Here are the key differences between a hazard, vulnerability, and risk:
Hazard - A hazard is a situation or event that has the potential to cause harm, such as flooding,
earthquakes, fires, etc. Hazards are events that are potentially dangerous. For example, a hurricane is
a hazard because it can cause damage through high winds and flooding.
Vulnerability - A vulnerability is a weakness or flaw that can be exploited by a threat or hazard. It is
a condition within a system or entity that can be exploited. For example, living in a floodplain makes
a community vulnerable to flooding from a hurricane. Older buildings may be more vulnerable to
damage from high winds.
Risk -
Running Head EXECUTIVE SUMMARY6Executive SummaryS.docxcowinhelen
Running Head: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 6
Executive Summary
Student’s Name:
Professor’s Name:
Date:
Executive Summary
The Health Network Hospital has its headquarters located in Minneapolis, Minnesota with 600 employees and generates an average of $500 million annually. Furthermore, it has its branches in Portland, Oregon, and Arlington, Virginia which support combinations of collective operations with each carrying out production systems managed by respective third-party data center hosting buyers in the strategic locations near a co-location data center.
The company comprises of three major products, that is, the net exchange which securely handles electronic media message from large hospital customers and routes them to the receiving customers like clinics. HNetPay, on the other hand, is a web portal that deals with the management of safe payments and billing. HNetConnect is an online directory listing medical staffs and facilities enabling customers to choose the service of their choice as even doctors credentials are updated frequently in their respective profiles
The institution operates in 3 production data centers providing high availability across its products which host an average of 1,000 production servers, with 650 laptops as well as mobile devices issued to employees.
The Information Technology in the Health Network Inc. provides information security with the following objectives;
i) Information is made accessible to only the authorized users whether externally or internally
ii) Protection of the information, as a way of maintaining credibility and integrity to the Health Network users.
iii) Ensuring training of personnel pertaining to information security
iv) Ensuring that breach of information and any suspected weaknesses are reported on time.
Risks - Threats – Weaknesses within each domain
Project Part
Deliverable
Project Part 1
Task 1: Risk Management Plan
Task 2: Risk Assessment Plan
Task 3: Risk Mitigation Plan
Project Part 2
Task 1: Business Impact Analysis (BIA) Plan
Task 2: Business Continuity Plan (BCP)
Task 3: Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP)
Task 4: Computer Incident Response Team (CIRT) Plan
Project Part 3
Task 1: Data Loss
Task 2: Information Loss
Task 3: Customer Loss
Task 4: Internet Threat
Task 5: Internal Threats
Task 6: Regulatory Changes
R-T-W
Domain Impacted
Risk Impact / Factor
Risk: A user destroying data and deletes files in an organization
Threat: A user downloading unknown attachment from email
Weakness: A user failing to lock the company's computer with weak password
.
User Domain
Minor
Risk: A user computer or devices which provide access to computer resources
Threat: Stealing of assets owned by company like laptops and mobile devices
Weakness: insufficient Security on Company’s Equipment
.
Workstation Domain
Critical
Risk: loss of Customers
Threat: production outages due to unforeseen circumstances like natural calamities.
Weakness: possible weak ...
During week 6 we develop the theory and application of capital bud.docxjacksnathalie
During week 6 we develop the theory and application of capital budget analysis. The theory was robust, the calculations mathematically and logically defined, and many of the real-world problems, likely to be encountered, were addressed. As capital budgeting essentially re-invents the company through major long-term expenditures it is arguably one of the most critical functions that financial management performs. However, based on my personal experiences, extensive empirical data, and antidotal data - many firms routinely experience significant failures in their selection of capital projects.
The assignment for this topic consists if two parts:
1) For your first topic in this conference I would like for you to briefly review either your personal experiences and/or the financial literature to identify and present a description of one actual capital project/product failure and the reasons attributed to the failure. For those of you who do not have personal experiences the following are some illustrated examples of failed projects/products over the last 50 years you may want to look up and consider: -New Coke,- The Iridium Satellite Communication,- the Edsel automobile, Beta (vs. VHS), the Concord SST, and various Dot Coms. Feel free to research others.
In your response please provide financial information regarding the project (what is available): initial outlay, projected cash flows, final dollar losses.
Remember this is a one to two paragraph exercise - do not go overboard - a few hours research and summation is all that’s required. I am interested only in your short, concise description of the project and the major reasons you believe it failed.
2) Synthesize your one-paragraph position on what 3-5 specific factors you believe most likely to contribute to capital project analysis failure.
CDC
IT Security Staff BCP Policy
[
CSIA 413,
Professor Last Name:
Policy Document
IT
Business Continuity Plan Policy
Document Control
Organization
Center for Disease and Control (CDC)
Title
CDC IT Security Staff BCP Policy
Author
Owner
IT Security Staff Manager
Subject
Business Continuity Plan Policy
Review date
Revision History
Revision Date
Reviser
Previous Version
Description of Revision
No Revisions
Document Approvals
This document requires the following approvals:
Sponsor Approval
Name
Date
Approved
Document Distribution
This document will be distributed to:
Name
Job Title
Email Address
All CDC Security Staff
Information Security Specialist
Contributors
Development of this policy was assisted through information provided by the following organization:
· CDC and Department of Defense, Health and Homeland Security
Table of Contents
Policy Statement4
1Purpose4
2Objective4
3Scope5
4Compliance5
5Terms and Definitions7
6Risk Identification and Assessment7
7Policy8
Policy Statement
The Center for Disease and Control mission is to protect America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign and in the ...
Business Continuity and Disaster Recover Week3Part4-ISr.docxhumphrieskalyn
Business Continuity and Disaster Recover
Week3Part4-ISrevisionSu2013
Introduction
Organizations grow by providing needed products and services. Overtime, successful
companies will grow as they continue to fill the need of their customer base. This
includes providing the product and services in a predictable fashion that the client base
has grown to expect. Sometimes disasters occur which are unexpected. These disasters
take various forms and can be caused by various events. Some disasters are manmade and
some are not. Generally, the disasters are not predictable when they happen.
Organizations need to prepare for these disasters. They need to have a plan that protects
their assets, the assets of their clients and provides for continuing business according to
their service level agreements.
The outages that result from a disaster can range from a nuisance to a full blown
catastrophe. Consider an outage that occurs to a computer system that is controlling an
online gaming site, versus an outage to a computer system controlling a nuclear reactor or
hospital intensive care until.
If something interrupts an organizations ability to provide their product and services
clients will quickly seek other alternatives.
Sudden interruptions in the delivery of an organizations product and services can occur in
a variety of ways; consider the following few:
Natural disasters such as earthquakes, fire, floods.
When Japan was hit by an earthquake, tsunami and nuclear plant breach their
infrastructure was devastated. Many dependent businesses thousands of miles
away were affected by the inability of the Japanese manufacturers to deliver on
manufacturing commitments such as automobiles and auto parts. The lack of parts
impacted car dealers and car users the world over. Similarly, when Thailand was
hit by floods their ability to deliver disk drives and other semi-conductor parts to
computer manufacturers forced these manufacturers to seek alternate suppliers.
In both these cases organizations that relied on Japan and Thailand to deliver
products to them had to have contingency plans in place for their supply chain.
Without a business continuity plan that had contingencies for alternate suppliers
customers would turn to other alternatives.
Job actions such as: strikes, slowdowns, walkouts
Airline pilots go on strike; forcing customers to seek alternate means of travel for
personal use and business. In some cases, people were forced to seek alternatives
to travel. In some cases business travel was replaced with technology alternatives
such as video conferencing, messages and email. Personal travel was supplanted
with train travel and trips closer to home that could be done with an automobile.
There isn’t much of a contingency for not having trained pilots. But part of a
disaster recovery plan would be to have some good-will gestures in place to win
back the customer base ...
AN EFFECTIVE METHOD FOR INFORMATION SECURITY AWARENESS RAISING INITIATIVESijcsit
Increasingly, all kinds of organizations and institutions are adopting the E-business model to conduct their
activities and provide E-Services for their customers. In the process, whether they know it or not, those
organizations are also opening themselves up to the risk of information security breaches. Therefore
protecting an organization’s ICT infrastructure, IT systems, and Data is a vital issue that is often
underestimated. Research has shown that one of the most significant threats to information security comes
not from external attack but rather from the system's users, because they are familiar with the
infrastructure and have access to its resources, but may be unaware of the risks. Moreover, using only
technological solutions to protect an organization’s assets is not enough; there is a need to consider the
human factor by raising users’ security awareness. Our contribution to this problem is to propose an
Information Security Awareness Program that aims at raising and maintaining the level of users’ security
awareness. This paper puts forward a general model for an information security awareness program and
describes how it could be incorporated into an organization’s website through the process of development
life cycle.
Delivering high quality patient care, ensuring business resiliency, and protecting reputation: these form the pillars of a high-performing healthcare enterprise. The question then becomes: how firm is the technology foundation underneath these pillars? Here are the four critical risks you should be aware of. For more info, visit our site: http://ow.ly/FQjW301iD1A
The 7 Steps to Prevent IT-Caused Outages- A Comprehensive ApproachProtected Harbor
Discover a comprehensive roadmap to fortify your IT operations against unexpected downtime through systematic risk assessment, strategic redundancy planning, and the implementation of cutting-edge monitoring and response protocols. Our whitepaper outlines seven crucial steps to safeguard your IT infrastructure, helping you proactively identify and address potential weak points, ensuring robust resilience and reducing the risk of disruptive outages. By adopting our proven methodology, organizations can enhance its ability to withstand IT-caused outages, ensuring uninterrupted services, improved customer satisfaction, and safeguarding your reputation in today's highly competitive digital landscape.
The document outlines the IT Manager's contingency plan presentation to the Executive Board and President of the bank. The plan addresses disaster events, recovery planning, technologies used, contingency operations, costs of recovery, employee awareness, impacts on business operations, and conclusions. It includes a table of contents and sections on prologue, disaster events, recovery planning, technology used, contingency of operations, costs of recovery, employee awareness, impacts on business operations, and conclusion. The plan aims to safeguard the bank's systems and operations in the event of an earthquake, political unrest, or other disruptions through strategies such as data backup, identification of roles and solutions, testing, and employee training.
Here are the key differences between a hazard, vulnerability, and risk:
Hazard - A hazard is a situation or event that has the potential to cause harm, such as flooding,
earthquakes, fires, etc. Hazards are events that are potentially dangerous. For example, a hurricane is
a hazard because it can cause damage through high winds and flooding.
Vulnerability - A vulnerability is a weakness or flaw that can be exploited by a threat or hazard. It is
a condition within a system or entity that can be exploited. For example, living in a floodplain makes
a community vulnerable to flooding from a hurricane. Older buildings may be more vulnerable to
damage from high winds.
Risk -
Running Head EXECUTIVE SUMMARY6Executive SummaryS.docxcowinhelen
Running Head: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 6
Executive Summary
Student’s Name:
Professor’s Name:
Date:
Executive Summary
The Health Network Hospital has its headquarters located in Minneapolis, Minnesota with 600 employees and generates an average of $500 million annually. Furthermore, it has its branches in Portland, Oregon, and Arlington, Virginia which support combinations of collective operations with each carrying out production systems managed by respective third-party data center hosting buyers in the strategic locations near a co-location data center.
The company comprises of three major products, that is, the net exchange which securely handles electronic media message from large hospital customers and routes them to the receiving customers like clinics. HNetPay, on the other hand, is a web portal that deals with the management of safe payments and billing. HNetConnect is an online directory listing medical staffs and facilities enabling customers to choose the service of their choice as even doctors credentials are updated frequently in their respective profiles
The institution operates in 3 production data centers providing high availability across its products which host an average of 1,000 production servers, with 650 laptops as well as mobile devices issued to employees.
The Information Technology in the Health Network Inc. provides information security with the following objectives;
i) Information is made accessible to only the authorized users whether externally or internally
ii) Protection of the information, as a way of maintaining credibility and integrity to the Health Network users.
iii) Ensuring training of personnel pertaining to information security
iv) Ensuring that breach of information and any suspected weaknesses are reported on time.
Risks - Threats – Weaknesses within each domain
Project Part
Deliverable
Project Part 1
Task 1: Risk Management Plan
Task 2: Risk Assessment Plan
Task 3: Risk Mitigation Plan
Project Part 2
Task 1: Business Impact Analysis (BIA) Plan
Task 2: Business Continuity Plan (BCP)
Task 3: Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP)
Task 4: Computer Incident Response Team (CIRT) Plan
Project Part 3
Task 1: Data Loss
Task 2: Information Loss
Task 3: Customer Loss
Task 4: Internet Threat
Task 5: Internal Threats
Task 6: Regulatory Changes
R-T-W
Domain Impacted
Risk Impact / Factor
Risk: A user destroying data and deletes files in an organization
Threat: A user downloading unknown attachment from email
Weakness: A user failing to lock the company's computer with weak password
.
User Domain
Minor
Risk: A user computer or devices which provide access to computer resources
Threat: Stealing of assets owned by company like laptops and mobile devices
Weakness: insufficient Security on Company’s Equipment
.
Workstation Domain
Critical
Risk: loss of Customers
Threat: production outages due to unforeseen circumstances like natural calamities.
