MANCOSA: POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT 35 8.8 FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT 1 (CASE STUDY/SCENARIO) QUESTIONS - SEMESTER 1 ASSESSMENT 1: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAWCASE STUDYInformation Technology Issues at Cuatro Pty (Ltd)The regulation of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) usage is a crucial part of all organisations. ICT usage within an organisation should ideally be regulated by ensuring that there is an effective and updated ICT usage policy in place at the organisation.Mr Trotsky Linksy is currently employed as the Information Technology (IT) Manager at a thriving internationally recognised firm, named Cuatro Pty (Ltd) which is situated in the green and verdant suburb of Ariana Ville. He has been employed as the IT Manager at Cuatro Pty (Ltd) for a period of one month and is fairly new at the organisation. Cuatro Pty (Ltd) currently has fifty one employees and finds itself growing rapidly.Mr Linksy had been previously employed at Katrin Solutions (Pty) Ltd, in a similar post for a period of eleven years. His qualifications include a Bachelor of Commerce in Information and Technology Management and a Postgraduate Diploma in Information Technology Law.Mr Linksy has proven experience as an IT Manager and excellent knowledge of technical management and information analysis. Further, he is highly skilled with regards to data management, data governance and the managing of personnel.Some of his key duties at Cuatro Pty (Ltd) include the following:? Managing all Information and Communications Technology systems;? Planning, controlling and overseeing all IT related and electronic data operations;? Managing and training all IT employees;? Designing, developing and implementing policies and procedures relating to ICT usage within Cuatro Pty(Ltd);? Identifying of problematic areas and implementing strategic solutions in order to solve problems arisingwithin the organisation;? Ensuring security of data and network access; and? Ensuring that all employees including himself are adhering to all policies and regulations at Cuatro (Pty)Ltd.Recently, Mr Linksy has been concerned with a number of issues relating to ICT usage and the ICT Division at Cuatro (Pty) Ltd. It has been brought to his attention that a number of employees have been sharing usernames and passwords at Cuatro Pty (Ltd) and he has further noticed that there is very poor performance of the ICT division in this regard. He has also noticed that the ICT usage policy in place at the organisation is very outdated. Another major concern within the organisation is the issue of data security and proper data security management.Source: https://resources.workable.com/it-manager-job-descriptionQUESTION 1 (25)Evaluate the above case study and advise Mr Linksy on the importance of establishing an effective ICT usage policy as well as effective data security measures at Cuatro (Pty) Ltd.(100)

QUESTION 2 (25)In light of the above case study, advise Mr Linksy with regards to what every ICT user at Cuatro (Pty) Ltd should be obliged to do. In your discussion, also refer to some policy rules which should be in place at the organisation.QUESTION 3 (25)With reference to the above case study, advise Mr Linksy on some of the key roles and responsibilities of the ICT Division at Cuatro (Pty) Ltd.QUESTION 4 (25)Evaluate the above case study and further advise Mr Linksy with regard to making Cuatro (Pty) Ltd cyber secure. In your answer, offer advice with regard to strategies which could be implemented at the organisation in order to help reduce the possibility of phishing and malware attacks from occurring.

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8.8 FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT 1 (CASE STUDY/SCENARIO) QUESTIONS - SEMESTER 1 ASSESSMENT 1: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAW CASE STUDY (100) Information Technology Issues at Cuatro Pty (Ltd) 36 (25) (25) The regulation of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) usage is a crucial part of all organisations. (25) ICT usage within an organisation should ideally be regulated by ensuring that there is an effective and updated ICT usage policy in place at the organisation. Mr Trotsky Linksy is currently employed as the Information Technology (IT) Manager at a thriving internationally recognised firm, named Cuatro Pty (Ltd) which is situated in the green and verdant suburb of Ariana Ville. He has been employed as the IT Manager at Cuatro Pty (Ltd) for a period of one month and is fairly new at the organisation. Cuatro Pty (Ltd) currently has fifty one employees and finds itself growing rapidly. Mr Linksy had been previously employed at Katrin Solutions (Pty) Led, in a similar post for a period of eleven years. His qualifications include a Bachelor of Commerce in Information and Technology Management and a Postgraduate Diploma in Information Technology Law. Mr Linksy has proven experience as an IT Manager and excellent knowledge of technical management and information analysis. Further, he is highly skilled with regards to data management, data governance and the managing of personnel. Some of his key duties at Cuatro Pty (Ltd) include the following: In light of the above case study, advise Mr Linksy with regards to what every ICT user at Cuatro (Pty) Ltd should be obliged to do. In your discussion, also refer to some policy rules which should be in place at the organisation. With reference to the above case study, advise Mr Linksy on some of the key roles and responsibilities of the ICT Managing all Information and Communications Technology systems; MANCOSA: POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT Planning, controlling and overseeing all IT related and electronic data operations; . Managing and training all IT employees; Designing, developing and implementing policies and procedures relating to ICT usage within Cuatro Pty (Ltd); Identifying of problematic areas and implementing strategic solutions in order to solve problems arising within the organisation; Ensuring security of data and network access; and . Ensuring that all employees including himself are adhering to all policies and regulations at Cuatro (Pty) Ltd. Recently, Mr Linksy has been concerned with a number of issues relating to ICT usage and the ICT Division at Cuatro (Pty) Ltd. It has been brought to his attention that a number of employees have been sharing usernames and passwords at Cuatro Pty (Ltd) and he has further noticed that there is very poor performance of the ICT Division at Cuatro (Pty) Ltd. division in this regard. He has also noticed that the ICT usage policy in place at the organisation is very outdated. Another major concern within the organisation is the issue of data security and proper data security QUESTION 4 QUESTION 2 QUESTION 3 management. Source: https://resources. workable.com/it-manager-job-description QUESTION 1 (25) Evaluate the above case study and advise Mr Linksy on the importance of establishing an effective ICT usage policy as well as effective data security measures at Cuatro (Pty) Ltd