lazarus reveals her first suicide was accidental, but she reveals that her two subsequent deaths have been deliberate. This is significant as she is not speaking of attempts, but actual suicides; also, she establishes her intention. In describing the woman's attitude, Plath varies between using metaphors, such as "It's the theatrical/Comeback in broad day" (51-52), and similes: "my skin/Bright as Nazi lampshade" (4-5); "I rocked shut/As a seashell" (38-39). Plath's indifferent and almost positive connotations suggest Lady Lazarus embraces death as indicative of her ability to survive. Also, the poem's structure of three-line stanzas is symbolic of this being Lady Lazarus' third suicide. After her suicide, Lady Lazarus declares she is only "Ash," "Flesh, bone,"(75) "A cake of soap/A wedding ring,/A gold filling" (76-78): she does not reminisce about who she was, but rather, literally what she now is. Plath's repetition of "ash" indicates Lady Lazarus' preoccupation: "I turn and burn" (71); Lady Lazarus does not express resentment towards this death, likely symbolic, as she does not articulate the exact method. Furthermore, Lady... ...logy with negative self-image to create an extreme view that women fell from grace when they needed to eat, making this poem, like anorexia, evocative of sympathy: women should not feel as though they need to deprive their human needs to improve their humanity. These poems should not be considered negative examples of female rationale, but rather, allegories of empowerment: by their own choices, Lady Lazarus rises like the phoenix, and the anorexic woman matures spiritually, each through her own death. Furthermore, each woman acts as the source of morality, as Lady Lazarus transcends heaven and hell, and the anorexic woman judges herself. Though the cause of the anorexic woman's desire is not clear, her reaction, like Lady Lazarus', is a choice free from God, as Nietzsche explains. Thus by destroying themselves, these women are actually asserting their autonomy.

The Fight for Women’s Rights

Today, women have more liberty to do as they please. There are many positions in companies held by women. There was even a woman who ran for presidency in 1872. Additionally, there are many companies founded and ran by women. These show that home is not the only place for women, and they should not be tied as individuals running the house while their husbands work. The freedom that women have today cannot be possible without the events in the past that gave them identity in a society initially dominated by men. Women in the Past and Their Place in Society Time and again, people bore this thinking that women were just â€Å"a creative source of human life. † Many people considered them as forever inferior to men, creations that were under the opposite sex. Furthermore, women were constantly referred to as source of temptation. Even in other countries, women were viewed as children, meaning they would still be inferior to men. In Greek mythology, Pandora opened the box and was then responsible for all the unhappiness among mankind. This was the same viewpoint among Christians in the early times. For instance, St. Jerome believed that â€Å"Woman is the gate of the devil, the path of wickedness, the sting of the serpent, in a word a perilous object. † This was agreed by Thomas Aquinas, a Christian theologian who believed that the primary role of women is for conception. He further claimed that in other things, men are better assisted by their fellow men (Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia, 1995). The lack of women's rights has placed women in delicate situations. During the 17th century, some women were believed to be witches, and were executed. The majority, consisting of men, believed that the weaker sex was more likely to be corrupted by the devil. Interestingly, most of the women charged with witchcraft were brave or stubborn while some were childless, spinsters, or successful. These were the characters that were not in the Puritan idea of femininity (Kendall, 2001, p. 9). Furthermore, the past seen women as domestic partners, tending about the orchard, or making cheese or baking pies. Women were also serving guests and cleaning the house. Aside from numerous household chores, many of these women have many children to feed and take care of. A typical family would have twelve to thirteen children, aside from extended families. The father was seen to be the head of the family, and this belief was taken from Bible passages which says that man leads the woman. Furthermore, special emphasis was put on the role of women to be submissive on their husbands (Kendall, 2001, p. 10-11). Additionally, books were published which further strengthened the division of labor between man and woman. An author, George Savile, claimed that men were created more intelligent and logical than their counterpart. Thus, men should be the head of families, businesses, and enterprises. Also, Savile emphasized the woman's need to have a husband. And for women who were not happy with their married lives, they should just â€Å"make the best of it† (Kendall, 2001,p. -11). Many colonies had fewer unmarried women. This was because life was not easy for spinsters, or those unmarried women. For instance, they did not have many opportunities to earn. As a result, their parents or brothers or married sisters provided them with their expenses. When this happened, the unmarried women would help care for their relatives children or clean the house (Kendall, 2001, p. 11) Women also did not have liberty with money. Laws did not have provisions for women regarding owning a property or making contracts. It was the men who have the liberty to sell their possessions according to his judgment. Further, when a single woman has money, it becomes the property of her husband upon their marriage. Women lacked the legal right to the money they earned. On top of this, her belongings could be seized by creditors when his husband lacked the money to pay his debts. It was also the men's discretion to leave their properties to anyone upon their death. This power came to be called as â€Å"the apron-string hold. The only right that women have was only a one-third of their property after the death of the husband (Kendall, 2001,p. 11-12). Women in the past also did not have rights over their children. Under the law, the children were the property of the husbands. In cases when a couple divorces, the sole custody of the children is to the father. Men also have the right to grant custody of the children to anyone but their wives. In addition, laws also permitted husbands to physically discipline their wives. This means that husbands could whip their wives for as long as they want provided that the whip was not thicker than his thumb. This was known to be the â€Å"rule of thumb. † However, this was not seen as oppression against women, but instead