module 2

Part 1: Answer the Module Review Questions listed below. These questions were chosen to demonstrate your understanding and help you assess your progress.

1. Identify the basic steps in the system engineering process and describe some of the inputs and outputs associated with each step.
2. What is the purpose of feasibility analysis and what information is desired for such analysis?
3. Why is the definition of system operational requirements important? What is included?
4. Why is the definition of the system logistics and maintenance concept important? What is included? How does the maintenance concept relate to the maintenance plan?

Part 2: Module Practice: Select a system of your choice and describe the system life cycle. Construct a detailed flow diagram describing your system.

• Describe the current deficiencies and/or need for the new system
• Perform a feasibility analysis and discuss the alternative technical approach to design the system
• Define the basic operational requirements
• Define the maintenance concept of the system
• Identify the critical technical performance measures based on the operational and maintenance requirements

Part 3: Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of Quality Function Deployment. What is your evaluation of its application? Compare it to other tools that can be used instead.

Part 4: Refer to case study C.1 “Failure Mode, Effects, and Criticality analysis FMECA” on appendix C.

After reading the case study, write a 2 page APA format report, with three sections.

1) Section 1: Titled – Summary of the Case Study

• Summary of the case study objectives, sections, findings, etc.

2) Section 2: Titled – Author Reflection

• Reflect on your own critique of the examined case study
• Include whether you agree or disagree with the findings and why.

3) Section 3: Titled – QuestionsReflect on your own critique of the examined case study. This section should list and respond to the following:

• Did company ABC use the right analysis tool? If not, what other tool would have been more appropriate? Why?

• Do you agree with the findings/analysis results in section C.1.3 of the case study? Why?

Part 5- Using the web, find at least two other sources of information on threat and vulnerabilities. Begin with www.securityfocus.com. Perform a search using the keyword “threats.”

Part 6: What are the key information security legislations in other countries, both developed and developing? How do they compare to those of the US? Pick one or more countries, look up what information security legislation has been developed, and determine how they compare to those in the United States. Discuss your findings. 

Part 7: In 2007, a Romanian man with the name Sergiu Popa was arrested in Spain on behalf of the United States. Popa was indicted on three counts possession of stolen credit card numbers and identity theft by the US Attorney’s office in Minnesota. Popa was extradited to the U.S. and appeared in Federal Court in 2008.

The FBI started investigating Popa in 2005 and executed a search warrant directed to the Internet Service Provider (ISP) to track down Popa’s online activities.

This case presents several important implications on the international information security crime legislations. Would the FBI be able to track Popa’s online activities had the ISP not made a backup file of all his online activities? What would have happened if Popa went back to Romania? Can he be extradited? What allegations may be the hardest to prove?

Write a two-page APA style summary of your analysis of this case. Provide references as necessary to support your analysis.