Principles of Info Security Risks

CIT 2503 Principles of Information Security

Chapter 4 Assignment

Risks

Risk 1: Signing another two year contract with AT&T and not switching to Verizon

I put this as a risk because every time I sign a two year contract there are hundreds or even thousands of times I curse the name AT&T and swear that I am switching to Verizon the second that my contract is up. One of the many problems with that is I have read that they are pretty much all the same and you just have to choose the lesser of two evils.

Costs Benefits

New cell phone New cell phone(no more problems from old phone overheating)

New cell phone case Easier functionality

New cell phone screen protector Syncs all Google accounts

AT&T Activation fee Keeps me productive

Old phone overheating New phone is faster

Losing the 2+ hours it takes to do Spending less money in the short term

Learning how to use new phone Have a history with AT&T

No AT&T service in my house Playing with the new phone

Random charges appear on my bill Customer Service takes care of problems

One way to control some of the problems that I have with AT&T would be to pay closer attention to the bill. I need to make sure all of the charges on there are mine and not get charged for three months for something that I never even authorized. I could try asking them if there was a way to block any charges to my bill without my permission. As far as the activation fee, I read that if I threaten to change carriers that they might wave that fee so I think that is worth a shot. A solution for the lack of cell service in my house could be to ask AT&T for a microcell wireless signal booster. I was told that a lot of people in my neighborhood have them, I guess my street is called hidden valley for a reason.

Risk 2: Renting textbooks

There are so many different ways for students to obtain textbooks these days. They...