The physical processes of machines

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Transitioning from cybersecurity to physical security, this module examines how our nation’s critical infrastructure is affected by the vulnerable cyber technology that controls its daily functions.

In his 2012 Defcon 20 cybersecurity conference presentation, Dan Tentler, founder of the San Diego-based information security consulting firm AtenLabs, shared screenshots of dozens of connected devices he could find on the Internet using a laptop and browser. He was able to access several critical infrastructure systems, showing that they were vulnerable to cyber-attack. His presentation vividly demonstrated that the Internet was not designed with security in mind.

Network-ready industrial control systems that monitor and control the physical processes of machines have become the instruments that contribute to a threat we call physical security. The machines we rely on to supply energy, drinking water, and safe food are at risk. The potential security weakness of SCADA systems was exposed by a cyber-attack against the Natanz Iran uranium enrichment facility. A computer worm, called Stuxnet, caused the facility’s control systems to make the centrifuges spin out of control. Stuxnet, a cyber-weapon that changed modern warfare, does not discriminate between nations; it simply attacks and destroys computer-managed machines.

References:

Tentler, D. (2012) “Defcon 20 – Dan Tentler – Drinking from the Caffeine Firehose We Know as Shodan.” YouTube. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cWck_xcH64:

Case Assignment
Using three different industries, provide three examples of physical security dangers faced by SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) network systems.
After reviewing Presidential Policy Directive 21 (PPD-21), discuss a national policy to strengthen and maintain secure, functioning, and resilient critical infrastructure. What is resilient infrastructure? Provide two examples of how this concept protects people and property.

Developing philosophical and applied approach to counseling

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You are asked to analyze, evaluate and critique the various counseling theories/approaches covered in your textbook. Please do not simply summarize each theory or simply quote the authors. Rather, evaluate and critique the theory’s view of human nature, its key concepts, the therapeutic process it lays out, and the techniques and procedures it applies. Identify with rationale, aspects of each theory/approach you tend to incorporate into your own developing philosophical and applied approach to counseling.

This paper should not be opinion based; you must demonstrate sufficient research and the ability to apply the research as a counselor. Each reaction paper body will be between 5-7 pages in length (typed and double-spaced) in proper APA format This paper will focus on the theories covered in chapters 10 (Feminist Theory and Therapy) and 11 (Constructive Theory and Therapy)

You may want your paper to emphasize one of the theories over the others because it is particularly meaningful or relevant to your goals as a counselor. This is acceptable, provided that you still address all theories covered for that assignment, dedicating at least one page to each theory within your paper. Also, elaborate on the application of the theories and techniques and discuss their differences in concept and practice.

Network and data vulnerabilities

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Risk assessment does not just include infrastructure. Risks can also include technological challenges, such as network and data vulnerabilities, which were evident when the Federal Government’s OPM personnel data was stolen.

Create a Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation addressing the following:

Describe and provide an example of the terms information, cyber, and computer security. Explain the differences between the terms.
Identify and provide an example of the steps to evaluate the effectiveness of an organization’s mobile security plan.
Contrast and provide an example of cyberwarfare and cyberterrorism

Ethical decision-making model

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As you explored, ethical dilemmas are referred to as such because they involve conflicting values and are not easy to resolve. Furthermore, ethical standards and codes do not often give prescriptive advice for specific situations. For these situations, it is useful to employ ethical decision-making models. These models are frameworks that provide sequential steps to guide your research, thinking, and actions regarding dilemmas you may face.

Your course text presents one ethical decision-making model in detail, but it mentions several others. In your current or future roles as a human and social services professional, the organization for which you work may have adopted models they wish you to use, or you may be free to choose your own. As you become more familiar with the models available, you may wish to select models that closely align with your professional values and perspectives. Finally, remember that when you make ethical decisions in your professional practice, clients should be included in this process whenever possible.

For this Assignment, you apply the ethical decision-making model in your course text to a specific event or issue relevant to working within a family system.

To Prepare:

Select a current event or issue related to ethics for human and social services professionals working within a family system. It is not necessary to select an issue for this Assignment that contains cultural elements, although you may if you wish.
Review the “Ethical Decision-Making Model” found in Chapter 3 of your course text Issues and Ethics in the Helping Professions. Consider how you would apply this model to the event or issue you selected. If your selected issue does contain cultural elements, you may consider applying the transcultural integrative ethical decision-making model discussed in the article “A Transcultural Integrative Model for Ethical Decision Making in Counseling.”

Using the ethical decision-making model, write a paper in which you:

Describe your selected ethical event or issue related to working within a family system. Be concise yet specific about the ethical issues present.
Explain how you, as a professional, would resolve the dilemma using the steps of the ethical decision-making model. Use the NOHS standards as your relevant code of ethics to clarify the dilemma. For the step regarding consultation, explain what type of professional(s) you would need to contact for consultation

Management of routines such as eating, resting and toileting?

