Discussion 6

Instructions: Do not combine topics. Answer each letter separately. All answers must be at least five (5) sentences. Include any references.

1) "Incident Response and Compliances" Please respond to the following:

• A) Find at least two (2) articles on legislation and regulations, as well as legal and ethical issues inherent in information security. Determine whether or not you believe that legislation and regulations have had the intended impact on the legal and ethical issues inherent in information security.

• B) Research one (1) recent security incident (within two [2] years) that impacted a business, a nation, and / or an end consumer. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources. Determine whether or not you would have considered a different course of action than the one taken related to the incident that you researched. Justify your answer.

2) Ethernet Options. Please respond to the following:

· A) Compare the advantages of ATM and Gigabit Ethernet technologies as high-speed networking solutions. Describe how to migrate from Fast Ethernet to Gigabit Ethernet, and to 10-Gbps Ethernet.

· B) Compare and contrast the advantages of Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, and 10-Gbps Ethernet.

3) Wireless LAN. Please respond to the following:

· A) Analyze the characteristics of wireless LANs and assess the security concerns of this technology in organizations such as universities or hospitals. Identify additional areas of concern for organizations that implement a wireless LAN. Then, explain whether the implementation of a WAN would solve these problems. Explain your rationale.

· B) Rank the following IEEE 802.11 standard addresses in order of importance with the first one being the most important. Justify the reason for your chosen order.

· Association

· Re-association

· Disassociation

· Authentication