Computer Science

Note: This week you will complete EITHER Discussion A or Discussion B. Discussion A: Important Technology Most jobs involve interaction with technology in some form. Police officers have computers in their squad cars, nurses enter your blood pressure and pulse into electronic files, and waitresses swipe credit cards at the table with smart phones. Twenty years ago, none of that was possible. Is there a profession in which some form of technology is not used? Technological innovations continue to invade nearly every aspect of our lives. George Orwell‘s prediction of “ubiquitous surveillance” may have come true. Not only can you track someone’s whereabouts with multiple technologies. Additionally, to marketing researchers armed with powerful tracking technology, you are becoming what you buy. Profiles track a range of human habits, the website you search triggers border advertisements luring us into related websites and content. The purchases you make produce coupons specific to you and your purchase history. Some of these events might be beneficial to your wallet-but how might this technology raise concerns about how are online movements are being tracked and by whom? Graphic Credit: Wikimedia Commons (2010, May 21). Map of television ownership [Infographic]. Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_of_television_ownership.svg As global is becoming increasingly local, human beings are able to view, review, and react to events happening in real time half way around the globe. In the United States, 90% of homes have televisions. Is technology a good measure of progress? You have discussed how technology changes the human experience. Work is a human endeavor that has been radically altered by helpful machines. From assembly lines to call centers, our work is tied to technology. Often, you are monitored by technology, number of customer interactions, emails sent, and keystrokes on the computer. Technology itself is work as anyone with an Information Technology department can attest. This week you will discuss your human helpmates: machines. Use the Week 4 Notes and Readings in your response. Consider technology that you consider intrusive. This could be your cell phone or computer. Both can be used for good or for evil. How does increased access to technology enhance your work life? How has increased interaction with technology complicated your work life? To prepare for the Discussion: Return to the Week 1 Check Your Tech Home Technology Inventory document. Can you classify the technology you use into categories? Think of the many uses of technology presented this week and others you might know, especially those that track you in some way. Consider how your personal and professional perspectives might influence your attitudes about technology. Evaluate (by interviewing people or online searching) the types and extent of technology used in your profession. Determine how the use of technology is changing in your field of study. By Day 3 Post a response (at least 200–300 words) to the following prompt: We are more connected and dependent on our technology than ever before. In Week 2’s Reading, Thoreau chose to live at Walden Pond without any of the modern conveniences of his time for a while. Do you think you could be completely disconnected from any type of modern technology? Would there be benefits to disconnecting? Is there a specific technology or gadget that you use in your personal life that you could not live without? Could you do your current job without technology? Why or why not? Read two or more of your classmate’s posts. By Day 5 Respond by sharing insights you have about the technologies mentioned by two or more of your colleagues or alleviate their fears about the new technologies. Return to this Discussion in a few days to read the responses to your initial posting. Note what you have learned and/or any insights you have gained as a result of the comments your classmates made. Remember to return to the classroom in a few days, to check the Grade Center for Instructor comments and your grade. Prompt B: Technology Takes Sides In a world of social networking, Instagrams, Twitter, Pinterest, instant messaging, and Facebook, technology can help spread the word. These networks can organize and mobilize individuals from around the globe, sometimes for political or humanitarian purposes. World perspectives on local events can help shape response, action, and policy. Have you used technology or social media to learn about or share information about an event? In this Discussion you will analyze the role of technology in global events, using this week’s Learning Resources and Week 4 Notes and Readings. To prepare for the Discussion: Consider the following: Do you follow people on Twitter? Do you tweet, use Pinterest, Facebook, or instant message your friends? How often? Revisit the “Tweeting Towards Freedom” article in this week’s Notes and Readings. Consider if there a downside to have so much access? Identify an example of how new communication technologies have had an impact on the world stage and the impact it made. Consider how the immediacy of communication can impact the spread of information about world events-both good and bad. By Day 3 Post a response (at least 200–300 words) to the following prompt: Not long ago, we had to wait for the evening news or morning newspaper to find out what happened in the world. In today’s technological world we have instantaneous access to global events. Some believe that the nature of instantaneous access to global events has strong political impact. Select a current event happening in the world or your community. Describe the event, why you picked it, and explain how technology played a role in the way the news of this event spread. Discuss the benefits and downside of having so much access to local and world news. Read two or more of your classmate’s posts. By Day 5 Respond by sharing additional insights into the context of the world event or giving a different view to two or more of your classmates. Return to this Discussion in a few days to read the responses to your initial posting. Note what you have learned and/or any insights you have gained as a result of the comments your classmates made. Remember to return to the classroom in a few days, to check the Grade Center for Instructor comments and your grade. To complete your Discussion this week, select the Post to Discussion link. Then, select the corresponding thread: To respond to Discussion 1, select Discussion A – Week 4.

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each type of testing. When is each type of testing appropriate? Are there situations that preclude the use of a particular type of testing

David Doe is a network administrator for the ABC Company. David is passed over for promotion three times. He is quite vocal in his dissatisfaction with this situation. In fact, he begins to express negative opinions about the organization in general. Eventually, David quits and begins his own consulting business. Six months after David’s departure, it is discovered that a good deal of the ABC Company’s research has suddenly been duplicated by a competitor. Executives at ABC suspect that David Doe has done some consulting work for this competitor and may have passed on sensitive data. However, in the interim, since David left, his computer has been formatted and reassigned to another person. ABC has no evidence that David Doe did anything wrong. What steps might have been taken to detect David’s alleged industrial espionage? What steps might have been taken to prevent his perpetrating such an offence? Write your answer using a WORD document. Do your own work. Submit here. Note your Safe Assign score. Score must be less than 25 for full credit.

