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Discussion: Examine Alexa’s skill in ordering drinks from Starbucks. 

Discussion Questions: 

1. Some people say that chatbots are inferior for chatting. Others disagree. Discuss. 

2. Discuss the financial benefits of chatbots. 

3. Discuss how IBM Watson will reach 1 billion people by 2018 and what the implications of that are. 

Exercises: 

1.  Compare the chatbots of Facebook and WeChat. Which has more functionalities? 

2.  Research the role of chatbots in helping patients with dementia. 

3.  Microsoft partners with the government of Singapore to develop chatbots for e-services. Find out how this is done. 

 Why is it important for business strategy to drive organizational strategy and IS strategy? What might happen if the business strategy was not the driver? 

Centralia Security Lab has been hired by Haverbrook Investment Group to perform penetration testing on its systems. As a pen tester, you have been assigned to write the plan for what Centralia will do in the testing.

Your proposal should include the “rules of engagement” (agreement outlining the framework for the penetration testing) and outline how you would go through the five phases of hacking.

• How will      you identify Haverbrook Investment Group’s network characteristics,      expectations, constraints, critical systems, and other relevant      information?
• What are      your preliminary engagement activities with regard to scheduling, scope,      and key stakeholders?
• What will      you use to establish a binding agreement between Centralia Security Lab      and Haverbrook Investment Group?
• How will      you determine the services, targets, expectations, and other logistics      that will be covered during the Rules of Engagement section?
• How will      you explain to Haverbrook that the tools and techniques to be used in the      penetration test will not corrupt data, violate privacy, and are in      compliance with industry standards and any applicable laws and      regulations?

Format below

Rules of Engagement

Overview

Include a brief description of the penetration test project. 

Scope

Discuss the scope of the penetration test (pen test). 

Checklist

Provide a list of the testing requirements. 

Ethical Considerations 

Describe how you will apply appropriate ethical principles throughout the penetration testing process

References

Review the video below and write a two page review plus cover page and reference page.  The first page of your paper should be a summary of the video.  The second page is an opinion page covering how your company does or should use the information provided.

The Secret to Successful Crisis Management in the 21st Century – Melissa Agnes TEDx Talk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQGEPEaEWtgoutube.com)

 Discuss the process that generates the power of AI and discuss the differences between machine learning and deep learning. 

Assignment Content

1. Based on your previous work in the previous weeks, create a 700-word entry in your Database Management Plan.

   Consider the previous week’s creation of standards for database administration and explain the following in your entry:  

   • How performance will be monitored and tuned 
   • How backups will happen 
   • How data quality will be monitored and improved 
   • How information should be secured, etc.  
   • How all of the standards are important to the business from a user perspective
   • Also, include the following from this week’s learning: 
   • Explanations of how individual team roles will need to contribute to managing historical data via data warehouses and data marts
   • Recommendations of techniques for designing an effective data warehouse
   • Submit your assignment.

Define “Anything-as-a-Service (AaaS) and discuss in detail at least one example AaaS category or implementation. For examples see  https://timesofcloud.com/cloud-tutorial/xaas/.

Apply APA Edition 6 formatting. You do not need an abstract or Table of Contents but include an introduction and summary.

Use at least three properly documented references (do NOT use wikis). Correctly cite your references using APA Edition 6 formatting.

Your paper should be at least 500 words in length using good grammar. Use complete sentences and paragraphs. Do not use bullets.

Be sure and use a spelling and grammar checker.

Your paper should be at least 500 words in length.

There is a Word template in week 1 with default font and spacing.

Your paper will checked by SafeAssign for originality. With the exception of quoted material, all writing should be your own.

 Discuss the pros and cons of using a blog to present content on behalf of a company. Discuss the type of content for which a blog may be most appropriate.  Use at least one source to support  and Need to be in APA 7 format

Choose A topic  Identify a topic. What is the problem you want to address (must come from the literature and be cited). Who are saying there are problems? What has been done so far about the problem? Locate peer-reviewed articles related to your topic. What was the research questions in the studies? What findings were reported? Identify a gap in literature to justify your research. What is the purpose of your proposed study (be specific and clear)? What is the population you would like to address? What methodology are you planning on using? i.e. quantitative or qualitative? 

 Compare common methods to find which is most successsful in reducing the prevalence of social engineering.  Why: “The development and implementation of robust counter…….. Kaabouch, 2019). What:  What is the question you are looking to answer? Which is most successful? 

 Which measures are you wanting to compare?

How: Address how you will answer this? By doing what? Gathering what data 

 Summary:

Select a topic from the following list on which you would like to conduct an in-depth investigation:

• Information systems infrastructure: evolution and trends 
• Strategic importance of cloud computing in business organizations 
• Big data and its business impacts 
• Managerial issues of a networked organization 
• Emerging enterprise network applications 
• Mobile computing and its business implications 

Note: The above topics are also the basis of the discussion questions. You may use up to three resources found by yourself or your peers as peers as resources for the paper. 

Research paper basics: 

• 8-10 pages in length 
• APA formatted 
• Minimum six (6) sources – at least two (2) from peer reviewed journals 
• Include an abstract, introduction, and conclusion 
• See rubric for more detailed grading criteria 

Some good questions to ask yourself before turning in your research paper: 

• Is the paper of optimal length? 
• Is the paper well organized? 
• Is the paper clear and concise? 
• Is the title appropriate? 
• Does the abstract summarize well? 
• Are individual ideas assimilated well? 
• Are wording, punctuation, etc. correct? 
• Is the paper well motivated? 
• Is interesting problem/issue addressed? 
• Is knowledge of the area demonstrated? 
• Have all key reference been cited? 
• Are conclusions valid and appropriate?