Topic 1: "The World Is Flat" Please respond to the following:

Q1. In 2006, Thomas Friedman authored a book entitled, The World Is Flat. Since that time many people have adopted a global perspective to business. Determine the security concerns that are raised by the flattening of the technological landscape. Explain your answer.

Q2. List and explain three ethical concerns that may be argued from this flattening of the technological landscape.

Topic 2: "Ethics and Security" Please respond to the following:

Q3. Organizational end users are generally in the background when it comes to protecting the IT infrastructure. As the chief security officer (CSO), develop a security awareness training communication plan for these users. Your plan must be in nontechnical terms to the user population that incorporates the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the organization's information assets.

Q4. Give your opinion as to whether ethics training and security training should be conducted together within an organization. Explain your answer.

Topic 3: "Value" Please respond to the following:

Q5. Assess BCP as a process that adds business value. Give your opinion on whether or not the argument that states BCP adds value is a credible argument. Explain why or why not.

Q6. Speculate the strategic values that could be realized by having an effective BCP. Provide a rationale for your answer.

Topic 4: "Cloud Computing" Please respond to the following:

Q7. Evaluate the benefits of cloud computing for modern and legacy organizations looking to migrate to the cloud. Support the use of cloud computing as a viable option within an organizational business continuity strategy.

Q8. Identify the drawbacks for using cloud computing in your BCP. Determine the strategies you would use to mitigate the drawbacks if you were the IT manager in charge of the decision. Provide a rationale for your answer.