Assignment:
DQ 1: Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:
- What is the difference between private and public key encryption? Which is safer? Why?
- Why is cybervictimization increasing? Name at least two things people may do to limit their chances of becoming a victim.
Assignment Content: Overview of Information Systems and Technology
Resource: Riordan Manufacturing Virtual Organization
Review the following scenario:
You are an employee of Riordan Manufacturing, which has just gone through a company reorganization. You have been reassigned to a different position and are now the information technology (IT) assistant project director. Your supervisor has informed you that the company is expanding and will open a new office in Seattle, Washington. You have been tasked with expanding the company's IT infrastructure by setting up the IT system in the new office.
Write a 1,050 to 1,400 word paper that identifies the organization's information systems and their functionalities. Select one of the organization's major systems, and describe its global interconnectivity and the potential result of a failure of a major component of this system. Include the reasons to protect this system and the consequences of inadequate security.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
DQ 2: Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:
What is cyberstalking? What are the primary categories of cyberstalkers? Recommend specific actions a law enforcement agency may make to address cyberstalking.
Assignment Content: Trends in Cybercrime
Select a current computer-crime trend.
Write a 1,400 to 1,750 word paper that describes a cybercrime trend that society is confronted with today. Within the paper, address the following key elements:
1. What types of scams are associated with the cybercrime?
2. What might the profile be for a cybercriminal who commits this type of cybercrime?
3. What are law enforcement initiatives to combat this crime?
4. What are penalties for committing these crimes?
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.