it was an assertion of the women's right not to be beaten severely (Kendall, 2001, p. 12). Women were also considered as the weaker sex. They were thought be squeamish and unable to do heavy chores. During the preindustrial times, women were assigned to domestic chores while heavier tasks were done by men. The belief that women were the weaker sex, as seen from the division of labor, forgot to consider that domestic chores, including taking care of children and other tasks, required sustained labor. However, recent studies showed that women have greater tolerance for pain compared to men, and live longer and more resistant to some diseases (Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia, 1995). In opportunities for education, the provision for women came as second to that for men. During the colonial times, girls learned to read and write from dame schools. They could join schools for boys during the summer when boys were working and there were vacant seat in classrooms. Fortunately, changes were in store for the education of both sexes. The late 19th century witnessed the increase in the number of women students. There were colleges and universities founded for women, and the schools for boys also began to admit women students. By 1870, one-fifth of students from colleges and universities were women. It further increased during the early 1900s (Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia, 1995). In addition, the traditional role of women as child-bearers gradually changed. It used to be that people has this stereotypal opinion about women whose place is at home. As times changed, women gained freedom and a voice in choosing contraception or undergoing legalized abortion. These choices have given them greater control over how many children they wanted to bear. Despite these positive changes, women were still tied to their roles as mothers and wives. Most of them were talented but did not have freedom to pursue studying or other careers (Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia, 1995). In place of formal education, many young women learned things from their mothers. They were expected to learn cooking and caring for children as preparation for their future roles. During the 1960s, tests were conducted that showed the scholastic achievement of young girls as higher during the early grades. The explanation behind this finding was the decline in the girls' expectations because their families or their teachers did not expect them to prepare for a future different from marriage and motherhood. The good thing was that changes were taking place with regards to this trend (Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia, 1995). By the start of the 20th century, women were able to obtain undergraduate college degrees. In 1984, 49% of undergraduate degrees were by women, a sharp increase from just 19% during the onset of the century. Furthermore, more women became interested in taking graduate studies. This was further improved when, in the mid-1980s, women held 49% of masteral degrees and 33% of doctoral degrees. Moreover, women students in college comprised 53% in 1985 (Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia, 1995). Another area where women came as inferiors to men was at work. During the colonial times, women who earned a living were seamstresses or in charged of keeping boardinghouses. There were some women who worked men's jobs, such as doctors, preachers, writers, and lawyers, among others. At the onset of the 19th century, occupations allowed for women were either factory labor or domestic work. They were generally excluded from higher professions but were allowed to write and teach (Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia, 1995). Several changes took place in the following centuries. Career opportunities such as medical profession have undergone changed attitudes. Anyone could practice medicine, but obstetrics was generally a woman's domain. Unfortunately, the educational preparation needed for this profession increased, limiting some women to further pursue medical practice. On top of it, racial discrimination began against certain groups of women. For instance, the American Medical Association did not accept females. They were also barred from medical colleges for men. This changed by 1920s. During this period, a significant number of women attended certain leading medical schools. This was further strengthened when the American Medical Association accepted women members in 1915 (Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia, 1995). Women's Rights It is common knowledge among people that women did not have as much legal rights and other opportunities compared to men. Women were confined in homes, where their major roles were wives and mothers. They could not join in political or social matters, as these were the spheres of men. Women lacked many rights that in a sense, they were like slaves. Women have been fighting for their rights as early as the 19th century, spearheaded by evangelical groups and volunteer associations among middle women from class and upper class. They have strived to affect changes in the American society whose perspective on women was too limiting (Walter, 2001, p. 184). Rights that women can freely obtain indicates the â€Å"understanding of global well-being. † This issue is something that every country should resolve, and not only those ones where religion is the law (Shah, 2007). Rights that women should have equal access to include human rights, equality rights, and political rights, among others. The road to these rights was not a smooth one. Women were constantly in battle for equal footing with men. It took almost fifty years before the Equal Rights Amendment was passed to the states for ratification. Women from all races and nationalities united to support and push the ratification of ERA. Rallies, fundraising activities, marches and many other events were conducted to encourage supporters for the amendment. However, many politicians did not see the need to ratify the ERA for women. They argued that if women were allowed rights, it would destroy families or the women's credibility. However, these issues that were once debated on now became a part of the society (Eisenberg & Ruthsdotter, 1998). Voting rights have also been fought for by brave women. Starting in 1920, women were allowed to vote, although their other political roles were limited (Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia, 1995). However, this was a major change in a nation dominated by men who did not believe in allowing women to participate in political matters, including voting. But certain women, such as Stanton, believed that obtaining voting rights was a start to a greater role for women in the society (Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia, 1995). Reproductive rights, under basic human rights, were