Case Study 1: User InterfacesDue Week 2 and worth 90 pointsEarly user interfaces were designed with little or no consideration for the end user. This was largely due to technical and hardware limitations. The poor interface design required a specific skill set for users and limited the mass appeal of computers. Modern interfaces are much more user friendly. Theo Mandel wrote about the five (5) golden rules of interface design. Read Mandel’s article located at http://www.theomandel.com/docs/Mandel-GoldenRules.pdf.Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:Describe three (3) interfaces you interact with on a daily basis.Analyze each interface you identified in Question one (1) and assess how it adheres to Mandel’s five (5) golden rules.  Suggest two (2) changes for each interface to achieve a more user-friendly design and justify your suggestion.Provide three (3) screen shots for each interface. Note: These screen shots should be labeled and appear in the appendix of the case study. These pages are not included in the page requirement for the assignment.Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources. Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length. 

What are some advantages and disadvantages to this approach? Is there another approach that might work better?Need 1 initial post and two response posts.Ask an interesting, thoughtful question pertaining to the topicProvide extensive additional information on the topicExplain, define, or analyze the topic in detailShare an applicable personal experienceProvide an outside source that applies to the topic, along with additional information about the topic or the source (please cite properly in APA)Make an argument concerning the topic.At least one scholarly source should be used in the initial discussion thread.

The Chief Technology Officer (CTO) has indicated that your organization has been requested by the National Security Council (NSC) to comment on the upcoming National Cybersecurity Strategy. The NSC has asked for specific recommendations as it relates to the next cybersecurity strategy, private / public partnerships, and comments on how specific technologies should be incorporated into the assessment.The CTO has asked you to lead a group of experts to provide the organizational input. The specific questions you must respond to are provided below.After reading the National Security Strategy (2017), comment on the following. Should the United States create a separate Cybersecurity Strategy to be published alongside the National Security Strategy (NSS), or do you feel the NSS is sufficient? Why or why not. Consider your answer in the context of the original National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace (2003). What is not adequately addresses in the National Security Strategy (2017) as it relates to cybersecurity? Use additional sources as needed and be sure to critically analyze the questions, addressing the pros and cons in your proposal.Use visuals where appropriate.After reading the Cybersecurity Act of 2015, address the private / public partnership with the DHS NCCIC. Arguably the most important aspect of the Act. The Cybersecurity Act of 2015 allows for private and public sharing of cybersecurity threat information. What should the DHS NCCIC (public) share with private sector organizations? What type of threat information would enable private organizations to better secure their networks? On the flip side, what should private organizations share with the NCCIC? As it is written, private organization sharing is completely voluntary. Should this be mandatory? If so, what are the implications to the customers private data? The government is not allowed to collect data on citizens. How should the Act be updated in 2018 to make it better and more value-added for the public-private partnership in regards to cybersecurity?Use additional sources as needed and be sure to critically analyze the questions, addressing the pros and cons in your proposal.Use visuals where appropriate.Review the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) proposed by the European Commission (EU). It includes many provisions and arguably strengthen data protection for individuals within the EU. It even includes the right to be forgotten. The United States does not have a similar regulation. There have only been a few regulations implemented related to US citizens private data, which include medical and financial industries. Some argue implementing regulation such as GDPR in the United States would hinder innovation. They contend that the End User License Agreements (EULA) provide sufficient protections and allow the citizens to make the choice of what is and is not shared. As a private sector organization do you believe that an equivalent to GDPR should or should not be implemented in the United States.Use additional sources as needed and be sure to critically analyze the questions, addressing the pros and cons in your proposal.Use visuals where appropriate.The Department of Defense (DoD) Cyber Strategy discusses the protection of critical infrastructure and the homeland. What does that mean to private organizations such as yourself? If the majority of critical infrastructure in the United States is owned by the private sector, what responsibility does the DoD have in this regard? Some would argue our laws are outdated and thus the DoD has little authority to assist. Others would argue our laws were purposely established such that the private sector would defend itself and not need assistance from the military. Obviously, for the DoD to assist they would need the private organizations data. Said another way, they would need your data as a private citizen/customer of that organization. Those that believe our laws need to be updated argue giving up privacy for protection is legitimate. Others will argue that we should not give private information of citizens to the government for any reason. As a citizen would you feel comfortable with this? As a private organization, would you feel comfortable giving information that may contain your customers private data to the DoD? Is there a third solution (middle ground) you would propose that enables privacy but also enables cybersecurity?Use additional sources as needed and be sure to critically analyze the questions, addressing the pros and cons in your proposal.Use visuals where appropriate.The NSS is looking to address particular technologies that have the opportunity to revolutionize cybersecurity. They believe blockchain technology is a revolutionary technology that has the ability to significantly improve cybersecurity. What would be your recommendation for how the NSS should incorporate this technology to the public. Propose exactly what you believe should be written in the NSS. Specifically, explain the blockchain technology in layman terms to non-technical people that may be reading the NSS, give examples of how it could be used to provide revolutionary cybersecurity, include examples of how it is being used to provide cybersecurity solutions, and discuss what, if any policies or laws should be established to mandate its use in specific industries.Use additional sources of information but also describe the concept in layman terms.Use visuals where appropriate.To complete the assignment:While quality is valued over quantity, it is expected that a quality paper will result in a minimum length of 10 - 15 pages.