Examine the challenges of computer security, including different threats and types of attacks.

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Case Study 2: Security Policy

Due Week 4

Review the Information Security Policies for The George Washington University and Harvard University:

The George Washington University:
http://my.gwu.edu/files/policies/InformationSecurityPolicyFINAL.pdf
Harvard University:
http://security.harvard.edu/enterprise-security-policy

Note: Include these two (2) Websites in your references section. These two (2) Websites do not count towards the required number of references.

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

Explain the purpose of a university security policy and indicate the major reasons why they are necessary. Provide your opinion as to whether a university security policy is more or less important to have than a business security policy.
Critique the level of completeness of the George Washington University Security Policy.
Critique the level of completeness of the Harvard University Security Policy.
Suggest one (1) additional policy or procedure for each university’s policy. Provide a rationale for your response.
Use at least three (3) quality references in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Examine the challenges of computer security, including different threats and types of attacks.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in Cryptography.
Write clearly and concisely about Cryptography using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

Explain the purpose of a university security policy and indicate the major reasons why they are necessary.

tudents, please view the “Submit a Clickable Rubric Assignment” in the Student Center.

Instructors, training on how to grade is within the Instructor Center.

Case Study 2: Security Policy

Due Week 4

Review the Information Security Policies for The George Washington University and Harvard University:

The George Washington University:
http://my.gwu.edu/files/policies/InformationSecurityPolicyFINAL.pdf
Harvard University:
http://security.harvard.edu/enterprise-security-policy

Note: Include these two (2) Websites in your references section. These two (2) Websites do not count towards the required number of references.

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

Explain the purpose of a university security policy and indicate the major reasons why they are necessary. Provide your opinion as to whether a university security policy is more or less important to have than a business security policy.
Critique the level of completeness of the George Washington University Security Policy.
Critique the level of completeness of the Harvard University Security Policy.
Suggest one (1) additional policy or procedure for each university’s policy. Provide a rationale for your response.
Use at least three (3) quality references in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Examine the challenges of computer security, including different threats and types of attacks.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in Cryptography.
Write clearly and concisely about Cryptography using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages for buying versus leasing a car.

Being well-informed, at least knowing the right questions to ask, can save you from being taken advantage of. The purchase of a car involves so many variables that it is best to have some understanding before you attempt to purchase a car. There are even more variables to consider when you lease a car. For the purpose of this example, you will ignore such things as tax and dealer rebates. Research the difference between buying and leasing a car.

Choose a car that you wish to own, and find the price of this car. For this example, only consider new cars to purchase from a dealership. This will be your principle value, P.
Research available interest rates on this particular car. This will be the rate, r.
Decide how long you would like to take to pay off this car. Choose between 3–7 years. This will be the time, t.
The simple interest formula, can tell you how much interest will be added to the principle amount of this loan. Calculate the interest on your loan.
How much will you be repaying over the life of your loan?
How much are your monthly payments?
Assume that you have 5% to put as a down payment. How much will you be putting down?
With the down payment, what will the new monthly payments be?

Now, consider the option to lease this same car.

Most leases require a down payment. Assume that the dealership is requiring a 5% down payment. What is the new value of P on your lease?
The appeal to a lease is a lower interest rate. Reduce the interest rate that you received on your purchase by 2%, with a minimum rate of 0.5%.
The length of a lease is typically 2–5 years. Choose how long you wish to lease this car.
The monthly payment on a lease accounts for the depreciation of the car’s value. Assume at the end of your lease, the car has only retained 50% of its original value. What is your car’s value at the end of the loan? Use this for your new value of P.
How much interest will you be paying over the course of this lease?
What is your total cost, in other words principle plus interest?
What are the monthly payments?
At the end of the lease, you do not own the car. If you wish to purchase the car, you would still owe the value of P from step 12. At this point, you could turn in the keys and walk away, assuming the car is in perfect condition and ignoring mileage fees. What are the benefits and disadvantages to walking away from this car?
Instead of walking away, you could also purchase the car for what it is now worth. Using P from step 12, r from step 2 and t from step 3, calculate how much you would repay over the course of this new loan.
How much did you pay in total for this car?
Would you consider leasing a car? Discuss the advantages and disadvantages for buying versus leasing a car.

Be sure to show ALL of your work details. Submit your answers in a Word document in the Unit 3 IP Submissions area.

Briefly summarize the nature and purpose of the management information system you selected, and identify the specific health care setting in which it might be used.

The types of management information systems used across health care may vary by the setting, but they have in common the objective to streamline and enhance administrative processes and thereby support the institution’s ultimate goal of delivering optimal patient care.

In this Application Assignment, you will explore ways that technology might help address health care management problems with which you are already familiar from past coursework and/or professional experiences, such as issues in human resources, operations, organizational management, or financial management.

