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Question I
The scenario illustrates a specific type of incident/disaster. Using a Web browser, search for information related to preparing an organiza- tion against terrorist attacks. Look up information on (a) anthrax or another biological attack (like smallpox), (b) sarin or another toxic gas, (c) low-level radiological con- tamination attacks.
Question II
Using a Web browser, search for available commercial applications that use various forms of RAID technologies, such as RAID 0 through RAID 5. What is the most common implementation? What is the most expensive?
Question III
Using a Web browser, search for other methods employed by industry or government to share information on possible incidents.
Question IV
Using a Web browser, search on the term intrusion prevention systems. What are the characteristics of an IPS? Compare the costs of a typical IPS to an IDPS. Do they differ? What characteristics justify the difference in cost, if any?
Question V
Using a Web browser, search for "incident response training." Look through the first five results and identify one or two companies that offer such training. Pick one company and look at the course offerings. Locate a course that can train you to create a CSIRT. How many days will that course take?
Question VI
Using a Web browser, perform some research on a newer malware variant that has been reported by a major malware containment vendor. Using a search engine, go to the vendor's Web site; this could be Symantec, McAfee, or any of their competitors. Visit one malware prevention software vendor. Search for the newest malware variants and pick one. Note its name and tryto understand how it works. Now look for information about that same malware from at least one other vendor. Were you able to see this malware at both vendors? If so, are there any differences in how they are reported between the two vendors?
Question VII
Using a Web search tool, identify cases in which private information was disclosed when computer equipment was discarded. Recent examples have included smartphones (like Black- Berry) that were sold without proper data cleansing and hard drives that were sold without data cleansing after the computers they were originally used in were upgraded.
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the assignment, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.