Prepare an initial researched and cited discussion response early in the week about the topic you choose and follow with at least two researched and cited replies to other class members or your instructor. Please provide complete, well designed and substantive (150 words or more) responses in discussion. Research and APA references are necessary for every post.  Wikipedia is not an acceptable resource, nor is your textbook.  The purpose of the discussion is to go BEYOND the material covered in the text.

Post a minimum of three (3) meaningful, researched and cited contributions  each week. When there are high quality posts submitted in discussion, then, there is a better chance for a high quality grade. Any minimum work deserves a minimum reward.

The 5×4 grading rubric …

[5 Performance Levels: Incompetent (60%), Novice (70%), Pertinent (80%), Efficient (90%), Proficient (100%)] …

[4 Criteria Areas: Content, Required Format, Grammar/Spelling, References with each area having 25% effective value]

Avoid Creating new threads, Why?

When we create new threads, we introduce the possibility that someone could miss what we have to say because they have to leave one discussion to move to another just to see what is going on in that thread. Because most prefer to respond to another’s comment, keeping all comments in one discussion thread works best for sharing our knowledge.

Keep in mind — One should not expect a maximum grade for minimum work effort.

Also please note:  I do not like repetition of information.  Once a classmate has posted information on a topic, do not repeat that information.  You must choose a different topic or supply NEW information on that particular topic.  

Wk3 TOPIC:

In order to make the discussions as informative and exciting as possible, you may choose any topic from any of the chapters covered this week (Chapters 10-15) for which to discuss.   REMINDER: I do not like repetition of information.  Once a classmate has posted information on a topic, do not repeat that information.  You must choose a different topic or supply NEW information on that particular topic.

To begin discussing in this forum, click the forum title. Then, click Reply to the initial TOPIC thread. To reply to a fellow classmate’s or instructor’s post, simply click Reply on his or her response entry.

You are required to post on multiple days by replying to the threaded topic.

Re-read the minimum requirement

A minimum three (3) well-researched and cited qualifying postings (150 words or more) are required each week. Keep in mind — One should not expect a maximum grade for minimum work effort.

The company you chose in Week One will hold a national convention of all of the U.S.-based executive staff members across 15 locations. The CIO has chosen “Cyber Security Awareness” as the theme for the convention. Based on the quality of your previous training presentations, you have been chosen to write and deliver a presentation at one of the Executive Round Table Meetings during the convention. The CIO has stressed creating a presentation that will capture the attention of executive management.

Create a 15- to 20-slide PowerPoint® presentation, including speaker’s notes. Use graphics, animation, or charts as appropriate.

Create a 1-page executive summary that the executives can use to communicate the highlights of the presentation within their organizations.

Include the following topics in the presentation. Avoid using research quotes or acronyms. Combine and/or order the topics in the way you believe to be most effective:

• What is network protection? What needs protecting?
• What is a Cyber Attack? How can cyber security help?
• Security and ROI
• Legislation and government influence
• Ethical and legal issues
• The Six Principles of Information Security Management.
• What challenges are there with cloud computing?
• Why is the Internet often considered the cause of cyber security issues?
• The role of the workforce in security
• Training, awareness, motivation, and continuous improvement
• Disaster recovery and business continuity
• Why are contingency planning and vulnerability management important?
• Security Audits – What are they? Who uses and performs them?
• Risk Management in reducing the probability of a negative event
• Social Engineering – What is it? How might we be vulnerable to it?
• Backups (full, copy, incremental, differential)
• Deterring network attacks
• Roles of our employees in cyber security

Compile all files into a ZIP folder.

This qnswer you have to do it on your own no copy from online source

Included with this assignment is an Excel spreadsheet that contains data with two dimension values.

The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate steps performed in a K-Means Cluster analysis.

Review the “k-MEANS CLUSTERING ALGORITHM” section in Chapter 4 of the Sharda et. al. textbook for additional background.

Use Excel to perform the following data analysis.

1. Plot the data on a scatter plot.
2. Determine the ideal number of clusters.
3. Choose random center points (centroids) for each cluster. (Note:  Each student will select a different random set of centroids.)
4. Using a standard distance formula measure the distance from each data point to each center point.
5. Assign each data point to an initial cluster region based on closeness.
6. For each cluster calculate new center points.
7. Repeat steps 4 through 6 as a second pass.
8. Repeat steps 4 through 6 as a third pass.

Provide final answers on your Excel spreadsheet indicating your initial center points, second pass center points, and third pass center points.  You must submit your spreadsheet and these answers to receive full credit. 

You will use Excel to help with calculations, but only standard functions should be used (i.e. don’t use a plug-in to perform the analysis for you.)  You need to show your work doing this analysis the long way.  If you were to repeat steps 4 through 6, what will likely happen with the cluster centroids?  The rubric for this assignment can be viewed when clicking on the assignment link.

Here is a link to an example spreadsheet using a smaller data set.  It contains two tabs.  The first tab is the raw data.  The second tab contains the analysis that was performed.  Make sure that you use a different starting center points from the example.

Each of us perceives “ethics” from our own point of reference as to what is or is not ethical. This assignment asks you to consider ethics and whistleblowers. Select one of the behaviors listed below for your discussion posting. Base your posting on your relationship with the “unethical person” and any risk involved in “whistle blowing”.

1. Stealing from an employer

2. Falsifying a time sheet

3. Padding an expense account

4. Falsifying any document or record

5. Lying about the conduct of a co-worker