Prepare for this Application Assignment as follows:

Identify a specific management challenge in health care that you have learned about through coursework or professional experience. This may be an issue you have researched for an assignment in a previous course, but it need not be.
Conduct an online search to identify and learn more about one management information system (or application) that can improve performance in this area. Find out about challenges to adoption that this technology might pose.
Keeping in mind Chapter 13, “IT Alignment and Strategic Planning,” from the course text Health Care Information Systems: A Practical Approach for Health Management consider the various steps an organization would need to take, and the various stakeholders who would be involved, in planning for this system. What would be some of the barriers in planning for this system?

Then write a 2- to 3-page paper that addresses the following:

Briefly summarize the nature and purpose of the management information system you selected, and identify the specific health care setting in which it might be used.
What challenge(s) would this system address? Describe how this system would lead to improvements in particular managerial functions. How would you expect this system to transform the organization?
What are key organizational barriers to adopting this system?
Discuss the ways in which this system might align with an organization’s strategic goals, the processes by which an organization would strategically plan for this system, and the primary stakeholders who would be involved.

Your written assignments must follow APA guidelines. Be sure to support your work with specific citations from this week’s Learning Resources and additional scholarly sources as appropriate. Refer to the Essential Guide to APA Style to ensure your in-text citations and reference list are correct.

Identify a specific management challenge in health care that you have learned about through coursework or professional experience.

Prepare for this Application Assignment as follows:

Identify a specific management challenge in health care that you have learned about through coursework or professional experience. This may be an issue you have researched for an assignment in a previous course, but it need not be.
Conduct an online search to identify and learn more about one management information system (or application) that can improve performance in this area. Find out about challenges to adoption that this technology might pose.
Keeping in mind Chapter 13, “IT Alignment and Strategic Planning,” from the course text Health Care Information Systems: A Practical Approach for Health Management consider the various steps an organization would need to take, and the various stakeholders who would be involved, in planning for this system. What would be some of the barriers in planning for this system?

Then write a 2- to 3-page paper that addresses the following:

Briefly summarize the nature and purpose of the management information system you selected, and identify the specific health care setting in which it might be used.
What challenge(s) would this system address? Describe how this system would lead to improvements in particular managerial functions. How would you expect this system to transform the organization?
What are key organizational barriers to adopting this system?
Discuss the ways in which this system might align with an organization’s strategic goals, the processes by which an organization would strategically plan for this system, and the primary stakeholders who would be involved.

What role Phyllis’s attitude plays on her condition, and how hardiness, positivity, and optimism may help her cope with her illness.

Read the University of Phoenix Material: Week Five Assignment Scenario to learn about Aunt Phyllis.

Write a 1,200 word paper discussing the following: PLEASE APA FORMAT on paper and cites 6th edition

also, USE SCENERIO BELOW For Paper

Research on the concepts of positivity, hardiness, and optimism as they apply to Phyllis
Whether she views her situation as a threat or a challenge
The value of social support in general and as it applies to this case
How Phyllis might learn to thrive more fully in her current situation, along with evidence-based recommendations for intervention
What role Phyllis’s attitude plays on her condition, and how hardiness, positivity, and optimism may help her cope with her illness

Include a minimum of four scholarly references.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Scenario

Aunt Phyllis

Background

Your Aunt Phyllis, who is 61 years old and a widow, lives close to you and was diagnosed with breast cancer 3 years ago. Her husband died of a stroke 5 years ago. She has one daughter, but her daughter lives far away, and their relationship is not close. She has undergone surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy treatments, and her cancer is in remission. Her doctors do not recommend further treatment at this time. She still experiences nausea occasionally, possibly conditioned from the time spent undergoing chemotherapy treatments.

Problem

You have noticed that your aunt’s energy level is reduced and, when you visit, you observe that she does less to keep her apartment as clean as she used to. Her personal hygiene has also reduced. In speaking with her, you have noticed that she is very fearful that the cancer will return. She has even expressed concern that she will soon die. She has a pessimistic attitude toward life. She used to play bridge with a group of friends, but she has not seen them in over a year. Her social support is very low, and you are one of her few close confidants. You also have some concerns about her short-term memory, as she often seems to forget things that have recently happened.

Behavioral Health Information

Phyllis has always been slender, but she appears even more frail since her cancer treatments. She was never a big eater, but her appetite is reduced further because the chemotherapy made her quite nauseous. Sleep patterns are disturbed by early awakening insomnia. She goes to bed at about 8 PM and usually awakens at 2 AM and cannot get back to sleep. She walks every day for exercise, but her attitude toward exercise is fairly negative, and she states that “I don’t know what this walking is doing for me.” She is a religious person and attends church every week. She confided that she is angry with God about her cancer. She believes she has led a good life and cannot understand why she was cursed with this disease. Her self-efficacy is low, which is a dramatic change from her “old self,” before her husband died and she was diagnosed with cancer. She used to be vibrant and active, as you remember her.

Describe in detail how you will conduct the research needed to determine the best alternative to recommend to your employer.

Due Week 3 and worth 150 points

In Assignments 2.1, 2.2, and 2.3, you will be building up a formal, researched justification report (one part at a time) that culminates in a recommendation to implement a particular product, service, or program in your place of employment. This recommended product, service, or program should resolve a problem that you identify in your workplace and should be directed to your employer (even if you do not actually plan to share it with your employer).