Weakness: possible weak ...
During week 6 we develop the theory and application of capital bud.docxjacksnathalie
During week 6 we develop the theory and application of capital budget analysis. The theory was robust, the calculations mathematically and logically defined, and many of the real-world problems, likely to be encountered, were addressed. As capital budgeting essentially re-invents the company through major long-term expenditures it is arguably one of the most critical functions that financial management performs. However, based on my personal experiences, extensive empirical data, and antidotal data - many firms routinely experience significant failures in their selection of capital projects.
The assignment for this topic consists if two parts:
1) For your first topic in this conference I would like for you to briefly review either your personal experiences and/or the financial literature to identify and present a description of one actual capital project/product failure and the reasons attributed to the failure. For those of you who do not have personal experiences the following are some illustrated examples of failed projects/products over the last 50 years you may want to look up and consider: -New Coke,- The Iridium Satellite Communication,- the Edsel automobile, Beta (vs. VHS), the Concord SST, and various Dot Coms. Feel free to research others.
In your response please provide financial information regarding the project (what is available): initial outlay, projected cash flows, final dollar losses.
Remember this is a one to two paragraph exercise - do not go overboard - a few hours research and summation is all that’s required. I am interested only in your short, concise description of the project and the major reasons you believe it failed.
2) Synthesize your one-paragraph position on what 3-5 specific factors you believe most likely to contribute to capital project analysis failure.
CDC
IT Security Staff BCP Policy
[
CSIA 413,
Professor Last Name:
Policy Document
IT
Business Continuity Plan Policy
Document Control
Organization
Center for Disease and Control (CDC)
Title
CDC IT Security Staff BCP Policy
Author
Owner
IT Security Staff Manager
Subject
Business Continuity Plan Policy
Review date
Revision History
Revision Date
Reviser
Previous Version
Description of Revision
No Revisions
Document Approvals
This document requires the following approvals:
Sponsor Approval
Name
Date
Approved
Document Distribution
This document will be distributed to:
Name
Job Title
Email Address
All CDC Security Staff
Information Security Specialist
Contributors
Development of this policy was assisted through information provided by the following organization:
· CDC and Department of Defense, Health and Homeland Security
Table of Contents
Policy Statement4
1Purpose4
2Objective4
3Scope5
4Compliance5
5Terms and Definitions7
6Risk Identification and Assessment7
7Policy8
Policy Statement
The Center for Disease and Control mission is to protect America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign and in the ...
Business Continuity and Disaster Recover Week3Part4-ISr.docxhumphrieskalyn
Business Continuity and Disaster Recover
Week3Part4-ISrevisionSu2013
Introduction
Organizations grow by providing needed products and services. Overtime, successful
companies will grow as they continue to fill the need of their customer base. This
includes providing the product and services in a predictable fashion that the client base
has grown to expect. Sometimes disasters occur which are unexpected. These disasters
take various forms and can be caused by various events. Some disasters are manmade and
some are not. Generally, the disasters are not predictable when they happen.
Organizations need to prepare for these disasters. They need to have a plan that protects
their assets, the assets of their clients and provides for continuing business according to
their service level agreements.
The outages that result from a disaster can range from a nuisance to a full blown
catastrophe. Consider an outage that occurs to a computer system that is controlling an
online gaming site, versus an outage to a computer system controlling a nuclear reactor or
hospital intensive care until.
If something interrupts an organizations ability to provide their product and services
clients will quickly seek other alternatives.
Sudden interruptions in the delivery of an organizations product and services can occur in
a variety of ways; consider the following few:
Natural disasters such as earthquakes, fire, floods.
When Japan was hit by an earthquake, tsunami and nuclear plant breach their
infrastructure was devastated. Many dependent businesses thousands of miles
away were affected by the inability of the Japanese manufacturers to deliver on
manufacturing commitments such as automobiles and auto parts. The lack of parts
impacted car dealers and car users the world over. Similarly, when Thailand was
hit by floods their ability to deliver disk drives and other semi-conductor parts to
computer manufacturers forced these manufacturers to seek alternate suppliers.
In both these cases organizations that relied on Japan and Thailand to deliver
products to them had to have contingency plans in place for their supply chain.
Without a business continuity plan that had contingencies for alternate suppliers
customers would turn to other alternatives.
Job actions such as: strikes, slowdowns, walkouts
Airline pilots go on strike; forcing customers to seek alternate means of travel for
personal use and business. In some cases, people were forced to seek alternatives
to travel. In some cases business travel was replaced with technology alternatives
such as video conferencing, messages and email. Personal travel was supplanted
with train travel and trips closer to home that could be done with an automobile.
There isn’t much of a contingency for not having trained pilots. But part of a
disaster recovery plan would be to have some good-will gestures in place to win
back the customer base ...
AN EFFECTIVE METHOD FOR INFORMATION SECURITY AWARENESS RAISING INITIATIVESijcsit
Increasingly, all kinds of organizations and institutions are adopting the E-business model to conduct their
activities and provide E-Services for their customers. In the process, whether they know it or not, those
organizations are also opening themselves up to the risk of information security breaches. Therefore
protecting an organization’s ICT infrastructure, IT systems, and Data is a vital issue that is often
underestimated. Research has shown that one of the most significant threats to information security comes
not from external attack but rather from the system's users, because they are familiar with the
infrastructure and have access to its resources, but may be unaware of the risks. Moreover, using only
technological solutions to protect an organization’s assets is not enough; there is a need to consider the
human factor by raising users’ security awareness. Our contribution to this problem is to propose an
Information Security Awareness Program that aims at raising and maintaining the level of users’ security
awareness. This paper puts forward a general model for an information security awareness program and
describes how it could be incorporated into an organization’s website through the process of development
life cycle.
Delivering high quality patient care, ensuring business resiliency, and protecting reputation: these form the pillars of a high-performing healthcare enterprise. The question then becomes: how firm is the technology foundation underneath these pillars? Here are the four critical risks you should be aware of. For more info, visit our site: http://ow.ly/FQjW301iD1A
The 7 Steps to Prevent IT-Caused Outages- A Comprehensive ApproachProtected Harbor
Discover a comprehensive roadmap to fortify your IT operations against unexpected downtime through systematic risk assessment, strategic redundancy planning, and the implementation of cutting-edge monitoring and response protocols. Our whitepaper outlines seven crucial steps to safeguard your IT infrastructure, helping you proactively identify and address potential weak points, ensuring robust resilience and reducing the risk of disruptive outages. By adopting our proven methodology, organizations can enhance its ability to withstand IT-caused outages, ensuring uninterrupted services, improved customer satisfaction, and safeguarding your reputation in today's highly competitive digital landscape.
The document outlines the IT Manager's contingency plan presentation to the Executive Board and President of the bank. The plan addresses disaster events, recovery planning, technologies used, contingency operations, costs of recovery, employee awareness, impacts on business operations, and conclusions. It includes a table of contents and sections on prologue, disaster events, recovery planning, technology used, contingency of operations, costs of recovery, employee awareness, impacts on business operations, and conclusion. The plan aims to safeguard the bank's systems and operations in the event of an earthquake, political unrest, or other disruptions through strategies such as data backup, identification of roles and solutions, testing, and employee training.
Risk management plan
Executive Summary
The past few decades have seen technological evolutions on a rapid scale with the growth of the industry taking over the world by storm. Governments and companies alike are investing in further research and development of futuristic technologies in order to work towards a more efficient future in terms of productivity and task automation. The evolution of computers and powerful technologies being made available to the public with them having high processing power and some being small, powerful and portable has led to people having information in their hands, literally.
However, with the advantages of the recently introduced technologies, there still are threats brought about by the same since they have raised privacy and other security concerns as well as health concerns associated with a number of the devices. This paper is aimed at identification of strategies to handle risks which may arise from the continuous development of new technologies (Galati, 2015). Comment by Schneider, Paul: This is the only sentence in this summary which focuses on the paper, and it does a very poor job of previewing everything that the reader will see in this paper.
Project Summary
Scope Comment by Schneider, Paul: This section tells me nothing about the scope for your project. What are the task/activities needed to successfully complete your project?
This report is important in analysis of the importance of information technologies being managed and security implemented since with their introduction, most companies have taken them up therefore the need to prevent attacks via technologies implemented. Critical processes in business are reliant to information technologies therefore need for safeguarding them against hacking attacks among other similar threats relating to information technologies.
Milestones Comment by Schneider, Paul: This section tells me nothing about the milestones for your project. When does the project start? When does the project end? What are all of the milestones between the start & end?
All businesses especially in a technologically growing and depend world need to learn the vulnerabilities posed by the developments as well as methods which can be used to control or curb them. Most companies have successfully put in place firewalls and administrators of networks to monitor, analyze and notify of irregularities which may cause a breach to sensitive company information.
Cost Constraints Comment by Schneider, Paul: Very poor job.
In implementation of security within information technologies, there are costs involved, some being one off and others being recurrent however all serving the same purpose. Costs inclusive in implementation of security protocols are such as purchase as hardware and software offering security such as firewalls, antiviruses, antimalware programs and programs for detection of network intrusions. Costs can also arise from contracting an external organization to ...
This document presents a system for predicting corporate bankruptcy using textual disclosures from SEC filings. It discusses how previous studies have used financial ratios and market data to predict bankruptcy, but that textual disclosures also provide important unstructured qualitative information. The proposed system uses natural language processing and machine learning algorithms to extract features from 10-K and 10-Q filings and predict bankruptcy with high accuracy, even before the final bankruptcy occurs. It aims to improve on previous bankruptcy prediction methods by incorporating both financial and textual data sources.
DIFFERENCES OF CLOUD-BASED SERVICES AND THEIR SAFETY RENEWAL IN THE HEALTH CA...IRJET Journal
The document discusses the benefits and risks of cloud-based services for the healthcare system. It begins by introducing how cloud computing has impacted various sectors including healthcare by enabling storage of large amounts of patient data and easy access. It then categorizes existing cloud applications and services used in healthcare. The document also analyzes security and privacy risks of cloud-based healthcare services and compares the risks of secure vs insecure cloud systems. It proposes that adopting cloud services in healthcare requires addressing security issues.
DIFFERENCES OF CLOUD-BASED SERVICES AND THEIR SAFETY RENEWAL IN THE HEALTH CA...IRJET Journal
The document discusses the benefits and risks of cloud-based services for healthcare systems. It begins by outlining how cloud computing has enabled new diagnostic technologies and easy access to patient data. However, it also notes security and privacy risks, such as data breaches and unauthorized access. The document then reviews existing literature on revolutionary impacts of cloud solutions, predictive threat analysis using big data, and risk analysis of cloud models. It proposes a methodology for categorizing cloud benefits and risks to help healthcare workers and IT professionals. The methodology aims to securely manage data exchange while addressing challenges like cyberattacks and lack of technical knowledge.
NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS’ NEED TO ADDRESS SECURITY FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT C...IJNSA Journal
The need for information security within small to mid-size companies is increasing. The risks of information security breach, data loss, and disaster are growing. The impact of IT outages and issues on the company are unacceptable to any size business and their clients. There are many ways to address the security for IT departments. The need to address risks of attacks as well as disasters is important to the IT security policies and procedures. The IT departments of small to medium companies have to address these security concerns within their budgets and other limited resources.Security planning, design, and employee training that is needed requires input and agreement from all levels of the company and management. This paper will discuss security needs and methods to implement them into a corporate infrastructure.
Meraj Ahmad - Information security in a borderless worldnooralmousa
The document discusses information security challenges in today's borderless world of increased mobile and cloud computing use. It notes that while organizations recognize new risks from these technologies, many are not adjusting policies or security awareness accordingly. The presentation recommends that organizations establish comprehensive risk management programs, conduct risk assessments, take an information-centric view of security, and increase security controls, awareness and outsourcing to address risks from mobile, cloud and social media use. It also provides a framework to transform security programs to better protect important data and enable business needs.
This document provides a toolkit for universities to prepare communications in response to a cyber attack or security incident. It includes resources such as:
- A framework for effective communication developed by Knight and Nurse.
- Guidelines for pre-event planning including identifying aims, crisis communication capabilities, partners, and rehearsals.
- A cyber response flowchart outlining disclosure decisions and communication considerations.
- Sections on framing messages, disclosure options, and delivering the message.
- The goal is to help universities minimize impact, reduce reputational damage and costs from a cyber incident by having an effective prepared communication response. It emphasizes the importance of collaboration across the institution.
Running head THREATS, ATTACKS AND VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT .docxtodd521
Running head: THREATS, ATTACKS AND VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT
THREATS, ATTACKS AND VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT
8
Threats, Attacks and Vulnerability Assessment
Anthony bahlman
CMGT/400
03/30/2019
Google LLC is a technological company from America which specializes in Internet-related products and services. Some of the products and services which are offered by Google include search engines, cloud computing, hardware, software, and online advertising technologies. It is considered among the Big Four companies which also include Apple, Amazon, and Facebook. The organization was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 1998. The founders were Ph.D. students at Stanford University in California. All facilities are subject to a certain level of risk which can be associated with different threats. The threats may be as a result of natural events, intentional acts by human beings to cause harm or accidents (Maglaras et al., 2018). The owners of companies have the responsibility of limiting or managing the risks arising from the threats to the maximum extent possible.
