Assignment

 In the initial milestone writing assignment, you will evaluate the history of cryptography from its origins.  Analyze how cryptography was used and describe how it grew within history.  The writing assignment requires a minimum of two written pages to evaluate the history.  You must use a minimum of three scholarly articles to complete the assignment.  The assignment must be properly APA formatted with a separate title and reference page. 

preventing attacks on web applications_FP

 Write about preventing attacks on web applications

This project consists of 3 parts:

1. An annotated bibliography of at least five sources. The annotations must be at least five sentences long.

2. A PowerPoint with at least 12 slides not including the title and references addressing the topic approved in your Final Project Proposal.

3. A 700 word summary of your findings. This must be appropriate for graduate-level work. It should not be a survey. Please, do not double space your submission.

Executive Program Practical Connection Assignment on Information Governance

Executive Program Practical Connection Assignment on Information Governance 

At UC, 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 careers. 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 on how the knowledge and skills obtained through meeting course objectives were applied or could be applied in the workplace. Do not use prior assignments in the completion of this activity. This is specific to the concepts presented in ITS833 and how you will use them or do use them in your professional lives.

15_Imoprtance of strategic IT planning

The final portfolio project is a three-part activity. You will respond to three separate prompts but prepare your paper as one research paper. Be sure to include at least one UC library source per prompt, in addition to your textbook (which means you’ll have at least 4 scholarly sources cited). 

Note: Please refer to the attachments for UC library sources, so use them to prepare the answer

Start your paper with an introductory paragraph.

Prompt 1 “Data Warehouse Architecture” (2-3 pages): Explain the major components of a data warehouse architecture, including the various forms of data transformations needed to prepare data for a data warehouse. Also, describe in your own words current key trends in data warehousing. 

Prompt 2 “Big Data” (1-2 pages): Describe your understanding of big data and give an example of how you’ve seen big data used either personally or professionally. In your view, what demands is big data placing on organizations and data management technology? 

Prompt 3 “Green Computing” (1-2 pages):  One of our topics in Chapter 13 surrounds IT Green Computing. The need for green computing is becoming more obvious considering the amount of power needed to drive our computers, servers, routers, switches, and data centers. Discuss ways in which organizations can make their data centers “green”. In your discussion, find an example of an organization that has already implemented IT green computing strategies successfully. Discuss that organization and share your link. You can find examples in the UC Library.

Conclude your paper with a detailed conclusion section. 

The paper needs to be approximately 5-6 pages long, including both a title page and a references page (for a total of 7-10 pages). Be sure to use proper APA formatting and citations to avoid plagiarism.

Your paper should meet the following requirements:

  • Be approximately 5-6 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, the course textbook, and at least three scholarly journal articles from the UC library to support your positions, claims, and observations, in addition to your textbook. The UC Library is a great place to find resources.
  • Be clearly and well-written, concise, and logical, using excellent grammar and style techniques. You are being graded in part on the quality of your writing.

Important Note: This Answer should be checked for the plagiarism across the internet and University student records, So please prepare the unique answer and don’t copy the answer

Cloud Provider Evaluation

 

THIS ASSIGNMENT  MUST BE SUBMITTED IN FOUR SEPARATE PARTS.  The first submission will be  Steps 2, 3, and 4, Next will be Steps 5,6, and 7, Then Step 8, and  Finally Step 9

INTRO:

Since you have become familiar with foundations of cloud computing  technologies, along with their risks and the legal and compliance  issues, you will now explore cloud offerings of popular cloud providers  and evaluate them to recommend one that would be the best fit for  BallotOnline.

In this project, you will first learn about networking in the cloud  and auxiliary cloud services provided by cloud vendors. Next, you will  explore cloud computing trends, best practices, and issues involved in  migrating IT deployments to the cloud, as well as typical architectures  of cloud deployments. Then, you will apply your findings to propose a  general architecture for BallotOnline’s cloud deployment to best address  the company’s business requirements.

Once you have selected a deployment architecture, you will research  two leading cloud vendors: Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft  Azure. Exploring and comparing the tools available for application  migration will enable you to recommend a vendor to the executives in  your final report. The final deliverable is a written report to  BallotOnline management, describing the results of your research and  recommending the cloud deployment architecture and the vendor for its  deployment, with justification.

