This document contains 3 assignments: 1) Research preparing an organization against terrorist attacks involving anthrax, smallpox, sarin gas, or radiological contamination. 2) Research commercial applications using RAID 0 through RAID 5 technologies and their common and most expensive implementations. 3) Search for reports on issues with backup procedures and discuss securing backup media and off-site storage following recent losses or thefts of backup media containing customer information.

1. Assignment:
This chapter’s opening scenario illustrates a specific type of
incident/disaster. Using a Web browser, search for information
related to preparing an organization against terrorist attacks.
Look up information on (a) anthrax or another biological attack
(like smallpox), (b) sarin or another toxic gas, (c) low-level
radiological contamination attacks.
2. Using a Web browser, search for available commercial
applications that use various forms of RAID technologies, such
as RAID 0 through RAID 5. What is the most common
implementation? What is the most expensive?
Discussion ;
Search "scholar.google.com" for a company or school that has
reported issues, problems, concerns about their backup
procedures. Discuss the issue of securing backups. There have
been several incidents lately in which backup media containing
personal customer information were lost or stolen. How should
backup media be secured? What about off-site storage of
backups?