Tangible Assets
Google is one of the best technology companies in the world with a high number of tangible assets within its premises, especially in the headquarters located in Mountain View, California. The information systems, critical infrastructure, and cyber-related interests to be tested include the software of the company, hardware, system interfaces with consideration of internal and external connectivity, data and information, and people who use and support IT system. The aspects will be assessed because they are crucial to the day to day operations of the facility, and a breach in any aspect may lead to major disruption of services. The aspects which will not be assessed include IT system functional requirements, system users, current network topology system security policies which guide the use of the IT system and the architecture of security of the system. The aspects will not be assessed because of the minimal threat they pose to the system, and low probability of risk to arise from them. Moreover, the disruption of the items does not lead to significant interference in the operation of the organization.
Asset Descriptions
The following is a diagram of the flow of assessment activities:
The assets descriptions are outlined below:
· Hardware- Physical parts of the computers.
· IT personnel- Individuals operating computer systems.
Threat Agents and Possible Attacks
There are several threat agents and possible attacks that may face the organization. the company may be subject to floods which may be as a result of excessive rainfall or overflowing ocean water. Tornadoes are also a possible threat to the organization, and these are violent and destructive rotating winds. Other possible natural threats to the organization headquarters include earthquakes, electrical storms, and avalanches. Electrical storms involve the violent disturbance of the electr.
Complete network security protection for sme's within limited resourcesIJNSA Journal
The purpose of this paper is to present a comprehensive budget conscious security plan for smaller
enterprises that lacksecurity guidelines.The authors believethis paper will assist users to write an
individualized security plan. In addition to providing the top ten free or affordable tools get some sort of
semblance of security implemented, the paper also provides best practices on the topics of Authentication,
Authorization, Auditing, Firewall, Intrusion Detection & Monitoring, and Prevention. The methods
employed have been implemented at Company XYZ referenced throughout.
CompTIA exam study guide presentations by instructor Brian Ferrill, PACE-IT (Progressive, Accelerated Certifications for Employment in Information Technology)
"Funded by the Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Grant #TC-23745-12-60-A-53"
Learn more about the PACE-IT Online program: www.edcc.edu/pace-it
The document discusses how businesses must effectively manage risks in an uncertain world. It provides an example of an IT team having to quickly recover a critical CRM application from server failure, though they cut corners on security to meet their recovery timeline. While this resolved the immediate issue, it introduced new risks. The document advocates that IT professionals must play a key role in risk management. It discusses how businesses face a wide range of evolving threats and how regulations like Sarbanes-Oxley aimed to increase transparency and minimize accounting and financial reporting risks. Specifically, it focuses on how businesses are strengthening availability of information, data privacy/security, and information lifecycle management to reduce compliance risks and operational risks that can damage reputation and profits.
Running Head SECURITY AWARENESSSecurity Awareness .docxtoltonkendal
Running Head: SECURITY AWARENESS
Security Awareness 2
Final Project Security Awareness
Terri Y. Hudson
Southern New Hampshire University – IT 552
December 20, 2016
Agency-wide security awareness Program Proposal
Introduction
For the organization to comply with the current PCT DSS requirement version 12,6, a security awareness program must be in place. The CISCO of the organization has an immediate requirement of creating an agency-wide security awareness program. As a means of implementing security awareness program the organization has conducted a security gap analysis which is one of the component of security awareness program which showed the 10 security findings. As one of the means of conducting the program, I will submit awareness program proposal.
Objective
This SOW (Statement of Work) is being done on behalf of the senior information officer. He has requested for the creation of an agency-wide security awareness program by handing over the security gap analysis which was done prior to this process. Hence the major aim of this document is to set a security awareness program which shows ten major key security findings. The document will also include a risk assessment of the current security awareness practices, processes and practices. By having this document, the organization will be able to have a well-organized maintenance plan. It is also important in maintaining and establishing an information-security awareness program (United States, 2000).
Background
The mission of the organization is to provide efficient IT services with the best security program in place with an aim of protecting organizations assets.
1. Technical infrastructure
The organization is engaged in short-term effort aiming at modernizing its information-processing infrastructure. These efforts have incorporated software enhancements, installation of firewalls and high end network systems for an improved communication. The senior information officer is the one who is responsible top oversee modernization effort. He has of late completed conducting a security awareness program and deployment of the organization’s LAN (Local area Network). The hardware being used is of CISCO products.
2. Computing Environment
The organization’s desktop computers are of Windows 2007/ 98 and 95. The servers are of Pentium with over 1 GB RAM. The current NOS (Network operating system) are window based.
3. Security Posture of the Organization
The organization has a basic network structure with only one router which acts as a firewall. It has several working stations and switches to this working stations. In addition the organization has installed Kasperky’s antivirus in of their desktop machines with a motive of reducing external threats. The data server is highly secured with Kaspersky’s antivirus. The organization physical sec ...
The document discusses strategies for preventing and protecting against data breaches. It notes that the number of data breaches reached a record high in 2014, with nearly 1 million new malware threats daily. While complete security is impossible, businesses must adapt through cost-effective security solutions. The document recommends asking what is currently being done to prevent breaches, what limitations exist, and how data/systems protection is validated. It advocates layered prevention and protection strategies, including regular security assessments to identify vulnerabilities, encryption of sensitive data, effective backups that facilitate rapid recovery, and ensuring basic tasks like patch and antivirus management are properly performed.
· Describe strategies to build rapport with inmates and offenders .docxgerardkortney
· Describe strategies to build rapport with inmates and offenders in a correctional treatment or supervision program.
· Describe the effect of group dynamics on facilitating programs.
· Describe techniques for establishing a therapeutic environment.
Generalist Case Management
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1 The Role of the Correctional Counselor CHAPTER OBJECTIVES After reading this chapter, you will be able to: 1. Identify the functions and parameters of the counseling process. 2. Discuss the competing interests between security and counseling in the correctional counseling process. 3. Know common terms and concerns associated with custodial corrections. 4. Understand the role of the counselor as facilitator. 5. Identify the various personal characteristics associated with effective counselors. 6. Be aware of the impact that burnout can have on a counselor’s professional performance. 7. Identify the various means of training and supervision associated with counseling. PART ONE: A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO COUNSELING AND CORRECTIONS There are many myths concerning the concept of counseling. Although the image of the counseling field has changed dramatically over the past two or three decades, much of society still views counseling and therapy as a mystic process reserved for those who lack the ability to handle life issues effectively. While the concept of counseling is often misunderstood, the problem is exacerbated when attempting to introduce the idea of correctional counseling. Therefore, the primary goal of this chapter is to provide a working definition of correctional counseling that includes descriptions of how and when it is carried out. In order to understand the concept of correctional counseling, however, the two words that derive the concept must first be defined: “corrections” and “counseling.” In addition, a concerted effort is made to identify the myriad of legal and ethical issues that pertain to counselors working with offenders. It is very difficult to identify a single starting point for the counseling profession. In essence, there were various movements occurring simultaneously that later evolved into what we now describe as counseling. One of the earliest connections to the origins of counseling took place in Europe during the Middle Ages (Brown & Srebalus, 2003). The primary objective was assisting individuals with career choices. This type of counseling service is usually described by the concept of “guidance.” In the late 1800s Wilhelm Wundt and G. Stanley Hall created two of the first known psychological laboratories aimed at studying and treating individuals with psychological and e.
· Debates continue regarding what constitutes an appropriate rol.docxgerardkortney
· Debates continue regarding what constitutes an appropriate role for the judiciary. Some argue that federal judges have become too powerful and that judges “legislate from the bench.”
1. What does it mean for a judge to be an activist?
2. What does it mean for a judge to be a restrainist?
· Although conservatives had long complained about the activism of liberal justices and judges, in recent years conservative judges and justices have been likely to overturn precedents and question the power of elected institutions of government.
3. When is judicial activism appropriate? Explain.
· To defenders of the right to privacy, it is implicitly embodied in the Constitution in the First, Fourth, Fifth, Ninth, and Fourteenth Amendments. To opponents, it is judge-made law because there is no explicit reference to it under the Constitution. The right to privacy dates back to at least 1890, when Boston attorneys Samuel Warren and Louis Brandeis equated it with the right to be left alone from journalists who engaged in yellow journalism.
4. In short, do you believe a right to privacy exists in the federal Constitution. Why or why not?
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· Critical thinking paper · · · 1. A case study..docxgerardkortney
· Critical thinking paper
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A case study.
Deborah Shore, aged 45, works for a small corporation in the Research and Development department.
When she first became a member of the department 15 years ago, Deborah was an unusually creative and productive researcher; her efforts quickly resulted in raises and promotions within the department and earned her the respect of her colleagues. Now, Deborah finds herself less interested in doing research; she is no longer making creative contributions to her department, although she is making contributions to its administration.
She is still respected by the coworkers who have known her since she joined the firm, but not by her younger coworkers.
Analyze the case study from the psychoanalytic, learning, and contextual perspectives: how would a theorist from each perspective explain Deborah's development? Which perspective do you believe provides the most adequate explanation, and why?
2. Interview your mother (and grandmothers, if possible), asking about experiences with childbirth. Include your own experiences if you have had children. Write a paper summarizing these childbirth experiences and comparing them with the contemporary experiences described in the text.
3. Identify a "type" of parent (e.g., single parent, teenage parent, low-income parent, dual-career couple) who is most likely to be distressed because an infant has a "difficult" temperament. Explain why you believe that this type of parent would have particular problems with a difficult infant. Write an informational brochure for the selected type of parent. The brochure should include an explanation of temperament in general and of the difficult temperament in particular, and give suggestions for parents of difficult infants.
4. Plan an educational unit covering nutrition, health, and safety for use with preschoolers and kindergartners. Take into account young children's cognitive and linguistic characteristics. The project should include (1) an outline of the content of the unit; and (2) a description of how the content would be presented, given the intellectual abilities of preschoolers. For example, how long would each lesson be? What kinds of pictures or other audiovisual materials would be used? How would this content be integrated with the children's other activities in preschool or kindergarten?
5. Visit two day care centers and evaluate each center using the information from the text as a guide. Request a fee schedule from each center. Write a paper summarizing your evaluation of each center.
Note:
Unless you are an actual potential client of the center, contact the director beforehand to explain the actual purpose of the visit, obtain permission to visit, and schedule your visit so as to minimize disruption to the center's schedule.
6. Watch some children's television programs and advertising, examine some children's toys and their packaging, read some children's books, and listen to some children's recor.
· Coronel & Morris Chapter 7, Problems 1, 2 and 3
· Coronel & Morris Chapter 8, Problems 1 and 2
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· Complete the following problems from your textbook· Pages 378.docxgerardkortney
· Complete the following problems from your textbook:
· Pages 378–381: 10-1, 10-2, 10-16, and 10-20.
· Pages 443–444: 12-7 and 12-9.
· Page 469: 13-5.
· 10-1 How would each of the following scenarios affect a firm’s cost of debt, rd(1 − T); its cost of equity, rs; and its WACC? Indicate with a plus (+), a minus (−), or a zero (0) whether the factor would raise, lower, or have an indeterminate effect on the item in question. Assume for each answer that other things are held constant, even though in some instances this would probably not be true. Be prepared to justify your answer but recognize that several of the parts have no single correct answer. These questions are designed to stimulate thought and discussion.
Effect on
rd(1 − T)
rs
WACC
a. The corporate tax rate is lowered.
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e. The firm doubles the amount of capital it raises during the year.
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g. The firm merges with another firm whose earnings are countercyclical both to those of the first firm and to the stock market.
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h. The stock market falls drastically, and the firm’s stock price falls along with the rest.
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· 10-2 Assume that the risk-free rate increases, but the market risk premium
· 10-16COST OF COMMON EQUITY The Bouchard Company’s EPS was $6.50 in 2018, up from $4.42 in 2013. The company pays out 40% of its earnings as dividends, and its common stock sells for $36.00.
· a. Calculate the past growth rate in earnings. (Hint: This is a 5-year growth period.)
· b. The last dividend was D0 = 0.4($6.50) = $2.60. Calculate the next expected dividend, D1, assuming that the past growth rate continues.
· c. What is Bouchard’s cost of retained earnings, rs?
· 10-20WACC The following table gives Foust Company’s earnings per share for the last 10 years. The common stock, 7.8 million shares outstanding, is now (1/1/19) selling for $65.00 per share. The expected dividend at the end of the current year (12/31/19) is 55% of the 2018 EPS. Because investors expect past trends to continue, g may be based on the historical earnings growth rate. (Note that 9 years of growth are reflected in the 10 years of data.)
The current interest rate on new debt is 9%; Foust’s marginal tax rate is 40%, and its target capital structure is 40% debt and 60% equity.
· a. Calculate Foust’s after-tax cost of debt and common equity. Calculate the cost of equity as rs = D1/P0 + g.
· b. Find Foust’s WACC
· 12-7SCENARIO ANALYSIS Huang Industries is considering a proposed project whose estimated NPV is $12 million. This estimate assumes that economic conditions wi.
