1. From the first e-Activity, discuss your rationale for choosing the specific firewall in question, and determine the primary way in which a company could incorporate it into an enterprise network in order to enhance security. Select the two (2) most important and / or unique features of the chosen firewall, and explain the primary reasons why those features make the firewall a viable option in enterprises today. Justify your answer.
From the second e-Activity, discuss what you believe to be the two (2) most important security considerations related to cloud deployments, and explain the main reasons why you believe such considerations to be the most important.
2. NAP to Reduce Security Risks" Please respond to the following:
You discover that many of your company's customers have been responsible for introducing viruses and malware into the company network via the Internet. From the first e-Activity, specify the two (2) Windows Server 2012 feature(s) and / or role(s) that you believe will most efficiently deal with this particular problem. Provide support for your choices.
From the second e-Activity, examine two (2) ways the health enforcement and remediation functions of NAP servers provide protection from potentially virus-infested customer computers. Compare the efficacy of access restriction versus remediation with respect to improving the accessibility of customer computers while still maintaining acceptable levels of security risks. Based on this comparison, give two (2) reasons why you believe one (1) of the functions gives a more reliable result over the other
3. Combining Companies" Please respond to the following:
Imagine you are an administrator for a growing company. Your company decides to purchase another company that designs and manufactures components used in the widgets that your company designs, manufactures, and sells. Both companies have an Active Directory infrastructure. Suggest a strategy that includes the components that you would need to put in place to combine the two (2) companies in a way that allows the employees of your company to access the resources in the purchased company and vice versa.
Suppose you configure the two (2) companies from the first part of this discussion in a way that allows you to access the resources of the other company. Describe the methods or technologies you would use to protect those resources so that only authorized users can access the necessary resources. Provide a rationale for chosen methods / technologies.
4. "Social Organizations and Core Competencies" Please respond to the following:
Investigate the importance of effective change leadership in relation to an organization's adoption of social media initiatives. Next, suggest two (2) ethical issues that a CIO may encounter when implementing social media initiatives. Propose (1) strategy for addressing each identified issue. Provide a rationale for your response.
Select three (3) of the twelve (12) core competencies for IT professionals from Chapter 14 of the Roberts text. Rank each one (1) according to its importance for IT professionals to possess in order to develop their careers and compete in the job market. Justify your ranking.