Develop a comprehensive set of IT risk scenarios based on available information to determine the potential impact to business objectives and operations.

Purpose
This assignment is intended to help you learn to do the following:

· Develop a comprehensive set of IT risk scenarios based on available information to determine the potential impact to business objectives and operations.

· Identify key stakeholders for IT risk scenarios to help establish accountability.

· Establish an IT risk register to help ensure that identified IT risk scenarios are accounted for and incorporated into the enterprise-wide risk profile.

· Analyze risk scenarios based on organizational criteria such as organizational structure, policies, standards, technology, architecture, controls to determine the likelihood and impact of an identified risk.

· Evaluate and categorize risk with respect to technology; with respect to individuals, and in the enterprise, and recommend appropriate responses. [NSA SRA 3]

The Equifax Incident
This paper centers on the Equifax incident of 2017. Here is an excerpt:

“On September 7, 2017, US credit reporting company Equifax publicly announced that it had been the target of a cyberattack and that the personal information of over 145 million customers – including Social Security Numbers, driver’s license numbers, email addresses, and credit card numbers – had been stolen. The announcement sparked a massive backlash, as consumers and public officials questioned how a company that managed sensitive personal information for over 800 million individuals could have allowed such a breach to happen. It became apparent that Equifax had been criticized for a lack of cybersecurity preparedness.

The case discusses the events leading up to the massive data breach at Equifax, one of the three U.S. credit reporting companies, the organizational and governance issues that contributed to the breach, and the consequences of the breach. The case supplement provides details of how Equifax recovered from the breach and changes the company made. On September 7, 2017, Equifax announced that the personal information of over 140 million consumers had been stolen from its network in a catastrophic data breach, including people’s Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, email addresses, and credit card information. The announcement sparked a massive backlash, as consumers and public officials questioned how a company that managed sensitive personal information about over 800 million individuals could have such insufficient security measures. It came to light that Equifax had been aware of critical faults in its cybersecurity infrastructure, policies, and procedures for years but had failed to address them. Equifax’s public response also received criticism. CEO Richard Smith and numerous other executives resigned, and Equifax was left facing dozens of lawsuits, government investigations, and the potential for new regulation.”1

1 Srinivasan, Suraj, Quinn Pitcher, and Jonah S. Goldberg (2017, revised 2019). ” Data Breach at Equifax .”

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Harvard Business School Case 118-031.

Overview
Read the Equifax Case Study. Given your knowledge of the Equifax case, develop a risk scenario accounting for threat agent, threat, vulnerability, and possible event characteristics, such as possible time, location, and other circumstances. Feel free to make up additional data if you choose, but ensure you have already exhausted information from the Equifax case. Ensure your paper addresses the following questions:

· Who are the stakeholders affected by this risk scenario?

· What approach did you use to develop the scenario, top-down or bottom-up? Choose only one and justify your choice.

· Which of the following did your scenario address: asset, process, or organizational structure? You can address one, two, or all of them.

· Evaluate and categorize risk with respect to technology; with respect to individuals, and in the enterprise, and recommend appropriate responses. [NSA SRA 3]

Your paper must be APA-formatted, 1200 to 1500 words, double-spaced, 12-point font size in Times New Roman.

Action Items

1. Read the case study Data Breach at Equifax
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4. Write your paper according to the directions in the overview.
5. Submit your assignment. Your work will automatically be checked by Turnitin.
6. Review your Submission Details and access your Turnitin report. Revise your work as needed based on the feedback.
7. By the due date indicated, re-submit the final version of your work.

Submission Instructions
By the due date indicated, upload your work.

Grading Criteria
Read the assignment rubric to understand how your work will be assessed.

This assignment is also used to assess a Cybersecurity Program Learning Outcome (PLO) through the rubric. The PLO assessment will appear as a separate row within the rubric; it will not contribute points to the assignment.

For your information, the following PLO is being assessed:

· PLO 3: Employ quantitative and qualitative means to analyze risk in information systems.

Were there any recommendations for practice that you thought could be implemented in your clinical practice tomorrow? Next week? Next year?

Think about the articles you have been reading each week. Were there any recommendations for practice that you thought could be implemented in your clinical practice tomorrow? Next week? Next year? Provide rationale to support your response.

Submission Instructions:

• Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources

What do you know about threats to species?

Respond to the following reflective and vocabulary prompts in a minimum of 175 words total for both sections.

Think back to your previous experiences and prior knowledge with respect to threats to species and ecosystems.