· Consider how different countries approach aging. As you consid.docxgerardkortney
· Consider how different countries approach aging. As you consider different countries, think about the following:
o Do older adults live with their children, or are they more likely to live in a nursing home?
o Are older adults seen as wise individuals to be respected and revered, or are they a burden to their family and to society?
· Next, select two different countries and compare and contrast their approaches to aging.
· Post and identify each of the countries you selected. Then, explain two similarities and two differences in how the countries approach aging. Be specific and provide examples. Use proper APA format and citation. LSW10
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Risk management plan
Executive Summary
The past few decades have seen technological evolutions on a rapid scale with the growth of the industry taking over the world by storm. Governments and companies alike are investing in further research and development of futuristic technologies in order to work towards a more efficient future in terms of productivity and task automation. The evolution of computers and powerful technologies being made available to the public with them having high processing power and some being small, powerful and portable has led to people having information in their hands, literally.
However, with the advantages of the recently introduced technologies, there still are threats brought about by the same since they have raised privacy and other security concerns as well as health concerns associated with a number of the devices. This paper is aimed at identification of strategies to handle risks which may arise from the continuous development of new technologies (Galati, 2015). Comment by Schneider, Paul: This is the only sentence in this summary which focuses on the paper, and it does a very poor job of previewing everything that the reader will see in this paper.
Project Summary
Scope Comment by Schneider, Paul: This section tells me nothing about the scope for your project. What are the task/activities needed to successfully complete your project?
This report is important in analysis of the importance of information technologies being managed and security implemented since with their introduction, most companies have taken them up therefore the need to prevent attacks via technologies implemented. Critical processes in business are reliant to information technologies therefore need for safeguarding them against hacking attacks among other similar threats relating to information technologies.
Milestones Comment by Schneider, Paul: This section tells me nothing about the milestones for your project. When does the project start? When does the project end? What are all of the milestones between the start & end?
All businesses especially in a technologically growing and depend world need to learn the vulnerabilities posed by the developments as well as methods which can be used to control or curb them. Most companies have successfully put in place firewalls and administrators of networks to monitor, analyze and notify of irregularities which may cause a breach to sensitive company information.
Cost Constraints Comment by Schneider, Paul: Very poor job.
In implementation of security within information technologies, there are costs involved, some being one off and others being recurrent however all serving the same purpose. Costs inclusive in implementation of security protocols are such as purchase as hardware and software offering security such as firewalls, antiviruses, antimalware programs and programs for detection of network intrusions. Costs can also arise from contracting an external organization to ...
This document presents a system for predicting corporate bankruptcy using textual disclosures from SEC filings. It discusses how previous studies have used financial ratios and market data to predict bankruptcy, but that textual disclosures also provide important unstructured qualitative information. The proposed system uses natural language processing and machine learning algorithms to extract features from 10-K and 10-Q filings and predict bankruptcy with high accuracy, even before the final bankruptcy occurs. It aims to improve on previous bankruptcy prediction methods by incorporating both financial and textual data sources.
DIFFERENCES OF CLOUD-BASED SERVICES AND THEIR SAFETY RENEWAL IN THE HEALTH CA...IRJET Journal
The document discusses the benefits and risks of cloud-based services for the healthcare system. It begins by introducing how cloud computing has impacted various sectors including healthcare by enabling storage of large amounts of patient data and easy access. It then categorizes existing cloud applications and services used in healthcare. The document also analyzes security and privacy risks of cloud-based healthcare services and compares the risks of secure vs insecure cloud systems. It proposes that adopting cloud services in healthcare requires addressing security issues.
DIFFERENCES OF CLOUD-BASED SERVICES AND THEIR SAFETY RENEWAL IN THE HEALTH CA...IRJET Journal
The document discusses the benefits and risks of cloud-based services for healthcare systems. It begins by outlining how cloud computing has enabled new diagnostic technologies and easy access to patient data. However, it also notes security and privacy risks, such as data breaches and unauthorized access. The document then reviews existing literature on revolutionary impacts of cloud solutions, predictive threat analysis using big data, and risk analysis of cloud models. It proposes a methodology for categorizing cloud benefits and risks to help healthcare workers and IT professionals. The methodology aims to securely manage data exchange while addressing challenges like cyberattacks and lack of technical knowledge.
NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS’ NEED TO ADDRESS SECURITY FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT C...IJNSA Journal
The need for information security within small to mid-size companies is increasing. The risks of information security breach, data loss, and disaster are growing. The impact of IT outages and issues on the company are unacceptable to any size business and their clients. There are many ways to address the security for IT departments. The need to address risks of attacks as well as disasters is important to the IT security policies and procedures. The IT departments of small to medium companies have to address these security concerns within their budgets and other limited resources.Security planning, design, and employee training that is needed requires input and agreement from all levels of the company and management. This paper will discuss security needs and methods to implement them into a corporate infrastructure.
Meraj Ahmad - Information security in a borderless worldnooralmousa
The document discusses information security challenges in today's borderless world of increased mobile and cloud computing use. It notes that while organizations recognize new risks from these technologies, many are not adjusting policies or security awareness accordingly. The presentation recommends that organizations establish comprehensive risk management programs, conduct risk assessments, take an information-centric view of security, and increase security controls, awareness and outsourcing to address risks from mobile, cloud and social media use. It also provides a framework to transform security programs to better protect important data and enable business needs.
This document provides a toolkit for universities to prepare communications in response to a cyber attack or security incident. It includes resources such as:
- A framework for effective communication developed by Knight and Nurse.
- Guidelines for pre-event planning including identifying aims, crisis communication capabilities, partners, and rehearsals.
- A cyber response flowchart outlining disclosure decisions and communication considerations.
- Sections on framing messages, disclosure options, and delivering the message.
- The goal is to help universities minimize impact, reduce reputational damage and costs from a cyber incident by having an effective prepared communication response. It emphasizes the importance of collaboration across the institution.
Running head THREATS, ATTACKS AND VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT .docxtodd521
Running head: THREATS, ATTACKS AND VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT
THREATS, ATTACKS AND VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT
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Threats, Attacks and Vulnerability Assessment
Anthony bahlman
CMGT/400
03/30/2019
Google LLC is a technological company from America which specializes in Internet-related products and services. Some of the products and services which are offered by Google include search engines, cloud computing, hardware, software, and online advertising technologies. It is considered among the Big Four companies which also include Apple, Amazon, and Facebook. The organization was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 1998. The founders were Ph.D. students at Stanford University in California. All facilities are subject to a certain level of risk which can be associated with different threats. The threats may be as a result of natural events, intentional acts by human beings to cause harm or accidents (Maglaras et al., 2018). The owners of companies have the responsibility of limiting or managing the risks arising from the threats to the maximum extent possible.
Tangible Assets
Google is one of the best technology companies in the world with a high number of tangible assets within its premises, especially in the headquarters located in Mountain View, California. The information systems, critical infrastructure, and cyber-related interests to be tested include the software of the company, hardware, system interfaces with consideration of internal and external connectivity, data and information, and people who use and support IT system. The aspects will be assessed because they are crucial to the day to day operations of the facility, and a breach in any aspect may lead to major disruption of services. The aspects which will not be assessed include IT system functional requirements, system users, current network topology system security policies which guide the use of the IT system and the architecture of security of the system. The aspects will not be assessed because of the minimal threat they pose to the system, and low probability of risk to arise from them. Moreover, the disruption of the items does not lead to significant interference in the operation of the organization.
Asset Descriptions
The following is a diagram of the flow of assessment activities:
The assets descriptions are outlined below:
· Hardware- Physical parts of the computers.
· IT personnel- Individuals operating computer systems.
Threat Agents and Possible Attacks
There are several threat agents and possible attacks that may face the organization. the company may be subject to floods which may be as a result of excessive rainfall or overflowing ocean water. Tornadoes are also a possible threat to the organization, and these are violent and destructive rotating winds. Other possible natural threats to the organization headquarters include earthquakes, electrical storms, and avalanches. Electrical storms involve the violent disturbance of the electr.
Complete network security protection for sme's within limited resourcesIJNSA Journal
The purpose of this paper is to present a comprehensive budget conscious security plan for smaller
enterprises that lacksecurity guidelines.The authors believethis paper will assist users to write an
individualized security plan. In addition to providing the top ten free or affordable tools get some sort of
semblance of security implemented, the paper also provides best practices on the topics of Authentication,
Authorization, Auditing, Firewall, Intrusion Detection & Monitoring, and Prevention. The methods
employed have been implemented at Company XYZ referenced throughout.
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The document discusses how businesses must effectively manage risks in an uncertain world. It provides an example of an IT team having to quickly recover a critical CRM application from server failure, though they cut corners on security to meet their recovery timeline. While this resolved the immediate issue, it introduced new risks. The document advocates that IT professionals must play a key role in risk management. It discusses how businesses face a wide range of evolving threats and how regulations like Sarbanes-Oxley aimed to increase transparency and minimize accounting and financial reporting risks. Specifically, it focuses on how businesses are strengthening availability of information, data privacy/security, and information lifecycle management to reduce compliance risks and operational risks that can damage reputation and profits.
Running Head SECURITY AWARENESSSecurity Awareness .docxtoltonkendal
Running Head: SECURITY AWARENESS
Security Awareness 2
Final Project Security Awareness
Terri Y. Hudson
Southern New Hampshire University – IT 552
December 20, 2016
Agency-wide security awareness Program Proposal
Introduction
For the organization to comply with the current PCT DSS requirement version 12,6, a security awareness program must be in place. The CISCO of the organization has an immediate requirement of creating an agency-wide security awareness program. As a means of implementing security awareness program the organization has conducted a security gap analysis which is one of the component of security awareness program which showed the 10 security findings. As one of the means of conducting the program, I will submit awareness program proposal.
Objective
This SOW (Statement of Work) is being done on behalf of the senior information officer. He has requested for the creation of an agency-wide security awareness program by handing over the security gap analysis which was done prior to this process. Hence the major aim of this document is to set a security awareness program which shows ten major key security findings. The document will also include a risk assessment of the current security awareness practices, processes and practices. By having this document, the organization will be able to have a well-organized maintenance plan. It is also important in maintaining and establishing an information-security awareness program (United States, 2000).
Background
The mission of the organization is to provide efficient IT services with the best security program in place with an aim of protecting organizations assets.
1. Technical infrastructure
The organization is engaged in short-term effort aiming at modernizing its information-processing infrastructure. These efforts have incorporated software enhancements, installation of firewalls and high end network systems for an improved communication. The senior information officer is the one who is responsible top oversee modernization effort. He has of late completed conducting a security awareness program and deployment of the organization’s LAN (Local area Network). The hardware being used is of CISCO products.
2. Computing Environment
The organization’s desktop computers are of Windows 2007/ 98 and 95. The servers are of Pentium with over 1 GB RAM. The current NOS (Network operating system) are window based.
3. Security Posture of the Organization
The organization has a basic network structure with only one router which acts as a firewall. It has several working stations and switches to this working stations. In addition the organization has installed Kasperky’s antivirus in of their desktop machines with a motive of reducing external threats. The data server is highly secured with Kaspersky’s antivirus. The organization physical sec ...
The document discusses strategies for preventing and protecting against data breaches. It notes that the number of data breaches reached a record high in 2014, with nearly 1 million new malware threats daily. While complete security is impossible, businesses must adapt through cost-effective security solutions. The document recommends asking what is currently being done to prevent breaches, what limitations exist, and how data/systems protection is validated. It advocates layered prevention and protection strategies, including regular security assessments to identify vulnerabilities, encryption of sensitive data, effective backups that facilitate rapid recovery, and ensuring basic tasks like patch and antivirus management are properly performed.
· Describe strategies to build rapport with inmates and offenders .docxgerardkortney
· Describe strategies to build rapport with inmates and offenders in a correctional treatment or supervision program.
· Describe the effect of group dynamics on facilitating programs.
· Describe techniques for establishing a therapeutic environment.
Generalist Case Management
Woodside and McClam
https://phoenix.vitalsource.com/books/9781483342047/pageid/44
https://phoenix.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781323128800
https://phoenix.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781483342047
https://phoenix.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781133795247
https://phoenix.vitalsource.com/#/books/1259760413
Use book and two outside sources.
At least 100 words per question
THANKS
1 The Role of the Correctional Counselor CHAPTER OBJECTIVES After reading this chapter, you will be able to: 1. Identify the functions and parameters of the counseling process. 2. Discuss the competing interests between security and counseling in the correctional counseling process. 3. Know common terms and concerns associated with custodial corrections. 4. Understand the role of the counselor as facilitator. 5. Identify the various personal characteristics associated with effective counselors. 6. Be aware of the impact that burnout can have on a counselor’s professional performance. 7. Identify the various means of training and supervision associated with counseling. PART ONE: A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO COUNSELING AND CORRECTIONS There are many myths concerning the concept of counseling. Although the image of the counseling field has changed dramatically over the past two or three decades, much of society still views counseling and therapy as a mystic process reserved for those who lack the ability to handle life issues effectively. While the concept of counseling is often misunderstood, the problem is exacerbated when attempting to introduce the idea of correctional counseling. Therefore, the primary goal of this chapter is to provide a working definition of correctional counseling that includes descriptions of how and when it is carried out. In order to understand the concept of correctional counseling, however, the two words that derive the concept must first be defined: “corrections” and “counseling.” In addition, a concerted effort is made to identify the myriad of legal and ethical issues that pertain to counselors working with offenders. It is very difficult to identify a single starting point for the counseling profession. In essence, there were various movements occurring simultaneously that later evolved into what we now describe as counseling. One of the earliest connections to the origins of counseling took place in Europe during the Middle Ages (Brown & Srebalus, 2003). The primary objective was assisting individuals with career choices. This type of counseling service is usually described by the concept of “guidance.” In the late 1800s Wilhelm Wundt and G. Stanley Hall created two of the first known psychological laboratories aimed at studying and treating individuals with psychological and e.