Use the basic outline below to draft Assignment 2. Organize your responses to each question under the following section headings:

Problem Statement (for Question 1)
Overview of Alternatives (for Question 2)
Criteria (for Question 3)
Methods (for Question 4)

Using the provided template, write Part 1 of a single-spaced report in which you:

Discuss in detail a problem at work, persuading and convincing the reader that it needs fixing.
Provide a detailed description of two (2) possible solutions (“alternatives”) that could be implemented to resolve the problem identified in Question 1.
List and detail five (5) criteria that you will use to measure the worth of each alternative in Question 2. Note: The alternative that satisfies the most criteria to the highest degree will be the one you recommend later to your employer (in Assignment 2.3). Criteria are standards that the audience values and are therefore used to measure the worth of each alternative (common examples include cost, desirability, durability, efficiency, time it will take to implement, and practicality).
Describe in detail how you will conduct the research needed to determine the best alternative to recommend to your employer. Note: This is a one to two (1-2) paragraph description of what research needs to be completed in order to evaluate the alternatives. This is not a detailed procedure for solving the problem.

Your assignment must:

Be typed, single spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, your name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Support ideas or claims in body paragraphs with clear details, examples, and explanations.
Organize ideas logically by using transitional words, phrases, and sentences.
Use sentence variety and effective word choice in written communication.
Apply writing process strategies to develop formal business reports and / or proposals.
Use technology and information resources to research issues related to selected topics.
Write clearly and concisely using proper writing mechanics.

Discuss in detail a problem at work, persuading and convincing the reader that it needs fixing.

Due Week 3 and worth 150 points

Use the basic outline below to draft Assignment 2. Organize your responses to each question under the following section headings:

Problem Statement (for Question 1)
Overview of Alternatives (for Question 2)
Criteria (for Question 3)
Methods (for Question 4)

Using the provided template, write Part 1 of a single-spaced report in which you:

Discuss in detail a problem at work, persuading and convincing the reader that it needs fixing.
Provide a detailed description of two (2) possible solutions (“alternatives”) that could be implemented to resolve the problem identified in Question 1.
List and detail five (5) criteria that you will use to measure the worth of each alternative in Question 2. Note: The alternative that satisfies the most criteria to the highest degree will be the one you recommend later to your employer (in Assignment 2.3). Criteria are standards that the audience values and are therefore used to measure the worth of each alternative (common examples include cost, desirability, durability, efficiency, time it will take to implement, and practicality).
Describe in detail how you will conduct the research needed to determine the best alternative to recommend to your employer. Note: This is a one to two (1-2) paragraph description of what research needs to be completed in order to evaluate the alternatives. This is not a detailed procedure for solving the problem.

Your assignment must:

Be typed, single spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, your name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Support ideas or claims in body paragraphs with clear details, examples, and explanations.
Organize ideas logically by using transitional words, phrases, and sentences.
Use sentence variety and effective word choice in written communication.
Apply writing process strategies to develop formal business reports and / or proposals.
Use technology and information resources to research issues related to selected topics.
Write clearly and concisely using proper writing mechanics.

Identify the major business and financial risks such as interest rate risk, foreign exchange risk, credit, commodity, and operational risks.

Financial markets are the forums in which buyers and sellers of financial assets such as stocks and bonds, and commodities such as grains, oil and gold, meet. Because there are uncertainties of outcome, organizations must develop strategies to manage the risk associated with it.

Write a paper of 2400 word min. on business and financial risk, as follows:

Identify the major business and financial risks such as interest rate risk, foreign exchange risk, credit, commodity, and operational risks.
How do organizations measures risk and what global initiatives exist in financial risk

Discuss some power tactics used by this manager.

For the Session Long Project this session you will be applying the concepts from the background materials to your own personal experiences in the workplace. You likely have experienced many if not all of the concepts at one point or another in your career, but you may not have been familiar with the precise terminology.

In preparation for the SLP, make sure you have a thorough grasp of the terminology from the background materials including the main sources of power and types of power tactics. Once you are comfortable with the terminology and concepts from the background materials, think of a manager that you worked with closely who held a fair amount of power at the organization you worked for. Then write a 2- to 3-page paper addressing each of the following questions. For each answer, make sure to cite at least one reference from the required background readings.

What were this manager’s main sources of power? Include a discussion of reward power, legitimate power, and expert power as well as other sources of power discussed in the background readings.
Discuss some power tactics used by this manager. Include a discussion about whether or not this manager used the power tactics discussed in Anderson (1998) and Nair (2010) from the background materials.
Did this manager make good use of his or her sources of power and power tactics, or did they misuse or abuse their power?

SLP Assignment Expectations

Follow the assignment instructions closely and follow all steps listed in the instructions.
Stay focused on the precise assignment questions; don’t go off on tangents or devote a lot of space to summarizing general background materials.
Make sure to cite readings from the background materials page. Rely primarily on the required background readings as your sources of information.
Include both a bibliography and in-text citations. See the Student Guide to Writing a High-Quality Academic Paper, including pages 13 and 14 on