Overview of Information Systems and Technology Paper

Resource: Riordan Manufacturing Virtual Organization

Review the following scenario:

You are an employee of Riordan Manufacturing, which has just gone through a company reorganization.

You have been reassigned to a different position and are now the information technology (IT) assistant project director. Your supervisor has informed you that the company is expanding and will open a new office in Seattle, Washington.

You have been tasked with conducting research related to the expansion of the company's IT infrastructure for the new office. This assignment will help identify the major information systems currently in use at Riordan Manufacturing.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper that identifies the organization's information systems and their functionalities. Select one of the organization's major systems, and describe its global interconnectivity and the potential result of a failure of a major component of this system.

Include the reasons to protect this system and the consequences of inadequate security.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Ensure you allow adequate time to submit your paper to the Plagiarism Checker prior to your final submission. Include the results from the Plagiarism Checker with your final submission of this paper to the Assignment Section.

Information Systems (IS) Risk Management Paper

Resource: Overview of Information Systems and Technology Paper assignment from Week One

Review the major Riordan Manufacturing information selected for the Overview of Information Systems and Technology Paper assignment from Week One.

Explore the vulnerabilities of the major Riordan Manufacturing system you selected in Week One, and address the nature of potential internal and external threats and natural or unintended events that may jeopardize it.

Determine what levels of security are appropriate to secure the information system while allowing a maximum amount of uninterrupted workflow.

Write a 1,400- to 2,100-word paper that describes principles of risk management as they pertain to the chosen system and its associated technology.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Ensure you allow adequate time to submit your paper to the Plagiarism Checker prior to your final submission. Include the results from the Plagiarism Checker as a separate document with your final submission of this paper to the Assignment Section.