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  • “Securing Your System: The Importance of Correct Software Configuration and Upgrading End-of-Life Operating Systems”

    Week 4 Discussion –
    Server Misconfiguration
    Part 1
    According to the Open Web
    Application Security Project (OWASP), server misconfiguration is one of the
    most critical web security vulnerabilities. A system administrator, and
    especially a security administrator, has the responsibility to understand the
    default configuration settings of hardware and software components and the
    configuration changes needed to fit them into the existing system’s
    infrastructure and ensure secure operations.
    Discuss the following:
    ·        
    The importance of correctly configuring software.
    ·        
    Assume a server’s operating system (OS) is at the manufacturer’s
    end of life and extended support is no longer available. Is it necessary to
    replace or upgrade the OS? Why or why not?
    Part 2:
    Then Respond to:
    Keesha Davis
    MondayApr 29 at 8:45am
    Manage
    Discussion Entry
    Hello Professor and
    Classmates,
    Correctly configuring
    software is crucial for maintaining a secure system for several reasons. The
    biggest reason is to ensure secure operations (Harwood, 1.). Configuration
    settings must fit into the existing system infrastructure for optimal
    operations.
    ·        
    Security by Default:Many
    software programs come with default settings that prioritize ease of use over
    security. A system administrator’s responsibility is to identify and adjust
    these settings to a more secure posture. This might involve disabling
    unnecessary features, setting strong passwords, and enabling logging for
    security events.
    ·        
    Reduced Attack Surface:Misconfigured
    software can expose vulnerabilities that attackers can exploit. For example,
    leaving unnecessary services running increases the attack surface and potential
    entry points for malicious actors. Correct configuration minimizes these
    vulnerabilities, making it harder for attackers to gain a foothold.
    ·        
    Improved System Stability:In some
    cases, incorrect configuration can lead to system instability or unexpected
    behavior. Careful configuration ensures the software functions as intended and
    minimizes the risk of crashes or outages that could disrupt critical
    operations.
    Upgrading an End-of-Life
    Operating System
    Replacing or upgrading an
    end-of-life operating system (OS) is necessary (Harwood, 1).
    ·        
    Security Patching:Vendors
    cease releasing security patches for outdated operating systems. This leaves
    the system vulnerable to known exploits and newly discovered zero-day
    vulnerabilities. Upgrading ensures access to the latest security patches,
    keeping the system protected from evolving threats.
    ·        
    Software Compatibility:Newer
    software applications might not be compatible with outdated operating systems.
    This can lead to functionality issues or security vulnerabilities if
    applications are forced to run in compatibility mode. Upgrading ensures
    compatibility with current software and reduces the risk of unexpected
    problems.
    ·        
    Technical Support:Vendors
    typically stop providing technical support for end-of-life operating systems.
    This means system administrators cannot rely on vendor assistance in case of
    troubleshooting or critical issues. Upgrading allows access to technical
    support, which can be invaluable for resolving complex problems.
    While upgrading can be
    disruptive, the security risks and potential compatibility issues associated
    with outdated operating systems outweigh the inconvenience. Following best
    practices, system administrators should plan and implement upgrades well before
    a system reaches end-of-life status.
    References
    Mike Harwood & Ron
    Price. (2024). Internet and Web Application Security (3rd ed.).
    Jones & Bartlett Learning

  • “Reducing Food Waste in Restaurants Using Decision Trees”

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    You have to create a problem there is no topic. You can choose a topic/ a problem and then solve it using the specific metrics/techniques (DT)

  • Title: The Impact of Social Media on Mental Health: A Case Study Analysis

    This assignment is a final paper i started it and ill just need you to add more and edit it i will post all the info you need and i will also attach a sample of somone elses work so it can give you a little guide. Ive attched
    – what ive started that needs to be added to
    -sample
    -raw paper guide
    -case framework what shes asking to be in the paper