also fought for many years. These rights would allow women the right to determine how many children they wanted to have. Without these rights, their other rights would have no profound meaning. This was because when they were not granted reproductive rights, they would not be able to fully make decisions about other areas including education and work. History witnessed the significant decrease in birth rate during the 19th century as women became more educated (Lewis, 2009). Women's Struggles As women battled for their rights and for an equal place in the society, they were faced with opposition from all sides. They have struggled for equality, for voting rights, and for political power. They have struggled to have an identity in the American society. And they have struggled to be freed from the chains that kept them inferiors for many years. Although many changes took place and women now have more liberty compared to the past, women were still in struggle for equality. History has witnessed women's struggle against oppression, as commenced in 1857 in textile factories, to stop racial segregation. They have also demanded to be paid equally with that of their male co-workers. Furthermore, women struggled to push their rights through movements and marches. Many people were firmly opposed to this that some women who participated in these events were jailed or, in remote cases, tortured (TamilCanadian, 1999). The importance of a women's liberation struggle cannot be emphasized enough. Women should be given the freedom from oppression in any form, from discrimination and from their economic dependence on men. Although women have come a long way in their struggles, and now have many rights, there were still some women who faced oppression and in many forms. Sexual harassment is prevalent in some places, especially at work where women's jobs are considered inferior to that of men's. Furthermore, women faced challenges with regards to shared responsibilities between them and their working husbands. On top of these, there is still the segregation of jobs between sexes (TamilCanadian, 1999). In addition, an article in 1999 reported that women in jails were especially susceptible to oppression in the form of sexual abuse and slavery to male prisoners (TamilCanadian, 1999). The Amnesty International reported that women in jails around the world are always victims of human rights violations due to their gender and vulnerability. Women have been the victims of sexual violence, including torture and rape. Furthermore, many of these women were not given proper health care and were instead targeted for punishments and discrimination (Amnesty International, 1999). Even today, women's struggles are still prevalent in the society. Young women struggle for their own equality and democracy. It was claimed that young women have been the targets or victims in many instances. Equal pay for equal work was pushed ahead despite the trying times during the Bush administration. Young women have struggled for reproductive rights, welfare reinstatement, criminalization, violence against them, and better access to public education. In addition, further claims were made regarding the exploitation of young women by capitalists and the structures that they control. This was especially true among young women of color, who are more likely to be the subject of sharper racist edge (Wheeler, 2001). Furthermore, women have experienced being paid less compared to men doing the same job. They have also gone through the lack of job security in the retail/sales industry. Aside from this, women have to submit to restrictions on hours rendered for work. Also, many of these industries do not allow workers to organize. And the worst thing is that immigrant women fall prey to the most despicable working conditions. Between work and families, young women continue to struggle to attend to both. A 2000 census showed that more than 12 million families are led by single parent who also manage the household. Furthermore, 2. 4 million of these families are below the poverty line (Wheeler, 2001). Women's Rights Movement As women became more aware of the importance of obtaining their rights, the Women's Right Movement was put into action in 1848. No one thought that a small group of dedicated women could change the course of history to be able to achieve full rights in America. Women's fight for changes within the family life, employment, government, and education have been notable. These changes did not just happen overnight. Women of different races from different places all desired to affect changes by conducting meetings, nonviolent resistance, and public speaking (Eisenberg & Ruthsdotter, 1998). According to past historical accounts, the birth of the agitation for women's rights was brought about by Frances Wright, a Scotchwoman who visited the United States in 1820. She was popularly known as an intellect on matters regarding politics and social reform. She would live from one place to another, always encouraging both men and women to think differently on traditional beliefs including slavery and the degradation of women in the society. Eventually, Wright succeeded in her efforts, evidenced by literature written by various women. The articles that women wrote talked about the status of women. Furthermore, there were lectures conducted, although some women were bannished for doing so (Hecker, 2004, p. 81). These events have led women to question women's rights, especially among those who were against slavery. Further inquiry into the validity of slavery caused these women to investigate the enforced status of women in the society. Meeting were conducted to address these issues. However, the women, including Angelina and Sarah Gimke, often faced hostility in meetings where there were men. In fact, during a meeting of the Anti-Slavery Association in 1840, men did not take part in committees where there were women involved. This was despite women held a larger contribution to uphold the cause (Hecker, 2004, p. 81). These affairs reached London during the World's Anti-Slavery Convention. Some alti-slavery organizations sent women as their delegates. Unfortunately, the English members refused to allow these women to take part in the proceedings due in part to the opposition of the clergy. The latter believed that St. Paul did not permit women to teach. Thus, delegates Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, the first president of the Female Anti-Slavery Society of Philadelphia, decided to start a women's rights convention upon returning to the United States. The World's Anti-Slavery Convention caused a larger cause to exist (Hecker, 2004, p. 81). July 13, 1848 is the birth of the movement in New York during a tea party. