Discussion Questions

"Executing Privileged Commands without the root Password"  Please respond to the following:

· Explain how you would allow the user to execute a specific, privileged command without giving the user the root password or permission to use the sudo to run any command with root privileges. Provide the exact steps you would follow and clearly explain each step.

· Give your opinion on the number of people  that you believe should know / retain the root password of an enterprise Linux system. Justify your response.

"Validation with Regular Expressions"  Please respond to the following:

· Write a regular expression to match valid e-mail addresses having the form of [email protected]. Name and company should not have spaces, quotation marks, the @ character, the back (\) slash character, or the forward (/) slash character.

· Validate each of these e-mail addresses and with your regular expression and report  the result for each validation:

[email protected]	Valid or Invalid
John.Doe.com	Valid or Invalid
John.Doe.somecompany.com	Valid or Invalid
John@[email protected]	Valid or Invalid
John@Doe@somecompany/com	Valid or Invalid

"Ethical Concerns and Crime in Technology"  Please respond to the following:

· Consider the role of technology in the workplace today and take a stance on whether or not you believe a company has the right to monitor technology usage of its employees on a constant basis. Give your opinion on whether such limitation could (a) strengthen the company's overall technology security posture, or (b) limit the rights of employees. Justify your stance with one or more example(s).

· From the e-Activity(link below), summarize the details of the selected case, and indicate the end result. Determine whether or not you believe this type of crime could be created without the use of technology. Justify your response.

Week 9 eActivity

Select a case from the “Cases and Takedowns” section of the FBI Website, located at http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/investigate/cyber . Be prepared to discuss your selected case.

"Application Maintenance"  Please respond to the following:

· Explain the importance of application maintenance in organizations and assess the need for robust patch and update management programs and procedures.

· From the e-Activity, compare and contrast the update styles of Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Google Chrome and determine which style you believe to be more effective for organizations. Justify your response.

Week 10 eActivity

Use the Internet to research the update configurations and options for two (2) popular Web browsers available to users today, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer and Google Chrome. Be prepared to discuss.

"Getting the Job" Please respond to the following:

· As the video titled “Melissa Forman – Hilarious Resume Typos” (4 min 55 s) located at  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FClWySJ6Sxs  demonstrates it is very important to avoid mistakes when writing resumes and cover letters. Think back over your background and job history. What types of messaging have you used that are related to “finding” and “obtaining” employment? Some examples may include: job application cover letters, thank you notes, job-acceptance letters, recommendation requests, and others. Based on the video you watched, determine what the protocol is in your field or area of interest, and ascertain what makes an effective messaging tool. Please share relevant experiences / anecdotes from your work life.

"Reflection"  Please respond to the following:

· Review a guide to writing cover letters, located at  https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/549/01/ . Next, reflect on what you learned regarding the importance and structure of job application cover letters. Ascertain the key factors an employer may take into consideration when determining whether or not an applicant receives a job interview.

· Identify two (2) key skills that you learned during the course that you think will add to your communication effectiveness.