summarize how you would design a cybersecurity training program

Essay

The following is fictional. Assume that an executive at Big Employer, Inc., which recruits at  Lake Michigan College and other public and private universities, recently met with the leadership of Lake Michigan College  and said the following:

Problem Statement

“We have a bleeding-at-the-neck problem that I hope you can help us with. We are under daily attack from threat actors who aim to compromise the security of our networks and data. The costs of remediating the effects of these attacks are intolerable. We know that we can’t prevent all of these attacks, but we must find a way to reduce their incidence. 

An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure

“We know that most of these attacks originate with behavioral breaches. Indeed, spear phishing attacks are the most common causal agent of advanced persistent threats (APTs). APTs are harmful in terms of operational costs (e.g., expenses associated with conducting forensic analyses; reconfiguring, rebuilding and re-populating databases; hiring lawyers and consultants to help us provide timely, compliant notices to our customers, etc.). But those operational costs represent only about 25% of the total costs of these breaches. That’s because strategic costs (e.g., damage to our reputation and the knock-on adverse effects on revenues and margins; higher financing costs, etc.) represent about 75% of the total costs of these breaches.

“We know that we can’t stop all APTs, but we must find a way to reallocate our cybersecurity budget to emphasize the remediation of APTs. To do that, we must find a way to reduce the incidence of behavioral breaches, so that we can spend less money there and more money on APTs. The maddening thing is that most of those behavioral breaches are predictable and—we think—preventable. You know, ‘an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure?’

Cyber Risk Ready on Day One

“A big part of the problem is that too many of our new hires are not ‘cyber-risk-ready’ on Day One. So, shame on us for not screening for that in our interviewing and recruiting process. That. Stops. Now. Henceforth, in our interviewing and recruiting practices, we will favor those candidates who can demonstrate some threshold level of cyber hygiene, and we will not interview those who candidates cannot. We assume that you at Lake Michigan College  have a program, or at least an initiative, for providing behavioral cybersecurity training to your students, right? I mean, in the UK, that’s standard at all universities, so universities in the US must have a similar initiative, right…? I’ll take your silence as a ‘no.’ This could be an opportunity for you to distinguish yourself from rival universities, yes?

Invitation to Collaborate with Lake Michigan College College of Business

“Moving on…we’d like to collaborate with you to design and develop a program by which students who wish to interview for jobs with our company (and with other companies like ours; maybe we should invite them into this collaboration?) can demonstrate—preferably with a regime of stacked certifications—that they are demonstrably cyber-risk-ready on Day One. Are you interested in such a collaboration? We hope so, which is why we’re coming to you first. But if you’re not interested, we’ll proceed down the list of the names of other universities who we think might be interested in this kind of collaboration. How do you propose we proceed?” 

 Lake Michigan College  Response and Plan for Collaboration

 Assume that the Lake Michigan College  leadership turns to the College of Business and its department of computer science and asks them to develop a response to Big Employer, Inc.’s request for a collaboration. Dr. Smith notes that the department of computer science anticipated this situation in the fall of 2019 by asking this question:

What might behavioral cybersecurity training for higher education in the US look like?

Dr. Smith observes that he worked with students to create prototype information technology (IT) artifacts as a proof-of-concept for training in behavioral cybersecurity for higher education in the

Questions

Please write an essay in which you answer the following:

1. Drawing from your work and study experience, please state three cyber hygiene requirements that you anticipate employers will look for in assessing whether a job candidate is “Cyber Risk Ready on Day One.”  Please explain why these requirements are relevant not only to employers, but also to Lake Michigan College , whose information systems you use as a student. Your reasoning should draw from the lessons in which we explored fundamentals of cybersecurity (e.g., user authentication; access control, cryptography essentials, protecting physical assets and infrastructure, risk assessment, HR security issues, legal and ethical issues). Minimum 500 words.
2. Please summarize how you would design a cybersecurity training program that would satisfy those requirements. I realize that you’re not trained in instructional design. That said, by now, you have lots of experience using technologies (e.g., Canvas and Zoom) as an online learner, and that experience has informed your views. Your answer should reflect those views. Minimum 200 words.
3. Please indicate how you could contribute to the design and development of that training program, and how doing so might advance your profile as a job candidate who is cyber-risk-ready on Day One. Minimum 300 words.

 Describe the main stages of DMAIC as indicated in the case study.

