one of the reasons to use graphics include: catching a readers attention; helping to communicate complex information; to clarif
one of the reasons to use graphics include: catching a reader’s attention; helping to communicate complex information; to clarify and emphasize information; to help non-native speakers understand information; and to communicate information to multiple audiences from diverse backgrounds.
Find (or create) some numerical data and write a memo describing the data. The memo should describe the purpose and context of the data, and draw at least one conclusion. You should include the data in a table or an appropriate graphical representation (chart) of the data, or both. You should use the guidance given in Chapter 12 of the text. Typically, you would use Excel to create the table and chart, then import them into Word.
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Memo – Network Security
To: Dr. Alan Carswell (IS-365)
From: xxxxx
Date: 3/18/2017
Network Security is extremely important within a company – it’s what keeps their data safe and
locked away in the right place, and accessible to only those who are authorized to handle it.
Additionally, it keeps the company’s technological services and functions safe within their own
hands, not manipulated my malicious outsiders attempting to wreak havoc on an organization.
This memo will outline several important statistics on Network Security (specifically the causes
and damage that network breaches can create) and stress the importance of training and
diligence from any company’s employees.
Network Breaches – Statistics
There are a great number of manners in which companies can find their network breached,
ranging from elaborate Phishing scams designed to gain passwords and access to core functions
and data servers of companies, to hackers will ill-intent out to leak company information, or
simply partake in mischievous behavior. While many employees may believe hackers to be the
largest threat to companies – as they are mysterious and are perceived to have the power to
break into any system – statistics from several sources show an alarming truth: employee error
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accounts for a massive percentage of data breach causes. Will Daugherty, a writer for Cyber
Security Trend, writes that his
study found Human error
accounted for 37% of network
breach incidents in 2015.
(Daugherty, 2016) However, it is
worth noting that while he lists
these four as separate entities,
Phishing and Malware also is
traced back to employee
negligence. Phishing scams
require employees to give out information they are not meant to, and Malware is commonly –
though not always – downloaded by employees who are ignorant to proper protocols or scams.
As such, simple Employee errors should instead account for a massive 62% of all breaches,
using Mr. Daugherty’s statistics.
Company Response
With employees making simple mistakes from ignorant downloading behaviors to other very
minor errors, it seems appropriate that a company should respond to this information by
2015 Breach Statistics
Human Error Phishing/Malware External Device Employee Theft
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proposing an employee training program to familiarize employees with the risks of Phishing
Scams and deceiving
links. Rutrell Yasin, a
writer for
DarkReading.com,
shows that only a
surprisingly low
percentage of
Executives believe that Employee knowledge is a priority – and that 60% of executives
interviewed would say their employees have little to no knowledge of security risks. (Yasin,
2016) Negligence to implement Employee Training programs from both Executives and
Employees themselves cost businesses greatly, especially considering the earlier statistics of
employee error being the top cause of security breaches. Rutrell Yasin continues in his article to
state that only 45% of organizations have mandatory training, but 29% of those courses from
organizations are not mandatory. (Yasin, 2016) Additionally, many of these courses are not
comprehensive, neglecting concepts such as cloud services, mobile device security, and even
phishing attacks. (Yasin, 2016)
Conclusion
With Network Security being core to companies’ infrastructure and operations in the modern
age, it should be alarming that employees are often the cause of breaches, and more
importantly, that companies often fail to respond to these statistics. To maintain security,
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Executives Who Believe Employee Knowledge is a Priority vs Those Who Do
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Executives must not rely solely on the software and policies of the IT department, but ensure
that all employees, regardless of department, be trained in good practices and how to avoid
breaches. The information presented in this memo is only a small portion of the available
statistics regarding network breaches, but it should serve its purpose in presenting the core
dangers of employee ignorance in regards to network security. Executives must be diligent in
training their employees, for the benefit of the entire company.
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Bibliography Daugherty, W. (2016, Jan 6). Human Error Is to Blame for Most Breaches. Retrieved from Cyber Security
Trend: http://www.cybersecuritytrend.com/topics/cyber-security/articles/421821-human-error- to-blame-most-breaches.htm
Yasin, R. (2016, May 24). Employee Negligence The Cause Of Many Data Breaches. Retrieved from DarkReading: http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities—threats/employee-negligence-the- cause-of-many-data-breaches-/d/d-id/1325656
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Professor Carswell
IS 365
3/13/2017
Module 8 Writing Assignment Table 1 (Arnold, 2017)
The Table 1
contains console sales
data in Japan for the
week of 2/27/17 to
3/05/17 (Arnold, 2017).
