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Question: To receive full credit, you must post a substantive (100-150 word) response to each of the discussion question posed by the faculty and an additional one post in response to comments by classmates.

1) WRITE CORRECTLY: Every post on a discussion board must be written in proper English. That means that, before you submit your post, check it for accurate spelling, capitalization, grammar and punctuation. Pretend you are writing to your supervisor and want to impress him or her with your command of the English language.

2) THINK FOR YOURSELF: All of your comments must be original and any entries that are plagiarized will receive a zero. If you do conduct research into the topic, please make sure to cite the source(s) for the information you include in your discussion comments, whether you paraphrase or quote directly, and write a minimum of six full lines of text. I will not accept your posting if all you've done is cut and pasted it from the Internet.

Discussion Question (Week 2):

"Web Application Threats" Select one of the following and discuss in no less than three paragraphs, and have at least one response to another student of at least one paragraph:

• Review the attacks listed on the OWASP website Attack. Focus on selecting three attacks that you believe to be the greatest security threat, rank what you believe to be the top three greatest security threats (e.g., cookie/session poisoning, platform exploits, etc.), and provide a rationale for your rankings. Explain the key inherent dangers of the chosen threats, and indicate the key reasons why you believe such threats pose more of a risk than other current ones in existence. Justify your answer.

• Review the attacks listed on the OWASP website Attack. Focus on selecting three attacks that you believe to be the greatest security threat, rank what you believe to be the top three greatest security threats (e.g., cookie/session poisoning, platform exploits, etc.), discuss the appropriate countermeasures that security personnel could utilize in order to minimize the damage of such threats. Determine whether or not the countermeasures that you have ranked are reactive or proactive in nature, and suggest the primary ways in which each countermeasure could assist in preventing further damage from the threats in question. Explain whether or not honeypots would assist in protecting and evaluating the three threats selected. Provide a rationale for your response.

• Any current topic or article related to penetration techniques.

• The instructor insight.

Note: Reminder that you need to create your own original thread, use a proper subject, and have salutations for all posts in the subject line and message, use proper paragraphs and citations if you have sources, and that you are sharing your thoughts, not regurgitating the text or outside sources. I encourage you to do more than just the minimum, and fully engage in conversations. Don't repeat the question in your post.

Discussion Question (Week 3)

"Cracking" Select one of the following and discuss in no less than three paragraphs, and have at least one response to another student of at least one paragraph:

• Based on the "What if" case in Chapter 4 from the Book: Web Applications and Data Servers discuss the ethical aspects of what Regi did, and the possible ramifications of his actions.

• Based on the "What if" case in Chapter 5 from the Book: Web Applications and Data Servers discuss the ethics of whether the company had an obligation to report or not, and why? What would you have done and why?

• Find and discuss a current issue related to mobile phone apps and their vulnerabilities.

• Any current topic or article related to penetration techniques.

Discussion Question (Week 2)

Slowing Down Global Warming

Share your thoughts on climate change and how it may impact your life.

Reputable scientific studies continue to show that the earth is warming at an unsustainable rate because of a rise in the release of carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrous oxide (N2O), and methane (CH4) gases. How would the continued increase of these gases affect day-to-day living across the globe? Review the posts of your classmates and respond to at least one other post.

Discussion Question (Week 3)

Consider the impact of rising oil prices on the economies of developing countries

The Cost of Natural Resources

The economies and populations of the developing world are affected significantly when oil prices rise. Why do the economies of countries in places such as the Global South react to oil prices so severely compared to developed countries like the United States?