Discussion 2 – Reality

Question for Discussion 2

Not only does the greek word kosmos (cosmos) mean “reality”, it also has the connotation of an ordered and beautiful system. Pre-Socratic philosophers examined reality in an effort to show it as an ordered and beautiful system despite the fact that the world often seems chaotic to us. What do you make of this effort? Do you believe there is evidence to show that the world is fundamentally a place of order and beauty?

Discussion Assignments have the following objectives:

1. Identify and describe key concepts presented in textbook reading material, video lectures, and other assigned content.
2. Draw connections between assigned content material and practical areas of interest.
3. Explore ideas in philosophical depth beyond the presentation of course material.
4. Draw connections between philosophical discourse and one’s practical life.
5. Engage in respectful philosophical conversation.
   1. This objective will be measured according to replies posted to other students or to professors.

When completing discussion assignments, please remember:

• Your main post should take a minimum of 250 words. Explain and support what you say.
• Any sources that you use must – including textbook and video lectures – be cited and referenced responsibly. APA format
• You should post at least two substantial replies to other participants.
• Please refer to the syllabus and grading rubric for more guidance.

Provide (2) 150 words substantive response with a minimum of 1 APA references for RESPONSES 1 AND 2 below. Response provided should further discuss the subject or provide more insight. To further understand the response, below is the discussion post that’s discusses the responses. 100% original work and not plagiarized. Must meet deadline.

RESPONSE 1:

In 2014, Upsher-Smith Laboratories was targeted by cyber-criminals who employed a business email compromise phishing scam. The cyber-criminals successfully sent emails to the company’s accounts payable department requesting several wire transfers in the amount of $39 million dollars. The emails appeared to originate from the business’s CEO. When the scam was eventually discovered, Upsher-Smith Laboratories took steps to stop all of the wire transfers but were only able to recall one of nine transfers. Had the last transfer been submitted, the cyber criminals would have netted $50 million dollars from Upsher-Smith Laboratories.  The attack was extremely successful, and the perpetrators of the attack were never identified. Upsher-Smith Laboratories appears to still be in ligation with its own bank whom they are suing for facilitating the transfer. This type of phishing attack is commonly known as Whaling or CEO Fraud. This type of attack targets CEOs and the information obtained from such an attack can be used to authorize fraudulent wire transfers to a financial institution of their choice or  conduct “W-2 phishing in which they request W-2 information for all employees so that they can file fake tax returns on their behalf or post that data on the dark web.” Effective countermeasures to mitigate the impact of such an attack include setting up a multifactor authentication system so that there is not a single point of failure with respect to wire transfers. Perhaps the most effective countermeasure is targeted employee and CEO training.

Phishing Case Studies: Learning From the Mistakes Of Others. “Phising Protection”. Accessed 26 May 2021 https://www.phishprotection.com/blog/phishing-case-studies-learning-from-the-mistakes-of-others/

Bisson, David. 6 Common Phishing Attacks and How to Protect Against Them “The State of Security”. Accessed on 26 May 2021 https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/security-awareness/6-common-phishing-attacks-and-how-to-protect-against-them/

-LAUREN

RESPONSE 2:

Phishing attacks have become very common with advancements in technology and cyber attacks. One phishing attack that was very successful is called the Pickachu virus. Pikachu virus was designed target younger generation of children by sending malicious links to anime Pikachu. The phishing attack was designed to damage the configuration files within computer and directory files once executed ( Kate Johanns June 30th 2017 ). The phishing email spread throughout all outlook and eventually infected millions of computers once executed like Worm. The pikachu virus was designed to be friendly for children but was infected with malicious intent to damage victim computer. 

The pikachu virus was very successful because it targeted less aware community by infecting their computers. The virus that spread though emails was classified as being low risk because after reboot it asked for permissions to effect the computer. The virus was considered to be worm that was attached to phishing email and was highly effective. Millions of users were infected and fell victim to this phishing email. The Pikachu virus would not take affect on victims computer until reboot and all configuration file would be deleted by Pikachu virus. The person that actually wrote the virus was never caught and still to this day is unknown. The best counter measures to Blocking this attack would have been update anti virus and essential user training to younger generation to avoid this type attack. It’s important for younger generation to understand the dangers of the internet and how it works. 

Kate Johanns ( 2017 June 30th ) “Tech Time Wrap: The Pikachu virus is not your friend” Smarter MSP 

-MICHAEL

 You will create a final program evaluation of the program you have evaluated for your community agency. Your final evaluation will have several components described below. Attention should be given to formatting and layout so that a professional product is presented. Final evaluations may be shared with the organization with student permission. Please use 12-point Times New Roman font. There is no set page requirement, however, aiming for 12-15 pages can be a goal. Points will not be deducted if you have more or fewer pages, rather, points will be deducted for not meeting the requirements of the assignment.