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 What basic principles can you think of regarding the management of routines such as eating, resting and toileting?

What foods do you particularly dislike? Can you remember the reason for your original dislike?

Do you feel you learned anything from that situation that could be transferred to the way you handle eating times with young children?

Problem: You are the staff person who is delegated to greet children every morning and there is one little boy who is always very sad to say goodbye to his parent who is usually in a rush to get to work. You have learned that it is important for children to express their feelings. How would you handle this situation?

 What are the benefits of open toileting (using the same bathrooms for both boys and girls)? What are some reasons why children may have toilet accidents and how would you manage this?

Identify some principles that are important to the success of the nap time routine.

What is the importance of routines in classroom management?
Routines in the classroom make class time more enjoyable and productive. They offer students a sense of stability. By having classroom rules and procedures that you follow, your students will know your expectations. Behavioral problems and distractions can decrease when students understand how to act.
How do we arrange routine times to ensure children are able to follow their individual needs or preferences?

Keep routines consistent.

Doing the same things in the same order helps children know what to expect in child care. For example, toddlers may know that when the teacher says it’s lunchtime, they need to put away their toys, go wash their hands, sit down at their place at the table, and wait for the teacher to sit down.

 

 

Explain the intended impact of a sexual assault response team (SART)

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Explain the intended impact of a sexual assault response team (SART) in the aftermath of a sexual assaul

SANEs are able to not only provide advanced, trauma-informed care to individuals who’ve been sexually assaulted but also provide support in the aftermath of an assault. SANEs can provide credible testimony as expert witnesses if a case reaches court.

What is the purpose of the Army Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program?
The Army’s Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention program, known as SHARP, exists so the Army can prevent sexual harassment and sexual assaults before they occur. Our goal is to eliminate sexual assaults and sexual harassment by creating a climate that respects the dignity of every member of the Army family.

Modified version of frustration-aggression hypothesis

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Describe a situation where you were aggressive with another individual.  Remember that aggression is defined as any behavior carried out with the intention of harming another and that aggression takes on many forms (e.g., physical, verbal, and non-verbal).  Select a theory of aggression that best explains why you are aggressed in the situation.  Theories:  Aggression as an innate tendency; Aggression as an elicited drive: a modified version of frustration-aggression hypothesis; Aggression as a reaction to aversive events: cognitive neo associationist view; Aggression as a learned social behavior; direct provocation, the role of mitigating circumstances and attributions; excitation transfer: heightened arousal and aggression.

Neural correlates of consciousness

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You’re participating in an experiment involving functional neuroimaging of the brain during sleep. when neural activity in your parahippocampal place area increases the experimenter awakens you and you tell her 9you were dreaming about a nice little house in the woods. when neural activity in our fusiform face increases, the experimenter again awakens you and tells her you were dreaming about the face of a childhood friend.  discussing the question of whether these types of neural activity are candidates for neural correlates of consciousness

Psychology and Christianity Reflection

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In this course, you will encounter different ways that people perceive the relationship between psychological science and the Christian faith. Often, students launch into the course content without thinking about the topic. The purpose of this Psychology and Christianity Reflection paper assignment is to allow you to think about the relationship between these two disciplines before discussing how others have approached the topic. INSTRUCTIONS
You will reflect on the relationship between psychology and Christianity as you currently perceive it. The task is to reflect on the relationship between psychology and the Christian faith. Please be sure to include the following in your Psychology and Christianity Reflection Paper

Assignment:
● First person is allowed for this Psychology and Christianity Reflection Paper Assignment.
● There is no required format/content for the reflection, but if you’re having trouble getting
started, you might consider the following ideas:
o Whether truth can be found in either/both
o Whether one is more important and why
o How psychology is viewed by your church
o Whether they should mix with each other
o How your experience has led you to this position
● Although you may discuss how your church background has impacted your perceptions, this
is not the place to share your personal conversion testimony.
● Make sure that your reflection demonstrates critical thinking; it must not simply be a
collection of personal stories.
● No citations are necessary for this reflection but feel free to incorporate Scripture.
● You are not graded on your position, but you are graded on your thinking.

The potential benefit to the UK of re-joining the Lugano Convention

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Critically analyze the potential benefit to the UK of re-joining the Lugano Convention. Introduction: Explain what the Lugano convention is and about how the UK is no longer a party due to Brexit but they have requested to accede to the convention. End the introduction the same way as to question one, outlining the main points that will be discussed in the essay.

Body:
Critically analyze the benefits of being a part of the Lugano Convention.
Each paragraph should address a potential benefit that the UK will have if they are allowed to rejoin the Convention. Case law should be referenced to support why being a part of the Lugano Convention is advantageous for the UK.

One paragraph talks about the disadvantages the UK will face not being a part of the convention, which should explain why they are requesting to accede to the convention.