Assignment Task 1: Understanding Cybercrime
Cybercrime is a growing problem globally and often targets governments, businesses, and individuals. Often, cybercrime seeks to steal money, but it can also involve denial of service attacks that impact critical infrastructures and businesses from operating.
In our class discussion this week, answer the following questions:
- Explain the global implications of cybercrime. For example, explain how the internet is used in cybercrime and how it can be difficult to mitigate the size of cybercrime.
Reading preparation:
Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview of Cyber Crime and Cyber Terrorism
- Taylor, R. W., Fritsch, E. J., Liederbach, J., Saylor, M. R., & Tafoya, W. L. (2019). Cyber Crime and Cyber Terrorism. Pearson.
Assignment Task 2:
Critical infrastructure protection is important because an attack on U.S. soil can have devastating impacts. In this forum Civil Discourse, analyze potential terror targets in the United States and explain why they are vulnerable of an attack. Assess what can be done to protect these targets from a homeland security perspective.
Reading preparation:
Chapter 1 Radvanovsky, R. S. & McDougall, A. (2018). Critical infrastructure: Homeland security and emergency preparedness (4th ed.). CRC Press.
Post 1: Using what you have read this week, reflect on and answer the following questions in 150 words. You will use the provided links in Week 1 and your research from the institution databases (no Google, Bing, etc searches) to define leadership. You will include this research at the bottom of your initial post, in MLA format, to avoid plagiarism.
Topics to address: (6 leadership styles: Skills, Traits, Goals, Authentic, Situational, Authentic Servant Leadership)
- Based on this week's material (and what was studied in LDR 101) with what leadership style do you most identify, and why is this information important to know?
- Do you believe that leadership is learned? Do you think that the goal of the team influences which style needs to be used? Please support your thoughts with research.
- Finally, in a few sentences, please present the controversial topic that you will research all term. Share why this topic is important to you and your initial thoughts about it.
Resources:
YouTube Video: The Skills Approach to Leadership
YouTube Video: The Trait Approach
YouTube Video: Goal Theory
YouTube Video: Introduction to Authentic Leadership
YouTube Video: Situational Theory of Leadership
YouTube Video: Servant Leadership