Explain to the managers how to implement this change, why it is needed, and any costs involved.
Businesses involved in mergers and acquisitions must exercise due diligence in ensuring that the technology environment of the future organization is robust and adequately protects their information assets and intellectual property.. Such an effort requires time and open sharing to understand the physical locations, computing environment, and any gaps to address. Lack of information sharing can lead to a problematic systems integration and hamper the building of a cohesive enterprise security posture for the merged organization.
Often the urgency of companies undergoing a merger and acquisition (M&A) impedes comprehensive due diligence, especially in cybersecurity. This creates greater challenges for the cybersecurity engineering architect, who typically leads the cybersecurity assessment effort and creates the roadmap for the new enterprise security solution for the future organization. However, the business interest and urgency in completing the merger can also represent an opportunity for CISOs to leverage additional resources and executive attention on strategic security matters.
In this project, you will create a report on system security issues during an M&A. The details of your report, which will also include an executive briefing and summary, can be found in the final step of the project.
Step 1: Conduct a Policy Gap Analysis
As you begin Step 1 of your system security report on cybersecurity for mergers and acquisitions, keep in mind that the networks of companies going through an M&A can be subject to cyberattack. As you work through this step and the others, keep these questions in mind:
Now, look at the existing security policies in regard to the acquisition of the media streaming company. You have to explain to the executives that before any systems are integrated, their security policies will need to be reviewed.
Conduct a policy gap analysis to ensure the target company’s security policies follow relevant industry standards as well as local, state, and national laws and regulations. In other words, you need to make sure the new company will not inherit any statutory or regulatory noncompliance from either of the two original companies. This step would also identify what, if any, laws and regulations the target company is subject to. If those are different from the laws and regulations the acquiring company is subject to, then this document should answer the following questions:
The streaming company that is being acquired has a current customer base of 150,000 users, who on average pay $14.99 in monthly fees. Based on the overall income, use PCI Standards DSS 12 requirements, and the PCI DSS Quick Reference Guide to identify a secure strategy, and operating system protections to protect the credit card data.
Select at least two appropriate requirements from the PCI Standards DSS 12 set of requirements and explain how the controls should be implemented, how they will change the current network, and any costs associated with implementing the change.
In the next step, you will review the streaming protocols that the companies are using.
Step 2: Review Protocols for Streaming Services
After reviewing the policies from the company and the policy gap analysis, the M&A leader asks you about the protocols used by the streaming company. He wants to know if the protocols used would affect the current state of cybersecurity within the current company environment. For this section, review the protocols, explain how they work along with any known vulnerabilities, and how to secure the company from cyberattacks. Start with researching the commonly known streaming protocols and the vulnerabilities of those protocols. Some examples are the Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP), Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP) and the Real-Time Transport Control Protocol (RTCP).
Additionally, the leadership wants to know if any vulnerabilities identified would or could lead to a no-go on the M&A.
In other words:
After assessing and reviewing the streaming protocols, move to the next step, where you will assess the infrastructure of the merged network.
Step 3: Assess the Merged Network Infrastructure
You’ve just reviewed the streaming services of the companies, and now you will assess the infrastructure of the new network. The networks of the two companies could be configured differently, or they could use the same hardware and software, or completely different hardware and software.
The purpose of this section is to understand what tools the company is using, the benefits and shortcomings of those tools, and the gaps within the network. Explain what tactics, techniques, and procedures you would use to understand the network. You should identify firewalls, DMZ(s), other network systems, and the status of those devices.
When your assessment of the infrastructure is complete, move to the next step, where you will assess any existing policies for wireless and bring your own device (BYOD) within the companies.
Step 4: Review the Wireless and BYOD Policies
Within Project 2, you learned about and discussed wireless networks. An M&A provides an opportunity for both companies to review their wireless networks. Within your report, explain the media company’s current stance on wireless devices and BYOD. However, the company that is being acquired does not have a BYOD policy. Explain to the managers of the acquisition what needs to be done for the new company to meet the goals of the BYOD policy.
When the review of the wireless and BYOD policies is complete, move to the next step: developing a data protection plan.
Step 5: Develop a Data Protection Plan
You’ve completed the review of the wireless and BYOD policies. In this step, you will develop the recommendations portion of your report in which you will suggest additional mechanisms for data protection at different levels of the acquired company’s architecture.
Include the benefits, implementation activities required for protection and defense measures such as full disk encryption, BitLocker, and platform identity keys. You also want to convey to your leadership the importance of system integrity and an overall trusted computing base, environment, and support. Describe what this would entail and include Trusted Platform Module (TPM) components and drivers. How are these mechanisms employed in an authentication and authorization system? Include this in the report and whether the merging company has this.