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Assignment 3

Deadline: 04/12/2021 @ 23:59

For Instructor’s Use only

Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY

1. The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated folder.
2. Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
3. Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
4. Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
5. Late submission will NOT be accepted.
6. Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
7. All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
8. Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.
9. Assignment -3 should be submitted on or before the end of Week- 13 .

• The Assignment`s learning Outcomes:

In the 3^rd assignment, the students are required to read thoughtfully the Using Six Sigma DMAIC to improve the quality of the production process: case study , and answer the related questions, upon successful completion of the assignment the student should be able to:

1. Recognize the importance of quality management theory, principles, and practices applied in  businesses on national and international levels.(CLO1)
2. Use quality improvement tools and practices for continuous improvement to achieve the organizational change and transformation ( CLO3)
3. Develop analytical skills of identifying pitfalls, or quality concerns through assimilated and strategic planning.(CLO4)

Instructions to access the case study:

• Using Six Sigma DMAIC to improve the quality of The production process: a case study , Monika Smętkowska, Beata Mrugalska*Instructions to read the case study’

      Access the below link to download directly the case study PDF:

Or

Through SDL https://sdl.edu.sa/SDLPortal/ar/A-ZDataBases.aspx

Using Six Sigma DMAIC to improve the quality of the production process: a case study

     This case study discusses the application of six sigma as one of the common tools to improve the quality and practice continues improvements.  The paper is supported by practical example of the DMAIC implementation ( one of the Six sigma methods), which presents the efficiency of such practice on the processes quality level. Read the case, by using your critical thinking skills answer the following questions: 

1. Using your own words, explain in brief the idea behind six-sigma concept, and how it does benefit the business? ( 1.5 Mark) ( 100 -150 words)
2.  Describe the main stages of DMAIC as indicated in the case study. ( 1.5) ( 100 – 150 words)
3. From your point of view, which one of these stage is more critical, and Why? ( 1 Mark). ( 100 – 120 words)
4.  Assess the application of DMAIC on the company ( production process) in term of its implementation and results efficiency ( 1 mark ) ( 100 – 120 words)

Answers:

1. ……
2. …….
3. ……

KM strategy and steps involved

Discuss the major elements of a KM strategy and discuss the processes involved in each step.

Discuss the key communication technologies that can be used to support knowledge sharing within an organization.

Identify and describe the needs of the parties involved in labour relations, and how these needs are balanced.

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Assignment Three

Human Resource Management (MGT211)

Deadline: 04/12/2021 @ 23:59

For Instructor’s Use only

Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY

• The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated folder.
• Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
• Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
• Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
• Late submission will NOT be accepted.
• Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
• All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
• Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.

Assignment Workload:

• This Assignment comprise of a short Case.
• Assignment is to be submitted by each student individually.

Assignment Purposes/Learning Outcomes:

After completion of Assignment three students will able to understand the following LOs:

LO5: To have the ability to carry out objective and scientific analysis of employees’ performance management.

LO6: To be able to identify and describe the needs of the parties involved in labour relations, and how these needs are balanced.

Read the case given and answer the questions:

 “Ibraheem’s arrival brought hope that Play Win  could make the transition into the digital age and move from a ‘has been’ to a ‘relevant’ player,” Nasell , CIO of Converse  Research, told The National Daily.

However, Hamza’s challenge is to inspire the company to regain the IT bellwether status once again, a position it lost due to the lack of innovation and growing competition in the sector.

One of the first moves taken by Hamza was doing away with the formal dress code for its employees. The employees were free to wear jeans and T-shirts instead of attending the office in formals with ties.

“Play Win needed a dressing down,” said a Play Win employee, referring to a change in dressing policy. Many internal processes related to employees had also been made simple. A female employee seeking extension of maternity leave could just inform the manager through mail, without giving any “verbal explanations.”

Also, the complex procedure an employee had to undergo while applying for a transfer to other location was simplified. The company also “institutionalized family events of its employees including carnivals for their children.” The company motivated its employees to take part in decision-making process at “many levels.” And the CEO constantly communicated with employees through blogs, town halls and social media, besides giving prompt replies to employee issues posted on Balm, the company’s communication platform.

 “He participates in conversations, and joins groups of his interest. And we are encouraged to learn from each other,” said Fatima, a Play Win employee, according to the News Daily.