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, a housewife and mother, along with four friends, was in attendance. During their conversation, the topic turned to the situation of women. Stanton made known of her discontent about the limitations enforced on women in the America's new democracy. Despite the American Revolution which was fought 70 years earlier, women still lacked freedom. Stanton believed that the society could benefit more if women were given active roles. This was something that Stanton's friends agreed with, and thus they carried out a large-scale program (Eisenberg & Ruthsdotter, 1998). Days after this conversation, they set a date and location for their first convention. It was held on July 19-20, 1848, at Seneca Falls, New York. Newspapers attributed the organization of the event to the â€Å"divorced wives, childless women, and sour old maids,† referring to Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, Mrs. McClintock and other brave women who attended to their domestic lives and to their children. This first convention attracted a large crowd which reached 300 (Hecker, 2004, p. 81). During the convention, the women presented and signed the Declaration of Sentiments and Declaration of Resolutions mainly based on Declaration of Independence. These include the objectives of the women's rights movement. After this convention, many others were held for the following years (Adams, 2003, pp. 7-8). As Stanton herself expected, newspapers and certain people backlashed them. This was because newspapers believed that the Declaration of Sentiments was shameless, most especially the demand for women to vote. They attacked women on all sides. Fuirthermore, the newspapers published the document, along with the signatures of women who supported it. As a result, many of the women from the Convention had doubts and even withdrew their signatures from the document. Despite being embarrassed, some women were steadfast in what they believed in. Fortunately, something happened which favored the women upon the publishing of the document. The negative articles that editors published became widespread that even the people from isolated towns were informed to the issues. As a result, many people became involved in the heated debate regarding the women's rights in the society (Eisenberg & Ruthsdotter, 1998). The push for women's rights was further supported by two factions of the movement in 1869. One was the American Woman Suffrage Association (AWSA) and the other, the National Woman Suffrage Assocation (NWSA). AWSA was organized in Boston by Lucy Stone, a woman popular for advocating anti-slavery and for lobbying the women's rights. NWSA, on the other hand, was organized by Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. The organization aimed to change federal law and passionately opposed the 15th Amendment as it excluded provisions for women (Women in Congress, n. d. ).. The two factions could not unite because the supporters of AWSA believed that their rival was â€Å"racially divisive and organized†¦ to continue a national reform at the state level† (Women in Congress, n. d. ). Furthermore, NWSA did not include alternative arguments and strategies. The NWSA founders also ignored other women groups, including organizations ran by laborers, civic reformers and farmers (Buhle, M. J. , Buhle, P. , & Stanton, 2005, p. xix). With the delicate balance between these factions, the AWSA and the NWSA strived to maintain momentum. The latter attracted recruits from the public speaking activities of both Stanton and Anthony. AWSA, on the other hand, did not have the wide reach that the rival organization enjoyed, but it was better funded and larger. However, the factions were not able to attract broad support from women. They did not even encourage male politicians to allow women to vote (Women in Congress, n. d. ). Between the 1880s and the onset of 1890s, a surge of volunteerism swept the nation. Many of these volunteers came from middle-class women, most of whom were members of clubs and professional societies, supporters of progressive causes, and members of charity organizations. The surge of volunteerism was brought about by these women's desire to â€Å"expand their sphere of activities further outside the home. Thus, the suffrage movement was further strengthened, and both the AWSA and the NWSA gained momentum. Finally, the two factions united in 1890 as they took advantage of the â€Å"constituency† brought about by the event. AWSA and NWSA united and formed the National Americal Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA), led by Stanton and, later, by Anthony. The new organization drew support from various organizations ran by women, including the Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU), the National Consumer's League, and the Women's Trade Union League (Women in Congress, n. . ). The new organization aimed to gain votes in states and went through some challenges. Finally, in 1869, Wyoming became the first state to allow women full voting rights. Afterwards, Colorado, Utah, and Idaho followed suit. These were the only states which allowed women to vote. The period covering 1910 to 1914, the NAWSA furthered its efforts to encourage other states to do the same thing. Consequently, the stat es Washington, California, Kansas, Arizona, and Oregon extended voting rights to women. In 1913, the Illinois followed suit, and the state's future congresswoman, Ruth Hanna McCormick, helped advance the fight for suffrage. In 1914, Montana joined the states, mainly due to the efforts of its future Congresswoman, Jeannette Rankin (Women in Congress, n. d. ). Women's fight to obtain full rights like those of men's is not finished yet. There are still cases of oppression and violence against women. Women are still struggling to rise to be able to obtain a strong identity in the American society. The liberty and rights that women have today became impossible due to events in the past that put women in the frontline. The Women's Rights Movement have enabled women to obtain voting rights and, consequently, human rights and equality rights. The selfless efforts of several notable women opened the eyes of all women regarding their place in the society. In the past, the only place for women was the home. They lacked basic rights and were mainly inferior to their husbands or to men in general. However, times have changed. In most places, women now stand side by side and in equality with men. The efforts of women to push forward a better life full of opportunities for all women brough forth these fruits.

