Read Case 1: “Snowfall and the stolen laptop”
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- Note: Case studies are available in the course pack for purchase from Harvard Business Publishing: https://hbsp.harvard.edu/import/1196217
Answer the following 3 questions and post your analysis (following the format described below) to Canvas:
- Consider Ash Rao’s role as Dean of the Saunders College of Business. How important is his laptop to him? What important or sensitive information might he have on that machine?
- Evaluate (not just list) the steps Dave Ballard and Nick Francesco took in response to Dean Rao’s email informing them that his laptop had been stolen. Did they do a good job in each area? If so, why was it good. If not, what could they have done better?
- Assume you are tasked with designing a new policy that highlights information security best practices related specifically to mobile devices at RIT, including laptops, smartphones, and tablets. The new policy should supplement RIT’s Information Security Policy and Acceptable Use Policy (see the case’s Exhibits 4 and 5). What practices would you recommend? How could you make staff aware of the policy and encourage their compliance?
Format: Your analysis should be single-spaced pages using 11-point Times New Roman font with one-inch margins, and the entire document should be limited to 3 pages (including a diagram if appropriate for answering the question.) Do not prepare a separate cover page, instead put your name, the class section number (e.g. MIS5206.001 or MIS5206.701), and the case name in the top-left corner of the header. Add page numbers in the footer of the document. Your assignment should be saved as a PDF formatted file to Canvas, your PDF file should be named Case2-YourName.pdf
Note: Be sure to…
- Post your answers to the weekly reading/discussion question(s) on the class blog for Unit #2 by the due date according to the Weekly Cycle schedule in the Syllabus page 7
- Post your answers to the case study questions in Canvas by the due date according to the Weekly Cycle schedule in the Syllabus page 7
- Post your comments on your fellow students’ posted answers by the due date according to the Weekly Cycle schedule in the Syllabus page 7
- Post your In the News topic by the due date according to the Weekly Cycle schedule in the Syllabus page 7