Owing partly to the initiatives taken by Hamza, the company was able to reduce its attrition rate, once the highest in the industry, to 14.2% in the June quarter from 23.4% in the same period of the previous year.

One of the key changes brought in by Hamza were seeking more “employee engagement” in generating ideas for the company. He rolled out a programme called Help Us, targeted at “crowd-sourcing ideas from employees.” About 26,000 employees took part in the initiative, sharing 2,650 ideas. The company had shortlisted ten ideas for execution based on employee voting.

 “Ibraheem had shared a simple template that anyone — from any function, however junior or senior — could use to bring in innovation to anything he/she did. Suddenly, innovation is no big deal. It feels great to know that we are in some way part of a great renaissance at Play Win. From being simple 9-to-5ers, we’ve become people on a mission,” said Play Win employee Hajra.

Assignment Questions:                                                                                     Marks: 05

Q1. What were the reasons of job dissatisfaction which led to the high attrition rate at Play Win according to your opinion? (2.5 Marks)

Q2. What suggestions would you like to give to the company to reduce the high attrition rate? (2.5 Marks)

Answers:

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1.   Why is an organization’s culture perhaps the most evident during crisis situations?

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College of Administrative and Financial Sciences

Assignment 3

Deadline: 04/12/2021 @ 23:59

For Instructor’s Use only

Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY

• The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated folder.
• Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
• Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented; marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
• Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
• Late submission will NOT be accepted.
• Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
• All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
• Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.

Course Learning Outcomes-Covered

Assignment 3

Reference Source:

Textbook:-

Colquitt, J. A., LePine, J. A., & Wesson, M. J. (2019). Organizational behaviour: Improving performance and commitment in the workplace (6th ed). Burr Ridge, IL: McGraw-Hill Irwin.

Case Study: –

Case: Delta / United

Please read the case “Delta / United” from Chapter 16 “ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE” Page: – 533 given in your textbook – Organizational behaviour: Improving performance and commitment in the workplace (6th ed).  by Colquitt, J. A., LePine, J. A., & Wesson, M. J. (2019) and Answer the following Questions:

Assignment Question(s):

1.   Why is an organization’s culture perhaps the most evident during crisis situations? (1.25 Marks ) (Min words 150-200)

2.   What causes companies like Delta and United to become so different in regard to organizational culture? (1.25 Marks ) (Min words 150-200)

3.   What will it take for United to overcome its culture that has been built up over such a long period of time? (1.25 Marks ) (Min words 200)

Part:-2

Discussion questions: – Please read Chapter 16 “ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE” Carefully and then give your answers based on your understanding.

4.   Have you or a family member worked for an organization that you would consider to have a strong culture? If so, what made the culture strong? Did you or they enjoy working there? What do you think led to that conclusion? (1.25 Marks ) (Min words 200-300)

Important Note: – Support your submission with course material concepts, principles, and theories from the textbook and at least two scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles.

Due date for the submission of Assignment:- 3

• Assignment-3 should posted in the Black Board by end of Week-11. 
• The due date for the submission of Assignment-3 is end of Week-13.

Answer:

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Interpret the results for exposure to people with mental illness

1. A group of final-year psychology students, for their undergraduate research project, explored the predictors of stigma attached to mental illness. Their hypothesis was that education, the extent of exposure to persons diagnosed with mental illness, and the perceived severity of the mental illness would significantly predict stigma of mentally challenged individuals.

Education was coded in the data set as “0” for participants who had no tertiary level education and “1” for participants who possessed tertiary level education. The other variables in the study were measured with totaled Likert scales, where higher numbers represented more of the respective variable. After data entry and data analysis, the following table was produced in SPSS.

Using a combined maximum of 200 words, respond to the following based on the table below:

• What does the constant represent in relation to the study?                                           (1 mark)

a. Dependent Variable: Stigma of Mental Illness

1. CC

QUESTION TWO:

3. Dr. Mitchell wanted to determine if mood would be affected by age group, type of music, or their interaction. She recruited 72 adults to participate in all conditions of the study. There were three (3) conditions in the study. Participants listened to “happy” music in the first condition, then “sad” music in the second condition, and then “angry” music in the third condition. After listening to each type of music, participants were asked to complete the 16-item, 4-point Brief Mood Introspection Scale (BMIS). Thus, the participants completed the BMIS three (3) times.

In addition, Dr. Mitchell ensured that there was an equal number of younger adults, middle- aged adults, and older adults in the study. Therefore, there were 24 younger adults, 24 middle-aged adults, and 24 older adults in each condition.