In the next step, you will assess any risks with the supply chain of the acquired company.
Step 6: Review Supply Chain Risk
The data protection plan is ready. In this step, you will take a look at risks to the supply chain. Acquiring a new company also means inheriting the risks associated with its supply chain and those firm’s systems and technologies. Include supply chain risks and list the security measures in place to mitigate those risks. Use the NIST Special Publication 800-161 Supply Chain Risk Management Practices for Federal Information Systems and Organizations to explain the areas that need to be addressed.
After your supply chain review is complete, move to the next step, where you will create a vulnerability management program.
Step 7: Build a Vulnerability Management Program
After your supply chain review, you conduct an interview with the company’s current cybersecurity team about vulnerability management. The team members explain to you that they never scanned or had the time to build a vulnerability management program. So, you need to build one. Use NIST Special Publication 800-40 Guide to Enterprise Patch Management Technologies to develop a program to meet the missing need.
Explain to the managers how to implement this change, why it is needed, and any costs involved.
The next step is a key one that should not be overlooked — the need to educate users from both companies of the changes being made.
Step 8: Educate Users
You’ve completed your vulnerability management program, but it’s important to educate all the users of the network about the changes. During the process of acquiring a company, policies, processes, and other aspects are often updated. The last step in the process is to inform the users for the new and old company of the changes. Within your report, explain to the acquisition managers the requirements for training the workforce.
When you’ve completed this step, move to the final section of this project, in which you will prepare and submit your final report.
Step 9: Prepare and Submit Your Report, Executive Briefing, and Executive Summary
You’re ready now for the final step, in which you will compile and deliver the Cybersecurity for a Successful Acquisition report for the company leaders to enable them to understand the required cybersecurity strategy.
Again, keep in mind that companies undergoing an acquisition or merger are more prone to cyberattacks. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the security posture of both companies and to develop a plan to reduce the possibility of an attack.
The assignments for this project are as follows:
Submit all three components to the assignment folder.
Deliverables: Cybersecurity for a Successful Acquisition, Slides to Support Executive Briefing
Before you submit your assignment, review the competencies below, which your instructor will use to evaluate your work. A good practice would be to use each competency as a self-check to confirm you have incorporated all of them in your work.
Define Postpartum Depression
PostPartum Depression in African American Women
I need a paper written on POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION IN AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN. Paper needs to be in APA format, with an abstract. I will provide all ARTICLES. Please DO NOT use outside articles. ALL articles used will be ATTACHED do not use outside articles. I DO not need a Title page. Please remember to use Citation when you are using numbers and direct quotes. I need to be able to go back and reference. I want there to be percentage included in paper, there is no way around that.
Paper to include
i need to see these sub title on your paper
Abstract
Define Postpartum Depression
Effect on Maternal and Infant Bonding
Low income Status
Postpartum screening
Treatment
only use these provided references
NOTE:
Hello
Please only use article I have attached
Use citation in parenthesis
Please include number/percentage and cite info…I need to be able to reference
Also Ii do not want A TITLE PAGE
what percentage of potential customers will be reached via such an advertising campaign.
Construct a model
use Solver when applicable to construct the model
Case information:
Last month the CEO of the Australian Banking Corporation (ABC), Pierre De Posit, had sat at his desk shuffling through endless reports and the graphs showing ABC’s declining share of the business banking sector. Pierre thought this ‘trend’ may, in some way, have been connected to a lack of effective online advertising by ABC. With this in mind, he had moved quickly to commission a study into the effectiveness of advertising on internet sites – in particular he wanted to know about the internet sites that specialised in reporting news that was of interest to business men and women.
One of the first steps in the study commissioned by Pierre was to bring together a focus group of business banking customers. This group of 30 people was carefully selected to represent the market as a whole without any significant bias. The focus group was asked to indicate which internet news sites (out of the ten most popular sites) they visited regularly and on which they could recall at least one advertising message. The suggested correlation was that these sites would be the most effective sites on which ABC could advertise to reach and capture the attention of the decision-makers in the business banking sector.
The Excel file entitled “QBM Individual Assignment – Australian Banking Corporation) – Raw Data” was created as part of the initial stages of the study. This file contains:
Pierre is unsure of how much money to commit to advertising on internet news sites in order to quell ABC’s market share slide in the business banking sector, but he considers that a budget of $12,500 per week might be adequate.
