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Compare and contrast Neanderthals with anatomically modern humans. How are they both the same and different in terms of anatomy and culture? How has these similarities and differences influenced the depiction of Neanderthals in popular culture? How might the anthropological perspective assist us in understanding the Neanderthals?
Chapter 15 explicitly discusses the theme behind the game theory. Please discuss the principles associated with this theory, as well as, how the classical game theory can be contained. Does the game theory in your opinion support the corporate’s strategy? When should the prisoner dilemma be used? Include a minimum of one reference.
Chapter 15
On the island of Bermuda, the Cooper & Sons chain of department stores has been in the same family since 1897. Its largest rival, Gibbons, has been in the hands of another family for nearly as long. Yet, a decade ago, business began to slip. Increasing competition from Internet retailers led revenues to decline by 30% in just a few years. Several competing department stores have shut their doors.
In 2012, competition for the remaining dollars had become fierce. Cooper lowered its prices to try to steal some of Gibbons’ customers. Gibbons responded with price cuts of its own. Then Cooper cut prices even more and expanded its store hours.
Short of starting a land war in Asia, few moves are as dumb as starting a price war with a close competitor. Each firm mistakenly believes that it can somehow “win” the war. When this doesn’t happen, they find themselves with low profits, consumers who have grown accustomed to low prices, and the problem of how to end hostilities.
In October 2012, Gibbons announced that it would not be undercut. On its face, the announcement—“If you find a better price, we’ll match it”—seemed to promise even lower prices, but in fact, it ended the war. Cooper no longer had an incentive to undercut Gibbons’ prices because it couldn’t gain customers by doing so. Gibbons’ customers would stay with Gibbons and demand a price match instead. Quite counterintuitively, a price-matching announcement can end a price war.
In this chapter, we show you how to use game theory to analyze situations like these, where the profit of one firm depends critically on the actions of others. Studying game theory will give you insight into not only where competition with rivals is likely to lead, but also how to change the rules of the game to your advantage.
Armed with newfound knowledge about the predictions of global warming, think critically about impacts, your role, and solutions for the local, regional, and global communities.
How will you be personally impacted by global warming, considering where you live (coastal or inland). How can you be proactive to ease the effects of rapid global warming, and what are your ideas for long term solution?
write a paper that evaluates the research conducted in three peer-reviewed articles on a technology topic that employs an experimental research design. Address all components for each article before moving on to the next article. Your paper should address the following components:
What was the research problem?
What variables were analyzed, and what were the hypotheses tested?
What types of statistical analyses were used?
Which, if any, of the general strengths and weaknesses of experimental designs did the study demonstrate? Are there any threats to validity? Explain.
Evaluate the quality of the research study
Was an experimental design the most appropriate design, and why or why not?
How credible are the conclusions of the study?
The use of playbooks is very common in sports. They can also serve very important purposes in business—as a user manual that outlines knowledge needed so anyone on your team can help ensure business continuity. But most importantly, security playbooks can keep your business running smoothly if a business experiences attacks or intrusions that can occur at any time.
For this assignment, you work for an enterprise business. The board of directors is worried about recent ransomware attacks that have happened across several industries that have made the news. They want to make sure the organization is prepared for potential attacks. You have been asked to present to the board of directors 3 playbooks that would be utilized as part of the incident response plan specifically for risk management at the business level. Create a playbook for each of the following:
SQL Injection
Website Compromise
Exploitation of Windows 7 Workstations
Read Cybersecurity in 2021 from All Hands on Tech for help completing this assignment.
To complete this, you should create a 12- to 16-slide presentation with speaker notes and media such as images, video, or tables that will be presented to the board of directors. Specifically, your presentation should do the following:
Explain the importance of using playbooks to risk management.
Summarize the risks of the 3 threats listed above and recommendation of remediation plan presented in the labs associated with SQL Injection, Website Compromise, and Exploitation of Windows 7 Workstations.
Summarize incident response plans for each of the 3 attack scenarios listed above.
Justify NIST implementation, including an explanation of why it is the best option rather than another quicker and easier process.