Using a combined maximum of 200 words, respond to the following:

• How many main effects and interaction effects are possible in this study?                       (1 mark)

• Write the correct APA factorial notation for the study. In your response, ensure that you mention the type of design that was used.                                                                                               (3 marks)

• Based on the SPSS table below, was the interaction effect significant?                           (1 mark)

Dependent Variable: Mood

a. R Squared = .619 (Adjusted R Squared = .570)

Colonialism Maps

The Zapatista revolt made worldwide headlines in 1994 immediately after the treaty of NAFTA went into effect. Do some more research on this event and explain how the conditions at that time in Mexico might be classified as an example of neo-colonialism or, as George Collier is cited as saying in the opening of the chapter, as an “internal colony” for Mexico. Why did the Zapatistas respond to these external events (such as NAFTA)?

Choose one of the options below for your assignment this week:

Option A: Colonialism Maps

Do a quick Google search of “colonialism maps” and choose several that depict how extensive colonial practices were across the globe. Choose maps from different time periods so that you can also see the duration of some of the colonial empires. Discuss the old adage that the “sun never sets on the British Empire.” Colonialism was a global force. What are its repercussions on our lives today?

Prepare a paper (750-1250 words) in which you describe how colonialism changed over the centuries. Highlight the political agreements that guided changes in colonialism. Include citations and references in your paper for at least 3 sources.

Option B: Refugees

Do internet research on the locations of various refugee camps currently in existence. What is life like in these camps? What does it mean to be a refugee? How would your life be different than it is if you were a refugee today?

Prepare a paper (750-1250 words) in which you describe refugee camps. Describe the locations, the status of the people who occupy the camps, and the outlook for their futures. Include citations and references in your paper for at least 3 sources.

Cybersecurity framework

The most common frameworks for cybersecurity are from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), International Organization for Standardization (ISO), American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Center for Internet Security (CIS), and Cloud Security Alliance (CSA). What exactly are these organizations, and what functions do they provide? And how helpful are their frameworks?

1. Company profile information.
2. Select one of these frameworks and use the Internet to research the organization behind the framework.
3. Next research the framework associated with that organization.
4. Post your summary (minimum of 100 words) to your LMS. Include your opinion of the value of this framework and assign it a grade (1-10) regarding its value and how you could use this information.
5. Finally, identify a post a from another learner who also reviewed this organization and its framework. Reply to that learner’s posting (minimum of 50 words) about this framework, particularly what you see as its strengths and weaknesses.

Calculate the demand for pollution permits for each firm.