Armed with the current data, Pierre would now like to know: (i) which internet news sites should be selected for ABC advertisements; and (ii) what percentage of potential customers will be reached via such an advertising campaign. However, to complicate matters he also does not want to count multiple exposures by the same persons to ABC advertisements. This means that if a customer were to visit multiple internet news sites on which ABC has placed advertisements, then that customer should only be counted as having been reached on the first instance he/she visits an internet news sites on which ABC has placed advertisement – he/she cannot be counted again.
Answer instruction:
YOU ARE REQUIRED TO:
Attachments area
Identify Arguments, Strategies, & Structures used in a Text.
Please use word document, 2.0 Line spacing. 1″Around the paper. Time New Roman size 12.
1-Read, Analyze, Discuss, & Evaluate A Text.
2-Identify Arguments, Strategies, & Structures used in a Text.
3-Prewriting, Arrangement/Organization, Drafting/ Revision, & Editing/Proofreading, & Final Polished paper.
4-Create a Clear Thesis and Topic Sentences for Body Paragraphs.
5-Compose An Essay in MLA
6- must at least 1000 words.
7-At Least 6 Qoutes to support thesis.
8-no copy/paste.
9-the essay title should be in quotes
10-refer to full title of the essay
address the financial element of the project Charter used to plan the acquisition of an HIT solution for the setting of choice.
The first part of this assignment is done, file is attached. I just need with the second part.
Determining the (TCO) or total cost of ownership for a strategic information system investment is a critical part of the leaders’ role in using technology in a transforming way. The Return on Investment Analysis depends upon reliable estimates of both the capital outlay and ongoing operational costs associated with the initiative over a period of time. This Assignment focuses on outlining both the capital and ongoing operational costs associated with a typical technology investment. You will outline the costs and, as importantly, the assumptions that you used in deriving these financial estimates.
To prepare:
Review the Pro Forma Explanation Material and HIT Program Pro Forma Template in the Learning Resources.
The Assignment:
Write a 2-page APA style paper, addressing the following elements for the scenario that you chose in Week 3. This will also be the scenario used to complete your Final Project. For this Assignment, address the financial element of the project Charter used to plan the acquisition of an HIT solution for the setting of choice. The financial analysis has two parts:
Submit the entire project Charter inclusive of Week 3’s materials and Week 4’s HIT Pro Forma Template and assumptions paper.
Write a comprehensive analysis (5-7 pages) of an adverse event or near miss from your nursing experience.
Write a comprehensive analysis (5-7 pages) of an adverse event or near miss from your nursing experience. Integrate research and data on the event to propose a quality improvement (QI) initiative to your current organization.
Health care organizations strive to create a culture of safety. Despite technological advances, quality care initiatives, oversight, ongoing education and training, legislation, and regulations, medical errors continue to be made. Some are small and easily remedied with the patient unaware of the infraction. Others can be catastrophic and irreversible, altering the lives of patients and their caregivers and unleashing massive reforms and costly litigation. Many errors are attributable to ineffective interprofessional communication.
This assessment’s goal is to address a specific event in a health care setting that impacts patient safety and related organizational vulnerabilities with a quality improvement initiative to prevent future incidents.
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the course competencies through the following assessment scoring guide criteria:
For this assessment, you will prepare a comprehensive analysis on an adverse event or near miss that you or a peer experienced during your professional nursing career. You will integrate research and data on the event and use this information as the basis for a quality improvement (QI) initiative proposal in your current organization.
The following points correspond to the grading criteria in the scoring guide. The subbullets under each grading criterion further delineate tasks to fulfill the assessment requirements. Be sure that your adverse event or near-miss analysis addresses all of the content below. You may also want to read the scoring guide to better understand the performance levels relating to each grading criterion.
Example Assessment: You may use the Adverse Event or Near-Miss Analysis Exemplar [PDF] for an idea of what an assessment receiving a proficient or higher evaluation would look like.
Grading Rubric:
1. Analyze the missed steps or protocol deviations related to an adverse event or near miss.
Passing Grade: Analyzes the missed steps or protocol deviations related to an adverse event or near miss. Identifies knowledge gaps, unknowns, missing information, unanswered questions, or areas of uncertainty where further information could improve the analysis.
2. Analyze the implications of the adverse event or near miss for all stakeholders.
Passing Grade: Analyzes the implications of the adverse event or near miss for all stakeholders. Identifies assumptions on which the analysis is based.
3. Evaluate quality improvement technologies related to the event that are required to reduce risk and increase patient safety.
Passing Grade: Evaluates quality improvement technologies related to the event that are required to reduce risk and increase patient safety. Identifies criteria by which to evaluate the technologies.