· Debates continue regarding what constitutes an appropriate rol.docxgerardkortney
· Debates continue regarding what constitutes an appropriate role for the judiciary. Some argue that federal judges have become too powerful and that judges “legislate from the bench.”
1. What does it mean for a judge to be an activist?
2. What does it mean for a judge to be a restrainist?
· Although conservatives had long complained about the activism of liberal justices and judges, in recent years conservative judges and justices have been likely to overturn precedents and question the power of elected institutions of government.
3. When is judicial activism appropriate? Explain.
· To defenders of the right to privacy, it is implicitly embodied in the Constitution in the First, Fourth, Fifth, Ninth, and Fourteenth Amendments. To opponents, it is judge-made law because there is no explicit reference to it under the Constitution. The right to privacy dates back to at least 1890, when Boston attorneys Samuel Warren and Louis Brandeis equated it with the right to be left alone from journalists who engaged in yellow journalism.
4. In short, do you believe a right to privacy exists in the federal Constitution. Why or why not?
.
· Critical thinking paper · · · 1. A case study..docxgerardkortney
· Critical thinking paper
·
·
· 1.
A case study.
Deborah Shore, aged 45, works for a small corporation in the Research and Development department.
When she first became a member of the department 15 years ago, Deborah was an unusually creative and productive researcher; her efforts quickly resulted in raises and promotions within the department and earned her the respect of her colleagues. Now, Deborah finds herself less interested in doing research; she is no longer making creative contributions to her department, although she is making contributions to its administration.
She is still respected by the coworkers who have known her since she joined the firm, but not by her younger coworkers.
Analyze the case study from the psychoanalytic, learning, and contextual perspectives: how would a theorist from each perspective explain Deborah's development? Which perspective do you believe provides the most adequate explanation, and why?
2. Interview your mother (and grandmothers, if possible), asking about experiences with childbirth. Include your own experiences if you have had children. Write a paper summarizing these childbirth experiences and comparing them with the contemporary experiences described in the text.
3. Identify a "type" of parent (e.g., single parent, teenage parent, low-income parent, dual-career couple) who is most likely to be distressed because an infant has a "difficult" temperament. Explain why you believe that this type of parent would have particular problems with a difficult infant. Write an informational brochure for the selected type of parent. The brochure should include an explanation of temperament in general and of the difficult temperament in particular, and give suggestions for parents of difficult infants.
4. Plan an educational unit covering nutrition, health, and safety for use with preschoolers and kindergartners. Take into account young children's cognitive and linguistic characteristics. The project should include (1) an outline of the content of the unit; and (2) a description of how the content would be presented, given the intellectual abilities of preschoolers. For example, how long would each lesson be? What kinds of pictures or other audiovisual materials would be used? How would this content be integrated with the children's other activities in preschool or kindergarten?
5. Visit two day care centers and evaluate each center using the information from the text as a guide. Request a fee schedule from each center. Write a paper summarizing your evaluation of each center.
Note:
Unless you are an actual potential client of the center, contact the director beforehand to explain the actual purpose of the visit, obtain permission to visit, and schedule your visit so as to minimize disruption to the center's schedule.
6. Watch some children's television programs and advertising, examine some children's toys and their packaging, read some children's books, and listen to some children's recor.
· Coronel & Morris Chapter 7, Problems 1, 2 and 3
· Coronel & Morris Chapter 8, Problems 1 and 2
A People’s History of Modern Europe
“A fascinating journey across centuries towards the world as we experience it today. ... It is
the voice of the ordinary people, and women in particular, their ideas and actions, protests
and sufferings that have gone into the making of this alternative narrative.”
——Sobhanlal Datta Gupta, former Surendra Nath Banerjee
Professor of Political Science, University of Calcutta
“A history of Europe that doesn’t remove the Europeans. Here there are not only kings,
presidents and institutions but the pulse of the people and social organizations that shaped
Europe. A must-read.”
——Raquel Varela, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
“Lively and engaging. William A Pelz takes the reader through a thousand years of
European history from below. This is the not the story of lords, kings and rulers. It is the
story of the ordinary people of Europe and their struggles against those lords, kings and
rulers, from the Middle Ages to the present day. A fine introduction.”
——Francis King, editor, Socialist History
“This book is an exception to the rule that the winner takes all. It highlights the importance
of the commoners which often is only shown in the dark corners of mainstream history
books. From Hussites, Levellers and sans-culottes to the women who defended the Paris
Commune and the workers who occupied the shipyards during the Carnation revolution in
Portugal. The author gives them their deserved place in history just like Howard Zinn did
for the American people.”
——Sjaak van der Velden, International Institute of Social History, Amsterdam
“The author puts his focus on the lives and historical impact of those excluded from
power and wealth: peasants and serfs of the Middle Ages, workers during the Industrial
Revolution, women in a patriarchic order that transcended different eras. This focus not
only makes history relevant for contemporary debates on social justice, it also urges the
reader to develop a critical approach.”
——Ralf Hoffrogge, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
“An exciting story of generations of people struggling for better living conditions, and for
social and political rights. ... This story has to be considered now, when the very notions of
enlightenment, progress and social change are being questioned.”
——Boris Kagarlitsky, director of Institute for globalization studies and social
movements, Moscow, and author of From Empires to Imperialism
“A splendid antidote to the many European histories dominated by kings, businessmen
and generals. It should be on the shelves of both academics and activists ... A lively and
informative intellectual tour-de-force.”
——Marcel van der Linden, International Institute of Social History, Amsterdam
A People’s History
of Modern Europe
William A. Pelz
First published 2016 by Pluto Press
345 Archway Road, London N6 5AA
www.pluto.
· Complete the following problems from your textbook· Pages 378.docxgerardkortney
· Complete the following problems from your textbook:
· Pages 378–381: 10-1, 10-2, 10-16, and 10-20.
· Pages 443–444: 12-7 and 12-9.
· Page 469: 13-5.
· 10-1 How would each of the following scenarios affect a firm’s cost of debt, rd(1 − T); its cost of equity, rs; and its WACC? Indicate with a plus (+), a minus (−), or a zero (0) whether the factor would raise, lower, or have an indeterminate effect on the item in question. Assume for each answer that other things are held constant, even though in some instances this would probably not be true. Be prepared to justify your answer but recognize that several of the parts have no single correct answer. These questions are designed to stimulate thought and discussion.
Effect on
rd(1 − T)
rs
WACC
a. The corporate tax rate is lowered.
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b. The Federal Reserve tightens credit.
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c. The firm uses more debt; that is, it increases its debt ratio.
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d. The dividend payout ratio is increased.
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e. The firm doubles the amount of capital it raises during the year.
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f. The firm expands into a risky new area.
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g. The firm merges with another firm whose earnings are countercyclical both to those of the first firm and to the stock market.
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h. The stock market falls drastically, and the firm’s stock price falls along with the rest.
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· 10-2 Assume that the risk-free rate increases, but the market risk premium
· 10-16COST OF COMMON EQUITY The Bouchard Company’s EPS was $6.50 in 2018, up from $4.42 in 2013. The company pays out 40% of its earnings as dividends, and its common stock sells for $36.00.
· a. Calculate the past growth rate in earnings. (Hint: This is a 5-year growth period.)
· b. The last dividend was D0 = 0.4($6.50) = $2.60. Calculate the next expected dividend, D1, assuming that the past growth rate continues.
· c. What is Bouchard’s cost of retained earnings, rs?
· 10-20WACC The following table gives Foust Company’s earnings per share for the last 10 years. The common stock, 7.8 million shares outstanding, is now (1/1/19) selling for $65.00 per share. The expected dividend at the end of the current year (12/31/19) is 55% of the 2018 EPS. Because investors expect past trends to continue, g may be based on the historical earnings growth rate. (Note that 9 years of growth are reflected in the 10 years of data.)
The current interest rate on new debt is 9%; Foust’s marginal tax rate is 40%, and its target capital structure is 40% debt and 60% equity.
· a. Calculate Foust’s after-tax cost of debt and common equity. Calculate the cost of equity as rs = D1/P0 + g.
· b. Find Foust’s WACC
· 12-7SCENARIO ANALYSIS Huang Industries is considering a proposed project whose estimated NPV is $12 million. This estimate assumes that economic conditions wi.
· Consider how different countries approach aging. As you consid.docxgerardkortney
· Consider how different countries approach aging. As you consider different countries, think about the following:
o Do older adults live with their children, or are they more likely to live in a nursing home?
o Are older adults seen as wise individuals to be respected and revered, or are they a burden to their family and to society?
· Next, select two different countries and compare and contrast their approaches to aging.
· Post and identify each of the countries you selected. Then, explain two similarities and two differences in how the countries approach aging. Be specific and provide examples. Use proper APA format and citation. LSW10
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· Clarifying some things on the Revolution I am going to say som.docxgerardkortney
· Clarifying some things on the Revolution
I am going to say something, and I want you to hear me.
I am a scholar of the Revolution. That's the topic of my dissertation. Please believe me when I say that I know a lot about it.
I also happen to know--and this is well-supported by historians--that the Revolution was a civil war in which, for the first several years, Revolutionaries and Loyalists were evenly matched.
I will repeat that. Evenly matched. Loyalists were not merely too cowardly to fight, and they were not old fogies who hated the idea of freedom. Most had been in the Colonies for generations. Many of them took up arms for their King and their country. And when they lost, you confiscated their homes and they fled with the clothes on their back to Canada, England, and other places of the Empire. Both sides--both sides--committed unspeakable atrocities against civilians whom they disagreed with.
Now, a lot of you love to repeat some very fervent patriotic diatribe about how great the Revolution was. That's not history. That's propaganda. Know the difference.
History has shades of gray. History is complex and ambiguous. Washington, for instance, wore dentures made from the teeth of his slaves. Benjamin Franklin's son was the last royal governor of New Jersey. Did you know that the net tax rate for Americans--they always conveniently leave this out of the textbooks--was between 1.9 and 2.1%, depending on colony.? And that was if they had paid the extra taxes on tea and paper.
And, wait for it, people who support California independence use the same logic and arguments as they did in 1775. Did you know that the Los Angeles and Washington are only a few hundred miles closer than Boston and London? That many of the same issues, point by point, are repeating here in California? So put yourself in those shoes. How many of you would have sided with the Empire (whether American or British) based on the fact that you don't know how this will shake out? Would you call someone who supports Calexit a Patriot? Revolutionary? Nutcase? Who gets to own that word, anyway?
You can choose that you would have supported the revolutionaries--but think. Think about the other side. They matter, and their experiences got to be cleansed out of history to make you feel better about the way the revolutionaries behaved during the War. Acknowledge that they are there, and that their point of view has merit, even if you not agree with it.
· Clarifying Unit III's assignment
I have noticed a few consistent problems with the letter in the Unit III issue. Here are some pointers to make it better.
1. Read the clarifying note I wrote above. Note that the taxes aren't actually as high as you have been led to believe, but the point is that they should not be assigned at all without your consent.
2. Acknowledge that this is a debate, that a certain percentage are radicalized for independence, but there are is also a law-and-order group who find this horrific, and want .
· Chapter 9 – Review the section on Establishing a Security Cultur.docxgerardkortney
· Chapter 9 – Review the section on Establishing a Security Culture. Review the methods to reduce the chances of a cyber threat noted in the textbook. Research other peer-reviewed source and note additional methods to reduce cyber-attacks within an organization.
· Chapter 10 – Review the section on the IT leader in the digital transformation era. Note how IT professionals and especially leaders must transform their thinking to adapt to the constantly changing organizational climate. What are some methods or resources leaders can utilize to enhance their change attitude?
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· Chapter 10 The Early Elementary Grades 1-3The primary grades.docxgerardkortney
· Chapter 10: The Early Elementary Grades: 1-3
The primary grades are grades 1-3.
Although educational reform has had an effect on all children, it is most apparent in the early elementary years. Reform and change comes from a number of sources and the chapter begins by reminding you of this. Let’s examine a few of these sources...
Diversity. There has been a rise in the number of racial and ethnic minority students enrolled in the nation's public schools; this number will (most likely) continue to rise. Teaching children from different cultures and backgrounds is an important piece to account for when planning curriculum.
Standards. Standards is a reason for reform. We've already looked at standards; these are something you must keep in mind when planning lessons.
Data-Driven Instruction may sound new, but it is not a new concept to you. We’ve done a great deal of discussing the outcomes of test-taking and assessments. You've probably all heard "teaching to the test."