CAS EC 571 Environmental Economics Fall 2021 – Prof. Bahar Erbas
Homework Assignment #2 (Total 120 Points)
First and Last Name: _______Student ID#: _______ Date: _
Assignment Date: November 14, 2021 Due Date: November 29th, 2021, Monday, by 5:00pm. This is a hard deadline with no excuse. After 5:00pm all submissions will follow penalty rules with delayed submission. Please take into account the possibility of technical issues and/or illnesses, and submit your homework at an earlier time. There will be only Electronic submissions on the link ‘Fall 2021 HW#2 Assignment’. Email submissions will not be accepted as the grading requires a blackboard submissions. Instructions: 1. Please provide your solution, explanation and drawing when necessary. 2. Please write clearly. If your answers are not readable, then it will have zero points. 3. Graphs: Please label the axes, lines, curves and areas correctly. Graphs with no labels will not receive any points.
Q.1. (20 Points) The following marginal benefits and costs are estimated for production and consumption of a product.
Consumption Production
MPB = 74 − 0.5.Q (Mrg. Private Benefit) MSC = 4 + 0.4.Q (Mrg. Social Cost)
MEB = 26+ 0.1.Q (Mrg. External Benefit) MEC = 0.2.Q (Mrg. External Cost)
a. Find the competitive equilibrium. b. Find the Pareto efficient equilibrium. c. Find the dollar value of a product charge that would achieve and efficient solution.
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Q.2. (30 Points) Suppose that under the Michigan’s voluntary emission trading program, the objective is a 50 percent reduction in carbon monoxide (CO) emissions from 120 units to 60 units for a two firm industry. Each firm face the following total and marginal abatement costs, respectively TAC and MAC, measured in thousands of dollars:
Firm 1: TAC1=2000+0.6(A1)2 MAC1=1.2.A1
Firm 2: TAC2=1000+0.2(A2)2 MAC2=0.4.A2,
where A1 and A2 represent the percentages of CO emission abatement achieved by Firm 1 and Firm 2, respectively.
a. Calculate the TAC and MAC for each firm if a uniform abatement standard were used.
b. Based on your answer to part a, is there an economic incentive for the sources to participate in the trading program? Explain.
c. Quantify the cost savings associated with a cost-effective abatement allocation that could be achieved through trading.
d. Calculate the demand for pollution permits for each firm.
e. Write down the market demand for pollution permits and market supply for permits.
f. Calculate the permit price.
g. Calculate the abatement levels and emission levels of each firm.
h. If the government issues 60 allowances (tradable permits) and equally distribute them among the firms, write down which firms is a buyer and which firm is a buyer and which firm is a seller?
Q.3. (30 Points) Read the article by Jeffry A. Frankle (2003) “The Environment and Globalization,” NBER, http://www.nber.org/papers/w10090. Provide a summary of the article, in your own words, in a single page include the key links between the Environment and Globalization.
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Q.4. (30 Points) Suppose that Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) tries to decide whether it should choose pollution tax or non-tradable emission licenses. The EPA economists estimate the marginal damage from pollution as 𝑀𝐷 = 2.𝐸 + 10, where 𝐸 is the emission level in the industry. However, EPA is not being able to observe the true marginal abatement cost and assumes one based on the information gathered from the industry. Whereas the true marginal abatement cost is 𝑀𝐴𝐶𝑇𝑟𝑢𝑒 = −1.5.𝐸 + 60, the EPA assumes that marginal abatement cost is 𝑀𝐴𝐶𝐴𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑚𝑒𝑑 = −𝐸 + 70 based on the information reported by the industry. Answer the following questions.
a. Suppose EPA uses emission tax given the assumed marginal abatement cost as a tool to regulate emissions. Calculate the emission level, 𝐸𝐻, and 𝑡𝐻 that are believed to be efficient.
b. If EPA imposes 𝑡𝐻 that you have calculated in part a, what would be the actual emission level, 𝐸𝑇, in the industry?
c. If EPA would have true information on marginal abatement cost, what would be the efficient emission tax, 𝑡∗, and emission level, 𝐸∗, in the industry?
d. If EPA uses non-tradable emission licenses to restrict the emissions to 𝐸𝐻, calculate the efficiency loss due to uncertainty over marginal abatement cost that would arise?
e. If EPA uses emission tax of 𝑡𝐻, calculate the efficiency loss due to uncertainty over marginal abatement cost that would arise?
f. Illustrate 𝑀𝐷, 𝑀𝐴𝐶𝑇𝑟𝑢𝑒, 𝑀𝐴𝐶𝐴𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑚𝑒𝑑, 𝑡𝐻, 𝑡∗, 𝐸𝐻, 𝐸𝑇, 𝐸∗ on the graph. Shade areas of efficiency losses in part d and part e.
g. Under this type of uncertainty, which regulatory tool that you recommend EPA to choose, emission tax or non-tradable emission licenses?
Q.5. (10 Points) It is well documented that the carbon monoxide (CO) emissions from combustible engines increase in colder climates. This implies that the associated damages are expected to be less severe in summer months than in winter. Nonetheless air quality control authorities use a standard for CO that is uniform throughout the year with no allowance for seasonal effects. Use the following model to decide what action would you recommend to ensure an allocatively efficient outcome across the two seasons:
MSB of CO abatement in winter = 360-0.5A
MSB of CO abatement in summer = 140-0.2A
MSC of CO abatement = 0.2A, where A is the level of CO abatement.

Matlab Project

I need help in completing the Matlab project complete with a PPT presentation. I have the below requirements for it. I am attaching the possible documentation and the question that I have and an example Matlab code that I have got from my professor. The attached PPT has a clear picture of what needs to be done and presented. You can follow the same pattern

1. Answer the question using the newton method by hand (possible iteration trying to get that convergence).

2. Matlab Code with grid and plot diagram like how it is described in the PPT.

3. small document on steps to answer the question.

4. Findings and interesting things in the question that we have observed (based on the Matlab code and graphs)

5. PPT presentation about the newton method, Matlab code explanation, steps to achieve the question, findings, conclusion 10 pages.