4. Incorporate relevant metrics of the adverse event or near-miss incident to support need for improvement.
Passing Grade: Incorporates relevant metrics of the adverse event or near-miss incident to support need for improvement. Evaluates the quality of the data.
5. Outline an evidence-based quality improvement initiative to prevent an adverse event or near miss.
Passing Grade: Outlines an evidence-based quality improvement initiative to prevent an adverse event or near miss. Impartially considers conflicting data and other perspectives.
6. Communicate analysis and proposed initiative in a professional, effective manner, writing clearly and logically, with correct use of grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
Passing Grade: Communicates analysis and proposed initiative in a professional, effective, and error-free manner, writing clearly and logically.
7. Integrate relevant sources to support arguments, correctly formatting citations and references using APA style.
Passing Grade: Integrates relevant sources to support arguments, formatting citations and references, using APA style without errors.
Do you believe that this is demonstrating that the company was aware of the nature and extent of this hazard …?
After a little more research about the McDonald’s case, it’s known that the plaintiff’s attorneys discovered McDonald’s documents showing that more than 700 people had complained of being burned by its coffee from 1982-1992. Some claims involved 3rd-degree burns like this customer. McDonald’s admitted that they kept their coffee at 180-190 degrees Fahrenheit. (Coffee served at home is 135 degrees, and other restaurants keep coffee at much lower temperatures than McDonald’s).
Do you believe that this is demonstrating that the company was aware of the nature and extent of this hazard …? with cited and references.
When Paul advises believers about choosing between marriage and the single life, how much do you think his expectations that the parousia might be near affected his advice? Explain why/why not.
Word Count is 1000 words or more. Must have 2 or more references. One reference must be from the book. There will be two attachments one is the Assignment and the other one is the book reading.
my book reading: Harris, S. L. (2014). The New Testament: A Student’s Introduction (8th ed.). Dubuque : McGrawHill Education.
1.
When Paul advises believers about choosing between marriage and the single life, how much do you think his expectations that the parousia might be near affected his advice? Explain why/why not.
2.
How does Paul link Jesus’ resurrection to the Christian hope of an afterlife?
3.
In 2 Corinthians chapters 10-13, what arguments do Paul’s opponents at the church in Corinth use against him? How does Paul use his mystical experiences to counter these arguments?
4.
Define what Paul means by righteousness, justification and faith. Why does Paul tell the Galatians especially (although he says the same thing in Romans) that circumcision is no longer necessary?
5.
In Romans Ch. 1 Paul speaks of humanity’s guilt and of its turning away from God in favor of mere idols. What is humanity’s responsibility in this? What are the consequences of this idolatry?
6.
What issue does Paul have to address in Philippians 3 that he already was forced to address in his letter to the Galatians? What is Paul’s mood during this part of his letter and what language does he use to indicate how he feels?
7.
What do we suspect that Onesimus did to get him in to trouble and why do we think that he finally ended up with Paul?
complete an encounter form of the new patient with a severe foot infection.
Read the scenario below and complete the tasks that follow.
Scenario
You just accepted a role as medical administrator at a podiatrist medical office. There are many responsibilities associated with this position including managing the office, patient registration, insurance verification/referrals, and scheduling following up appointments. As you navigate through your first day at work, the waiting room is full and a patient with a severe foot infection is seeking treatment without an appointment. As part of your new position and responsibilities, you will be required to review, assess, and participate in all medical administrative duties that will support this patient.
As the new medical administrator, you have will complete an encounter form of the new patient with a severe foot infection.
Identify and summarize the steps for registering this patient by completing the encounter form as the patient and the registration form as the medical administrator, which includes verification of the patient insurance. HIPAA privacy rule should be adhered when registering the patient.
In order to successfully complete the Outpatient Encounter Form and the Patient Registration Form below, please use the information contained in the following document:
Write an essay that discusses person access to education and how these programs should be funded.
Read the following topic. Remembering the steps o the writing process, write a well-organized, well-developed 5 paragraph essay. (The scoring rubric that will be used to grade your work is at the end o the document. Use it to revise and edit accordingly.) NO SOURCES!!!!!!! Prisons have historically been considered a place to house individuals who are a threat to society. However, as the number of inmates has increased across the nation in past decades, lawmakers have had to make some tough decisions on what to do with the prisoners. One option is to allow them access to education – such as basic adult education, secondary education, vocational training, and study release programs – in an effort to reduce recidivism, or re-offense, rates and to help inmates become productive members of the community. Studies show that society benefits when prisoners are granted an education, but who should pay for it? Write an essay that discusses person access to education and how these programs should be funded. Consider both traditional and nontraditional sources of funding in your response.
