The COSO framework of internal controls is practiced within companies around the world. The objectives of the COSO framework are closely related to its five components. For this week’s activity, please discuss these five components of the COSO framework. Be sure to include each components’ impact on each of the COSO framework objectives. What do you feel an auditor would most be concerned with during an IT audit? Lastly, discuss suggestions for integrating COSO framework compliance into a company in which you are familiar. 

Your paper should meet the following requirements:

• Be approximately four to six pages in length, not including the required cover page and reference page.

• Follow APA7 guidelines. Your paper should include an introduction, a body with fully developed content, and a conclusion.

• Support your answers with the readings from the course and at least two scholarly journal articles to support your positions, claims, and observations, in addition to your textbook.

Joe’s actions are ethical?

Mobile devices are always in the workplace and are used for both personal and company business. You have been asked to create an informative poster to display throughout the office that highlights ways to secure mobile devices and safety precautions. This poster will be seen by the entire company in hopes of empowering employees to protect themselves and the company from mobile breaches. 

Create a visual poster or infographic using Microsoft PowerPoint or Compatible to display in the company’s breakroom. 

Include the following information in your visual poster or infographic: 

• At least 2 mobile device threats 
• A list of ideal mobile security settings to defend against threats 
• Brief instructions for setting up at least 2 security settings 
• An explanation of what happens when mobile devices are not secured from these threats 
• Appropriate images and graphics 
• 2 resources for more information on mobile security with appropriate citations 

Excel_2G_Inventory

Excel 2G Inventory

Project Description:

In the following project, you will edit a worksheet that summarizes the inventory of bulbs and trees at the Pasadena facility.

Steps to Perform:

Step Instructions Points Possible

1 Open the Excel workbook Student_Excel_2G_Inventory.xlsx downloaded with this project. 0

2 Change the Theme to Slice. Rename Sheet1 as Bulbs and Sheet2 as Trees, and then make the Bulbs sheet the active sheet.

If the theme is not available, click Browse for Themes, navigate to your downloaded files, and select Slice.thmx. 3

3 To the right of column B, insert two new columns to create new  blank columns C and D. By using Flash Fill in the two new columns, split  the data in column B into a column for Item # in column C and Category  in column D.

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4 Type Item # as the column title in column C and Category as the  column title in column D. Delete column B. By using the Cut and Paste  commands, cut column C—Category—and paste it to column G, and then  delete the empty column C. Apply AutoFit to columns A:F. 1

5 Display the Trees worksheet, and then repeat Steps 3 and 4 on this worksheet. 6

6 Make the following calculations in each of the two worksheets without grouping the sheets:

•In cell B4, enter a function to sum the Quantity in Stock data, and  then apply Comma Style with zero decimal places to the result.

•In cells B5:B8, enter formulas to calculate the Average, Median,  Lowest, and Highest retail prices, and then apply the Accounting Number  Format. 14

7 In each of the two worksheets, make the following calculation without grouping the sheets:

•In cell B10, enter a COUNTIF function to determine how many  different types of Tulips are in stock on the Bulbs sheet and how many  different types of Evergreens are in stock on the Trees worksheet. 4

8 Without grouping the worksheets, complete the following in each worksheet:

•  In cell G14, type Stock Level

•  In cell G15, construct an IF function to determine the items that  must be ordered. If the Quantity in Stock is less than 75 the  Value_if_true is Order. Otherwise the Value_if_false is OK. Fill the  formula down through all the rows. 8

9 Without grouping the worksheets, apply conditional formatting as follows to both worksheets:

•Apply Conditional Formatting to the Stock Level column so that cells  that contain the text Order are formatted with Bold Italic, font color  set to Automatic, and Fill color set to No Color.