Technology. Today’s students have had much experience with technology, therefore, it’s important to provide them with opportunities to learn with technology. It may take a while for you to be creative and think of ways to use it in your teaching (if you haven’ t been).
Health and Wellness. Obesity is a major concern in this country. Therefore, it is important to make sure that children have the opportunity to be active. Unfortunately, due to the pressure of academics, many schools have been taking physical education/activity time out of the curriculum.
Violence: One issue that I notice this new edition of the text has excluded is violence. However, I think that this topic is important; we need to keep children safe when they are at school. As a result of 9/11 (and, not to mention that many violent events have happened on school campuses in recent years), many school districts now have an emergency system in place that they can easily use if there is any type of incident in which the children’s safety is at risk.
WHAT ARE CHILDREN IN GRADES ONE TO THREE LIKE?
Your text explains that the best way to think of a child’s development during this time is: slow and steady. During this stage, there is not much difference between boys and girls when it comes to physical capabilities. Although it is always important to not stereotype based on one’s gender, it is especially important during these years. These children are also entering into their "tween" years, thus; being sensitive to the children's and parents' needs in regards to such changes is important.
It is important to remember that children in the primary grades are in the Concrete Operations Stage. This stage is children ages 7 to 12. The term operation refers to an action that can be carried out in thought as well as executed materially and that is mentally and physically reversible.
These children are at an age in which they can compare their abilities to their peers. And, therefore, children may develop learned helplessnes.
· Chap 2 and 3· what barriers are there in terms of the inter.docxgerardkortney
· Chap 2 and 3
· what barriers are there in terms of the interpersonal communication model?
Typically, communication breakdowns result from lack of understanding without clarification; often, there wasn't even an attempt at clarification. If barriers to interpersonal communication are not acknowledged and addressed, workplace productivity can suffer.
Language Differences
Interpersonal communication can go awry when the sender and receiver of the message speak a different language -- literally and figuratively. Not everyone in the workplace will understand slang, jargon, acronyms and industry terminology. Instead of seeking clarification, employees might guess at the meaning of the message and then act on mistaken assumptions. Also, misunderstandings may occur among workers who do not speak the same primary language. As a result, feelings may be hurt, based on misinterpretation of words or of body language.
Cultural Differences
Interpersonal communication may be adversely affected by lack of cultural understanding, mis-perception, bias and stereotypical beliefs. Workers may have limited skill or experience communicating with people from a different background. Many companies offer diversity training to help employees understand how to communicate more effectively across cultures and relate to those who may have different background experiences. Similarly, gender barriers can obstruct interpersonal communication if men and women are treated differently, and held to different standards, causing interpersonal conflicts in the workplace.
Personality Differences
Like any skill, some people are better at interpersonal communication than others. Personality traits also influence how well an individual interacts with subordinates, peers and supervisors. Extraversion can be an advantage when it comes to speaking out, sharing opinions and disseminating information. However, introverts may have the edge when it comes to listening, reflecting and remembering. Barriers to interpersonal communication may occur when employees lack self-awareness, sensitivity and flexibility. Such behavior undermines teamwork, which requires mutual respect, compromise and negotiation. Bullying, backstabbing and cut throat competition create a toxic workplace climate that will strain interpersonal relationships.
Generational Differences
Interpersonal communication can be complicated by generational differences in speech, dress, values, priorities and preferences. For instance, there may be a generational divide as to how team members prefer to communicate with one another. If younger workers sit in cubicles, using social networking as their primary channel of communication, it can alienate them from older workers who may prefer face-to-face communication. Broad generalizations and stereotypes can also cause interpersonal rifts when a worker from one generation feels superior to those who are younger or older. Biases against workers based on age can constitute a form of disc.
· Case Study 2 Improving E-Mail Marketing ResponseDue Week 8 an.docxgerardkortney
The document provides a case study and instructions for an assignment on improving the response rate of email marketing. Students are asked to: 1) conduct a design of experiment using the provided data to test cause-and-effect relationships, 2) determine an appropriate graphical display for the results and provide rationale, 3) recommend actions to increase email response rates with rationale, and 4) propose an overall strategy to develop a process model to increase response rates and obtain effective business processes with rationale. The assignment requires a 2-3 page paper following APA formatting guidelines.
· Briefly describe the technologies that are leading businesses in.docxgerardkortney
· Briefly describe the technologies that are leading businesses into the third wave of electronic commerce.
· In about 100 words, describe the function of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. Include a discussion of the differences between gTLDs and sTLDs in your answer.
· In one or two paragraphs, describe how the Internet changed from a government research project into a technology for business users.
· In about 100 words, explain the difference between an extranet and an intranet. In your answer, describe when you might use a VPN in either.
· Define “channel conflict” and describe in one or two paragraphs how a company might deal with this issue.
· In two paragraphs, explain why a customer-centric Web site design is so important, yet is so difficult to accomplish.
· In about two paragraphs, distinguish between outsourcing and offshoring as they relate to business processes.
· In about 200 words, explain how the achieved trust level of a company’s communications using blogs and social media compare with similar communication efforts conducted using mass media and personal contact.
· Write a paragraph in which you distinguish between a virtual community and a social networking Web site
· Write two or three paragraphs in which you describe the role that culture plays in the development of a country’s laws and ethical standards.
QUESTION 1
Lakota peoples of the Great Plains are notably:
nomadic and followed the buffalo herds
Sedentary farmers, raising corn, northern beans, and potatoes
peaceful people who tried to live in harmony with neighboring tribes and the environment
religious and employed a variety of psychoactive plants during religious ceremonies
QUESTION 2
Tribal peoples of the Great Plains experienced greater ease at hunting and warfare after the introduction of:
Hotchkiss guns
smokeless gunpowder
horses
Intertribal powwows
all of the above
QUESTION 3
The Apaches and Navajos (Dine’) of the southwestern region of North America speak a language similar to their relatives of northern California and western Canada called:
Yuman
Uto-Aztecan
Tanoan
Athabaskan
Algonkian
QUESTION 4
The Navajo lived in six or eight-sided domed earth dwellings called:
wickiups
kivas
hogans
roadhouses
sweat lodge
QUESTION 5
Pueblo Indians, such as the Zuni and Hopi tribes, are descendants of the ancient people known as the:
Anasazi
Ashkenazi
Athabaskan
Aztecanotewa
Atlantean
2 points
QUESTION 6
1. Kachinas, or spirits of nature, were believed to:
Assist in the growth of crops and send rain
Help defend the Navajo against all foreign invaders
Provide medical assistance to the Hopi when doctors were not available
Combat evil spirits such as Skin-walkers or Diablitos
All of the above
2 points
QUESTION 7
1. The preferred dwellings among the Lakota Sioux were:
wickiups
adobe pueblos
pit houses
teepees
buffalo huts
2 points
QUESTION 8
1. Native Americansbenef.
· Assignment List· My Personality Theory Paper (Week Four)My.docxgerardkortney
· Assignment List
· My Personality Theory Paper (Week Four)
My Personality Theory Paper (Week Four)
DUE: May 31, 2020 11:55 PM
Grade Details
Grade
N/A
Gradebook Comments
None
Assignment Details
Open Date
May 4, 2020 12:05 AM
Graded?
Yes
Points Possible
100.0
Resubmissions Allowed?
No
Attachments checked for originality?
Yes
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Assignment Instructions
My Personality Theory Paper
Instructions:
For this assignment, you will write a paper no less than 7 pages in length, not including required cover and Reference pages, describing a single personality theory from the course readings that best explains your own personality and life choices. You are free to select from among the several theories covered in the course to date but only one theory may be used.
Your task is to demonstrate your knowledge of the theory you choose via descriptions of its key concepts and use of them to explain how you developed your own personality. It is recommended that you revisit the material covered to date to refresh your knowledge of theory details. This is a "midterm" assignment and you should show in your work that you have studied and comprehended the first four weeks of course material. Your submission should be double-spaced with 1 inch margins on all sides of each page and should be free of spelling and grammar errors. It must include source crediting of any materials used in APA format, including source citations in the body of your paper and in a Reference list attached to the end. Easy to follow guides to APA formatting can be found on the tutorial section of the APUS Online Library.
Your paper will include three parts:
I. A brief description of the premise and key components of the theory you selected. You should be thorough and concise in this section and not spend the bulk of the paper detailing the theory, but rather just give enough of a summary of the key points so that an intelligent but uniformed reader would be able to understand its basics. If you pick a more complicated theory, you should expect explaining its premise and key components to take longer than explaining the same for one of the simpler theories but, in either case, focus on the basics and keep in mind that a paper that is almost all theory description and little use of the theory described to explain your own personality will receive a significant point deduction as will the reverse case of the paper being largely personal experience sharing with little linkage to clearly described key theory components.
II. A description of how your chosen theory explains your personality and life choices with supporting examples.
III. A description of the limitations of the theory in explaining your personality or anyone else’s.
NOTE: Although only your instructor will be reading your paper, you should still think about how much personal information you want to disclose. The purpose of this paper is not to get you to share private information, but rather to bring one .
· Assignment List
· Week 7 - Philosophical Essay
Week 7 - Philosophical Essay
DUE: Mar 22, 2020 11:55 PM
Grade Details
Grade
N/A
Gradebook Comments
None
Assignment Details
Open Date
Feb 3, 2020 12:05 AM
Graded?
Yes
Points Possible
100.0
Resubmissions Allowed?
No
Attachments checked for originality?
Yes
Top of Form
Assignment Instructions
Objective: Students will write a Philosophical Essay for week 7 based on the course concepts.
Course Objectives: 2, 3, & 4
Task:
This 4 - 5 full page (not to exceed 6 pages) Philosophical Essay you will be writing due Week 7 is designed to be a thoughtful, reflective work. The 4 - 5 full pages does not include a cover page or a works cited page. It will be your premier writing assignment focused on the integration and assessment relating to the course concepts. Your paper should be written based on the outline you submitted during week 4 combined with your additional thoughts and instructor feedback. You will use at least three scholarly/reliable resources with matching in-text citations and a Works Cited page. All essays are double spaced, 12 New Times Roman font, paper title, along with all paragraphs indented five spaces.
Details:
You will pick one of the following topics only to do your paper on:
· According to Socrates, must one heed popular opinion about moral matters? Does Socrates accept the fairness of the laws under which he was tried and convicted? Would Socrates have been wrong to escape?
· Consider the following philosophical puzzle: “If a tree falls in the forest and there's no one around to hear it, does it make a sound?” (1) How is this philosophical puzzle an epistemological problem? And (2) how would John Locke answer it?
· Evaluate the movie, The Matrix, in terms of the philosophical issues raised with (1) skepticism and (2) the mind-body problem. Explain how the movie raises questions similar to those found in Plato’s and Descartes’ philosophy. Do not give a plot summary of the movie – focus on the philosophical issues raised in the movie as they relate to Plato and Descartes.
· Socrates asks Euthyphro, “Are morally good acts willed by God because they are morally good, or are they morally good because they are willed by God?” (1) How does this question relate to the Divine Command Theory of morality? (2) What are the philosophical implications associated with each option here?
· Explain (1) the process by which Descartes uses skepticism to refute skepticism, and (2) what first principle does this lead him to? (3) Explain why this project was important for Descartes to accomplish.
Your paper will be written at a college level with an introduction, body paragraphs, a conclusion, along with in-text citations/Works Cited page in MLA formatting. Students will follow MLA format as the sole citation and formatting style used in written assignments submitted as part of coursework to the Humanities Department. Remember - any resource that is listed on the Works Cited page must .
· Assignment 3 Creating a Compelling VisionLeaders today must be .docxgerardkortney
· Assignment 3: Creating a Compelling Vision
Leaders today must be able to create a compelling vision for the organization. They also must be able to create an aligned strategy and then execute it. Visions have two parts, the envisioned future and the core values that support that vision of the future. The ability to create a compelling vision is the primary distinction between leadership and management. Leaders need to create a vision that will frame the decisions and behavior of the organization and keep it focused on the future while also delivering on the short-term goals.
To learn more about organizational vision statements, do an Internet search and review various vision statements.
In this assignment, you will consider yourself as a leader of an organization and write a vision statement and supporting values statement.
Select an organization of choice. This could be an organization that you are familiar with, or a fictitious organization. Then, respond to the following:
· Provide the name and description of the organization. In the description, be sure to include the purpose of the organization, the products or services it provides, and the description of its customer base.
· Describe the core values of the organization. Why are these specific values important to the organization?
· Describe the benefits and purpose for an organizational vision statement.
· Develop a vision statement for this organization. When developing a vision statement, be mindful of the module readings and lecture materials.
· In the vision statement, be sure to communicate the future goals and aspirations of the organization.
· Once you have developed the vision statement, describe how you would communicate the statement to the organizational stakeholders, that is, the owners, employees, vendors, and customers.
· How would you incorporate the communication of the vision into the new employee on-boarding and ongoing training?
Write your response in approximately 3–5 pages in Microsoft Word. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.
Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M1_A3.doc. For example, if your name is John Smith, your document will be named SmithJ_M1_A3.doc.
By the due date assigned, deliver your assignment to the Submissions Area.
Assignment 3 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Chose and described the organization. The description included the purpose of the organization, the products or services the organization provides, and the description of its customer base.
