{"id":3431,"date":"2023-07-24T14:26:21","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T18:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/community.mis.temple.edu\/itacs5206fall16\/?page_id=3431"},"modified":"2024-08-17T13:10:53","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T17:10:53","slug":"week1-course-introduction-and-the-risk-it-framework","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/community.mis.temple.edu\/mis5206sec701fall2025\/week1-course-introduction-and-the-risk-it-framework\/","title":{"rendered":"Unit #2: Case Study 1 &#8211; Snowfall and a stolen laptop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Read<\/strong> Case 1: &#8220;Snowfall and the stolen laptop&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><em>Note: Case studies are available in the course pack for purchase from Harvard Business Publishing: h<a href=\"https:\/\/hbsp.harvard.edu\/import\/1196217\">ttps:\/\/hbsp.harvard.edu\/import\/1196217<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Answer the following 3 questions and post your analysis (following the format described below) to Canvas:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Consider Ash Rao\u2019s 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?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Evaluate<\/strong> (not just list) the steps Dave Ballard and Nick Francesco took in response to Dean Rao\u2019s email informing them that his laptop had been stolen.\u00a0 Did they do a good job in each area?\u00a0 If so, why was it good.\u00a0 If not, what could they have done better?<\/li>\n<li>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\u2019s Information Security Policy and Acceptable Use Policy (see the case&#8217;s Exhibits 4 and 5). What practices would you recommend? How could you make staff aware of the policy and encourage their compliance?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Format:<\/strong> 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.\u00a0 Your assignment should be saved as a PDF formatted file to Canvas, your PDF file should be named Case2-YourName.pdf<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note: Be sure to&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Post your answers<\/strong> 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<\/li>\n<li><strong>Post your answers\u00a0<\/strong>to the case study questions in Canvas by the due date according to the Weekly Cycle schedule in the Syllabus page 7<\/li>\n<li><strong>Post your comments<\/strong> on your fellow students&#8217; posted answers by the due date according to the Weekly Cycle schedule in the Syllabus page 7<\/li>\n<li><strong>Post your <em>In the News<\/em> topic<\/strong> by the due date according to the Weekly Cycle schedule in the Syllabus page 7<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Read Case 1: &#8220;Snowfall and the stolen laptop&#8221; 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\u2019s role as Dean of the Saunders College of Business. 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