Questions (W5)

Question 1: Compliance audits take place in corporations on a regular basis. In many instances, an organization?s security posture is driven by such compliance mandates, whether they are administered by the government, a third party, or prompted by internal measures. In addition, the security of network storage and cloud storage are also frequently discussed among industry professionals.

Examine the prevalence of honeypots and honeynets. Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of using each. Explain which one of the two you would recommend your organization use and why. Cloud backup storage is growing in popularity. Examine the advantages and disadvantages of an organization using cloud backup storage. Explain whether you would recommend using cloud backup storage.

Question 2: You are now deciding on resources for a project team. You have a choice to either staff a team of resources who will be dedicated (or allocated) 100% to the project or staff a team of resources who will be dedicated (or allocated) three days each week to your project. Using information from the readings, explain how you can use either set of resources.

Question 3: In preparation for the Written Communication assignment, which is due in Week 8, share your opening.

What story or data point are you using to hook and connect with the audience? What characteristics of your audience make you believe this is the best strategy? (Make sure this aligns to the Audience section from your Strategic Communications Plan assignment.) Why do you believe this will grab the audience’s attention?

(The above question (Question 3) is related to the topic of “running a meeting” paper I had you write for this class.)

Question 4: Your project sponsor and customer are impressed with your project schedule, but due to some factors out of their control, you?ve been told to deliver your project early, roughly 15% earlier than anticipated. Using the information from the readings, explain how you would go about assessing the possibility of delivering your project early. How will that affect scope, costs, and schedule?