Information Systems

Pick a topic relevant to Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning and write a 10-page paper.  The format of your paper will need to follow the following outline in APA format (include a title page, abstract page, content pages, and reference page): INTRODUCTION State the topic you are attempting to cover, State the issues involved, State why we should be concerned with resolving whatever issues are involved, State how answering the issues will help us, State the implications and consequences of dealing with or resolving the issues involved. REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE (5 sources minimal, at least 3 needs to be peer-reviewed) Identify who has tried to answer the question before by doing the following: Summarize how each of the sources presents and deals with the subject, Explain how each source presents and deals with its findings or results, Explain the relevancy of each source to your topic, State what you learned from each of your sources, State in what way(s) each source contributes to answering your issues. DISCUSSION State your answer to your issue, State how and elaborate on how, explain how, illustrate how each of the sources you previously reviewed helps you answer your issue, State what questions about your topic you still have that your sources may not have answered. CONCLUSIONS: Indicate how each of the sources has contributed to your conclusions (and clearly, accurately, correctly document those sources within your text), State the implications of your conclusions, State what might be the possible consequences of your conclusions, State the significance these implications and consequences might have in the information technology/information security realm DOCUMENTATION: On a separate page, include a section labelled References which provides the full publication information for all the sources you used in your paper, You should have a MINIMUM of five (5) sources for your paper, at least 3 source needs to be peer-reviewed, Not meeting this minimum requirement of five (5) sources will lead to a lower evaluation of your paper for each missing source, Use APA format for documenting your sources.

If a schedule is delayed with respect to its original plan once resources are added, then, why aren’t resources included in the project plan from the very beginning? What would prevent a project manager from doing this? Must be roughly 400 words. The 6th edition of the PMBOK has changed its “Project Human Resource” knowledge area to “Project Resource Management”. This implies that project resources do not have to be people. Consider what resources other than human resources that you might apply to a project. Describe three examples and share within the discussion forum.

You have just been assigned as the security consultant to a project to address security issues with the company’s wireless network. Some highly confidential information was leaked when an executive lost her tablet. What wireless security policies and management tools will you recommend and why? 

Each part of the technology infrastructure should be assessed for its risk profile. From that assessment, a determination should be made to effectively and efficiently allocate the organization’s time and money toward achieving the most appropriate and best employed overall security policies.  Do you agree or agree? Provide an example. 

Many business environments have both visible and invisible physical security controls. You see them at the post office, at the corner store, and in certain areas of your own computing environment. They are so pervasive that some people choose where they live based on their presence, as in gated access communities or secure apartment complexes. Alison is a security analyst for a major technology corporation that specializes in data management. This company includes an in house security staff (guards, administrators, and so on) that is capable of handling physical security breaches. Brad experienced an intrusion—into his personal vehicle in the company parking lot. He asks Alison whether she observed or recorded anyone breaking into and entering his vehicle, but this is a personal item and not a company possession, and she has no control or regulation over damage to employee assets. This is understandably unnerving for Brad, but he understands that she’s protecting the business and not his belongings. When or where would you think it would be necessary to implement security measures for both?

Required reading:- “What Blockchain Could Mean for Marketing” https://hbr.org/2018/05/what-blockchain-could-mean-for-marketing. A Clearer Picture http://c2claritymedia.com/wp-content/uploads/accountability-transparency-in-media-today.pdf. Competitive Info: Digital Ad Fraud To Hit $22B By 2020 http://www.insideradio.com/free/competitive-info-digital-ad-fraud-to-hit-b-by/article_6d3c6608-a815-11e7-9e40-bbd2e6133207.html. Are You Ready to Meet Customer Expectations in 2018? http://fieldservicenews.com/ready-meet-customer-expectations-2018/ Suggested Text (s): Blockchain Loyalty: Disrupting Loyalty and Reinventing Marketing Using Cryptocurrencies. Paperback – July 7, 2018 – ISBN 978-0-6483535-2-2 Revealing the Invisible: How Our Hidden Behaviors Are Becoming the Most Valuable Commodity of the 21st Century Paperback – June 5, 2018 – ISBN 978-1-68261-619-2

Complete a Physical Security Assessment (internal and external) of your place of work or living area.  If you use your work area make sure you inform the Security Manager to get permission as to what you are doing. If you live in a gated community inform the security guard of your activities. Refer to your text on the importance of Lighting and Access Control and be sure to cover the salient issues discussed in the text.

Microsoft Windows implements access controls by allowing organizations to define users, groups, and object DACLs that support their environment. Organizations define the rules, and Windows enables those rules to be enforced. Answer the following question(s): Do you think access controls are implemented differently in a government agency versus a typical information technology company? Why or why not? Do you think access controls differ among private industries, such as retail, banking, and manufacturing? Why or why not?

Research and explain the term “Data Mining Query Language” and how is it used in Data Mining. References: At least one peer-reviewed, scholarly journal references. 

Discuss the importance of where the information systems function is placed and the various types of users of information systems. Review the section on dealing with multiple locations and outsourcing.  Review figure 7.2 and note how virtual team communications further reiterates the importance of this model. What type of IT user are you? Take a look at the five types of technology adopters and then write a one-page summary of where you think you fit in this model.