  • “Certification Program Helps Leaders Promote Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace: A Summary and Analysis” Title: “Implementing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives: A Case Study Analysis and Action Plan” Improving Communication Skills for Individuals in the Criminal Justice System

    As you read and review the Discussion Assignment for this week, “Week 2: Nike is Losing its Race for Diversity”, and complete your first post, use the online DeVry Library (https://library.devry.edu/)Links to an external site. to find an updated  article that addresses this topic.  
    To begin your assignment, you will navigate to the library and is to find one updated article.
    What will you submit?
    Submit the Article AND Provide a ONE page summary of the article in your submission.
    In your 1 page summary make sure to answer these questions:
    Why are the two articles significant? In essence, what makes the articles “speak to you” and the ideas of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion?
    How are they similar? How are they dissimilar?
    Based on your own knowledge and experiences as well as the research you accomplished in completing this assignment, what was excluded that should have been included?  Why?
    What are the implementation considerations of following the method (or methods) suggested in either article?
    Consider that you and your class colleague have been tasked by your manager (each of you report to the same manager) to implement a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiative at your organization. What are your initial plans? What steps will you take? What are the implications from a strategic staffing perspective?
    The deliverable for this assignment is the one page summary. Be sure and include the link to the article in the summary.
    New Certification Helps Leaders Improve Workplace Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: The certification program provides a learning journey to improve organizations’ diversity, equity and inclusion so they can better serve their employees, customers, communities, stakeholders and society. Professionals can attain Certified Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Leader designation and receive CDEIL credentials.
    NASDAQ OMX’s News Release Distribution Channel; New York. 03 May 2021.  
    PDFCite
    Boca Raton, FL, May 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Brandon Hall Group announces its second certification program, positioning exam-takers as business leaders with expertise in strategic Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. The course leverages more than 27 years of expertise in the industry as the preeminent research and analyst firm in the human capital management space.
    “Diversity, equity and inclusion is an organization-wide endeavor that requires self-awareness, cultural competencies, empathy and resilience to be successful,” said Brandon Hall Group CEO Mike Cooke. “We believe every employee at every company should be certified or at least gain a greater understanding of diversity, equity and inclusion.”
    Brandon Hall Group professional certifications are comprehensive educational programs centered around a multiphase knowledge test. The courses aren’t merely memorization and theory but a real-world approach to developing competencies and skills that can be immediately implemented and deployed. In addition to testing acumen, participants will also gain access to best-practice cases from organizations honored with Gold awards in the annual Brandon Hall Group HCM Excellence program.
    This certification is taken in four phases. A comprehensive Resource Guide with thought-leading research insights, use-cases and executive interviews covers the 25 competencies every leader should possess to apply their new skills on the job every day.
    Phase One consists of 68 questions across 17 qualities that every employee should possess to improve organizations’ diversity, equity and inclusion. They include innate and learned skills, interactive skills, environmental skills and advocacy skills. Learning styles differ, so learners can follow the interactive learning journey within the platform itself along with the comprehensive Resource Guide.
    Phase Two consists of 32 questions across eight strategic and leadership skills that provide leaders the ability to play a meaningful role in improving diversity, equity and inclusion in their workplaces.
    Phase Three features case studies from the Brandon Hall Group Excellence Awards in the form of “what would you do” scenarios requiring written responses to questions on the business need, design and delivery of the program, change management and expected results.
    In this final phase, learners submit a scenario from their company and how they would address the situation. This phase is a culmination of everything they learned, now applied to demonstrate their new expertise. Similar to a thesis defense, a board of judges reads each assignment and provides scoring. Once this final phase is satisfactorily completed by the learner, they are officially a Certified Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leader.
    “Our certification offers a professional designation that positions exam-takers for career advancement and carries no prerequisites to qualify for certification; anyone willing to engage in a meaningful, challenging learning journey is encouraged to register,” said Brandon Hall Group COO Rachel Cooke.
    To learn more about the Certified Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leader Program, visit
    https://certification.brandonhall.com/learning-paths/certified-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-leader-cdeil
    —About Brandon Hall Group Inc.
    Brandon Hall Group is the only professional development company that offers data, research, insights and certification to Learning and Talent executives and organizations. The best minds in Human Capital Management (HCM) choose Brandon Hall Group to help them create future-proof employee development plans for the new era.
    For over 27 years, we have empowered, recognized and certified excellence in organizations around the world influencing the development of over 10,000,000 employees and executives. Our HCM Excellence Awards was the first to recognize organizations for learning and talent and is the gold standard, known as the “Academy Awards of Human Capital Management.”
    Our cloud-based platform delivers evidence-based insights in the areas of Learning and Development, Talent Management, Leadership Development, Diversity and Inclusion, Talent Acquisition and HR/Workforce Management for corporate organizations and HCM solution providers.
    To learn more visit https://www.brandonhall.com
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    Rubric: 
    HRM410Week2.Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
    Criteria Ratings Pts
    This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIntroduction
    Introduction provides sufficient background on the topic and previews major points.
    10 pts
    Full Marks
    8 pts
    Approaches
    0 pts
    No Marks
    10 pts
    This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAll questions answered
    Answers each of these questions:
    Why are the two articles significant? In essence, what makes the articles “speak to you” and the ideas of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion?
    How are they similar? How are they dissimilar?
    Based on your own knowledge and experiences as well as the research you accomplished in completing this assignment, what was excluded that should have been included? Why?
    What are the implementation considerations of following the method (or methods) suggested in either article?
    Consider that you and your class colleague have been tasked by your manager (each of you report to the same manager) to implement a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiative at your organization. What are your initial plans? What steps will you take? What are the implications from a strategic staffing perspective?
    75 pts
    Full Marks
    64 pts
    Approaches
    58 pts
    Needs more depth/detail
    0 pts
    No Marks
    75 pts
    This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePaper Mechanics
    Paper Mechanics
    Includes the Article and the ONE Pages summary.
    Include all aspects of the assignment criteria, outlined on the previous page—these are good paper headings.
    There should be minimal quoted material in this paper, <5%. Cite in text when using words/thoughts that are not your own. All sources must be appropriately cited—use APA for in text and reference list citation formatting. Include a reference page for source(s). Follow APA formatting for citing and the reference page. Put the paper title information on a separate page. Use 12 pitch font (Arial, Times Roman), double spaced, and 1" margins as a standard format. Do not include extra lines between paragraphs, etc. Grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc., will all be taken into consideration when awarding points. Proofread your papers before submitting. Spell check is not foolproof. Re content, if you make a statement, for example "all people who break the law should improve their communication skills to stay out of jail," you need to substantiate that statement. If that statement is not your own thought or a statistic, cite. If it is your opinion, state that and explain what led you to that conclusion. Provide enough information to validate and explain the statement. Treat these assignments as real-world situations. This will give you the opportunity to practice how you would research and provide information as an HR professional. 15 pts Full Marks 11 pts Approaches 9 pts Needs improvement 0 pts No Marks 15 pts Total Points: 100