•Apply Gradient Fill Blue Data Bars to the Quantity in Stock column. 4

10 In the Bulbs sheet, format the range A14:G42 as a table with  headers and apply Light Orange, Table Style Light 20. If the style isn’t  available, choose another style. Insert a Total Row, filter by Category  for Tulips, and then Sum the Quantity in Stock column. Record the  result in cell B11. 4

11 Select the table, clear the filter, Sort the table on the Item #  column from Smallest to Largest (Ascending) and then remove the Total  Row. On the Page Layout tab, set Print Titles so that row 14 repeats at  the top of each page. 3

12 In the Trees sheet, format the range A14:G42 as a table with  headers and apply Light Green, Table Style Light 19. If the style isn’t  available, choose another style. Insert a Total Row, filter by Category  for Evergreens, and then Sum the Quantity in Stock column. Record the  result in cell B11. 4

13 Select the table, clear the filter, Sort the table on the Item #  column from Smallest to Largest (Ascending), and then remove the Total  Row. On the Page Layout tab, set Print Titles so that row 14 repeats at  the top of each page, and then Save your workbook. 3

14 Group the two worksheets. Merge & Center the title in cell A1  across the range A1:G1 and apply the Title cell style. Merge &  Center the subtitle in cell A2 across the range A2:G2 and apply the  Heading 1 cell style. AutoFit Column A. 5

15 With the worksheets still grouped, center the worksheets  Horizontally, change the Orientation to Landscape, and insert a footer  in the left section with the file name. Display the Print Preview, and  then change the Settings to Fit All Columns on One Page. 

(NOTE: On a Mac, on the Page Layout tab, change the Width to 1 page.)

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16 Save your workbook and then ungroup the sheets. Make the Trees  sheet the active sheet, and then insert a new worksheet. Change the new  sheet name to Summary and then widen columns A:D to 170 pixels. Move the  Summary sheet so that it is the first sheet in the workbook. 2

17 In cell A1, type Pasadena Inventory Summary. Merge & Center  the title across the range A1:D1, and then apply the Title cell style.  In cell A2, type As of December 31 and then Merge & Center the text  across the range A2:D2. Apply the Heading 1 cell style. 4

18 On the Bulbs sheet, Copy the range A4:A8. Display the Summary  sheet and Paste the selection to cell A5. Apply the Heading 4 cell style  to the selection. 2

19 In the Summary sheet, in cell B4, type Bulbs. In cell C4 type  Trees. In cell D4 type Bulbs/Trees. Center the column titles, and then  apply the Heading 3 cell style. 3

20 In cell B5, enter a formula that references cell B4 in the Bulbs  sheet so that the Bulbs Total Items in Stock displays in B5. Create  similar formulas to enter the Average Price, Median Price, Lowest Price,  and Highest Price from the Bulbs sheet into the Summary sheet in the  range B6:B9. 5

21 Enter formulas in the range C5:C9 that reference the Total Items  in stock and the Average Price, Median Price, Lowest Price, and Highest  Price cells in the Trees worksheet. 5

22 In cells D5, D6, D7, D8, and D9, insert Column sparklines using  the values in the Bulbs and Trees columns. Format each sparkline using  the first five Sparkline styles in the first row. 5

23 To the range B5:C5, apply Comma Style with zero decimal places,  and to the range B6:C9, apply Accounting Number Format. Center the  Summary worksheet Horizontally and change the Orientation to Landscape.  Insert a footer in the left section with the File Name. 5

24 Save and close the file, and then submit for grading. 0

Total Points 100

Write 1 page:

Give an example of the digital divide in modern day and describe what you would do to address it.

Fore more thoughts on this topic read some of these optional articles: 

A) https://www.ppic.org/blog/how-has-california-narrowed-its-k-12-digital-divide/

B) https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/05/nearly-3-billion-people-are-offline-how-to-bridge-the-digital-divide/

C) https://civicscience.com/tech-lens-a-look-at-internet-access-and-the-digital-divide-in-2022/

D) https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2022/digital-equity-act-population-viewer.html

You will review both quantitative research.  The topic is up to you as long as you choose a peer-reviewed, academic research piece.  I suggest choosing a topic that is at least in the same family as your expected dissertation topic (cybersecurity) so that you can start viewing what is out there. 

