Assignment Questions:

As a BMIS student, you are capable to deal with the different issues related to ethics and data security practices after studying the different topics in this course. Answer the following questions:

Q-1- A successful distributed denial-of-service attack requires the downloading of software that turns unprotected computers into zombies under the control of the malicious hacker. Suppose you are responsible about safeguarding computers in a business organization, provide four guidelines the organization staff must follow to protect their computers.

Q-2- Provide four major points that a legitimate organization should follow to promote a product or service using email messages in an effective manner and without being considered as spam.

Q-3- What is the difference between industrial spying and the gathering of competitive intelligence? Is the use of competitive intelligence ethical or unethical? Why?