Discussion Question 10: A bank in California has 13 branches spread throughout northern California, each with its own minicomputer where its data are stored. Another bank has ten branches spread throughout California, with the data being stored on a mainframe in San Francisco. Which system do you think is more vulnerable to unauthorized access? Excessive losses from disaster?

Discussion Question 15: An organization’s internal audit department is usually considered an effective control mechanism for evaluating the organization’s internal control structure. Birch Company’s internal auditing function reports directly to the controller. Comment on the effectiveness of this organizational structure.

Problem 2 INTERNAL CONTROL Required: Identify the control weaknesses present and make a specific recommendation for correcting each of the control weaknesses.

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Problem 5 DISASTER RECOVERY PLAN:
Required:
a. Describe the computer security weaknesses present at Hill Crest Corporation that made it possible for a disastrous data loss.
b. List the components that should have been included in the disaster recovery plan at Hill Crest Corporation to ensure computer recovery within 72 hours.
c. What factors, other than those included in the plan itself, should a company consider when formulating a disaster recovery plan?

Problem 6: Per the article The Kiss of Identity Theft – Password Simplicity and Redundancy, which of the following statements is true?
I. Hackers who use powerful computers can break passwords containing dictionary words 100 times faster.
II. Adding just one capital letter and one asterisk would change the processing time (for a hacker) from 2.4 days to 2.1 centuries.

Both are true.
Neither are true.
I.
II.

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Review Question 1: Why is human behavior considered one of the biggest potential threats to operating system integrity?

Review Question 2: Why would a systems programmer create a back door if he or she has access to the program in his or her day- to- day tasks?

Chapter 16 Problem 4 INTERNAL CONTROL AND FRAUD
Required:
a. What weaknesses in the organization’s control struc-ture must have existed to permit this type of embez-zlement?
b. What specific control techniques and procedures could have helped prevent or detect this fraud?

Chapter 16 Problem 6 PREVENTIVE CONTROLS Listed here are five scenarios. For each scenario, discuss the possible damages that can occur. Suggest a pre-ventive control.
a. An intruder taps into a telecommunications device and retrieves the identifying codes and personal identification numbers for ATM cardholders. ( The user subsequently codes this information onto a magnetic coding device and places this strip on a piece of cardboard.)
b. Because of occasional noise on a transmission line, electronic messages received are extremely garbled.
c. Because of occasional noise on a transmission line, data being transferred is lost or garbled.
d. An intruder is temporarily delaying important strategic messages over the telecommunications lines.
e. An intruder is altering electronic messages before the user receives them

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Compare and contrast the Articles of Confederation with the U.S. Constitution, showing the strengths and weaknesses of each.

What areas of importance will you stress in attempting to get it passed unanimously?
Give good well-reasoned arguments in a report of 400 words.

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ASSIGNMENT 5-1

Explain the similarities and differences of Medicare and Medicaid managed care plans by comparing and contrasting the following three issues:

1.   Strengths, weaknesses and incentives between Medicare and Medicaid.2.   Commitment to access for both plans.  3.   Risks to the consumer associated with either plan.

Lastly, provide three recommendations for improvement of each medical plan and your justification for each.  Your paper must be three to four double-spaced pages (excluding title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.  In addition to the course text, utilize a minimum of three scholarly and/or peer-reviewed sources that were published within the last five years. All sources must be documented in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

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