Please use APA formatting and include the following information:

• Introduction/Background:  Provide context for the research article.  What led the author(s) to write the piece? What key concepts were explored? Were there weaknesses in prior research that led the author to the current hypothesis or research question?
• Methodology:  Describe how the data was gathered and analyzed.  What research questions or hypotheses were the researcher trying to explore? What statistical analysis was used?
• Study Findings and Results:  What were the major findings from the study? Were there any limitations?
• Conclusions:  Evaluate the article in terms of significance, research methods, readability and the implications of the results.  Does the piece lead into further study? Are there different methods you would have chosen based on what you read? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the article in terms of statistical analysis and application? (This is where a large part of the rubric is covered.) 
• References   

500 words

Complete a case study of the organization you work for (use a hypothetical or “other” organization if more applicable) that will address the following prompts:

• Describe the organization’s environment, and evaluate its preparedness to go global, if not already, and it’s strategy for staying global if it is.
• Research other company’s strategy for going global and explain if this will or will not work for your company. 
• Make a recommendation for a global strategy in the organization, including a justification for your recommendations.
• Be approximately four to six pages in length, not including the required cover page and reference page.
• Follow APA 7 guidelines. Your paper should include an introduction, a body with fully developed content, and a conclusion.
• Support your answers with the readings from the course and at least two scholarly journal articles to support your positions, claims, and observations.

it is a priority that students are provided with strong educational programs and courses that allow them to be servant-leaders in their disciplines and communities, linking research with practice and knowledge with ethical decision-making. This assignment is a written assignment where students will demonstrate how this course research has connected and put into practice within their own career.

 Assignment: 

Provide a reflection of at least 500 words (or 2 pages double spaced) of how the knowledge, skills, or theories of this course have been applied, or could be applied, in a practical manner to your current work environment. If you are not currently working, share times when you have or could observe these theories and knowledge could be applied to an employment opportunity in your field of study. 

Requirements:

Provide a 500 word (or 2 pages double spaced) minimum reflection.

Use of proper APA formatting and citations. If supporting evidence from outside resources is used those must be properly cited.

Share a personal connection that identifies specific knowledge and theories from this course.

Demonstrate a connection to your current work environment. If you are not employed, demonstrate a connection to your desired work environment. 

You should not, provide an overview of the assignments assigned in the course. The assignment asks that you reflect how the knowledge and skills obtained through meeting course objectives were applied or could be applied in the workplace. 

Data Visualization and GIS Solutions (130 points) 

Research digital dashboards Data Mashups that are available to businesses. In a paper, summarize the range of solutions available with examples of how they might be utilized. Then conduct some research and identify an organization that has adopted one of these software solutions. Briefly describe the organization, and then answer the following questions: 

· What technology (or technologies) is the organization using? 

· Which business units utilize the data presented by the technology? 

· What does the technology provide to the organization? What benefits does it offer and/or what problems does it solve? 

· Explain the present and future impacts of such a technology from a business perspective. 

· Identify areas in which the organization might expand or improve upon using the technology. Explain what they could do and why they should do it. 

• This assignment is an individual assignment. 
• All students are encouraged to use their own words.  
• Student must apply Saudi Electronic University academic writing standards and APA style guidelines.  
• Support your submission with course material concepts, principles, and theories from the textbook along with at least two scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles. 
• A mark of zero will be given for any submission that includes copying from other resource without referencing it.  
• Write at least 4-5 pages in length, excluding the title page, abstract and required reference page, which are never a part of the minimum content requirements. 
• It must submit your assignment into the safe assignment Originality Check 
• Review the grading rubric to see how you will be graded for this assignment.

Use the Web to search for examples of hacks that made the news.

Write a brief description of the attack indicating what type of hack was involved.