Hard data in this format
is mostly easily obtained
for Japan, and while its data for game sales is culturally skewed, console data is generally very
similar worldwide and can be used to illustrate possible trends in the industry as a whole—not
just in Japan. This particular week contains a very strong outlier in the form of the Nintendo
Switch—a newly released console as of March 3rd—and thusly is very skewed to show the
drastic first-week performance of the newly unveiled console. This initial showing of the
Nintendo Switch suggests that it will be a force to be reckoned with; within its first week, the
Nintendo Switch’s sales have already surpassed that of its poorly performing predecessor, the
Wii U, by a figure of 5,100 units in opening week (Kamen, 2017). This is a very impressive
showing for opening week and suggests great overall success in Nintendo’s launching of the
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Switch and its assorted launch titles, including the ubiquitously critically-acclaimed Legend of
Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
To get a better
understanding of the statistical
significance of the Switch’s
launch debut, we can arrange
the data into a pie chart so as to
illustrate the percentage of
console sales directed towards
the Switch. We can see that the
Switch accounts for nearly 82% of all console sales last week. Again, because this is the
console’s first week, extremely high sales numbers are to be expected; most first-week sales do
tend to reach these numbers (Kamen, 2017). Table 2 provides us with the ability to see the
overwhelming outlier that is the Switch in a more visual way, as well as the piddling sales
numbers of consoles like the Wii U and the Xbox One. With the Switch aiming to replace its
already aged predecessor, the Wii U, one can expect to see that particular console drop out of the
top ten in sales.
The other consoles listed have been out for years; for them, this data can be used to show
quality of life and sale longevity. If we take out the statistical outlier, the Switch, from the graph
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(shown to the left), we can
see a more accurate
illustration of the sales
numbers for the rest of the
consoles. In much the
same way that the Nintendo
Switch’s data indicates a
strong first-week
performance, if it lacks
longevity, as we can see in the lesser Xbox One and Wii U sales data, it matters little how well it
sold in that first week. The Xbox One from Microsoft, which is meant to be seen as an equal
competitor to Sony’s Playstation 4, is severely lacking in sales when compared to its main
competitor despite how early it still is in this console generation.
Could this be a cultural trend in Japan, or is the Xbox One’s poor performance indicative
of something else? Based on this data alone, it can be difficult to say; however, the amount of
Playstation-exclusive titles that have been released within the first three months of 2017 may
have something to do with this overwhelming statistic. Sony has released about 10 games
exclusive to the Playstation 4 or Playstation 4 and PC in an impressive Q1 2017 showing,
whereas the Xbox One has had only one notable exclusive release in that time frame (Siegal,
2017).
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Additionally, we can compare sales data from last week to this week in order to get a
general idea of the trends we are seeing in console sales, once again excluding the Switch from
this data as it
was released
March 3rd and
thusly lacks
sales data for
the previous
week. We can
see a general
trend of drops
in sales like the Playstation 4 and its assorted peripherals (the Vita and the Pro). Nintendo
consoles appear to be on the rise, possibly due to cross-console compatibility. Lesser sales this
week compared to last week across all consoles could easily be attributed to the appearance of
the Switch; definite conclusions about the affect of the Switch on other consoles’ sales will
depend more so on the weeks and months to come rather than just this snapshot of its opening
week, impressive as it may be.
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Bibliography
Arnold, C. (2017, March 8). Nintendo Switch and Zelda storm Japan. Retrieved from
Destructoid.com: https://www.destructoid.com/nintendo-switch-and-zelda-storm-japan-
423617.phtml
Kamen, M. (2017, March 7). Nintendo Switch is better than the Wii U (based on launch sales at
least). Retrieved from Wired: http://www.wired.co.uk/article/nintendo-switch-launch-
figures-outsells-wii-u
Siegal, J. (2017, February 13). Sony turned gaming’s slow season into one of the best seasons
ever for the PS4. Retrieved from BGR: http://bgr.com/2017/02/13/ps4-vs-xbox-one-
games-2017/
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