Information Systems for Decision - Assignment 1 The CEO’s Challenge You ’ve just left an all hands meeting at your company. The CEO was very upset at the rise of shadow IT projects a major indicator that the company’s internal information system has failed to meet its needs. Because the current information system is inadequate, inefficient, and outdated, the CEO is inviting everyone in the organization to propose a new operational, decision support, or enterprise information system to replace it. The executives have allocated $5 million to fund the most promising idea. This is your chance to make a difference in the company (not to mention your own career). Write your proposal as a memo that the entire C - suite will review. Include at least these points, in your own words, to be persuasive: Identify the main functions of your proposed information system and why they are important to the business.Describe what types of data your information system will hold and how data quality will be ensured. Explain how the old information system handles the functions you mentioned, the problems that occur, and why your information system will handle things better. Offer evidence of feasibility: Show that similar information systems have been built successfully and that they save more money than they cost. The executives are busy, so keep your memo to 1- 4 pages and avoid any extraneous content. *You may use a current or former employer, but do not disclose anything confidential. Or, you can pick another organization if you are familiar with their internal (not customer - facing) information systems. You can disguise the organization and populate it with famous names. Made - up companies are problematic because of the amount of detail and realism they require. Assignment 1 is based on the picture illustration attached below the CEO’s Challenge, case study 1&2. Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric. 1. Identify the main functions of your proposed information system and why they are important to the business. Weight: 20%-- Levels of Achievement: Unacceptable Below 70% F 0 (0%) - 20.7 (13.8%) Fair 70-79% C 21 (14%) - 23.7 (15.8%) Proficient 80-89% B 24 (16%) - 26.7 (17.8%) Exemplary 90-100% A 27 (18%) - 30 (20%) 2. Describe what types of data your information system will hold and how data quality will be ensured. Weight: 25%-- Levels of Achievement: Unacceptable Below 70% F 0 (0%) - 25.88 (17.25%) Fair 70-79% C 26.25 (17.5%) - 29.62 (19.75%) Proficient 80-89% B 30 (20%) - 33.38 (22.25%) Exemplary 90-100% A 33.75 (22.5%) - 37.5 (25%) 3. Explain how the functions you mentioned are being handled by the old information system, the problems that occur, and why your information system will handle things better. Weight: 25%-- Levels of Achievement: Unacceptable Below 70% F 0 (0%) - 25.88 (17.25%) Fair 70-79% C 26.25 (17.5%) - 29.62 (19.75%) Proficient 80-89% B 30 (20%) - 33.38 (22.25%) Exemplary 90-100% A 33.75 (22.5%) - 37.5 (25%) 4. Offer evidence of feasibility: Show that similar information systems have been built successfully and that they save more money than they cost. Weight: 20%-- Levels of Achievement: Unacceptable Below 70% F 0 (0%) - 20.7 (13.8%) Fair 70-79% C 21 (14%) - 23.7 (15.8%) Proficient 80-89% B 24 (16%) - 26.7 (17.8%) Exemplary 90-100% A 27 (18%) - 30 (20%) 5. Clarity, persuasion, proper communication, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements Weight: 10%-- Levels of Achievement: Unacceptable Below 70% F 0 (0%) - 10.35 (6.9%) Fair 70-79% C 10.5 (7%) - 11.85 (7.9%) Proficient 80-89% B 12 (8%) - 13.35 (8.9%) Exemplary 90-100% A 13.5 (9%) - 15 (10%) Bottom of Form

Security Weaknesses in UNIX/Linux Please respond to both of the following questions: Question A What are some of the common security weaknesses inherent in Unix or Linux based systems and what techniques can be used to harden these systems against an attack? Question B What distributions of Linux are known to be more secure after a default installation and should these versions be used more often in corporations?

Research a current domestic or international conflict in the cyber domain.As a way of validating your understanding of the nature of conflict as described in the video,write a 1/2-page to 1-page methodology for resolving the conflict using Microsoft® Word that addresses the following:Identify the reason for the conflict and the opposing forces.Accurately identify the key political figures that impact the outcome or resolution of the conflict.If you were involved with the resolution of the conflict, what style of conflict resolution would you use--the competing shark, the collaborating owl, the avoiding turtle, the accommodating teddy bear, or the compromising fox--and why? Do you think in our current political environment we may take the easy way out and try to sweep the conflict under the rug?There is one simple widely-used method to resolve common conflicts that goes by the acronym DESC, standing for Describe, Express, Specify, Consequences.Do you think this method could be used to resolve the conflict you identified?Do you think methods for conflict resolution in the workplace are the same as geological conflicts? Why or why not?