Cryptography has a long history, stemming from ancient times until the present day. It has had many uses, from keeping military secrets to helping plan terrorist operations. Thus, it can be used for a variety of purposes ranging from good to evil. Using specific examples, discuss how cryptography has been used for good and evil. What should be done, if anything, to prevent its use […]

 An Insurance firm is implementing a Microsoft® SQL Server® database that will track customer information, policy information, and transaction histories. The biggest concern is providing access to the information each team needs. Sales representatives need to access customer information to better serve their clients. Claims representatives must access policy information to determine coverage. Supervisors would like to access transaction histories to monitor employee performance. Compliance officers often […]

In this scenario, hackers launch cyber attacks that affect several parts of the nation’s financial infrastructure over several weeks. Specifically, sensitive credit card processing facilities are hacked, and numbers are released to the Internet, causing 120 million cards to be canceled; automated teller machines (ATMs) fail nearly simultaneously across the nation; major companies report payroll checks are not being received by workers, and several large […]

 Chapter 6 discusses the topic of recovering data.  For this week’s assignment, choose one of these tools for recovering deleted data or files.  Experiment with installing it…deleting something and trying to recovering it using the tool.  Then, write what you have learned and experience during this process.  Provide screen shots.  Was the process of recovering successful or not successful?  Have fun with this assignment! 🙂  

Case Study 6.1: Columbus InstrumentsThis case is based on a true story of a once-successful organization that had allowed its project management practices to degenerate to the point where assignment to a project team was often a mark of disfavor and a sign of pending termination.  The case involves issues of motivation, structural effects on projects, and project team staffing.  It offers students an opportunity […]

There   are fewer better ways to help understand these complex guidelines, from a   practical perspective, than to learn about how “real world” stakeholders have   dealt with them. Research and discuss an actual scenario in which a PCI   stakeholder has dealt with, or failed to comply with, PCI DSS. Tell us some   stories. Your subjects is: (1) an online retailer.

 You are starting a new company and want to ensure organizational success through operational efficiency and strategic vision.  The plan for this project is to understand where there is a need in the market to create a new product/ service, understand the components that need to be addressed or factored when managing operational efficiencies (to include resource management), and present the work as though asking […]

  Post Requirements: Your posts must use at least two (2) sources of information (properly cited using the American Psychological Association (APA) citation guidelines) in addition to the “hypermedia” already provided to you as part of the course. Your post must consist of a minimum of 250 words and a maximum of 500 words. Technical accuracy, proper in-text citations, and depth of coverage all play a critical role […]

 Review The Power of Good Design and select three of the ten principles noted for good design. Next in R, utilize these three principles in a problem that you will solve. First note the problem to solve, the dataset (where the information was pulled from), and what methods you are going to take to solve the problem.  Ensure the problem is simple enough to complete […]

 Provide a reflection of at least 500 words (or 2 pages double spaced) of how the knowledge, skills, or theories of the courses completed in this department have been applied, or could be applied, in a practical manner to your current work environment. If you are not currently working, share times when you have or could observe these theories and knowledge could be applied to […]