Your final report should demonstrate that you understand the IT needs  of the organization as you evaluate and select cloud providers. The  report should include your insights on the appropriate direction to take  to handle the company’s IT business needs. You will also be assessed on  the ability to integrate relevant risk, policy, and compliance  consideration into the recommendations, as well as the clarity of your  writing and a demonstration of logical, step-by-step decision making to  formulate and justify your ideas.

Step 1: Research Networking and Auxiliary Services in the Cloud

The executives at BallotOnline have been impressed with your research on cloud computing thus far. While there are a variety of cloud providers (https://lti.umuc.edu/contentadaptor/page/topic?keyword=Cloud%20Providers),  BallotOnline is considering using Amazon Web Services (AWS) and  Microsoft Azure, two of the top providers in the market. BallotOnline’s  executives want you to help determine which would be the best provider  for the organization.

You will start with learning about internet networking basics (https://lti.umuc.edu/contentadaptor/page/topic?keyword=Internet%20Networking%20Basics) and cloud networking (https://lti.umuc.edu/contentadaptor/page/topic?keyword=Cloud%20Networking). You will also research many cloud services (https://lti.umuc.edu/contentadaptor/page/topic?keyword=Cloud%20Services)  that cloud providers make available to their customers to help them  take full advantage of cloud service and deployment models.

Step 2: Research Cloud Trends, Best Practices, and Migration Issues

The cloud computing revolution is redefining ways that companies of  all sizes use information technology. The cloud landscape shifts  rapidly, and current trends reflect this rapid pace of change. You  likely got an idea about this in the last step when you conducted  research on cloud architecture. Now, continue gathering information for  your final report by assessing:

In a separate piece of paper Discuss: Cloud Trends and Migration Issues, and post your findings.

Post your thoughts about new trends in cloud computing as well as  migration strategies for cloud deployments. Here are some possible  discussion topics:

1.   Which trends in the cloud computing industry do you consider the most important?

2.   What kind of future developments in the cloud industry would benefit companies like BallotOnline the most?

3.   Considering that BallotOnline would migrate the existing  application to the cloud, what elements should its migration strategy  embrace?

Your discussions will be helpful in determining proposed deployment architecture as well as a cloud vendor for BallotIOnline.

Step 3: Research Typical Architectures of Cloud Deployments

In the previous step, you considered best practices and trends in the  cloud industry. Next, you will have to look at the kinds of  architectures needed for cloud.

Because most elements of cloud deployments are implemented in a  virtualized environment controlled by software, the degree of freedom in  defining your deployment of cloud reference models is unprecedented (https://lti.umuc.edu/contentadaptor/page/topic?keyword=Cloud%20Reference%20Models).  You can define the number of virtual servers required and the  configuration, and even change them dynamically as needed. You can also  define your virtual local area networks (LANs) and subnets, and place  servers in them to implement network security requirements.

The basic cloud deployment components are cloud consumer, cloud  provider, and cloud carrier, with cloud brokers and auditor as possible  additions.

Typical cloud architectures  (https://lti.umuc.edu/contentadaptor/page/topic?keyword=Typical%20Cloud%20Architectures)  of cloud deployments vary from single server (suitable for  proof-of-concept engagements) and multiserver architectures with various  servers carrying different software components and occupying different  security zones, to geographically dispersed deployments to achieve high  availability, resilience, and speed of delivery. There are several issues to consider when selecting a server architecture, including cost, scalability, performance, and use of management (https://lti.umuc.edu/contentadaptor/page/topic?keyword=Issues%20to%20Consider%20When%20Selecting%20a%20Server%20Architecture).

For this step, research the typical architectures of cloud  deployments and begin to consider what might be a good fit for  BallotOnline. Discuss your findings in a separate piece of paper and Discuss: Cloud Architectures.

