1. Cyberspace is a world without laws and can serve to both help or hurt those who use it. Private and corporate information is under attack from a wide variety of sources. What are some of the threats to information security? What security measures should be taken to protect systems from being damaged or infected by cyber criminals?
2. Being able to integrate one organization’s website with another’s poses some interesting questions of privacy, intellectual property protection, and technical challenges. What are some of the risks associated with this type of cooperation? What are the opportunities that may exist with this type of cooperation?
3. The wealth of free information available via the Internet continues to grow at incredible rates. Search engines such as Google make locating useful information practical. As we explore the Internet’s impact on various industries, the textbook industry is no exception. Is it possible that free Internet content might one day replace textbooks? What are the implications of this (positive and negative)? What opportunities exist?