Monthly Archives: April 2015
Online discussion questions – Apr 1
- How would you explain the difference between a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack and an intrusion to a non-IT boss or colleagues?
- If an intrusion was indeed occurred and it was the intruder who changed the database index file, why would he/she have done it?
- What would have happened if Mr. Barton “pulled the plug” at the request of Mr. Wells?
- How would you explain “set up parallel systems built from development files, then switch over the those” to your non-IT boss?
Bring a laptop on Friday, Apr 3 for in-class group work
Week 12 – Caregroup Case – Brief Guidelines
Due by Wednesday, April 8, 10AM
- What happened at Caregroup on Nov. 13, 2002? What caused this incident and what exacerbated it?
- How did Caregroup manage to recover from the incident?
- What were the major and decisive decisions that Mr. Halmaka and the senior management team had made?
Your brief does not need to include p. 1-4 and Lesson Learned section (p. 10-12), but DO NOT SKIP TO READ THEM.
ROI Homework #2 – B&K Distributors – Brief Guidelines
Due by Monday, April 6, 10AM
- Who are B&K’s customers and how does it categorize them?
- What are the expected changes in the relationship with customers after implementation of the Web Portal?
- What are the cost components of the Web Portal?
In-class discussion questions for Apr 3
We will discuss these questions on Fri, Apr 3. Do not pose comments on this.
- Among the three options in Ch 11, What is the least costly option? What is the most costly option?
- What is the most conservative option? What is the most risky option?
- What are the reasons to disclose the security incidents?
- What would be the reasons not to disclose?
Week 11 – IT Risk Management (II) – class slides and videos (UPDATED)
Symantec Guide – Denial of Service – Symantec (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc-S4fa5BxQ)
American Airlines Grounded Outages – NBC News (http://video.msnbc.msn.com/nightly-news/51562802)