Describe your findings about typical cloud deployment architectures. In particular, provide answers to these questions:

1.   Which features of these architectures would be difficult to implement in traditional, noncloud IT deployments?

2.   Which architectural elements would be important for the BallotOnline deployment?

3.   Which architectural elements are less important for BallotOnline?

Step 4: Propose Cloud Architecture for BallotOnline Deployment

Now that you have looked into cloud architectures, in this step, you  will propose the cloud deployment architecture for BallotOnline,  applying the knowledge of typical architectural elements of cloud  deployment from the project’s initial step. You will also consider  trends and migration issues from a previous step. Your recommendation  should consider the company’s business requirements.

Recall that the company has an existing web application that it wants  to move to the cloud, and also that the company wants to expand its  business to other parts of the world. In earlier projects, you learned  about and analyzed the IT business requirements for BallotOnline. Among  them were demands for application and data security, data encryption, and separation for deployments overseas (https://lti.umuc.edu/contentadaptor/page/topic?keyword=Application%20and%20Data%20Security). Also, the application should handle load peaks during election times in different regions.

Specific technical requirements state that BallotOnline is a web  application, written using the popular open-source LAMP (Linux, Apache,  MySQL, PHP) software suite and the PHP application (https://lti.umuc.edu/contentadaptor/page/topic?keyword=PHP%20Application).

Action Item

Describe your proposed architecture by submitting a report with a  drawing of the architecture (hand-drawn or computer-created) diagram and  explaining its elements in a separate piece of paper.

There are some sample drawings here under typical cloud architectures to give you an idea (https://lti.umuc.edu/contentadaptor/page/topic?keyword=Typical%20Cloud%20Architectures).

Step 5: Research AWS

You’ve described your proposed architecture and included a diagram to  provide leadership a way to envision the system. Now, it’s time to look  closely at the leading cloud providers to see if their services will  fit BallotOnline’s needs.

Each cloud provider provides a unique profile of services, so it is  good practice to compare cloud vendors and evaluate their reliability,  performance, ease of use, cost, security and compliance measures. As  more providers enter the marketplace, many will specialize on specific  needs and use cases, making this evaluation even more critical.

In this step, you will explore AWS and assess the feasibility of this platform for deploying the architecture proposed in the previous step (https://lti.umuc.edu/contentadaptor/page/topic?keyword=Explore%20AWS). You should also consider issues related to AWS Pricing (https://aws.amazon.com/pricing/).

Based on your research, determine to what degree AWS supports the  elements of the BallotOnline business and technical requirements.

Share your thoughts in a separate piece of paper and Discuss: Amazon Web Services Feasibility. 

Post your findings on the features and services of AWS, including:

1.   Do you find the AWS offering feature-rich? Which features do you  like the most? Do you feel there are some features missing?

2.   What features support architectural elements such as  auto-scaling, load balancing, application auditing, or multigeography  deployments?

3.   Does the website, tutorials, and services usage seem easy and user-friendly?

Step 6: Research Microsoft Azure

Now that you have had a chance to research AWS, it’s time to explore Microsoft Azure (https://lti.umuc.edu/contentadaptor/page/topic?keyword=Explore%20Microsoft%20Azure), another cloud provider that could be used to deploy the proposed architecture. You should also consider issues related to Microsoft Azure pricing (https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/).

Based on your research, determine to what degree Microsoft Azure  supports the elements of the BallotOnline business and technical  requirements. Share your thoughts in a separate piece of paper and Discuss: Microsoft Azure Feasibility 

Post your findings on the features and services of Microsoft Azure, including:

1.   Do you find the Azure offering feature-rich? Which features do  you like the most? Do you feel there are some features missing?

2.   What features support architectural elements like auto-scaling,  load balancing, application auditing, multi-geography deployments?

3.   Does the website, tutorials, and services usage seem easy and user-friendly?

Step 7: Generate AWS Proof of Concept (POC)

With your research complete, you will now deploy a simple one-page  PHP application to the AWS cloud. It will allow you to explore  deployment methods, ease of use, provisioning speed, etc., for the  Amazon cloud.

Action Item

As you may have already discovered in your research on AWS, it makes a cloud migration tool called Elastic Beanstalk available for customers to migrate their existing applications into the AWS cloud (https://aws.amazon.com/elasticbeanstalk/). We will use this tool to deploy your AWS proof of concept (POC) (https://lti.umuc.edu/contentadaptor/page/topic?keyword=Proof%20of%20Concept%20(POC)).

