attitudes towards security in the United States

First, read the following report from the Pew Research Center about post-September 11th attitudes towards security in the United States: http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/06/07/balancing-act-national-security-and-civil-liberties-in-post-911-era/
The language of the Fourth Amendment is quite clear in that it does not ban all searches and seizures by government and/or law enforcement officials, it only prohibits searches and seizures deemed by a court to be “unreasonable.” Keeping this in mind, please respond to the following statement, indicating (of course) whether you agree or disagree with the statement and why:
“In a post-September 11th world, in order to ensure the safety of all Americans, we can not only expect more searches of our persons (and seizures of contraband) at our airports, we should demand it. We, as a nation, should be willing to voluntarily relinquish a certain level of our civil rights in order to ensure our nation’s security.”

it has often been said the Apple products, unlike their Windows counterparts, are not vulnerable to hackers…but is that true anymore?

it has often been said the Apple products, unlike their Windows counterparts, are not vulnerable to hackers…but is that true anymore?…read the following article:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jason-glassberg/are-apple-products-really_b_10241742.html
What do you think?…have you purchased Apple products based on the record of not being hacked?…have you experienced any hacks with Apple products?…have you experienced hacks with other products?…from an OS perspective, what precautions could you have taken?…how has the hack (or threat of a hack) changed your computing habits?…how much of this is due to the architecture of Apple versus Microsoft?…

Database security system

Report Issue
A researching report should be prepared about :
1-Database security system.
requirements:
1-collect  3  scientific published papers from any digital library, or more but no less.
2-the writer need to read the papers carefully prepare her/his own report to summarize,discuss,and may suggest some new ideas on what she/he read.
3-Do not copy or rephrase written statements in the papers.
4-The collected scientific papers should be submitted with the report.
4- Report Format:
Font Type: Times New Roman.
Font Size: 12 pt.
Line Space: 1.5 pt.

ISOL 533 – Information Security and Risk Management Risk Management Plan University of the Cumberlands

ISOL 533 – Information Security and Risk Management Risk Management Plan University of the Cumberlands

Executive Summary

<Review the Scenario on Page #2 of the publisher’s Project: Risk Management Plan. Summarize the information about the company provided in the scenario and place it into this section of the report. Remove these instructions and all other instructions below before submitting the document for grading.>
This Risk Management Plan covers the Risks, Threats and Weaknesses of the Health Network, Inc. (Health Network).

Risks – Threats – Weaknesses within each domain

<Using the Threats listed on Page #3 of the publisher’s Project: Risk Management Plan and the 7 Domains diagram on Page #3 of this template, complete the table on Page #2 of this template (review your Lab #1 solution). Once you enter the Threats into the table, list one or more Weaknesses that might exist in a typical organization using research and your imagination) and then list the Risk to the company if the Threat exploits that Weakness. Then group these Risks-Threats-Weaknesses (R-T-W) by Domain and discuss them below in this section.>
User Domain: <list each User Domain R-T–W identified in the table>
Workstation Domain: <list each Workstation Domain R-T–W identified in the table>
LAN Domain: <list each User Domain R-T–W identified in the table>
WAN-to-LAN Domain: <list each Workstation Domain R-T–W identified in the table>
WAN Domain: <list each User Domain R-T–W identified in the table>
Remote Access Domain: <list each Workstation Domain R-T–W identified in the table>
System/Application Domain: <list each User Domain R-T–W identified in the table>

Compliance Laws and Regulations

<List the laws and regulations that affect this industry.>

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Employee behavior in an organization

