CMGT442 Week 5 Assignment McBride Financial Services Risk Assessment

CMGT442 Information Systems Risk Management

Week 5 Assignment

McBride Financial Services Risk Assessment

McBride Financial Services, one of the Virtual Organizations, is currently opening offices in Boise, Idaho and Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Select one of the locations and prepare a comprehensive risk assessment for McBride’s management team. The risk assessment should identify potential risks that could impact the operation of the business. The written assessment should be 8 to 10 pages in length and will be submitted to the instructor during Week Five. In addition, the Learning Team will prepare a Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation of the project which will also be submitted to the instructor during Week Five.

In preparing the risk assessment, be sure to consider and address the following hypothetical issues and concerns:

• Technological risk that may impact business operations.

• The use of toxic chemicals in the vicinity of the business by manufacturing processes industrial solvents, blue print machines, etc.

• Public transportation facilities that might handle the carriage of dangerous or hazardous substances, which could be involved in major accidents

• Potential targets of criminal activity

• Potential targets of terrorist activity such as government offices, law enforcement agencies, or politically sensitive businesses or services

Begin working on the Learning Team project.Review McBride Internet and intranet websites for information about the selected location.

Finalize and submit the risk assessment.Finalize and submit the Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation.Research the local area and surrounding businesses for potential risks.