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Question: Discuss about the Security Risks Pertinent to the Given Scenario. Answer: Review of information risks Many companies especially small and medium enterprises are finding themselves at an extremely vulnerable situation concerning security risks. Billions of dollars are being channeled towards security risk mitigations and strategies to improve a companys security both from internal and external attacks. Under a heavy mission and focus to succeed, companies have reportedly employed strategies to reduce risks of loss of money from system security damage (Alexander, 2012). Increase in the budget proposed to the IT department and hiring of best minds in information security are just some few steps that companies are using to improve their security. The review of information risks has a wide scope as it includes organizing how safe the companies data will be and how to improve the firewall in case of breach. The security threats come from various sources, namely external and internal sources. External sources- this are external hackers and cyber criminals who specialize in fraud and breaching of companies databases. Internal sources- mostly the most susceptible sources of security breach of the company. They include the employees who especially have an intricate and deeper knowledge of the companies undertakings. They also know various loopholes and how to go about the loopholes. Risks are the adverse events, such as the loss of money in a company or a storm that generates a large number of claims from insurance (Aven, 2013). However, potential positive results can also be discovered during the risk analysis process. By exploring the whole space of potential outcomes for a given situation, a good risk analysis can identify hazards and discover opportunities (Aven, 2013). Risk prioritization finally arriving at a MEDIBLE concept that is the risk to which the entity is exposed, that is to say a vulnerability caused by a threatened. It is necessary to clarify the existence. The information security is the set of preventive and reactive measures of the organizations and the technological systems that allow protecting and protecting the entity seeking to maintain the confidentiality, availability and integrity of the same (Biringer, Matalucci and O'Connor, 2007). There are a series of standards, protocols, methods, rules, tools and laws designed to minimize possible risks to infrastructure or information. One of the techniques to evaluate in an entity its level of Security is to perform a Risk analysis. The study may include the business vision, if the study is performed after conducting the Business Impact Analysis (BIA) Business Analysis. The realization of risk analysis provides organizations with a view of the situation regarding the level of protection of information sy stems. For this reason, it constitutes one of the fundamental pillars in order to know in detail the infrastructure and the internal functioning. With the analysis of risk on the systems of the organization will achieve the following objectives: Identify and evaluate the most critical business processes, in order to identify the appropriate level of protection (Brebbia, 2014). Determine and evaluate existing threats, determining their effectiveness in dealing with existing risks. Calculate the level of risk, so that the organization knows in detail the probability of materialization of each of the threats and the impact they can cause.To carry out a risk analysis with guarantees, among others, one can select the MAGERIT methodology, elaborated by the 'Superior Council of Electronic Administration'. 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Estimate the impact, defined as the damage on the asset derived from the materialization of the threat. Estimate the risk, defined as the impact weighted with the rate of occurrence (or expectation of materialization of the threat). of two differentiated risk variables. The first one is accustomed to name POTENTIAL RISK, that is to say the risk to which the organization would be exposed, if there were no type of safeguard implemented (Calder and Watkins, 2010). Everything and being a 'dummy' risk value is a very practical value when implementing new safeguards in the entity, since it allows simulating the evolution of the level of risk as new security measures are introduced (De and Le Me?tayer, n.d.). On the other hand, the RESIDUAL RISK is to be considered as the current level of risk, and therefore the basis on which the continuity plans of the services provided will be structured. There are tools, such as EAR / PILAR software, designed to efficiently manage risks according to the methodology outlined. With th is information, together with the requirements of the applicable regulations, the organization / entity may select and prioritize those technical measures There are several problems with this method: Only a few independent results are considered, and hundreds or thousands more are ignored. The same weight is given to each result. That is, it is not a question of evaluating the probability of each outcome. The interdependence between the input variables, the impact of the different variables on the result, and other details is ignored, simplifying the model excessively and reducing its accuracy. As part of the Information Security Management System, it is necessary for the company to do an adequate management of risks that makes it possible to understand what are the primary vulnerabilities of its information communication assets and what are the threats that might exploit the vulnerabilities (Jones and Ashenden, 2005). To this extent, the company is clear on risk identification processes to make known the viable corrective and preventive measures to guarantee higher levels of security information. There are different methods used for risk management. However, it all starts from a focal point: the information communication assets identification. On one hand, a vulnerability feature of an information security is found when a threat materializes. Example, having weak system in password entries and network data is properly protected. This is to mitigate external computer attacks Security risk analysis This work presents a rapid application methodology that implements the necessary steps to analyze a system, identify the threats, the associated vulnerabilities, calculate the probability of occurrence of these threats, determine the impact in case of its materialization and finally obtaining of the risk to which it is exposed. Thus, this methodology would be a tool of easy implementation in a medium or small organization that would allow identifying and managing the risks of information technology. Risk analysis is the first point of an organization's information security management, and it is necessary to carry out risk management, that is, take the decision to eliminate them, ignore them, transfer them or mitigate and control them, it is Say carry out the risk management. The process to develop the new methodology began with the investigation and detailed study of the main methodologies in the market for the analysis of computer risks. In this paper, we present an analysis of the three most used methodologies, in order to determine in detail how they work and what