  • Title: Ethical Challenges in Business Leadership: A Case Study Analysis of a Recent Crisis

    Review Chapters 1 and 3 in Meeting the Ethical Challenge of Leadership textbook.
    Read Chapter 12 – Focusing on the Three Stages of a Crisis and Practice Transparency in Meeting the Ethical Challenge of Leadership textbook.
    Read the article Whistle Blowing in the Public Sector. 
    Identify an article or news story that has been published within 90 days. Choose an article that highlights a significant business ethics concern or breach. The article should provide sufficient information for analysis, including the context, ethical implications, and leadership response. You can utilize professional journals, professional association sites, newspapers, web searches, IWU OCLS, and other library research to locate your article. Use the article to answer the following questions:
    Provide a brief overview of the chosen article, summarizing the key events and ethical concerns.
    Identify and describe the types of ethical and legal challenges discussed in the article or news story.
    Evaluate the leadership response to the ethical challenges and effectiveness of the leadership’s communication, decision-making, and actions in addressing the issue and mitigating its impact in terms of the principles and practices you learned about in Chapter 12.
    Was the ethical challenge brought to light by a whistleblower? If so, was whistleblowing the appropriate ethical action? Explain your reasoning.
    Propose recommendations for ethical crisis management that would have enhanced the leadership’s response and prevented or minimized the impact of the breach. What shadows cast in the ethical issue(s) covered in the article could be avoided by your recommendations?
    The assignment should be approximately 2,500 to 3,000 words in length (excluding the title and reference page) and include a minimum of 5 scholarly sources.
    Full APA format is required for the paper and citing of references.