• What do you know about threats to species?
• What has been your experience with threats to species?
• How do you think the experiences you have described so far have impacted your knowledge and perceptions about threats to species?
• How do you think learning about threats to species will impact your future career in environmental science?

This week, consider the following 2 vocabulary terms:

• Habitat chance
• Anthropocene

Discuss the following questions related to the 2 vocabulary terms:

• How do people use these terms?
• What do these terms mean in everyday language to everyday people (i.e., people outside of the environmental science field)? Use examples to help describe your thoughts.

Describe the possible barriers to entry and exit for: (a) physician wanting to establish a solo practice office in internal medicine

 Lesson 02 – Discussion

Describe the possible barriers to entry and exit for: (a) physician wanting to establish a solo practice office in internal medicine, (b) a company offering a health club facility in the same building where employers work, and (c) a tertiary hospital developing a coronary bypass program.

Discussion Requirements:

1. Your initial post should be at least 200 words.
2. Read and respond in no fewer than 50 words to at least 2 of your peers’ posts.
3. State your position on whether you agree or disagree with your peer’s statements.
4. Correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation are expected.
5. APA format with at least two cited reference (APA format).

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Provide the Fifth or Sixth Amendment along with your interpretation of it and its importance. 

Please respond to the following in a substantive post:

• Provide the Fifth or Sixth Amendment along with your interpretation of it and its importance. 
• Illustrate with an example how the amendment applies to a player and a step in the criminal justice process (for example, Fourth Amendment—law enforcement—arrest).  
  • Refer to 3Ps of Criminal Justice: Players, Process, and Procedure graphic (left-hand menu).
  • Be sure to supply your example.

What is its osmolarity? Is it isotonic, hypotonic, or hypertonic compared to normal plasma?

Read this article for a brief overview of some of the different types of IV fluids given clinically, including normal saline, lactated Ringer’s, and D5W:

https://www.azivmedics.com/iv-fluids (Links to an external site.)

Select two IV fluids to compare and contrast.  You may select two of the IV fluids discussed in this article or any other commonly administered crystalloid IV fluids. Your initial post must be at least 100 words.  For each IV fluid, research its composition- which solutes does it include? What is its osmolarity? Is it isotonic, hypotonic, or hypertonic compared to normal plasma? What indications are given for its administration? What special precautions would you need to watch out for as a nurse administering each of these IV fluids? Anything else noteworthy about this IV fluid? Make sure to post a link to your sources. If you find an online resource that you think would be particularly helpful for healthcare workers (e.g., “IV cheat sheets”), please share with us.

Your initial post is due by Thursday and two replies of at least 35 words each, including at least one follow-up question by Sunday. You will receive 6 points for your initial post and 2 points for each reply. Your original post is due by Thursday and 2 replies by Sunday.

BONUS: For a bonus point on this week’s discussion, write an additional reply to another student’s question, with a reply of 35 words or more. Make sure to cite your sources.

How does global stratification impact local culture? What are the positive and negative effects?

Nike, General Motors, Ford, Microsoft, and Fender Music. Research its effects on local culture. Write a summary and analysis of 500-750 words and include the following:

How does global stratification impact local culture? What are the positive and negative effects?

How does global stratification impact the United States? What are the positive and negative effects?

Who is the biggest “winner” in this situation? Explain.

Use the GCU Library to locate two to three academic sources to support your content. .

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.

What are the different forms of diabetes?

What are the different forms of diabetes?  What is the difference in Type I and Type II?  Do you know anyone with diabetes?  If so, have you noticed anything they do to manage their condition like diet, exercise or medications? 

Describe a plan to create urgency within the organization and convince stakeholders that this change needs to take place.

Instructions

In the final project, you will be developing a change plan for the “Alaska Airlines: Navigating Change” case study. In The Heart of Change Field Guide: Tools and Tactics for Leading Change in Your Organization, Cohen explains what is required from the leader and other parts of the organization to incorporate Kotter’s steps successfully as a change intervention.

Review the case study “Alaska Airlines: Navigating Change” and then complete the following: (a) State what actually occurred in the case regarding Kotter’s first two steps of establishing a sense of urgency and creating the guiding team in a change effort and (b) address each of the critical elements for Section II parts A and B in your change effort analysis. Make sure to include your recommendations for implementing Kotter’s steps 1 and 2.