16
Developed a vision statement for the organization. Ensured to accurately communicate the goals and aspirations of the organization in the vision statement.
24
Ensured that the incorporation and communication strategy for the vision statement is clear, detailed, well thought out and realistic.
28
Evaluated and explained which values are most important to the organization.
24
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate r.
· Assignment 4
· Week 4 – Assignment: Explain Theoretical Perspectives for Real-life Scenarios
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For each of the following three scenarios, use a chart format to assess how each traditional theoretical perspective would best explain the situation that a social worker would need to address. You may create your charts in Word or another software program of your choice. An example chart follows the three scenarios.
Scenario 1
You are a hospital social worker who is working with a family whose older adult relative is in end-stage renal failure. There are no advanced directives and the family is conflicted over what the next steps should be.
Scenario 2
You are a caseworker in a drug court. Your client has had three consecutive dirty urine analyses. She is unemployed and has violated her probation order.
Scenario 3
You are a school social worker. A teacher sends her 9-year-old student to you because he reports that he has not eaten in 2 days and there are no adults at home to take care of him.
Chart Example:
Your client, an 11-year-old girl, was removed from home because of parental substance abuse. She is acting out in her foster home, disobeying her foster parents and not following their rules.
Theory
Explanation for Scenario – please respond to the questions below in your explanation
Systems Theory
What systems need to be developed or put in place to support the child? Would Child Protective Services need to become involved? What other systems would support her and a successful outcome for being in foster care?
Generalist Theory
What is the best intervention or therapy to use based on this child’s situation? Given her circumstances, how could you best improve her functioning?
Behavioral Theory
What behaviors are being reinforced? What behaviors are being ignored or punished? What would you suggest to maintain this placement? Would this involve working with the foster parents?
Cognitive Theory
How would you help your client to examine her thinking, emotions, and behavior? What would this entail from a cognitive developmental framework?
Support your assignment with a minimum of three resources.
Length: 3 charts, not including title and reference pages
Your assignment should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards where appropriate. Be sure to adhere to Northcentral University's Academic Integrity Policy.
Assignement 3
State the function of each of the following musculoskeletal system structures: Describe the structures of the musculoskeletal system.
Skeletal muscle
Tendons
Ligaments
Bone
Cartilage
Describe each of the following types of joints:
Ball-and-socket
Hinge
Pivot
Gliding
Saddle
Condyloid
Newspaper Rubric
CATEGORY
4
3
2
1
Headline & Byline & images
16 points
Article has a .
· Assignment 2 Leader ProfileMany argue that the single largest v.docxgerardkortney
· Assignment 2: Leader Profile
Many argue that the single largest variable in organizational success is leadership. Effective leadership can transform an organization and create a positive environment for all stakeholders. In this assignment, you will have the chance to evaluate a leader and identify what makes him/her effective.
Consider all the leaders who have affected your life in some way. Think of people with whom you work—community leaders, a family member, or anyone who has had a direct impact on you.
· Choose one leader you consider to be effective. This can be a leader you are personally aware of, or someone you don’t know, but have observed to be an effective leader. Write a paper addressing the following:
· Explain how this leader has influenced you and why you think he or she is effective.
· Analyze what characteristics or qualities this person possesses that affected you most.
· Rate this leader by using a leadership scorecard. This can be a developed scorecard, or one you develop yourself. If you use a developed scorecard, please be sure to cite the sources of the scorecard. Once you have identified your scorecard, rate your leader. You decide what scores to include (for example, scale of 1–5, 5 being the highest) but be sure to assess the leader holistically across the critical leadership competencies you feel are most important (for example, visioning, empowering, strategy development and communication).
· Critique this individual’s skills against what you have learned about leadership so far in this course. Consider the following:
· How well does he/she meet the practices covered in your required readings?
· How well has he/she adapted to the challenges facing leaders today?
· If you could recommend changes to his/her leadership approach, philosophy, and style, what would you suggest? Why?
· Using the assigned readings, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet including general organizational sources like the Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, or Harvard Business Review, build a leadership profile of the leader you selected. Include information from personal experiences as well as general postings on the selected leader from Internet sources such as blogs. Be sure to include 2–3 additional resources not already included in the required readings in support of your leadership profile.
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Assignment 2 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Explained how this leader has been influential and why you think the leader is effective showing analysis of the leader’s characteristics or qualities.
16
Analyzed the characteristics or qualities the leader possesses that have affected you most..
16
Rated your leader using a leadership scorecard and supported your rationale for your rating.
32
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· Assignment 1: Diversity Issues in Treating Addiction
The complexities of working with diverse populations in treating disorders, such as addictions, require special considerations. Some approaches work better with some populations than with others. For example, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) programs are spiritually based and focus on a higher power. Some populations have difficulty with these concepts and are averse to participating in such groups.
Select a population—for example, African Americans; Native Americans; or lesbians, gays, or bisexual individuals. Research your topic by using articles from the supplemental readings for this course or from other resources such as the Web, texts, experience, or other journal articles related to diversity issues and addictions.
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· Some specific considerations for working with your chosen population in the area of addiction treatment
· Whether your research indicates that 12-step groups work with this population
· Any special problems associated with this population that make acknowledging the addiction and seeking treatment more difficult
· Any language or other barriers that this population faces when seeking treatment
Prepare your paper in Microsoft Word document format. Name your file M4_A1_LastName_Research.doc, and submit it to the Submissions Area by the due date assigned Follow APA guidelines for writing and citing text.
Assignment 1 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Discussed some specific considerations for working with your chosen population in the area of addiction.
8
Discussed whether your research indicates that 12-step groups work with your chosen population.
8
Discussed any special problems associated with this population that make acknowledging the addiction and seeking treatment more difficult .
8
Discussed any language or other barriers that this population faces when seeking treatment.
8
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources, displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
4
Total:
36
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Top of Form
Due February 9 at 11:59 PM
Bottom of Form
Assignment 2: Discussion Questions
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All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources.
You will be attempting two discussion questions in this module; each worth 28 points. The total number of points that can be earned for this assignment is 56.
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Running head: LOOP INC. DISASTER RECOVERY PLAN1
LOOP INC. DISASTER RECOVERY PLAN 10
4. Loop Inc. Disaster Recovery Plan
Manogna Telikapalli
BA63570 G2 Disaster Recovery
Professor Gulsebnem (Sheb) Bishop
Loop Inc. Disaster Recovery PlanExecutive Summary
Loop Inc. as an e-commerce company that offers different forms
of online services, the company needs to have a strong disaster
recovery plan. The company has specialized in selling software,
applications, and other electronic software products via its e-
commerce platform. This business and others such as offering
cloud storage services raise to allow the company to transact a
lot of data. This paper will highlight on the company’s Disaster
Recovery Plan and ways the company can recover its
Information Technology function after a disaster. Disasters are
both unpredictable and inevitable which raises the need for a
disaster recovery plan in place. The guidelines in this plan can
be applied to Loop Inc. entirely or on the company’s subsystem
within the enterprise.
Loop Inc.’s disaster recovery plan involves or focuses on the
amount of downtime which will be measured in days. The
recovery plan highlights the different possible causes of
disasters by assessing human, natural, or mechanical as the key
sources of disasters. The recovery plan also focuses on the
effects of disasters and developing guidelines on how to recover
from them. The disaster recovery plan identifies and classifies
key risks or threats that may lead to disasters for the company.
The recovery plan also defines the processes and resources that
facilitate or support business continuity during a disaster. The
plan also defines the reconstitution mechanism of getting the
business back to normal operations and ways of getting through
the after-effects of the disaster.
5. Table of Contents
Loop Inc. Disaster Recovery Plan2
Executive Summary2
Identification of Disaster Risks4
Risk Classification4
Risk Assessment6
Effects of Disasters7
Disaster Recovery Mechanisms9
Disaster Recovery Phases11
Recommendations14
References15
Identification of Disaster Risks
Loop Inc., just like most other online companies faces both
direct and indirect risks to its business. The identification of
disaster risks is guided by the essential function of the business.
These functions set ground for assessing and mitigating the
risks. Essential functions to the company are those whose
interruption would greatly interpose the flow of business and
may result in financial losses (Reason, 2016). Online presence
and functionality is the key function of the business. The
company relies on its online presence to offer services to its
clients. There are other risks but online presence should be
given more priority. Risk evaluation was based on a number of
attributes as shown below.
Figure 1 Risk Attributes
Online functionality faces numerous risks such as network
failure, power outages, and physical or electronic damage to
supporting equipment and facilities. The magnitude of risks in
the company is dependent on the affected component and effect
to the company’s core functions. The effects of disasters that
affect the entire business, for example, server failure are
different from those disasters that affect specific sections of the
business.Risk Classification
6. The evaluation process allowed for the categorization of risks
into different classes to help the company accurately prioritize
them. Loop Inc.’s risks can be classified as data systems risks,
external risks, facility risks, departmental risks, and desk-level
risks.
i. Data systems risks
Data systems risks are associated with shared infrastructure
usage, for example, software applications, file servers, and
networks. The failure of this shared infrastructure can impact
different departments of the business. The analysis of these
risks has helped in the identification of all specific points of
failure within Loop Inc.’s data system’s architecture (Sadgrove,
2016). Inappropriate operation processes can also result in data
systems risks
The company may face a lengthy and expensive recovery
process from such kind of failures because there may need to
update or replace software, equipment, or personnel.
Loop Inc.’s data system risks will be evaluated under the
following subcategories:
· Telecommunication systems and network
· Data communication network
· Shared servers
· Data storage or backup systems
· Software applications and bugs
· Viruses
ii. External risks
External risks are those associated with failure outside the
enterprise. These risks are noteworthy because they are not
under the company’s control. External risks for the company
can be natural, human-caused, civil, or supplier related. Natural
disasters are key to this disaster recovery plan and on top of the
list because they damage a large geographic area. Earthquakes
have been noted to be a major risk to Loop Inc. because most of
the company facilities are located in earthquake-prone areas
(Lan & Mojtahedi, 2017). The chances of mitigating these risks
are considerable because meteorological threats can be
7. forecasted and the company can set-up disaster recovery
facilities. Human-caused risks can include sabotage, acts of
terrorism, crimes, and operations mistakes among others. Civil
risks include labor disputes, local political stability, and
software legal claims among others. Civil risks can either be
internal or external of the company.
iii. Facility risks
Loop Inc. is highly dependent on the wellbeing of its local
facilities. Facility risks analysis allows for the consideration of
power sources, communication facilities, availability of water,
climate control, and ability to avoid or control fire, structural
risks, and physical security among others (Lan & Mojtahedi,
2017). The security of the company’s facilities is a mandatory
measure to protect assets from both employees and outsiders.
iv. Departmental risks
Failures within specific departments can be a risk to the
company. Such risks can include the failure to load given
scripts on the company’s system and missing communication
links within a department among others. Unavailability of
skilled employees can be a risk to the company’s output or
performance.
v. Desk-level risks
Successful operations of Loop Inc. are dependent on most of the
day-to-day personal work of employees. Desk-level risks have
necessitated the analysis and accounting of all processes and
tools that facilitate an employee’s job.Risk Assessment
The risk assessment is based on the completed risk
classification. The risks will all be scored and sorted into
different categories based on the impact and likelihood. Risk
assessment form will form the basis of the score sheet which
will be used in the scoring process. The score sheet includes a
main risk category and its subcategories in form of groups.
Risks are the specific risks in each subcategory or group that
can affect the business. Likelihood, impact, and restoration time
are estimated in a scale from 1 to 10 but the likelihood is
considered as long plan period such as 5 years while the impact
8. is highly sensitive to time.
Below is an example of the company’s risk assessment form
with all the keys of a score sheet. Projected rough risk analysis
score is arrived at after multiplying the likelihood time, impact
time, and restoration time (Webber & Wallace, 2017). There is a
total risk score of zero when there is a zero value within one of
the two columns. The biggest risk and those that require more
attention are put to the top when the score sheet table is sorted
in a descending order.
Table 1 Risk Assessment Form
Risk Assessment Form
External risks
Date:
Likelihood
Impact
Restoration Time
Score
Grouping
Risk
0 – 10
0 – 10
0 – 10
Natural disasters
Tornado
0
9
10
10. 7
70
Sabotage
1
8
2
16
Power supply cut
9
9
2
162
Effects of Disasters
The previous sections of this disaster recovery plan will help in
assessing risks and making decisions on where to cover the most
critical risks. In this section, the recovery plan will determine
and list the most probable effects of each disaster. The disaster
recovery process of Loop Inc. will cover these specific effects.
Multiple causes have been noted to produce the same effects
and these effects can, in turn, lead to other effects. This
recovery plan focuses on earthquakes and power supply cut as
some of the main risks due to natural disaster and human-caused
risks (Reason, 2016). An earthquake leads to the failure of
several entities such as office facilities, operations staff, power
system, telephone system, and data systems of the company.
Below is a sample mapping of the cause, effects, and affected
entities in cases of earthquakes or power supply cut.