their strengths and weaknesses are. The methodologies studied are Magerit, Octave and Mehari. As a result of this analysis, these strengths were identified and incorporated in the design of the new methodology of analysis of computer risks in question. The limits on the scope of this work were not to incorporate elements of other existing methodologies, other than those not mentioned previously. This allowed us to obtain the best elements of each of these methodologies in order to design and obtain a new one from them. Objectives of methodologies Both the three methodologies studied and the one that will be developed have as objective the following points: Planning for risk reduction Planning of the prevention of accidents Visualization and detection of existing weaknesses in systems Help in making the best decisions regarding information security Risk Analysis Approaches There are a number of different approaches to risk analysis, but in essence they are usually divided into two fundamental types: Quantitative Qualitative The approach used for the development of this methodology is quantitative. Quantitative approach to risk analysis Description of the basic methodology For the design and development of the new methodology of analysis of computer risks, a basic methodology was used, which is followed by a brief description of each of its stages: Characterization of the system Identification of threats Vulnerability identification Analysis of controls Determination of probability of occurrence Impact analysis Determination of risk Control recommendations Documentation of results Lisis of the basic methodology A detailed study of each of the functional elements involved in each stage of the methodology was carried out in order to determine the weaknesses that it presents. In summary, the following results were obtained: Scarcity of theoretical material for each of the stages. Absence of a practical procedure that measures the weaknesses and quality of the security services. Scales of probability of occurrence, impact and risk present simple levels of assessment. Absence of an analysis of the frequency of a threat. Absence of a method that registers the level of impact and risk in its real dimensions. Lack of a mechanism or practical procedure that allows the interpretation of the results obtained. Expressing it in a quantitative way, i.e. calculating all the components in a single economic damage, results in an even more complex and extensive exercise. Although we know well the impact of a successful attack, its consequences can be multiple, sometimes unpredictable and highly dependent on the context in which we handle the information, either in an NGO (human rights, information center, etc.), in a private company Bank, clinic, production, etc.), in a State institution or in the private sphere. Another decisive factor, with respect to the consequences, is also the environment where we are located, that is to say, what are the common and cultural Laws and practices that is applied to sanction the breach of the norms (MacKenzie, 2001). A very important point in the analysis of the consequences is the differentiation between the two purposes of protection of Computer Security, Information Security and Data Protection, because it allows us to determine, who will suffer the damage of an impact, Us, others or both. In any case, all our behaviors and decisions must be guided by a responsible conscience, not to cause harm to others, even if their reality does not have negative consequences. Other questions that we can ask ourselves to identify possible negative consequences caused by an impact are: Are there conditions of breach of confidentiality (internal and external)? This is usually the case when non-authorized persons have access to information and knowledge from others that will jeopardize our mission (Peltier, 2010). Are there conditions of non-compliance with legal obligations, contracts and agreements? Failure to comply with legal regulations can easily lead to criminal or economic sanctions, which harm our mission, work and personal existence. What is the cost of recovery? Not only must we consider the economic resources, time, materials, but also the possible damage of the public and emotional image. Considering all the mentioned aspects, it allows us to classify the Magnitude of Damage. However, again we must first define the meaning of each level of damage (Low, Medium, and High). The definitions shown in the previous image are only an approximate example, but do not necessarily reflect reality and common opinion and therefore it is recommended that each institution define its own levels. . Another decisive factor, with respect to the consequences, is also the environment where we are located, that is to say, what are the common and cultural Laws and practices that is applied to sanction the breach of the norms. Risk Control Plan Strategy Organization should have information technology security as well as confidential usage policies to be in place in order to cover all the use of the information communication devices within the enterprises (D'Arcy, Herath and Shoss, 2014). Additionally, it is important to ensure policies are usually communicated. The risk control plan strategy is a document, which is prepared by the project manager for the foreseeable risks, estimates impact as well as to define on the response to the issues. The risk has been regarded as the uncertain event or perhaps the conditions which if they occurs they could have a positive or a negative effect on the objective of the projects. The risk control strategy contains an analysis of the likely risks with both the high and the low impact as well as mitigate on the strategies to help the company avoid being derailed should problems arise. The risk control plan will contain four potential strategies, which have numerous variations (Duffie, 2013). The organization could choose to avoid the risk, control or mitigate, accept the risk or perhaps transfer the risk (Harbach, Hettig, Weber and Smith, 2014). The risk, which has been associated with the small and medium enterprise, are the clients of the organization. These individual could pose a great risk especially when it comes to the credit facility. The credit is the faith, which is placed to refer to the faith placed by the creditor in a debtor through extending a loan usually in form of money. It is important to have a risk control plan strategy in case the customer default or perhaps steals information of the organization in good faith or perhaps in the event, the client engages in a deal with the company. Control plan strategy for client The following is the risk control plan strategy the organization could undertake in the event these situations arises. One strategy to deal with the client is through information buying. The perceived risks against the client could be reduced in the event