WK15

Subject: Communication and Team Decision Making

Question 1: 400+ word Essay (minimum 2 latest journal references(use only last 3 years journal article references) & All citations should be in APA format.

Short essay answering the following questions:

Part 1: Sharpening the Team Mind: Communication and Collective Intelligence

A. What are some of the possible biases and points of error that may arise in team communication systems? In addition to those cited in the opening of Chapter 6, what are some other examples of how team communication problems can lead to disaster?

B. Revisit communication failure examples in Exhibit 6-1. Identify the possible causes of communication or decision-making failure in each example, and, drawing on the information presented in the chapter, discuss  measures that might have prevented problems from arising within each team’s communication system

Part 2: Team Decision-Making: Pitfalls and Solutions

A. What are the key symptoms of groupthink? What problems and shortcomings can arise in the decision-making process as a result of groupthink? 

B. Do you think that individuals or groups are better decision-makers? Justify your choice. In what situations would individuals be more effective decision-makers than groups, and in what situations would groups be better than individuals?

Subject: Negotiation and Conflict Management

Question 2: 400+ word Essay (minimum 2 latest journal references(use only last 3 years journal article references) & All citations should be in APA format.

Gender remains an important topic in the contemporary workplace for both supervisors and those working for them.  

During the course of your employment history, you may have had the chance to work for both male and female supervisors. 

Discuss from your personal point of view, discuss what you believe are the differences. Use real-life experiences if applicable.

Question3: Write a 5-page essay (minimum 3 latest journal references(use only last 3 years journal article references) & All citations should be in APA format.

Each student will write an 5-7 page paper on a conflict that he or she experienced in an organizational setting.

Using concepts from Negotiation and Conflict Management presen the organizational analysis by explaing following sections:

* Background and history that led to the conflict.

* How/why did the conflict escalate?

* How was the conflict resolved?

* What would the student have done differently, based on what he or she has learned in the class?

Subject: INFORMATION ASSURANCE

Question 4: Write a 400+ word essay (APA format & 2 latest scholarly journal article references 2016 on words) 

Describe some ways that an administrator can harden a system on a network.

Subject: ETHICAL HACKING

Question 5: Write a 400+ word essay (APA format & 2 latest scholarly journal article references 2016 on words) 

Research the variety of enumeration tools available. Select one tool and explain what it does, how it works and what type of information it extracts (example:  Softerra LDAP Browser is the industry-leading software for browsing and analyzing LDAP directories. It provides a wide variety of features for handy viewing of directory contents, getting information about directory infrastructure and objects.)

Subject: Physical Security

Question 6: Write a 400+ word essay (APA format & 2 latest scholarly journal article references 2016 on words) 

Choose one applicable physical security compliance measure and discuss its regulatory implications.

You must use at least one peer-reviewed scholarly article properly cited in APA format.

Subject: Enterprise Risk Management

Question 7: Write a 400+ word essay (APA format & 2 latest scholarly journal article references 2016 on words)

Defense-in-Depth, an IA concept refers to multiple layers of security controls placed throughout an IT system. Post a brief summary of examples of these types of controls in action and your experience with at least one of type of control. Illustrate whether or not you believe, in your experience, this approach is effective. Be sure to indicate in what domain your example occurs:

* User domain - any user of our systems falls in this domain, whether inside or outside our organization

* Workstation domain - not just computers, but any device our users use

* LAN domain - each LAN and the devices that make a LAN work

* WAN domain - the system that links devices across long distances; typically this is the Internet which is used by most businesses

* LAN-to-WAN domain - the infrastructure and devices that connect our organization's LANs to the WAN system

* Remote Access domain - the technologies used by our mobile and remote users to connect to their customary resources; can include VPN solutions and encryption technology

* System/Application domain - technologies used to actually conduct business functions, as opposed to making connections of various types

Question 8: (APA format & latest scholarly journal article references 2016 on words)

Annotated bibliography with 15 sources.

The main topic of focus is risk management.

Refer the attached document for details "Annotated Bibliography.docx"

Subject: Information Governance  

Question 9: Write a 400+ word essay (APA format & latest scholarly journal article references 2016 on words)

Digital preservation can be defined as the long-term, error-free storage of digital information, with means for retrieval and interpretation, for the entire time span the information is required to be retained.  Though this assessment holds true to the authors, business organizations continue to face significant challenges in meeting their LTDP needs, especially those organizations whose primary mission is to preserve and provide access to permanent records.