An example of a program evaluation will be posted on Module 14. This is posted to let you see how your program evaluation might be formatted and what the information might look like when compiled together. You can also google program evaluations to find other examples if those are helpful for you.

Executive Summary: Think of the executive summary as an abstract like we would read in a published journal article. The executive summary is a snapshot and overview of the evaluation that you are presenting and the information that will follow in the report in more detail. This should include the statement of the problem (use and appropriately reference citations) that your program seeks to solve; the program’s impact; and a summary of your results.

Program Description: In this section you are going to describe the program being evaluated in detail. You can think about this as an assessment, if you were writing an assessment of a client, what is important to know? Write about the program and describe the program. You should have started this with your logic model assignment. You will want this to be more robust and complete for the final evaluation. Some questions to help get you started may include: What is the purpose of the program? Who does it serve? How does it work? How long does it last?, etc. In this section you will draw on empirical articles from peer reviewed journals to connect the program and what we know about this focus area. At least 5 empirical articles should be used throughout the final evaluation.

Program Setting: In this section you will provide the context for the program you are evaluating. As social workers we consider the person in the environment. This is no different for a program evaluation. Think of your program as the “person” and the setting as the environment. Where is the agency located? What is the community like? What is important to know? For example, if the agency is in Germantown, what might be important for someone to know about the area and the clients that might participate in the program? If your program and agency are in Orange Mound, what might be important? If the program draws clients from across Memphis, what is important to know about the population, the community, the structure? Describe the agency, the city, the neighborhood, etc. Paint the picture for your audience of the setting. You can also consider using pictures to bring the setting to life if you would like. Be sure to appropriately cite your references.

Program Goals: In this section you are going to state and describe the goals of the program. You will draw on what you have in your logic model (modify if necessary). The goals include the outcomes (short-term goals) and the impact (long-term goals). For this section you will do more than simply state the goals. You will describe them and provide complete sentence narrative to help draw connections between the problem that the program is addressing (stated in your executive summary) and connecting to aspects in the program description and setting. As you are pulling your evaluation together, you are telling a cohesive story from beginning to end, not just having pieces to check off a list. If you keep this in mind, it will help with flow and your evaluation will be more fluid and complete. You may have literature to connect in this section.

Method: Int his section you are describing the methods you used for your data analysis. In detail you will describe your data, how you analyzed your data (the statistical tests you chose to use and why). In this section you will also describe your sample (provide some information about who the data are from, for example, clients? staff members? etc.)

Results Narrative: In this section you are presenting the results in narrative form. You will provide the results from your analyses. This section should include descriptive data as well as the results from the statistical analyses. Your results section should provide all the detail necessary for the reader to understand what tests you ran and the results. This should be complete so the reader does not have to look at charts/figures/graphs to understand what was found during the analysis.

Results Figures: For this portion, you will need to have several graphs and/or tables embedded within your written document. You will need to reference these in your narrative. Similar to charts and table sin published articles, when writing about the information in a pie chart, for example, you would write the information and then say (see figure 1). Then you place the pie chart in the document. Similar to the narrative portion, your charts, figures, and graphs must be appropriate for the data and be able to convey the necessary information to stand on their own. The reader should not need to reference the narrative in order to understand the charts, figures, and graphs.

Implications & Recommendations: In this section you will discuss implications and make recommendations for the program and agency. You will discuss the results and what they mean for the program, agency, clients, etc. You will also make recommendations. Also think about policy recommendations (this can be program policy, agency policy, local policy, state policy, or federal policy). Your recommendations should be based on the goals of the program and the results of your evaluation and should connect back to the literature.

You are the HR Manager for a cable company that has recently decided to build a new call center to handle customer service issues. Your company is considering four (4) locations for the call center: Memphis, TN; Montgomery, AL; Jackson, MS; and Baton Rouge, LA. The plans are to initially hire 100 customer service representatives with the potential to hire another 50 representatives within three (3) years of the facility’s opening. You have been tasked to determine which location would be best, developing the customer service representative job description, developing the recruitment program for the position, and determining the selection process, training program and pay structure for the position.

 Prepare the synthesis paper using the following guidelines:

 A minimum of 2,000 words, double-spaced, Times New Roman font, using APA standards for formatting

• Include a title page which features the title of paper, your name, course name and course number, and date of
• Synthesis papers should demonstrate understanding of the following course topics:
  • External Workforce Assessment
  • Job Description and Job Specifications
  • Recruitment Program and Ads
  • Selection Process (including the type of interview and interview questions)
  • Training Program (including orientation)
  • Pay Structure (including pay survey information)
  • biblical references
• A reference page
• A minimum of 10 references are required, including the text, The Holy Bible, books and articles from academic sources (Online Library), and other