Follow the steps in the AWS lab instructions to complete your AWS POC (https://content.umgc.edu/file/c91e7ce0-9040-442d-b244-0b511f07cbad/4/AWS%20Lab%20Instructions.pdf).

In a word single page, upload the URL linking to your application running in the AWS portal.

Step 8: Generate Azure Proof of Concept (POC)

Now that your AWS POC is complete, you can proceed with a similar POC deployment for the Microsoft Azure cloud.

Action Item

Follow the steps in the Azure lab instructions to complete your Azure POC (https://content.umgc.edu/file/c91e7ce0-9040-442d-b244-0b511f07cbad/3/MicrosoftAzureLabInstructions.html).

In a word single page, upload the URL linking to your application running in the Azure portal.

You are ready for the last step: writing the final report with  recommendations on the cloud providers for the BallotOnline executives.

Step 9: Write the Final Report Evaluating AWS and Azure Providers

Now that you have completed your research, shared your ideas with  colleagues, and explored the two vendors, it is time to compile your  findings and recommendations for the BallotOnline executives. You may  find these considerations for cloud provider selection helpful in making your decisions (https://lti.umuc.edu/contentadaptor/page/topic?keyword=Considerations%20for%20Cloud%20Provider%20Selection).

Use the Final Report Evaluating AWS and Azure Providers Template  to write your report and submit your work to the classroom  (https://content.umuc.edu/file/c91e7ce0-9040-442d-b244-0b511f07cbad/3/FinalReportEvaluatingAWSandAzureProvidersTemplate.docx).

Rubrics:

Check Your Evaluation Criteria

Before you submit your assignment, review the competencies below,  which your instructor will use to evaluate your work. A good practice  would be to use each competency as a self-check to confirm you have  incorporated all of them. To view the complete grading rubric, click My  Tools, select Assignments from the drop-down menu, and then click the  project title.

2.2: Locate and access sufficient information to investigate the issue or problem.

2.3: Evaluate the information in a logical and organized manner to determine its value and relevance to the problem.

2.4: Consider and analyze information in context to the issue or problem.

2.5: Develop well-reasoned ideas, conclusions or decisions, checking them against relevant criteria and benchmarks.

5.4: Articulate insights to leadership on the appropriate course of direction on the identified IT business needs.

6.1: Articulate the systems architecture of the cloud – cloud infrastructure, cloud service, cloud platform, and cloud storage.

6.6: Evaluate and select cloud providers (AWS, Azure, VMware, Google Cloud, IBM).

6.8: Review, evaluate, and utilize emerging technologies related to cloud to support business needs.

IT206 Design and analysis of Algorithms

Assignment Question :   Design and write an algorithm to find all the common elements in two sorted lists of numbers. For example, for the lists 2, 5, 5, 5 and 2, 2, 3, 5, 5, 7, the output should be 2, 5, 5. What is the maximum number of comparisons your algorithm makes if the lengths of the two given lists are m and n, respectively?

Digital Forensics Tools&Tech week 11

 

Week Eleven Assignment

Using Chapter 10 as a reference, explain the concept of information stores. Why is an understanding of how different clients store messaging information critical to the success of an email search?

Write your answer using a WORD document. Do your own work. Submit here. Note your Safe Assign score. Score must be less than 25 for full credit.

You have three attempts.

Buffer overflow assignment

Exploit the vulnerable program (vulnerable.c) to obtain a shell. The vulnerable program and sample exploit (you need to edit the exploit to make it work) are in the Assignments folder which in turn is in the Documents folder in the TritonApps lab environment. Provide commands and the screenshots of the outputs to illustrate your exploit. [10 pts]

Answer the following questions related to the exploit:

a. Which function and statement in the program is the major cause of the vulnerability? Why? [10 pts]

b. What address are you using to overwrite the return address? How did you obtain this address? [10 pts]

c. Draw a figure of the overflow string that leads to a successful buffer overflow attack and a shell. The figure should highlight the important addresses and contents. [10 pts]

d. What offset worked for your exploit? How did you find the offset? [10 pts]