CIS 527 Week 9 Discussion Security Breach Response Updated

CIS 527 Week 9 Discussion

“Security Breach Response”  Please respond to the following:
•    Read The Wall Street Journal’s article titled “Target Warned of Vulnerabilities Before Data Breach” located athttp://online.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304703804579381520736715690. Then, read Target’s response athttps://corporate.target.com/about/shopping-experience/payment-card-issue-FAQ. Critique Target’s response to the security breach in the context of ethics, regulations, and best practices.

CIS 527 Week 7 Discussion Business Continuity Plan Updated

CIS 527 Week 7 Discussion

“Business Continuity Plan”  Please respond to the following:

Click here to read the Business Continuity Plan for MIT. Then, recommend two (2) additional components to improve the plan. Justify your recommendations

CIS 527 Week 6 Discussion Risk Mitigation Plans in Multinational Organizations Updated

CIS 527 Week 6 Discussion

“Risk Mitigation Plans in Multinational Organizations”  Please respond to the following:

• Review the locations of Google data centers presented on the following Websitehttp://www.google.com/about/datacenters/inside/locations/. Then research at least two (2) domestic and three (3) international locations and predict five (5) risks that Google must include in their risk mitigation plans that are different depending on the geographical location of the data centers.

CIS 527 Week 5 Discussion Risk Mitigation Security Controls Updated

“Risk Mitigation Security Controls”  Please respond to the following:

Read the subsections of the risk mitigation security control of the Federal Financial Institution Examination Council (FFIEC) located athttp://ithandbook.ffiec.gov/it-booklets/operations/risk-mitigation-and-control-implementation.aspx. Next, infer on the five (5) controls likely to be found in small community financial institutions such as credit unions. Justify your choices

CIS 527 Week 4 Discussion Identifying and Analyzing Vulnerabilities Updated

“Identifying and Analyzing Vulnerabilities”  Please respond to the following:

• Assess the effectiveness of offering a reward to individuals external to the organization in exchange for them to identify vulnerabilities on a new technology.

CIS 527 Week 3 Discussion Protected Assets Updated

CIS 527 Week 3 Discussion

“Protected Assets”  Please respond to the following:

• Determine the top five (5) IT assets to include in a risk assessment for a typical manufacturing facility. Justify your selection.

CIS 527 Week 2 Discussion Compliance and Ethics Updated

CIS 527 Week 2 Discussion

“Compliance and Ethics”  Please respond to the following:

• Read the article on NPR titled “U.S. Threatened to Fine Yahoo $250K a Day if itdidn’t Release User Data” located at http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/09/11/347778189/u-s-threatened-to-fine-yahoo-250k-a-day-if-it-didnt-release-user-data. Then, debate the ethical conflicts that can arise with compliance. Defend one side of the argument.

I am adding an “or” clause to this week’s discussion thread. You can directly address the question above or you can debate the Apple vs. FBI issue that has been in the news recently over the FBI wanting Apple to assist in decrypting an iPhone to provide access to the information on it; and on how the Government has stated that a third party has unlocked the iPhone.  What is your perspective on this issue and what do you feel are the ramifications of these events?

CIS 527 Week 11 Discussion Course Conclusion Updated

CIS 527 Week 11 Discussion

“Course Conclusion”  Please respond to the following:

• You have just completed ten (10) weeks of an introduction to networking course. Imagine you have been asked to create a one-day training course that highlights the important elements of what you have just learned within the past ten (10) weeks.

Create a hierarchy of no more or no less than five (5) of the most important topics that you believe that a one-day course entitled “IT Risk management: The Essentials Presented in One Day” should address. Provide a detailed rationale for each of the five (5) topics

CIS 527 Week 10 Discussion Business Impact Assessment Priorities Updated

CIS 527 Week 10 Discussion
“Business Impact Assessment Priorities”  Please respond to the following:
•    Recommend one (1) consideration that in your opinion should always be considered top priority when performing a business impact analysis. Support your recommendation.