Write a paper to assess and evaluate a current threat impact on the field of information security. Research a current threat, and use the Northcentral University Library, the National Institute of Justice Website, the Internet, newspapers, community publications, or your local law enforcement agency. In this paper, assess and evaluate the following:

1. Overall explanation of what the threat is

2. Who is behind the threat, and possible reasons they would pose this threat

3. How severe the threat is to business continuity

4. Disaster planning that can help to avoid or prepare for the threat

5. Your own analysis of the threat and why it is most concerning to you of all threats

Support your paper with at least five (5) scholarly resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles, may be included. Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts that are presented in the course and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards.

Length:  5-7 pages (not including title and reference pages).

***PLEASE ENSURE ALL REFERENCES ARE SCHOLARLY RESOURCES***

 

Case Study 3: Security

Due Week 7 and worth 100 points

A large, fast-food chain unveiled a new touch screen register for its franchises. Each cashier was assigned a user id and password combination to log in to the register. The system allowed the incorrect password to be entered four (4) times before the register would lock and require a manager to unlock it with a key card. To prevent unauthorized access, the registers would lock after three (3) minutes if the screen was not touched. When the register locked, only the cashier who was logged in prior to it locking could unlock it without a system restart.

After a few days in operation, restaurant managers started complaining about the amount of time they were spending unlocking the registers. Some cashiers were forgetting their user Id and password, so other cashiers would log in for them. It also seemed that the button layout made it easy for the cashiers to key in the incorrect password. The managers also complained that cashiers would leave for a break or end their shift and forget to log out of the locked register. The managers would have to reboot the system, a three to five (3-5) minute process in order for the next cashier to log in. Additionally, managers noticed that grease was building up on the touch screens, making them less responsive.

Write a five to eight (5-8) page paper in which you:

1. Analyze the new system and determine the design issues with this new system.
2. Describe how you would correct the design issues with the system to make the restaurant managers happy.
3. Create a design plan that:
   1. Lists and explains the tasks associated with improving this interface.
   2. Contains at least six (6) tasks.
   3. Includes realistic time estimates for each task to be completed.
   4. Analyzes the development of the system in your plan.
   5. Analyzes the testing of the system in your plan.
   6. Analyzes the implementation of the system in your plan.
4. Examine how this system balanced security and usability, and explain the challenges of incorporating system security and system usability into a design.
5. Suggest changes that could be made to the security of this system to still meet security objectives but make the system more usable.
6. Use Microsoft Visio or an open source alternative, Dia, to create a graphical representation of your proposed interface. Note: The graphically depicted solution is not included in the required page length.
7. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources

• Week 6 Assignment 3.2: Voice Mail Follow-Up
  Due Week 6 and worth 40 pointsYour supervisor has asked to you write a brief email on the vacation policy changes to be distributed to staff. You have just finished up and have sent your newly constructed email to the staff. Now, you must call your supervisor and leave a voice mail response updating him or her that you have sent out the new vacation policy email to staff. Once you create your voice mail message, be sure to attach itwhen submitting this assignment.Note: For this assignment, you will need to use a sound recorder such as Sounder Recorder on PC or Quicktime on Mac.Leave a follow-up reply voice mail for your supervisor when you have completed the email in which you:
  1. Inform your supervisor that you have completed the email.
  2. Confirm to which employees you sent the email.
  3. Confirm the date and time when you sent the email.
  4. Target the appropriate professional audience.
  5. Use appropriate rate, volume, and pitch for professional audience.
  6. Speak for clarity, including articulation, pronunciation, and fluency.
  7. Meet three to five (3-5) sentence minimum requirement.
  8. The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
  • Demonstrate understanding of the basic fundamentals of communication.
  • Develop and practice communication skills, including verbal, nonverbal, listening, writing, interpersonal, perception, and critical thinking.
  • Use various electronic communication platforms in academic and professional work.
  • Relate to the interpersonal and organizational dynamics that affect communication in organizations.
  • Analyze and assess effective communication.
  • Use correct sentence mechanics, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and style.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in communications.
  • Write clearly and concisely about communications using proper writing mechanics.
  • Click here to view the grading rubric.

Your initial post should be 300 words in length, and is due on Sunday. By Tuesday, you should respond to two additional posts from your peers, and that response should be 150 words minimum.

Self-assessments are a beneficial tool to provide one with more insight on why they are the way they are. During week one you will complete three self-assessments in this course related to ethics. You will record your results on your ethics portfolio.

Based on your ethical assessments completed for this course during week one, what are your initial thoughts on how your individual results compare to have you view ethics personally and how you view ethics in business. You are encouraged to share some specific examples of your assessment results to support your opinion. However, if you would like to keep your results private, you can speak to your results in general terms.

Please provide 1-2 examples to support your viewpoints that other learners will be able to assess and debate within our weekly discussion forum.

Analyze how Disney has implemented a corporate strategy or a future policy rollout. Consider strategy development, and the implementation phase. Address the following questions.

• What are the stages of a corporation’s life cycle? How can a corporation’s life cycle be extended? What stage is Disney in?
• What is strategy implementation? What questions must strategy makers consider to begin the implementation process?
• It is important to assess the strategy-culture compatibility when implementing a new strategy. Do you think that culture follows strategy, or does strategy follow culture? In      your response, use Disney to illustrate your points. Justify your answer.
• What is Six Sigma? Why would a company want to implement it?

Should be two to three pages in length, double-spaced, and in 12 pt. Times New Roman font. The title and reference pages do not count towards the minimum page length. To complete this assignment, a minimum of three reputable sources must be used, cited, and referenced. Use APA style guidelines.