  • Developing a Cyber Incident Plan for Lost Coffee Introduction: Lost Coffee is a popular coffee shop chain with multiple locations across the country. As with any business that operates online and stores sensitive customer information, Lost Coffee is at risk of cyber attacks. In order

    i want to provide you information about a cyber incident plan about a coffee called lost I already gather the information and I want you to do me a plan same as the example on the word I want to see table and workflow and add more information based on the excal file and the word

  • “Analyzing and Discussing the Results of a Survey on [Topic]”

    this is my survay
    https://forms.gle/icS7wYcH2VHjWZKr9 
    You are to analyze your data and come to conclusions about the results in these last two sections of a standard research report.
    For the Results section, you will provide descriptive statistics and run hypothesis tests, correlation strength tests, and effect size tests at a minimum including each variable for which data has been collected. The results will be analyzed and explained according to the formatting instructions.
    For the Discussion, you will summarize the findings, discuss the practical implications of the findings, examine the limitations of the research, and propose directions for future research.

  • Title: Exploring Complementary Therapy: A Guide for Culturally Competent Care

    1A. Using the National Center for Complimentary and Integrated Health (NCCIH) at https://nccih.nih.gov/, provide research about a  complementary therapy.
    Provide a summary overview of the therapy.
    What evidence is there about providing care for patients of all cultures.
    Discuss how you would work with a patient to integrate the therapy into his/her care plan.

  • “The Parliamentary-Judicial Dynamic: A Critical Analysis of Philip Joseph’s Critique of Parliamentary Sovereignty”

    Philip Joseph has recently critiqued the doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty, arguing that greater attention must be paid to the “parliamentary-judicial dynamic in the creation, interpretation and application of legislation.”1 Provide a critical analysis of this argument.
    •
    In setting out your analysis you should consider:
    o
    The doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty, including its historical development and underlying rationale
    o
    The doctrine of separation of powers, and the roles and powers of parliament and the judiciary (remembering that Cabinet is a committee of parliament), including justifiable limits to those powers
    It is important that you are familiar with the material covered in the set readings and lectures as well as do some independent research. There is no correct number of references, but in my experience, good essays use between 6 – 10 sources that you have found yourself. It also depends on how you use the sources – they need to be relevant to the assignment, and you need to demonstrate that you have read, understood, and thought about them in the context of your question.

  • Title: “Comparing Micronutrient Content in Dairy, Dairy Substitutes, and Juice Products: A Survey and Analysis”

    You will be surveying dairy, dairy substitutes, and juice products found in the supermarket and compare the calcium, vitamin D, and phosphorus content in at least four (4) products. One product must be dairy milk. Other items could be almond milk, orange juice, fortified orange juice, soy milk, coconut milk, Sunny D, or any other juice.
    After selecting the products, use the following questions to assess your supplement, then write a 1 page paper summarizing what you found. Include the nutrition facts labels of each of the 4 products with your paper.
    Which item would you choose if you wanted to get the most micronutrient nutrition (calcium, vitamin D, phosphorus)?
    Which has the least?
    How many servings of the product you chose would you need to consume to meet the RDA for calcium (list the RDA in your answer)?
    Do you think you are meeting your needs for calcium?
    What could you do to increase your calcium intake?