Discuss an example of Cybersecurity threats or crimes introduced by IoT in the health care domain, and then explain how digital forensics approach can tackle such threats. Need 300+ words with references and no APA format required. Check the use case properly on the question and select only United States scenario.

Composition deals with the overall readability and meaning of the project.  As noted by Kirk (2016), the topic of composition is divided into project-level and chart-level composition. Select one component of either project composition or chart composition and discuss.

APA 7 format is required – Your paper must be supported with appropriate APA-formatted citations that match full references at the end of the paper. Include headings in your paper for each question–DO NOT just restate the question as your heading–use unique headings identifying the content topic. Each section should be at least 2-3 paragraphs in length. Referring to chapters 2 and 3 of the Langer (2018) text(see attachment) specifically regarding IT organization and strategy, review and compare the two sources below and then address the following questions in your paper: Overby, S. (2017, October 27). Anatomy of an IT strategic plan in the era of digital disruption. Retrieved from https://www.cio.com/article/2437285/anatomy-of-an-it-strategic-plan.html Lindros, K. (2017, July 31). What is IT governance? A formal way to align IT & business strategy. Retrieved from and discuss 2 key issues identified in the articles regarding IT strategy in today’s business world, Discuss the need for alignment between business and IT strategy, Discuss the challenges in aligning business and IT strategy, Provide a concluding statement addressing your views on the value of IT strategic management and business alignment.

Topic: Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each type of testing. When is each type of testing appropriate? Are there situations that preclude the use of a particular type of testing? Requirement:  300 Words – 2 different citations (must contain a properly formatted in-text citation and scholarly reference)

An external audit of the company’s financial operations has just been completed. Last week, an “early look” copy of the audit was sent to the CFO with a request for a formal written response for each of the findings. Some of the problem areas were known to the CFO’s staff and they were already working on the required responses. But, there is one set of findings that came as a complete surprise — Shadow IT — the unauthorized/unapproved use of cashless payment technologies by certain locations and offices within the company. These technologies included: Micropayments using a payment card issued by guest services to hotel guests and via unattended vending machines to visitors. These payment cards are loaded with a cash value deposited to the card’s account via a credit card charge. Guest services also credit some of these payment card accounts with “reward dollars” for guests who belong to the hotel’s affinity program. The payment cards are used at service locations that do not have a cashier station. e.g. game arcade, self-service laundry or sales kiosk, etc. The payments are processed by a third-party service provider which then uses an electronic funds transfer to pay the hotel its share of the income. Mobile Payments for services booked through the concierge desk with an authorized but independent provider (not a hotel employee). These services include private lessons with a tennis or golf pro, childcare, tours and tour guides, interpreters, etc. These payments are made by cell phone either as a mobile payment using a contactless payment system such as Apple Pay or by swiping a credit card through a magnetic stripe reader connected to the provider’s cell phone. The payment accounts which receive the guests’ payments are connected to the hotel’s merchant card accounts. The hotel pays the providers monthly via electronic deposit and issues an IRS Form 1099 to record the income. The CFO must make a presentation to the IT Governance board about these payment systems as a first step towards either getting approval for continued use or issuing a “cease and desist” directive to force the rogue offices and locations to stop using the unapproved payment systems. The presentation must include information about known or suspected compliance issues for PCI-DSS. The IT Governance board has previously asked project sponsors for information about potential privacy and security issues. Due to the size and complexity of the problem, the CFO has split the available staff into two teams. Team #1 will focus on micropayment cards. Team #2 will focus on mobile payment systems. You have been asked to join one of these two teams and assist with their research. (Note: you *must* pick one and only one of the two technologies to focus on for your discussion paper this week.) Your team leader has asked you to read the provided background information (see the Week 7 readings) and then put together a 2 page summary of the important points from your readings. You have also been asked to help identify and describe/explain 5 or more privacy and security issues that could arise in conjunction with the use of the technology being studied by your team. Remember to keep your focus on the financial aspects of the technology implementation since you are contributing to the CFO’s effort. (Financial aspects include how payments are made, what types of information are exchanged and with whom, how that information is protected, etc.)

Discuss IT leaders can promote innovation. Use your own experiences as good or bad examples. Forum rules: Your answer must be substantive, which usually requires 300 words or more, Your answer must be well written and well organized, Your answer must include one properly formatted APA in-text citation to a scholarly reference. The full reference must be provided at the end of your answer with a link if one is available. Post two replies to your classmates, Your replies should be meaningful, which means they should engage your classmate in a discussion focused on the forum questions. Usually, this requires 150 words or more.

The presentation was a success, and the CIO of the organization you chose, while pleased, has another task for you. Because of the overwhelming support he gained from your presentation, he is assigned with staffing a team to provide the intrusion detection software (IDS) solution. Therefore, you will provide him with the following information to consider in his planning: Part A: Create 1- to 1.5-page summary including the following. The number of additional employees necessary to rollout and support an IDS desktop solution, An explanation as to how individuals work with the existing desktop support and malware teams, The job title for those who normally perform rollout and support functions for the IDS desktop solution, An outline of the daily duties for the additional employees hired for rollout and support functions for the IDS desktop solution Part B: Create an infographic using an infographic maker, such as Piktochart, Venngage, or Canva, displaying an organization chart showing the following: The job titles provided in your summary and how they fit in with the existing cybersecurity team. A list of the industry certifications the new IDS rollout-and-support-function employees should have or can work toward. Include citations as necessary in APA format.