Write a paper that compares black-box testing to white-box testing, including an analysis of when each type of test is most appropriate.
Research and write a paper that explains how the CMMI-Dev model improves software quality.
Spend some time researching careers in systems safety engineering. What specific education and training are required to obtain entry-level and advanced positions as a system safety engineer? Visit the website of the American Society of Safety Engineers for additional background on this field (www.asse.org).
Design an ethics training program for low-level employees, and describe what changes (if any) should be made to the same program in order to target middle management.
Write an essay discussing the ethics, risks, and benefits of using cookies and spyware to track customer browsing and online purchasing habits.
1. Write a paper researching the various ways companies are trying to reduce the use of illegal software by their employees in a time when many employees use personal devices, as well as employer-provided devices, to complete their work.
Design an acceptable use policy for a software company that creates online advertising tailored to individuals based on the subjects they input into various search engines. Keep in mind that the employees of such a company would need unlimited access to the Internet.
Write a paper surveying some of the top vendor certifications in a particular field, and discuss the trade-off between the usefulness and cost of each certificate.
Design a security education program for employees.
Write a paper about the Conficker, Storm, or ILOVEYOU worm, including an analysis of why it spread as quickly and widely as it did, and what steps could have been taken to prevent its spread.
Research the Equifax data breach that was announced in September of 2017. Write a one-page paper showing the results of your research (including a timeline of the events related to the incident, such as the date the breach was detected and when it was announced to the public). Evaluate Equifax’s response to this cyberattack.
Research the use of data from vehicle event data recorders (EDRs) in criminal cases related to automobile accidents. Has this data been used to convict drivers of negligence—or even vehicular manslaughter or homicide? Is the data from EDRs generally accepted as accurate in court? Can you find instances in which the data from an EDR was found to be inaccurate?
Write a paper comparing and contrasting privacy policies in Germany, or another European Union country, and privacy policies in the United States.
Write a paper discussing the ethics and consequences (including effects on productivity and morale) of different types of workplace monitoring.
Design a computer usage policy for a company that is trying to establish a working environment in which a priority is placed on preserving corporate network capacity, avoiding legal liability, and improving worker productivity by limiting the nonbusiness use of information resources?
2. Write a paper that outlines the difficulty in designing legislation to control objectionable material on the Internet, including a description of such attempts in the past.
3. Research doxing, including the extent to which it is being used as a tool to shut down free speech or publicly shame people for their words or actions. Write a paper outlining your point of view about doxing. Is doxing ethical? Would you be willing to engage in it if the target was someone you felt was engaging in hate speech or some type of hateful or dangerous actions?
Research and write a paper on the current status of congressional investigations into whether or not Russia engaged in the spread of fake news stories leading up to and after the election of 2016. Have any of these investigations come to a conclusion? If so, what are those conclusions? (When performing your research, carefully consider the sources you use, and verify information using more than one source.) Compare the results of your research with fellow students. Did people come to different conclusions based on their research?
Research and write a paper about the efforts of at least one pharmaceutical company to protect one of its patents by transferring it to a Native American tribe—which plans to claim sovereign immunity as grounds for dismissing any patent challenges. The following article could be used as a starting point for your research: “Allergan Pays Mohawk Tribe to Protect Patents from Challenges,” Reuters (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-allergan-patents-mohawk/allergan-pays-mohawk-tribe-to-protect-patents-from-challenges-idUSKCN1BJ2DK).
Research the current status of a highly publicized trade secret lawsuit in which Waymo (a unit of Google’s parent, Amazon) is seeking $2.6 billion in damages for a single trade secret Waymo alleges Uber stole. Write a paper providing your thoughts on the case. Should Uber have hired the Waymo employee in the first place? Could one trade secret actually be worth $2.6 billion? Has Waymo been able to prove that it was harmed by the actions of its former employee? Did it adequately prove that Uber actually got possession of the trade secret in question?
Write an essay about the history and benefits of the Open Source movement.
