Resources:

• Internet search engine such as Google™, Yahoo!®, or Bing™.
• Microsoft® Word 2016
  • Click the “File” tab, then “New” to search for Microsoft® Word Memo Templates
• Microsoft Office 365, Office 2016: Introductory: Module 1: Creating, Formatting, and Editing a Word Document with a Picture

Note: This is a two-part assignment and students will submit two documents.

Part 1

Develop a 1,400-word summary describing the challenges businesses have in securing data in today’s technological environment and what businesses should do to mitigate or minimize risks:

• Include risks and threats of company data.
• What policies/procedures should be implemented for the handling of data ensure data protection and business continuity?
• Include in text citations and references.

Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines.

Save as a Microsoft® Word document saved under the following format: Lastname_Course#_W2.doc.

Part 2

Develop a 175-word memo announcing the new security policies to all employees taking effect in one month following mandatory training. Search online for a Microsoft® memo template.

Create an eye-catching memo that is clear and to the point concerning the new security policies. APA formatting is not required for this part of the assignment.

Use the following features of Microsoft® Word in your memo:

• A Microsoft® Word memo template.
• Either a bulleted or numbered list of the new security policies/procedures, and bold or changed font color so this list is highly visible.
• Highlight the effective date so it stands out.
• Insert an image that is relevant to the memo content. Images must also be cited and referenced.

Save as a Microsoft® Word document saved under the following format: Lastname_Course#_Memo.doc.

Click the Assignment Files tab to submit both parts of the assignment

Read my classmate post. Think and write your thoughts and feelings about his post. (1 page)

                                                         Classmate’s Post 

Growth requires change, and people typically resist change. It may be hard, so some do not want to go to the effort. Some see change as beneficial, but only if they get to set the parameters. Others see change as unnecessary, believing that “we’ve done it this way for 50 years, it’s worked for us, and I don’t see any reason to change.” These impediments to progress—what Stovall calls “sacred cows”—can bring a congregational program crashing down around your ears if not carefully managed (2008, p. 388).

           When I read the “sacred cows” section of the textbook, I was reminded of the work I have done in resource rooms over the years. In my first resource room work, I was in a congregation that had had several teachers donate visual aids over the previous 30-ish years, but the visuals had been put in a room and forgotten. The decision was made to clean out the room, add custom shelving, and create a new visual aid library.

That first step attacked some sacred cows. The ladies who had donated those items did not want them “cleaned out” and I could certainly understand their feelings. They had “first given of themselves” in creating those visuals, and they had given the materials to bless other teachers. The problem was that those visuals were at least a generation old so the people did not look current, some were not even in color, and they were all wrinkled and crinkled from being piled in a room for years.

We had to work slowly and carefully getting this project off the ground. We asked around to find out who those ladies were, and then we talked to them one-on-one. First, we expressed gratitude for their generous participation in years past. We told them that the educational program was about to be revamped, and we were going to need space for the new materials for that program. We offered to give the materials they had made back to them, but they all declined, still wanting the church to have them. We went through all the materials, then, to retain anything of value, but the vast majority just needed a new home. That building had an unused balcony area that had become storage years before, so we boxed up the materials and stored them in that room, freeing up the space for the new visual aid library. We kept them—but we did not use them. Nor did we thumb our nose at the blessing those ladies intended for the church!

Sacred cows must be carefully dealt with – or not. Stovall suggests that “sometimes, the church—and you—are better off letting a sacred cow continue to graze until it dies a natural death” (2008, 389). One congregation had a table that was in the way of progress. The building was quite small already, and that table took up space that could be effectively used in a variety of ways. The problem was that that table had been built by “my grandfather who was a charter member of the congregation.” Leadership influence would have been disastrously wasted by insisting on reclaiming that space. In time, those members moved away, and the problem resolved itself.

As leaders, we need to be careful about our own sacred cows. Sometimes we build a program and expect it to continue forever. It is hard to think that someone might come along one day with a new plan, a plan that is more suited for the needs of the current congregation and better aligned with recognized objectives and goals. It can almost cause us to grieve that our beloved work is about to be no more. We need to remember, though, that growth requires change. It may be that our work through the years has been the catalyst for the growth that has created a new need. It may be that letting go of our sacred cow will allow someone else the room to grow into a role he could not have otherwise pursued.

Select a health care organization that is of interest. Analyze the marketing plan for your health care organization, including the image branding and promotional techniques that are being used. Then, evaluate the alignment between the marketing plan for image branding and promotion and the transition to value-based health care delivery systems. Finally, recommend strategies to enhance your organizational image branding and promotional techniques. Defend or argue your recommendations. Support your response by identifying and explaining key points and/or examples presented. 

Post the results of the valuation that you prepared of a financial and banking institution.

What are the results of the valuation analysis? What is the range of estimated value for 1 standard deviation above and below your best estimate?

What special problems were encountered in the valuation? The Results of the valuation is on the excel spreadsheet attached.

2.What are some of the challenges, issues and *remedies* associated with valuing firms with negative, low or otherwise abnormal earnings?

Question:1

One of the most important things for a business organization in the modern day environment is to protect the information of their clients and customers. The clients of a business are the most valuable stakeholders that associate themselves with a company because of the trust that they have in them. However, if a business organization will not be able to protect their information, the trust cannot be maintained which will affect the performance of the company in the market (Horadan 2017).

In order to make sure that a company has protected the information of their clients in such a way that there is minimum risk to it, there are certain practices that can be adopted by an organization. For this, one of the primary needs of the company is to create a good software environment. This needs them to develop a software in such a way that the employees of the company are able to understand the security aspects of it and the seriousness of these issues. This will also include an architecture analysis which will determine if the software is able to deal with the potential threats. This will also be based on a number of attack models. In order to increase the security of their software, the business organization can also conduct software testing on a number of different attack models to select the one that is best for their business (Lustgarten, 2015).

Once the company has developed a software that is suitable according to their needs, it is important for them to make sure that it is able to perform efficiently when required. For this, continuous testing of the software and the attack model is also important. The employees of the company need to be trained about using the software with safety and should also be trained in such a way that they are able to adopt the best practices of recovery in case of an emergency or an attack on the system (Horadan 2017).

Answer:

I want one-page explanation on above paragraph with 3 reference, your sentence must be start from, I like your post, I would like to add some more details on your discussion.

Question:2 

As an IT consultant, I will advise the organization to secure client’s data by implementing multiple security solutions (Blankley, 2014). Several threats may interfere with clients’ information. Those threats may include; Trojans, worms and viruses to mention a few. It is therefore advisable for n organization to provide several layers of security technology to devices within the organization in order to hinder data attacks (Tipton, 2017). I will also advise the organization to ensure that they encrypt the sensitive information that has been backed up. Most of the e-commerce businesses do not encrypt information meant for customers they also ensure that they encrypt as they back up the data in order to eliminate cases of being hacked in transit.

They also employ competent individuals to secure the systems as well as the data. Such individuals should also be trustworthy. People with bad intention may be pretending to be seeking for a job but in the real sense, they could be planning the system. I will also ensure that I advise them to secure the hardware to protect the data (Blankley, 2014). Most of the organizations which are business-oriented make use of data recovery plans in protecting their data but it is also advisable for the business organization to expand security to devices like laptops. I will also advise the staff of such organization to ensure their data is always safe.

Answer:

I want one-page explanation on above paragraph with 3 reference, your sentence must be start from, I like your post, I would like to add some more details on your discussion.