1) Employee behavior in an organization is
a)usally far from optional
b)prone to create secure work environments
c)not subject to policies and guidance
d)similar to machines
2)Which of the following statements is true regarding organizational policy and security awareness training?
a)Employee attitudes toward security awareness training can range from indifferent to eager.
b)Employees’ willingness to work and learn is universal across different organization.
c)Employees’ adherence to security policy is solely dependent upon the organization’s structure.
d)You can only create an organizational policy framework to define policies in flat organizations.
3)Executive management, IT security policy enforcement monitoring, and human resources, all must have a unified front regarding the:
a)size and structure of the organization.
b)management structure and advancement opportunities.
c)issuance of executive orders within the organization.
d)disciplinary treatment of policy violations.
4)Which of the following areas of the organization is responsible for establishing the policy commitment and implementation for the entire organization?
a)Executive Management
b)Supervisory-Level Management
c)Human Resources
d)IT Security Policy Enforcement Monitoring
5)Which of the following areas of the organization conducts system logging, content filtering logging, and e-mail filtering logging with automated reporting for monthly or quarterly policy compliance reviews?
a)Executive Management
b)Supervisory-Level Management
c)Human Resources
d)IT Security Policy Enforcement Monitoring
Question 6
Which of the following areas of the organization is responsible for ensuring that employees, contractors, and consultants conform to all organizational policies?
a)Executive Management
b)Supervisory-Level Management
c)Human Resources
d)IT Security Policy Enforcement Monitoring
7)Violations of security policies are considered to be a(n) __________ issue upon which proper disciplinary actions must be taken.
a)law enforcement
b)employer-employee
c)executive-staff
d)implementation
8)Depending on the violation’s severity, repeat or continued violations of organization-wide policies might be grounds for:
a)refusing to pay earned wages.
b)denying overtime assignments.
c)termination of employment.
d)limiting an employee’s Internet access.
9)Flat organizational structures are characterized by a management structure that:
a)is cross-functional and more open to employee input.
b)places all decision making at the executive management level.
c)provides limited access and connectivity to employees.
d)considers employee contributions to be of no value.
10)Hierarchical organizational structures are characterized by departments that are separated by:
a)creativity level.
b)salary level, creating animosity between departments.
c)teams, creating competitiveness between departments.
d)function, creating multiple functional silos.
11)In hierarchical organizational structures, communication between employees tends to:
a)be very difficult to achieve at all.
b)occur across organizational functions.
c)be more “top-down.”
d)be more “bottom-up.”
12)In flat organizational structures, employees tend to be:
a)more open and communicative.
b)more interested in financial rewards.
c)constrained within their role or function.
d)less likely to interact across the organization.
13)Employees in organizations with flat organizational structures tend to be more:
a)creative and involved in business decisions.
b)dissatisfied and apathetic.
c)financially successful.
d)concerned about job security.
14) Hierarchical organizations are more likely than flat organizations to have a:
a)security policy.
b)formal chain of command.
c)profitable business model.
d)chief executive officer.
15)Which of the following can affect an employee’s sense of job security, purpose, and potential to contribute to the company’s success, all of which can make an employee feel dissatisfied or apathetic?
a)The U.S economy
b)A company’s IT policies
c)A company’s size
d)A company’s board of directors
16)Conducting annual audits and security assessments for policy compliance are critical security operations and management functions because:
a)people constantly change (they grow on the job, move to new jobs, etc.).
b)people tend to shy away from repetition and repetitive inputs.
c)employees never discover new risks and threats.
d)security awareness training is most often ineffective.
17)Which of the following statements is true regarding the scenario in the lab in which the Specialty Medical Clinic was being acquired by a larger parent organization?
a)Both the medical clinic and the larger parent organization had a hierarchical structure with multiple departments and clinics.
b)Both the medical clinic and the larger parent organization had a flat organizational structure.
c)The medical clinic had a hierarchical structure with multiple departments and clinics, while the larger parent organization had a flat organizational structure.
d)The larger parent organization had a hierarchical structure with multiple departments and clinics, while the medical clinic had a flat organizational structure.
18)Security awareness training can include special all-hands meetings called __________ meetings that are held between team or departmental leaders, with those leaders then sharing the information they’ve gained from those meetings with employees.
a)Town Hall
b)Task Force
c)Awareness
d)Security Reminders
19)Which of the following statements is true regarding ongoing security policy management?
a)New policy and procedures always negatively impact a business process or create unintended challenges in a particular department.
b)When users find that a policy is going to make their jobs harder, they’re much more likely to try to circumvent that policy.
c)Employee feedback is not helpful in determining how a policy might impose unintended challenges on an employee.
d)Be certain to communicate, to leaders and employees alike, that there may be adverse repercussions for providing feedback.
20)Which of the following statements is true regarding security awareness training?
a)Employees typically look forward to and enjoy mandatory security awareness training.
b)Security awareness training can be more effective if made unconventional or interactive.
c)The training should be uniform across all employees and departments.
d)The rationale behind the security training should be withheld from the employees.
Total 20 questions i have .