Looking at your identified industry for your paper (Amazon), what considerations would have to be made in developing a long-term archival plan for a company within that industry?

Subject: Security Architecture & Design (need 2 copies of answers and make sure to not use common references)

Question 10: Write a 400+ word essay (APA format & 2 latest scholarly journal article references 2016 on words) 

How should cache handling be accomplished in order to minimize the ability of the attacker to deliver a payload through the cache?

Question 11: (need 2 copies of answers and make sure to not use common references)

Write a 600+ word peer reviewed assignment (APA format & 2 latest scholarly journal article references 2016 on words) 

Briefly respond to all the following questions. Make sure to explain and backup your responses with facts and examples. This assignment should be in APA format and have to include at least two references.

As you consider the reputation service and the needs of customers or individual consumers, as well as, perhaps, large organizations that are security conscious like our fictitious enterprise, Digital Diskus, what will be the expectations and requirements of the customers? Will consumers’ needs be different from those of enterprises? Who owns the data that is being served from the reputation service? In addition, what kinds of protections might a customer expect from other customers when accessing reputations?

Subject: Emerging Threats and Countermeasures (need 2 copies of answers and make sure to not use common references)

Question 12: Write a 500+ word paper (APA format & 2 latest scholarly journal article references 2016 on words) 

How defense-in-depth (chapter 6) and awareness (chapter 10) are complimentary techniques to detect emerging threats and strengthen countermeasures

refer to "Cyber Attacks Protecting-National Infrastructure.pdf" for chapter 6 and 10.

   research paper requirements:

2 peer-reviewed resources

Cited sources must directly support your paper (i.e. not incidental references)

At least 500 words in length (but NOT longer than 1000 words)

APA Paper Formatting guidelines:

1.Title page

2.Abstract

3.Body

4.Text citation and references

Subject: InfoTech in a Global Economy (need 2 copies of answers and make sure to not use common references)

Question 13: Write a 400+ word essay (APA format & 2 latest scholarly journal article references 2016 on words) 

Chapter 17 – According to Trutnev, Vidyasova, and Chugunov (2015), informational and analytical activities and forecasting for the process of socio-economic development should be an important element of all levels of governmental administration.  The development of methods and tools to support government decision-making on the basis of the analysis of information has a long history and their use has traditionally been included as a component of national development programs to include the development of the information society in Russia, and its regions, particularly – Saint Petersburg. 

There were five sections identified in the chapter case study and they walked us through each one explaining what happened in each.  Identify and name them, and provide a brief statement about each section.

Q1 – What were these five sections? 

refer chapter 17 in 2015_Book_PolicyPracticeAndDigitalScienc.pdf (attached)

Question 14: (need 2 copies of answers and make sure to not use common references)

Write a 400+ word short essay (APA format & 2 latest scholarly journal article references 2016 on words) 

Chapter 18 – According to the literature review and the EU Energy Security and ICT Policy, the authors indicated that, the points of departure of the EU’s (European Commission 2007) energy policy was threefold: combating climate change, limiting the EU’s external vulnerability to imported hydrocarbons, and promoting growth and jobs, thereby providing secure and affordable energy for consumers. The main focus of the EU’s policy ideally was to move towards a single global regime and the mainstreaming of climate into other policies; and hence receiving a 20% portion out of the entire 2014–2020 EU budget.  The focus at the urban level was to produce the greatest results in an energy-efficient effort that will integrate three sectors.

Q1 – What are these three sectors? 

refer chapter 18 in 2015_Book_PolicyPracticeAndDigitalScienc.pdf (attached)

Question 15: (need 2 copies of answers and make sure to not use common references)

Write a 400+ word essay (APA format & 2 latest scholarly journal article references 2016 on words) 

Chapter 18: When looking further into the EU’s Energy Security and ICT sustainable urban development, and government policy efforts:

Q2 – What are the five ICT enablers of energy efficiency identified by European strategic research Road map to ICT enabled Energy-Efficiency in Buildings and constructions, (REEB, 2010)? 

identify and name those five ICT enablers, provide a brief narrative for each enabler.

refer chapter 18 in 2015_Book_PolicyPracticeAndDigitalScienc.pdf (attached)