“How much do I value the rewards I will receive for completing this task?” This question addresses:

Are the following statements True/False? Explain your reasoning in no more than two sentences8.1. Increasing the entropy of a cryptographic key reduces its predictability and improves its resistance to brute-force attacks. (2 points)  8.2. Because modeling is an abstraction of the system that will surely miss a lot of details, when we do modeling, we should model the system to as much detail as possible in all perspectives, such that the model is more realistic and a better approximation to the real system. (2 points) 8.3. Clustering is a supervised learning method. (2 points)  8.4. The difference between supervised learning and unsupervised learning is that supervised learning aims to identify patterns within data, while unsupervised learning focuses on predicting outcomes based on labeled examples.  (2 points)  8.5. A basic backdoor attack requires modifying all training data samples with the same unique trigger to embed malicious behavior into the model. (2 points) 8.6. A Backdoor Attack requires the attacker to have full access to the model parameters during training. (2 points)  8.7. Access Control Lists are more suitable than Capabilities Lists for distributed systems because permissions are managed centrally. (2 points)  8.8. In a system using Access Control Lists, permissions are attached to users as tokens, making it suitable for distributed environments. (2 points) 

Read the following scenario and identify which type of threat it represents according to the STRIDE model. Provide a brief justification (two to four sentences) for your choice.  4.1 . An attacker modifies a firmware update file for IoT devices to include malicious code. When users install the update, the devices become part of a botnet controlled by the attacker. (3 points) 4.2. An attacker exploits a vulnerability in the Windows Sticky Keys feature by booting into a repair disk and replacing the legitimate exe file with the command prompt executable (cmd.exe). After rebooting, the attacker uses the Sticky Keys shortcut (pressing Shift five times) at the login screen to open a command prompt with SYSTEM privileges. This allows the attacker to create a backdoor administrator account. (3 points)   4.3. A user accesses sensitive financial records but later denies having done so. Due to a lack of logging or insufficient non-repudiation measures, there is no evidence to prove the action occurred. (3 points)   4.4 . An attacker intercepts network traffic and uses a stolen session token to impersonate a legitimate user, gaining access to the victim’s account without knowing their credentials. (3 points)

Traits such as intelligence, extroversion, conscientiousness, honesty, determination, narcissism, and psychopathy can be used to predict leader effectiveness.

Every time Professor Rathjens succeeds at something on the job, he comments how diligently he worked to achieve his goal, putting knowledge and effort into his work. Conversely, whenever he falls short of goals at work, he blames his boss, his coworkers, the situation, or some other external factor.  He is engaging in which of these?

You work as the Chief Human Resources Officer at a top tier hedge fund (company whose purpose is to make money through trading stocks), where there is a strong expectation of success from each of the traders. After a week of bad performance, your regular satisfaction checks show a downturn, particularly from one manager’s employees. They also are making fewer trades. As the rest of the company returns to performing well, this group continues to show ever worse performance. A day later, you see one of the employees, formerly a model employee, screaming at the manager. This employee tenders their resignation later that day. What do you suspect may be happening? Choose the best answer.

For each STRIDE threat listed below, identify the security property (or properties) it violates: a. Spoofing : b . Tampering : c. Repudiation : d.Information Disclosure : e.Denial of Service : f. Elevation of Privilege :

How might you engage in empowering leadership as a manager?

This used to be a question on diversity, about research conducted at THE Ohio State University.

When a person assumes all people within a particular category possess the same traits or characteristics (for example, when a person says “All business school professors wear bow ties”), which step of stereotype building is this?