of occurrence is through obtaining of the information through investigations (Duffie, 2013). The small and medium enterprise could find all the information regarding the clients who they are working or transaction with in order to know their history so that they do not default the loan or any business they engages. The organization could also educate the staff on knowing the history of the clients before undertaking any business with them (Duffie, 2013). In case the organization will have contact with the vulnerable clients, the organization should have an incident as well as a complaints policy, with procedures, which are appropriate in place. The company should have a clear advice on the distinctions between what is the disclosure , allegation or perhaps the suspicion of the vulnerable clients and what breach off the management strategy. Another plan for control is use of the transferal strategy, which entails sharing of the responsibility for the risk with the third party. They can achieve this through taking of the insurance against the risk occurring, by entering into the contract with other organization (Webb, Ahmad, Maynard and Shanks, 2014). This way they would share the risk as well as the cost. In the event the client default, this cost could be shared. The act of the purchasing of the insurance is an example of the risk transferal. The quantitative risk analysis should be carried to determine the probability of the incurrence of the risk, it is important to assess the consequences of the risk as well as combine the two in order to identify the level of the risk through use of tools. Nonetheless, several factors could complicate the analysis, which include possible multiple effects on the systems thro ugh a single risk event as well as the false impressions of the precision and the reliability through the deployment mathematical techniques. Control plan strategy for freelancer in enterprise The freelancer in the enterprise usually are given an access to the data which could put the company at a risk as the managers open the IT doors to the collaborate. This could give a rise to the data protection breaches if the person was to be moved around the globe or perhaps sent to the external parties. If this data is not handled well by the freelancer the reputation on the risk of the company could be huge (Duffie, 2013). The enterprise could implement a plan on this issue to the freelancers they hire. There could be establishment of agreement, which would allow the business to monitor the devices that these individuals use. The company has implemented the policy of bring your own device which allows them to bring in workplace. In the invent they are not monitored these individuals could sell the information or perhaps hacked through the network. Implementation of this strategy will enable the organization to monitor the information, which is used by these workers and how they a re using it (Webb, Ahmad, Maynard and Shanks, 2014). This enterprise in the case study has many employees and without monitoring of the freelancer as well as the other workers could cause a great risk in case the information was breached. Control plan strategy for employer and non-employer risks Another risk, which has been advertised, is the employers and non-employers. The strategy to use for the kind of risk it is important to develop a tactical plan, which will achieve strategic plan through use of the key value drivers approach (Mezgr and Rauschecker, 2014). This approach provides the organization with the framework, which is designed in order to align the strategic plan with the reporting process of the management. The KVD approach result from the improved business as well as the company performance. Additionally, there should be a risk management plan for the high-risk activities implemented by the employer or the non-employers. Sometimes these individuals may involve the business to high-risk activities as well as events (Slovic, 2016). These events are which the usual environment or perhaps a circumstance of the regulated activity could be changed significantly. It is important that these individuals follow the right guidelines as well as the principles, which are e stablished by the international standards. Mitigation strategy should be established (Webb Ahmad, Maynard and Shanks, 2014). This strategy will try to reduce on the damage as well as vulnerability by employing measures in order to limit a successful attack. This may be done through fixing of the flaw, which create an exposure to the risk by putting of the compensatory control in control to reduce the like hood of the weaknesses (Mezgr and Rauschecker, 2014). The management of the organization may implement that in the event that the employer and the non-employer engages in activities which are against the policy of the company there should be compensatory fines to cater for all the loses which are engaged. This plan work against the risks, which should cover the detail information to the risk, the individuals who are responsible, the costs as well as the schedules that are response to the different risks, and the alternative action in case there is a change. This plan will help save the resources for the events that are unexpected (Duffie, 2013). In the case of the non-employers, which has no paid employees, there could be some who are disgruntled, in such an event there could be internal attacks facing the data and the systems. The rogue employees who has an access to the network, admin account or the data centers could cause serious damage. The strategy plan to handle on such an issue will to have a mitigation plan for the privileged account exploitation through identifying the privileged account and the credentials and terminate on those which no longer in use or perhaps are connected to the employees who are no longer to the organization (Slovic, 2016). The next thing would be to monitor, control as well as manage the privileged credentials in order to prevent exploitation. The last thing on this strategy would be to implement the protocols as well as infrastructure in order to track, log as well as record the activities of the privileged account. Control plan strategy for physical assets (communication equipment) The communication securities are the measures as well as the control, which are taken in order to deny any unauthorized individual information from the telecommunication equipment is while still delivering the necessary content to the recipients who it is intended. The control plan strategy that will be implemented for the communication equipment are for the information transfer. It is important to ask the processes which are in place in order to send the sensitive information, and it is important to note how secure are the processes as well as the formal confidentiality that are in place (Webb, Ahmad, Maynard and Shanks, 2014). The control strategy