Watch the movie then provide three paragraphs of response after watching.  The movie covers the commercialization of “free” services on the internet, including social media.  After all the wires are ran and the bits and bytes are flowing, what does it take for our “free” internet to keep moving?  Is the internet or more specifically social media really free to use?  Should we be concerned?  As professionals in the IT community these questions should give you some pause and provide you a start on your response for this lab.

The video can be found on Hulu.com, even without a paid subscription.

http://www.hulu.com/watch/729722 (Links to an external site.)

Watch the film, provide me your feedback.

If the link is not working try this link:

http://cosmosdocumentaries.blogspot.com/2013/09/terms-and-conditions-may-apply-watch.html

Write a 1-2 page essay answering the following question:

“How do you plan to apply the knowledge you have gained in this course in your current or future career?”

You must use proper APA formatting, which includes a cover page and reference page.  You must also ensure that you properly cite and reference your sources following proper APA guidelines.

Mercury USA is a small- and medium-sized business (SMB) in the transportation sector with 400 employees. 

You’ve just been hired by Mercury USA as the first cyber threat analyst on the team and will work within the existing Information Technology department. Mercury USA has an urgent interest in addressing security vulnerabilities.

Judy “Mac” McNamara, the manager of IT services, said the chief executive officer (CEO) recently learned via a mandatory breach disclosure that a competitor was a victim of ransomware. The firm in question lost a significant amount of intellectual property and customer data and is facing expensive litigation, government fines, and loss of customer confidence. These issues are likely to result in bankruptcy.

Thus, executive management would like to prevent Mercury USA’s critical data (e.g., order data, customer lists, sales leads, Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance for processing credit, proprietary software) from falling into the wrong hands and threatening the survival of the business.

Message from the CEO

The CEO of Mercury USA has recorded a video message for all employees. Watch this video before starting the projects.

As the cyber threat analyst at Mercury USA, you will be expected to identify security-related issues that hackers could use against the company. You will begin by addressing the security vulnerabilities present in the IT infrastructure of the company and develop a way forward that helps to prevent and deter attacks.

You will be completing three projects for this course:  

Part 1:  Vulnerability Process and Assessment Memo—A two- to three-page memorandum outlining the VM process in which you will use a sample vulnerability scan report to assess security posture and develop a recommended VM process (Week 3)

Part 2:  VM Scanner Background Report—A four- to six-page background report to review a commercial scanning tool and provide a recommendation (Week 5)

Part 3:  Presentation to Management—A five- to 10-slide “pitch” to executive management outlining your assessment of Mercury USA’s security posture, the business need, and seeking a decision on purchasing the commercial tool (Week 7

computerized system will be easier. He also hopes to improve any weaknesses he discovers in the system. In the following narrative, Ashton explains what happens at S&S: Before S&S pays a vendor invoice, the invoice must be matched against the purchase order used to request the goods and the receiving report that the receiving department prepares. Because all three of these documents enter the accounts payable department at different times, a separate alphabetical file is kept for each type of document. The purchase orders that are forwarded from purchasing are stored in a purchase order file. The receiving reports are stored in a receiving report file. When vendor invoices are received, the accounts payable clerk records the amount due in the accounts payable file and files the invoices in the vendor invoice file. S&S pays all accounts within 10 days to take advantage of earlypayment discounts. When it is time to pay a bill, the accounts payable clerk retrieves the vendor invoice, attaches the purchase order and the receiving report, and forwards the matched documents to Ashton Fleming. Ashton reviews the documents to ensure they are complete, prepares a twopart check, forwards all the documents to Susan, and records the check in the cash disbursements journal. Susan reviews the documents to ensure that they are valid payables and signs the checks. She forwards the check to the vendor and returns the documents and the check copy to the accounts payable clerk. The clerk files the documents alphabetically in a paid invoice file. At the end of every month, the accounts payable clerk uses the accounts payable ledger to prepare an accounts payable report that is forwarded to Susan. After she is finished with the report, Susan files it chronologically. REQUIRED a. Prepare a context diagram and a Level 0 DFD to document accounts payable processing at S&S. b. Prepare a document flowchart to document accounts payable processing at S&S.