General Looping Exercises

MY C Programming HW

Introduction to Programming CS1325
Assignment #1 – General Looping Exercises
Assignment 1 – General Looping
Introduction
Your first assignment will consist of two small C programs that mostly involve basic iteration
logic.
Please note that your programs should comply with the commenting and formatting rules as
described in class and in the formatting file on eLearning. For example, there should be a header
for the whole program that gives the author’s name, class name, date, and description. End
braces should be commented, and there are alignment and indenting requirements as discussed.
A file on eLearning describes these requirements. Please ask if you have any questions.
Program #1: Creation of an ASCII Table
Write a C program that implements that ASCII table given on Slide 30 of the first slide set. That
ASCII table will be reproduced below for reference.
Your program should first print out the column headings. It should then print out the binary,
octal, decimal, hexadecimal and character versions of the ASCII characters from 32 to 126
(decimal), as indicated in the table. Two vertical columns should be sufficient.
Bin Oct Dec Hex Char Bin Oct Dec Hex Char
32
33
Note that the columns should run top to bottom (instead of left to right). The range between 32
and 126 has an odd number of entries. Therefore, the left hand column will have one more entry
in it than the right hand column.
As we will see shortly, the decimal, octal, and hexadecimal versions of these numbers can be
easily displayed using the built-in conversion codes of printf(). The binary versions,
however, are more difficult. Two algorithms for converting a decimal number to binary are (1)
repeatedly divide the decimal number and its quotients by 2 and collect the remainders (the last
remainder collected will be the most significant digit of the result), (2) create the hexadecimal
equivalent of the original decimal number and use that hexadecimal intermediate to create the
binary. The latter technique depends on the fact that the 16 hexadecimal digits (ranging from 0
to F) exactly correspond to the 16 numbers that can be created out of four bits (ranging from
CS1325 – Introduction to Programming page: 2
0000 to 1111). The four bit binary patterns can be created from the hexadecimal digits and
concatenated to produce the final result.
For this assignment, let’s use the first algorithm: repeated divisions by 2. For an example, let’s
say our current decimal number is 74 (corresponding to a ‘J’ in the ASCII table). If we use this
method, we would have:
74  2 = 37 R 0
37  2 = 18 R 1
18  2 = 9 R 0
9  2 = 4 R 1
4  2 = 2 R 0
2  2 = 1 R 0
1  2 = 0 R 1
After each division we capture the remainder and then divide the quotient from the previous
division by 2. The process stops when the quotient becomes 0 (which it always will). The
remainders are then displayed in reverse order (i.e., the last remainder collected is the most
significant digit of the result) to produce the final answer: 1001010. Note that these digits
should be printed out as they are in the chart, with a space between the first and second nibbles.
Furthermore, for the purposes of this assignment, let’s also display the leading 0 bit (even though
it is not shown in the table). The final result would then be displayed as:
0100 1010
The calculation of the binary should be placed in its own function, which ever method you use.
Note that you should never return a pointer from a function to something that was
declared locally within that function. Therefore, if you intend to return any kind of an array
from a function, it must be passed into the function as an argument. (Alternatively, you could
dynamically allocate the array. But we will discuss that issue later in the course.)
Deliverables:
Please submit your “.c” source code file.
CS1325 – Introduction to Programming page: 3
Program #2: Drawing Triangles
Write a program that asks the user to enter an integer between 1 and 15. If the number entered is
outside that range, your program should print out an error message and re-prompt for another
number. (This is an input validation loop.)
Once the user enters a number in the correct range, your program will print out four patterns of
asterisks that look like the following. Note that the number provided by the user is equal to the
height of the pattern.
Let’s say the input value was 8. Then the output should be:
********
*******
******
*****
****
***
**
*
********
*******
******
*****
****
***
**
*
*
***
*****
*******
*********
***********
*************
***************
CS1325 – Introduction to Programming page: 4
*
* *
* *
* *
* *
* *
* *
***************
For the final pattern, ask the user for an odd number between 1 and 15. (Your program should
use an input validation loop to restrict valid input from the user to odd numbers between 1 and
15.) If that number is 7, then the diagram appears as follows:
* * * * * * *
* *
* *
*
* *
* *
* * * * * * *
Note that, in contrast to the previous diagrams, there are spaces between adjacent asterisks on the
first and last lines.
ASCII Table:

security risks

Write a paper (in your own words) detailing an explanation of one of the following security risks. Be sure to include what the targets are, the success (Or lack of success) of the worm, how it is passed between computers, and what it accomplishes (for the attacker).
Stuxnet Worm
https://spectrum.ieee.org/telecom/security/the-real-story-of-stuxnet
MLA Format
1 Page (not counting header), 1.5 spaced, 12pt Times New Roman.
At least 1 source cited (NOT a “pedia” or “blog”)

HWE Accessories Website Project

Project Plan Overview:
HWE Accessories produces accessories for cell phones, such as cases and screen covers. Most of the current sales occur in retail stores. The existing website for HWE Accessories is informational only. HWE Accessories is a relatively small company without an internal IT department. HWE Accessories would like to implement an entirely new website which will allow customers to browse inventory, compare items, and make purchases.
 
Write a 2- to 3-page business case for the new HWE Accessories website using Microsoft® Word. Include the following:
The problem statement
Analysis of the situation
Cost-benefit analysis
Preliminary feasibility study
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
Return on Investment (ROI)
Solution options
Recommendations