1. Create Urgency
   1. Describe a plan to create urgency within the organization and convince stakeholders that this change needs to take place.
   2. What processes currently exist for implementing change? How will these processes need to be updated for the proposed change?
   3. Describe the strategy you will use to get support from your employees. How will this strategy be effective?
2. Build a Guiding Coalition
   1. Identify who should be involved in this guiding coalition. Provide rationale for each choice. Kotter likes 50% leaders and 50% managers with experience, while others prefer the composition to be 33% leaders, 33% managers, and 33% informal leaders, but you can assemble the guiding coalition as you see fit.
   2. Determine steps you can take to ensure commitment from those involved. Describe those steps.

Based on the Employee Engagement Surveys data, create visuals that illustrate areas in need of change at the U.S. branch.

Scenario

You have been contracted as an HR consultant by a U.S. LLC in Wilmington, Delaware, to solve their internal issues. This U.S. LLC is a branch of a Singaporean software solutions provider with 140 employees and $20M revenue per year. The CEO of the Singaporean headquarters wants to open new markets in the United States, gain access to new customers, diversify risk, leverage resources, and increase profits. To meet these goals, she tasked a VP to establish and take charge of the U.S. branch.

Unfortunately, the newly formed U.S. branch has been facing several problems from the beginning.

• Employees at the call center and the sales and marketing division are disengaged and emotionally fatigued as a result of contradictory communication between the branch’s leadership and the leadership at the Singaporean headquarters.
• The branch team members feel frustrated and undervalued as a result of conflicting feedback from their VP and management team.
• Messages from leadership lack consistency, especially regarding policies and practices related to human resources.
• There is no training for team members.
• Communication problems between the Singaporean headquarters and the U.S. branch are resulting in low employee morale.

Overall, the standard operating procedures (SOP) followed successfully at the headquarter office in Singapore could not be replicated at the U.S. branch. As a result, the CEO’s vision of successfully furthering expansion into the U.S. market remains unfulfilled.

Prompt

Perform the change readiness/needs assessment audit for the U.S. branch and submit a report of your findings to the VP in the course scenario. As the HR consultant, this would help you identify the readiness of the U.S. branch employees to adopt change plans. In this report prepared for the VP, you will discuss the change readiness of the workforce and leadership, willingness and capabilities for change, and any historical barriers to change from past planned or unplanned change management experiences.

Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

• Based on the Employee Engagement Surveys data, create visuals that illustrate areas in need of change at the U.S. branch. Your visuals should address the following:
  • Appraisal, job-role stagnation, and promotion or recognition
  • Apathy or disinterest regarding the vision, mission, and values of the organization
  • Lack of trust in managers, especially senior leaders
  • Impressions about the organization’s attitude to inclusion and diversity
  • A justification of your selection of data points from the Employee Engagement Survey results
• Discuss employees’ confidence in change management practices:
  • Consider the information available through the Employee Engagement Surveys and Leaders’ Self-Evaluations.
  • Do employees have a high degree of confidence in the company’s leadership? Explain your reasoning.
  • Explain the urgency for change at the employee and leadership level.
  • Analyze the middle managers’ (team leads’) role in creating an adoption mindset:
    • How would they serve as a bridge between the senior leaders and the frontline staff?
    • Are they ready to take ownership of the proposed change? Explain your reasoning.
  • How do leadership styles and power distribution impact change readiness?
• Identify opportunities to increase change readiness/trust at the U.S. branch:
  • Why are some employees more accepting of change while others might be more reluctant?
  • How does the Forms of Resistance Grid explain the common reasons for resistance to change?
    • Refer to the Exit Interviews and explore the Forms of Resistance Grid to discuss any two forms of resistance from this list: ambivalence, peer-focused dissent, upward dissent, sabotage, refusal/exit.
• Use Hofstede’s cultural dimension model and the Exit Interviews, Employee Engagement Surveys, and Leaders’ Self-Evaluations to explain cultural considerations that may have created difficulties for the employees of the U.S. branch to adjust to the Singaporean headquarters’ SOPs:
  • Summarize the importance of culture considerations using Hofstede’s cultural dimensions model in the context of the U.S. branch and the Singaporean headquarters.
    • Explain how Hofstede’s model helps analyze cultural differences based on specific evidence and not on pre-conceived notions about different cultures.
    • Discuss how differences in specific dimensions of Hofstede’s model may result in misunderstanding and change management frustration or failure.
  • Discuss individualism and one other dimension from the list below that might impact the cross-cultural communication and business practice differences among the American and the Singaporean employees:
    • Uncertainty avoidance
    • Power distance
    • Long-term orientation

Guidelines for Submission

Submit a 2- to 3-page Word document with 12-point Times New Roman font, double spacing, and one-inch margins. Sources should be cited according to APA style. Consult the Shapiro Library APA Style Guide for more information on citations.