This document provides questions for a security architecture and design discussion thread. It asks students to respond to two questions. Question A asks why privacy and data security are important. For question B, students are asked each week to research a unique news story about information security, post a summary including a link, and fully cite the source. The document provides required and recommended resources for researching the topics and a reminder that no plagiarism is allowed. Responses should be 150-200 words but may be longer depending on the topic.