would be to implement policies for the information transfer. Implementation of information transfer policies as well as procedures, which prescribe minimal mandatory controls in place in order to transfer the information using all the type of the communication equipment within the company (Teixeira, Sou, Sandberg and Johansson, 2015). The company could also have a plan for implementation of the agreements for confidentiality or the non-disclosure with the stakeholders in order to reflect the needs of the organization for the protection of the information, which have been transferred from their communication equipments (Slovic, 2016). This should be documented to the agreed format and it should be reviewed periodically against legislation and any other need for the change. Further, there should be management of the communication equipment through a technology, which could give the full control over this equipment using solution software to lock, control, encrypting as well as enforce on the policies (Schumacher, Fernandez-Buglioni, Hybertson, Buschmann and Sommerlad, 2013). The management of this equipment will consist of two components one is the management agent installed on the communication equipment and the server that is used for communication as well as control function to the management agent software. This a pplication will consist with the equipment management, security management and the synchronization of the files. This will be a major step toward the reduction of the data leakages, the loss of the organizational control as well as the visibility (Von and Van Niekerk, 2013). The strategy to implement this management has certain characteristics that make it the first BYOD solution the organization should implement. Some of these features will include the connection setup of the equipment, the user authentication, encryption and the compliance. The use of the implementation of this application to the communication equipment could be applied to the critical corporate information of the SMEs (Gemenne, Barnett, Adger and Dabelko, 2014. In order for the organization not to incur a fine or even a serious reputational damages due to the result of the breach of the applicable monitoring and the data protection legislation, SME that wish to monitor the employees devices. There should be a pol icy in place to make sure they do so in a manner that is lawful (Duffie, 2013). A plan should have steps in order to inform the employees that their communication equipment are monitored and the reason to do so. Conclusion The risk management has been the process of identifying of the risk which have been associated with the Small and medium enterprise. 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Just before I got to the metro station I stopped at the corner of a pastry shop and picked up a freshly baked crispy croissant and a cup of delicious coffee. I felt cool sensation in my chest either from drinking coffee or from overwhelming excitement. I entered the metro station and it took me about 40 min to get to the place. Once I got out of the station I found myself in a very diverse neighborhood. There was a great mix of Africans, Arabs and foreigners. The streets were dirty, crowded and had odors of strange foods cooking. I quickly started following my maps direction. In order for me to get to the antique market I had to go through a street market where immigrants from all over the world were selling cheap merchandize. The sellers yelled â€Å"Madam, Madam† from all sides of the market. I called my friend to express my disappointment. And once the vendors heard me speaking Russian , they started to call me â€Å" Natasha†. Uh, how dare they! I felt like there was no end to it. There were hundreds of stands selling anything from small electronics to Adidas sport items, but there were no antiques. I came to the point where I could not tolerate the crowds and annoying vendors any longer and then I saw a large antiquish looking entry gate. It was hard not to be instantly impressed by its elegantly rustic design. After I passed through the gate, the market was a labyrinth, one narrow street after another. It was very fascinating. I couldn’t believe how many little shops there were and all of them had their own personality. Some specialized in vintage clothing, some in household items, and some in vintage costumes and jewelry. The market managed to keep its old charm and unique character through its traditional Parisian settings with outdoor tables and bright flowers. Walking by each of them you could see everything from vintage chandeliers and silver to architectural elements, and all other things practical and whimsical. I went through very narrow streets filled with shops. It was crowded and people were moving slow. As soon as I approached the corner I heard the music, jazz inspired piano music. There was a shop a few doors down the side street. Its massive wooden door with brass handles and uncommon large circular brass lock looked unusual. At first I didnt think it was open. I pressed my face against of the small store window and looked inside, shading my eyes from the sun with my hands. Suddenly, I saw a pair of dark eyes looking back at me. I almost jumped! There was a woman working on the window display. She smiled and motioned for me to come in. 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This place was like magic. From the moment I stepped inside I saw the variety of quality, solid wood furniture, delicate ancient French paintings and ornate decorations. The place was filled with very unique antiques, such as old- world tables, chairs, and other strange objects. The store was beautifully decorated with paintings and frames hanging on the walls and tastefully placed furniture. Very rustic yet very chic. It was as if this store appeared out of my imagination everything I ever wanted but couldnt put into words was in it. The history wasnt just on the walls, you could feel it in your bones, and different eras were represented. I found myself charmed by the 1950’s-era night lamp. It was Tiffany glass in bright red, green and brown colors. It brought back the memories of items my grandmother used to have in her home. I got a good glimpse into what French society used to be in the past from many objects. The place had an interesting smell of a rich cherry wood. There was something innately beautiful, genuine, and absolutely stunning about it. I could not describe the ambiance, but I was mesmerized by it. I finally found the source of music. There, in the corner, was an antique looking pianist, dressed in a white shirt and a neck scarf playing on a tiny piano in the darkest corner of the store. It reminded me a scene from a Woody Allen movie. I spent nearly one and a half hour in the store. When I left I had a warm cozy feeling all over my heart. Streets were still crowded, full of curiosity and vibrant energy.