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Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats

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• Watch the video below

• Prepare your assignment in Microsoft Word. Under each heading , ( Strengths,
Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) write a paragraph of no less than 5 sentences that
discuss each. Please use the questions below to guide you. You can discuss your own
factors that relate to you or use the questions below. Response under each heading
should be written in paragraph form.
Personal Reflection Questions
Strengths
1. What professional qualities do I have? – Try to be as specific as possible. Remember a time
when you worked or was engaged in a project at school and what abilities did you exercise then?
2. What do I do well? – Is it easy for you to study languages, math or science? Can you cook,
paint or repair cars? Write down all the things you are good at although they may seem irrelevant
to the job you are looking for.
3. What is the level of my education? – Think of all the courses you took during your studies.
What did you enjoy? What could be useful for your future career? Does your education give you
a competitive advantage against others in the same field?
4. What is my biggest achievement? – Try to remember a time when you were extremely proud of
yourself. What did you do? How did you do it?
5. What personal qualities do I possess? – Do you friends come to you for advice? Are you an
outgoing person? Or maybe you are stubborn but in a positive way (let’s call it persistent ;).
Weaknesses
1. What do I not do well? – Maybe there is a specific thing you know you can’t do. For
example, I am terrible at mechanical tasks.
2. What can I improve? – Think about the things you’d like to do, the qualities you’d like to
have. What can be improved and how?
3. What tasks do I usually avoid doing? – The fact that you do not want to do something may
mean that you do not enjoy doing it.
4. What are the roots of my failures? – Try to figure out what are the reasons behind any failure
you may have experienced in the past. What did you learn from it?
Opportunities
1. What trends do I see in my professional area? – What are the recent trends? What type
of people are getting hired? What skills do they have? Is it a growing field?
2. Can I obtain better education? – Think of courses that can develop your skills and give
you a competitive advantage.
3. How can I get noticed? – What can I do to draw attention to myself professionally?
Create a LinkedIn profile. Start networking. What does your resume look like? What
does you Facebook profile say about you?
4. Is there a steppingstone to get me to my dream job? – Sometimes to get to your dream
job sometimes you must do things you think you are overqualified for. Are there
internships in the companies you want to work for? Can you start working half-time just
because you like the job you are going to do?
5. Who can support me in achieving my goal? – Who can you learn from? Who can
introduce you to the right people? Who can help you improve your CV? Is there a person
who can show you how to use your strengths in the best way possible? Who will pickme up when things don’t go well?
Threats
1. What obstacles do I face? – Remember this is something that you have limited to no
influence on. Is there an economic situation that prevents you from getting a job?
2. Who/what may get in my way? – Who are your biggest competitors and what are they
doing? Who else is competing for this job?
3. Are there changes in labor politics? – Can you work legally? Are there certain mandatory
training or educational requirements that are required?
4. Is technology changing my professional field? – Is technology changing the future of my
industry? How do I stay ahead of that trend?
5. Am I marketable? – You may have done everything else right but still you are
unemployed. Think about whether the market you are trying to sell yourself on is the correct
one. Remember that you are a product (of your environment, of your education, of yourself),
and as such you have to examine the niche you are trying to fit yourself in so that you can be
able to market yourself in the best way possible

Cybersecurity, policy, threats, behavior, etc.

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Locate an interesting topic on cybersecurity, policy, threats, behavior, etc.

Here are some pointers that will help critically evaluate some viable topics.

• Is the topic attainable for a first-time dissertation student?
• Is the problem rooted in the literature?
• Is the research empirical, i.e., is there a survey, is there an interview guide, has the data been analyzed via some statistical tool?
• Is there a theoretical model or framework discussed?

Discuss the topic, the problem the model has been used in the research, and any present findings.

 

 

Threats

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The PCS working group has been a smashing success and the team members have already formed better inter-department communications. The customer Security Director from the Istanbogus Ministry of Defense has requested a threat briefing explaining the top risks to his new system. As the CISO you have your ideas but would like to get the opinion of the working group members. Describe at least three different categories (human and non-human) of threats from your Unit research. Explain how each category presents risk to information systems. Make a case for the top threat to the missile defense system for each category and give an example of how that threat might be realized in a real compromise of the system. Discuss some of the factors that play into the assessment of system threats.

Cybersecurity, policy, threats, behavior

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During this semester, we reviewed a number of areas in information security and the threats that companies face, we face, the numerous threats and ways we can help to minimize these attacks.
Getting closer to your dissertation, you will need to choose a topic in your dissertation class, so it is essential to start preparing. This week, let us take a look at some topics to consider, and by the end of the week, we could have several ideas for dissertation topics
Since you have already examined several research articles, another way would be to examine previous dissertations in these areas.

Locate an interesting topic on cybersecurity, policy, threats, behavior, etc.
Here are some pointers that will help critically evaluate some viable topics.

• Is the topic attainable for a first-time dissertation student?
• Is the problem rooted in the literature?
• Is the research empirical, i.e., is there a survey, is there an interview guide, has the data been analyzed via some statistical tool?
• Is there a theoretical model or framework discussed?
Discuss the topic, the problem the model has been used in the research, and any present findings.
Do not read the entire dissertation, as the abstract and chapter one introduction should give a clear understanding of the research.

 

Threats, Attacks, and Countermeasures

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Information: definition, difference between information and data. Security: definitions (freedom;
thing, measure).
Historic perspectives (isolation, resource sharing, likelihood of attack).
InfoSec is security of information and information systems; components of an information system.
Information security vs information assurance.
Information security services:
– confidentiality
– authentication of integrity
– authentication of origin
– nonrepudiation
– availability
– access control
– For each service:
• Can you give examples from everyday life where it is needed?
• Is it always needed?
• What are some ways you might try to provide it?
• How might it be violated?
Security is not absolute: trade-off between security and usability. Terminology: need to understand,
reference sources.
What do we mean by “threat” in the information security context? Does it require an action? What
is a threat action? Can you give examples?
What is a threat agent? Can you give examples?
Can you name, explain, and give examples of the three types of threat? What makes an attack
different from a human error?
What are other names for a successful attack? What is a zero-day attack?
About 2/3 of incidents occur .
What is an “insider”? Why are insiders a threat? What might they do? Why is an ex-employee a
threat?
How should an organization handle someone who quits or is fired?
Can you name, explain, and give examples of categories of outsiders who could be a threat? What is
malware? What is its threat agent?
Can you explain and give examples of malware transport mechanisms? Can you explain and give
examples of malware payloads?
What is a trapdoor (or backdoor)?
What is a logic bomb? What is a time bomb? What is a Trojan horse? What is a RAT?
What is a software bacterium? What is a software virus?

 

Threats, and trends (SWOTT) analysis and strategic planning

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Part 1

Having experienced a robust debate discussion on the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats, and trends (SWOTT) analysis and strategic planning for a particular fast-food franchise, it is time to shift gears a bit and consider the competition in the fast-food industry. Read this article to frame this week’s discussion. Complete the following:

Identify 1 or 2 other major competitors in the fast-food industry, and describe their sources of competitive advantage.
Discuss a current issue that this industry faces. It could be favorable or unfavorable to the industry.
Which of the major competitors has the strongest competitive advantage and ability to overcome the barriers presented by the current issues identified and why?