Your lesson this week discussed several compliance laws, standards, and best practices (see the Lesson 2 activities, under the Rationale tab).  The Department of Health and Human Services (the agency responsible for managing HIPAA compliance among healthcare providers) lists recent breaches at https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/breach/breach_report.jsf  – think of it as their “Wall of Shame.” Find an article online that discusses a breach or violation of a regulation, […]

 Objective: 1. Modify information security policies for an imaginary company or organization. 2. Create an imaginary Intranet site. Overview: To fully understand why information security is important, one needs to understand both the value of information and the consequences of such information being compromised. At the very least, businesses hold sensitive information about their employees, financial results, and business plans for the year ahead. They […]

1)  Pick one of the approaches to physical security and explain why you feel it is  more effective than some of the other approaches, why did you choose this one? 2)  There are many different types of physical barriers, internal and external to an organization or facility.How can physical aid in the protection of high dollar assets that an organization wants to protect?  3)  The topic is privacy and the […]

Knowledge and information management provides the continuous building blocks of an effective KMS. Consideration should be given to how data transition into valuable information and how knowledge is shared throughout an organization. The progression of initial inputs to information that can be utilized for decision-making is a vital resource for business leaders to manage effectively. Closely managing the transition of data to knowledge can assist […]

Threat modeling for privacy issues is an emergent and important area. Much like security threats violate a required security property, privacy threats are where a required privacy property is violated. Defining privacy requirements is a delicate balancing act.  For example, an organization offering a service may want or even need a lot of information that the people using the service don’t want to provide.  People […]

 Chapter 13 discussed managing complex systems and chapter 15 introduced the advantages of visual decision support. Discuss how you would combine the two concepts to create visualizations for an ABM-Based Gaming simulation for policy-making. First, describe what specific policy you’re trying to create. Let’s stick with the SmartCity scenario. Describe a specific policy (that you haven’t used before), and how you plan to use ABM-Based […]

Week 1 Assignment Choose an aspect of the IT industry that has not been previously used as an example in this course. Note: The mobile phone industry was provided as an example in the video material and may not be used as the subject for this assignment. Use Porter’s five forces to make a qualitative evaluation of the industry’s strategic position. Be sure to explain […]

 At UC, it is a priority that students are provided with strong educational programs and courses that allow them to be servant-leaders in their disciplines and communities, linking research with practice and knowledge with ethical decision-making. This assignment is a written assignment where students will demonstrate how this course research has connected and put into practice within their own career.Assignment: Provide a reflection of at least […]

Write a critical analysis for each case study attached, using the points of analysis identified above (see the Discussion Rubric for additional requirements). Which means I need critical anaylsis for case study 1 and critical analysis for case study 2 seperately. Each can be 1 and a half pages each. All references must be included. Make sure you use the points of analysis on the attached Rubric. “Meaning […]

Term Paper: The Rookie Chief Information Security Officer This assignment consists of five (5) parts:      Part 1: Organization Chart     Part 2: Request for Proposal (RFP) Plan     Part 3: Physical Security Plan     Part 4: Enterprise Information Security Compliance Program     Part 5: Risk Management Plan Imagine that you have been recently promoted to serve as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for […]