Table 2 Disaster Affected Entities
Risk (Disaster)
Effects
Affected Entity
Earthquake
Telecom failure
Telephone instruments and network
11. Desktops destroyed
Desktops and workstations
Office space destroyed
Office space
Power disruption
Power
Operators cannot report to work
Office staff
Data systems destroyed
Data systems
Power supply cut
Data systems powered of
Data systems
Desktops powered off
Desktops/workstations
Power disruption
Power
Telecom failure
Telephone instruments and network
Data network down
Network devices and links
In the above table, it may be noted that several disasters may
affect the same entities and this can help identify the entities
which are most affected. Data systems and power are the main
entities with the highest probability of being affected because
they support most of the company’s entities.
12. Determining the effects of disasters also requires the company,
through the recovery plan, to set downtime tolerance limits. The
downtime limits will be based on the “Affected Entity” list with
each entity having a set downtime limit (Torabi & Sahebjamnia,
2015). The tolerance limit will be sorted in an ascending order
and those entities with the least tolerance limit will be highly
prioritized for recovery. The cost of downtime has been used as
one of the metrics for evaluating downtime tolerance limits.
Table 3 Risk Tolerance Limits
Risk (Disaster)
Affected Entity
Cost of Downtime
Tolerance Limits
0-5
0 - 10
Earthquake
Telephone instruments and network
4
2
Desktops and workstations
3
3
Office space
3
3
Power
4
1
Office staff
2
4
13. Data systems
5
1
Power supply cut
Data systems
5
1
Desktops/workstations
3
3
Power
4
1
Telephone instruments and network
4
2
Network devices and links
4
1
The investment required for any recovery plan is based on the
cost of downtime which can be either tangible or intangible
costs. Tangible costs are consequences of the business’s
interruption, productivity, and generating less revenue.
Intangible costs can be identified as lost opportunities when the
company loses reputation and customers approaching
competitors among other factors. The recovery plan identifies
there are several interdependencies from the affected entities.
There are disaster affected entities which will need a detailed
recovery sequence, for example, data system restoration is
dependent on the restoration of power. Disaster Recovery
Mechanisms
14. After preparing the list of affected entities and assessing their
failure tendency, there is enough laid ground for analyzing
different recovery methods available for each entity. This
analysis helps to identify the best suitable recovery method for
each entity.
i. Data systems
Disaster recovery facilities are key in supporting the effective
data redundancy in the company’s onsite data center. These
facilities will act as offsite data storage and will also have
recovery systems from other entities such as power cuts,
network outages, storage, connectivity to paths and devices. To
increase redundancy and prevent the need for a disaster
recovery, technologies such as the redundant array of
independent disks (RAID) and mirroring will be used in the
software layer (Chang, 2015). One way of providing fast
recovery from any hardware or software error is having on-site
data center redundancy because there will not be a need for
disaster recovery.
The company’s business needs will determine the nature of each
disaster recovery mechanism. Loop Inc. will have several
duplications of its data center to ensure the company’s business
processes are not affected by any site loss. The company can
also build its own data center specifically for disaster recovery
purposes with the basic and necessary required hardware to
keep the business running. Loop Inc. can eventually opt for a
colocation facility where the company can access data center
services on a rental basis.
ii. Major incident process
The major incident process will have an objective of efficient
resolution of incidents which have a key impact on the
company’s critical business processes. The process ensures
there are quality and quantity of communication in cases of
major incidents. The process also ensures there are sufficient
resources for the resolution of any major incident (Torabi &
Sahebjamnia, 2015). The major incident process will offer a
systematic incident review to prevent similar incidents from
15. reoccurring. To ensure these objectives are realized, Loop Inc.
will its customized “Major Incident Handling Plan Model” and
it will be anchored on communication.
Figure 2 Major Incident Workflow
The major incident handling model will need a suitable major
incident team for it to work successfully. The major incident
team will consist of the problem manager, major incident
manager, incident manager, and the service desk manager
among other members. Loop Inc. will need a team that can
accurately and swiftly tackle any incident in question while
maintaining good customer relations. The team will also be
responsible for the root cause analysis after resolving a given
incident. Disaster Recovery Phases
Loop Inc.’s disaster recovery process will happen under the
activation, execution, and reconstitution sequential phases. The
activation phase will involve the assessment and announcements
of the disaster effects (Kerzner & Kerzner, 2017). The
execution phase will involve the execution of the actual
procedures for the company to recover from each disaster. The
company’s business operations are restored on the recovery
facilities or systems. In the last phase, the reconstitution phase,
the execution phase procedures are stopped after the original
system is restored.
i. Activation phase
The activation phase will involve notification procedures,
damage assessment, and disaster recovery activation planning.
Notification procedures will be highly dependent on effective
communication because they are the primary measures taken as
soon as an emergency or disruption has been predicted or
detected. Notification procedures will contain the process to
notify the recovery personnel during working and outside
working hours (Torabi & Sahebjamnia, 2015). A notification
will be sent to the damage assessment team after the disaster
detection for them to assess the real damage and instrument
subsequent actions.
16. Notifications from one team to another can take place through a
pager, telephone, cell-phone or an e-mail. Loop Inc. has a
notification policy that describes the procedures to be followed
when required personnel cannot be contacted. These policies are
clearly documented in the contingency plan. To document
primary and alternate contact methods, Loop Inc. will use a call
tree as shown below. The call tree has procedures to be
followed in cases when a specific individual cannot be
contacted.
Figure 3 Call Tree Chart
The contact list on the plan will unmistakably identify staff to
be alerted and they will be classified by name, role, and contact
information. In cases where disrupted systems are
interconnected with external organizations, the plan will
provide a point of contact in the given organizations (Richie &
Kliem, 2015).
Damage assessment
Damage assessment will help establish ways the contingency
plan will be executed when the business’s services are
disrupted. The nature and degree of the damage to the system
are assessed quickly as conditions permit. The evaluation
should be done with personal safety as the highest priority and
the damage assessment team should be the first to be notified of
the incident and they will use the damage assessment guidelines
for investigating different types of disasters (Richie & Kliem,
2015). Power outage in the data center facility can have an
assessment on whether power can be restored before the
facilities UPS system runs out of static power. If the power
cannot be restored, a disaster recovery plan can be activated
immediately.
Damage assessment processes will vary with each given
emergency and Loop Inc. can use the following general
procedures.
· Origin of the disruption or disaster.
17. · The potential for additional emergencies or damages
· The area affected by the disaster.
· Status of the physical infrastructure
· Inventory of the key equipment.
· Functionality status of the important equipment
· Type of damage to equipment
· Items to be replaced.
· Estimated restoration time for normal services.
Activation planning
The disaster recovery plan should only be activated when a
thorough damage assessment has been conducted to avoid
stalling normal business operations as a result of false alarms.
The Disaster Recovery Committee will do a disaster activation
planning depending on the extent of the damage from the
disaster (Cook, 2015). The committee's plan should:
· Plan for communication between teams
· Catalog systems and services that need to be restored
· Catalog instructions for reporting failures to the team
· Showtime estimations for each restoration
ii. Execution Phase
The execution phase is involved in bringing up the disaster
recovery system, for example, temporal manual processing,
operation, and recovery on an alternate system. Sequence
recovery activities should include instructions to coordinate
with other teams in given situations, for example, when items
need to be procured, completion of a key step, and when an
action is not realized within the estimated time frame (Lan &
Mojtahedi, 2017). Listed recovery procedures will provide
detailed processes of restoring the system and its components.
Loop Inc.’s procedures for IT service damage will address
actions such as:
· Acquire access authorization to damaged premises
· Notify users linked with the system
· Procure needed office supplies and a working space
· Secure and load backup media.
· Restore critical application software and operating system
18. · Restore system data.
· Test system functionality and security controls
· Connect the system back to other external systems of the
network
iii. Reconstitution phase
In this phase, the business’s operations are transferred back to
the original facility. Rebuilding can also be done in cases where
the original facility is unrecoverable (Lan & Mojtahedi, 2017).
This phase may last several days depending on the nature and
severity of the destruction. The Disaster Recovery Committee
will be involved in:
· Constantly monitoring the site or facility’s suitability for
reoccupation
· Verifying the site or facility is free from aftereffects of the
disaster
· Establish and maintain connectivity between internal and
external systems.
· Ensure full functionality by testing the system’s operations
· Shut down the contingency system
· Arrange for operations as staff return to the original or rebuild
the facility.Recommendations
This disaster recovery plan document should be constantly kept
up to date with Loop Inc.’s current organization environment.
To maintain the plan documentation, Loop Inc. should be
involved in the periodic mock drill. The company should also
capture the document’s experience in case of a disaster to help
improve the plan. The disaster recovery plan can also be
maintained by periodic updates which reflect the current
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LEADERSHIP PAGE
20. From the American College of
Innovation
Building the Best Possible Tools for
the Best Possible Care
Shalom Jacobovitz, Chief Executive Officer, American College
of Cardiology
A
few weeks ago, the American College of Car-
diology (ACC) launched its revamped web-
site: ACC.org. Over the last year, a team
of College staff and member volunteers spent count-
less hours interviewing members about their online
needs; meeting with website developers about how
to leverage best practices and new technologies in
light of the many new online channels available;
and, last but certainly not least, building the actual
site with all of these things in mind.
The end result is a site that provides easier and
more personalized access to clinical practice guide-
lines, the latest published research, educational and
practice management tools, and other trusted con-
tent that the cardiovascular community has come to
expect from the College. Given the explosive growth
in the use of multiple mobile platforms to access in-
formation, the new ACC.org and related tools, such
as e-mail news digests, are also optimized for use
across various mobile devices.
I am proud of the new site and all of the work from
members and staff that went into making it a suc-
cessful reality. Its launch is a huge step forward in
positioning the College as an unbiased and reliable
21. hub for the cardiovascular community to come to-
gether to provide the best patient care. It also pro-
vides a platform for us to be innovative and to
showcase our advances, and it moves us toward our
goal of reducing member burdens and increasing
member value during a time of frequent and un-
precedented change in health care.
According to Meg Wheatley, author and manage-
ment consultant, “Innovation is fostered by infor-
mation gathered from new connections; from insights
gained by journeys into other disciplines or places;
Cardiology, Washington, DC.
from active, collegial networks and fluid, open
boundaries” (1). The process that went into the
development and launch of the new ACC.org em-
bodies this definition. We learned from past mistakes,
gathered information from across our member and
staff networks, looked beyond our own walls for in-
dustry best practices, and developed a site that helps
to meet the needs of members today, while also
leaving some fluidity to meet the inevitable changing
future digital landscape.
The insights and connections gained throughout
the website development process are already being
leveraged across other ACC projects, both big and
small, aimed at ensuring the best possible tools
for the best possible care. The College’s recently
launched Guideline Clinical App is 1 example. As part
of our efforts to modernize the guideline process and
make guidelines more usable at the point of care, the
mobile app provides easy access to guideline recom-
mendations; “10 Points” summaries; and tools such
as risk scores, calculators, and algorithms. The app
can also be customized by using the bookmark, note-
22. taking, and shareable PDF features. This is 1 of several
cross-college efforts to better align mobile tools and
educational resources with the release of clinical
guidelines—a key element of our strategy to trans-
form cardiovascular care.
The College is also thinking outside of the box in
terms of how to best leverage its clinical data assets to
inform research or measure the effect of new treat-
ments, drugs, or devices. For example, 2 new
PINNACLE registry studies recently provided unique
and timely insights into the potential effects of the
new ACC/American Heart Association cholesterol
guidelines, as well as proposed changes to hyper-
tension management (2,3). Similarly, the ACC and the
Society of Thoracic Surgeons are blazing trails in the
United States when it comes to understanding
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transcatheter aortic valve replacement. In addition,
the College is looking at ways to use data to inform
the development of clinical quality tools, such as risk
calculators and shared decision-making resources
that can be used at the point of care, whether at a
physical location like a cardiovascular practice or a
23. digital one online.
On an even greater scale, the ACC is excited about
data aggregation opportunities with payers, health
systems, international health organizations, and/or
other partners that would allow for even greater un-
derstanding of the effects of treatments on patient
outcomes. Our relationship with Symphony Health
Solution
s, a provider of high-value data, analytics,
and technology solutions for life science manufac-
turers, payers, and providers, is a prime example of
how an integrated health care database can support
research aimed at advancing scientific understanding
of cardiovascular care.
We are also exploring how the College, through its
suite of hospital and outpatient data registries, can
help members and patients take advantage of new
technological capabilities like remote monitoring. For
example, can we offer a way for patients to easily
track their medication, exercise, and/or vital signs
like blood pressure that can then be easily down-
loaded by their physician as part of a remote moni-
24. toring session? Or, are there opportunities to work
with industry to track and measure outcomes in pa-
tients implanted with devices or sensors to manage
their heart disease? All of these new ideas will also
require working with payers around billing of ser-
vices, as well as working with lawmakers and other
stakeholders to incorporate new practices in the
overall treatment paradigm.
Jeff Bezos, chief executive officer and founder of
Amazon, once said that “every new thing creates two
new questions and two new opportunities” (4). As we
move ahead into the new year, my challenge to ACC
leaders, staff, and members is to take these words
to heart. We have created several new things—a new
online home for the College being one of them—so let
us ask and answer the new questions and hold tight
to the new opportunities that come in their wake.
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