Duke Energy Case Study

We noticed a discrepancy in the sales tax wording on the invoices from the Ecova download. We contacted Duke Energy regarding the discrepancy and were informed we can request new invoices from Duke Energy that will have the correct language regarding the sales tax.

Formal user access control procedures must be documented, implemented and kept up to date for each application and information system to ensure authorised user access and to prevent unauthorised access. They must cover all stages of the lifecycle of user access, from the initial registration of new users to the final de-registration of users who no longer require access. These must be agreed by IDI. User access rights must be reviewed at regular intervals to ensure that the appropriate rights are still allocated. System administration accounts must only be provided to users that are required to perform system administration tasks.

Duke Energy is a natural monopoly. So, they don’t have much competition. The prices that utilities charge consumers are regulated by the government, which is called the rate of return. A Rate of Return is a form of price setting regulation where governments determine the fair price which is allowed to be charged by a monopoly(Investopia). The government does this to stabilize the interests for consumers and the utility companies by making sure that rates are high enough to deliver dependable services to consumers and to offer a adequate return on capital for Duke Energy and it’s industry peers. Subsequently, the rates are not so high that the consumers can’t afford the prices and ends up being unlawful.

Access control refers to the mechanisms that identify who can and cannot access a network, resource, application, specific action.

We also need a more secure software to keep those who are not authorized from accessing the system. One of the ways we can achieve this is by making sure the software that we have is only accessible by the staff from audit department and not our normal hospital employees (Loshin, 2011). The software also needs to be designed that once the data has been retrieved for an audit, it can no longer be changed unless it is approved through the chain of command.

Based on the premises that Richman has 5000 employees throughout the main office and several branch offices, this document dictates research solutions and details the appropriate access controls including policies, standards, and procedures that define who users are, what they can do, which resources they can access, and which operations they can perform on a system. |

A client/server architecture is an end-to-end systems that contains server hosts (contains the resources and services needed by the client) and clients (users or workstations in the network). “Most client/server networks have more than one client to a server so that the system shares computing power. There are a few different kinds of servers to include file sharing, printer services, email services, database services, web services, and a server can used for it power. Clients can access all of these different servers at one time and the servers can serve many clients.” (Techopedia, 2014) For large businesses with office throughout the country web based computing or cloud computing shows the greatest benefit. In web-based computing it is not the local computer doing all the work but rather computers off site that do the work. The user’s computer runs off of a cloud computing system’s interface software which uses the offsite network computers to do the work.

The major goal is to integrate Information Systems/Information Technology with the corporate strategy to use information for better governance and management. This has improved with the connectivity and networking and also the shrinking cost- performance ratios in technology. IT governance thus is a result of the complete merger of computer and communications technologies, like data processing and high advancement in networks, and integrated systems. (Bloomfield; et al, 2000) To this extent the software of the stand alone systems have to be converted to a single functional system for all requirements and the system involves the creation of a network with the following functionality:

Green Coast Power has decided to partner with the Metlakatla First Nation, where the proposed wind farm will be in operation. This decision was made carefully after a cost-benefit analysis of other First Nation bands. Establishing several advantages where it is expected to create jobs, provide energy to the whole Metlakatla and Prince Rupert community and also contribute in economic development in these areas. Metlakatla First Nation is keen to partnering in these projects and to bring economic development in their area. It is essential that we approach them respectably and cautiously recognizing their rights, title and treaties and ability to self-govern themselves, this will help GCP move forward

Duke Energy, a power company based in North Carolina determined that the acquisition of a rival power company, Progress Energy, was vital to the future success of their organization. Duke’s board determined that Progress Energy was a strategically valuable asset and the purchase would enhance their company economically, as well as, increase shareholder value. Furthermore, the deal would enhance Duke’s nuclear power ambitions…Duke has applied for permission to build two reactors and Progress has proposed building two reactors. Neither company, without government loan guarantees, could complete the nuclear projects individually. All agreed and the deal was sealed…well almost.

The three main access control methods available are Mandatory Access Control (MAC), Discretionary Access Control (DAC) and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC). Each one of these control methods provides different layers or levels of technical controls that will limit an IT system or network user’s access to data based on security access controls. Mandatory Access Control is a security model where users are given permissions to resources (files, folders or documents) by an administrator (Windows OS) or root (LINUX or UNIX OS) user. The configuration changes to the file or resource permissions can only be modified by the authorized system administrator. Discretionary Access Control is a security model where users

Electricity prices in Ontario have soared in the past decade. Since 2006, the top rate for power has risen four times as fast as inflation (Morrow and Cardoso, 2017). Canadian’s electricity consumption per capita is high compared most of the world, the price has not stopped. Torontonian has haunted by this skyrocketed cost. Canada is a cold country, so they need heating systems. Also, Toronto is a big city so that there are high population density. Thus, not every Torontonians’ houses or condominiums have enough space to hung up their cloths, so they need to dry their cloths by dryers. However, it seems like that the residents can not solve the problem. Although Torontonians try to reduce their consumption of power, the price is

Access control has been in use before the growth of the technology world. It could involve a simple action as locking a door. A person locks a door to prevent entry to those who are not allowed or authorize to do so. The same can be said about the security involving databases and the controlling of who can have access and what can be accessed. As far as database security is concerned, there are various categories that are involved in access control. The four main categories of access control include: Discretionary, Mandatory, Role-based, and Rule-based access control.

The most important goal of any access control model is to provide a verifiable system that guarantees the protection of any information from being accessed by an unauthorised party; in line with some defined security policies (Ausanka-crues 2006). Many access control models have evolved over time that manage access to resources in the organisation. With each one leveraging on a particular element of security. The Bell- Lapadula model for example focuses on Confidentiality; while the Biba

Microsoft has equipped the organizations with the Windows server operating system and other server tools like Exchange Server, SQL Server, SharePoint Server, etc. In addition, there are inbuilt server tools like DNS Server, DHCP Server, File Server, and Active Directory to create a complete networking infrastructure inside an organization. However, the server and networking management using the traditional Microsoft tools become obsolete at a level. In this blog post, we’ll discuss how these tools fail to serve the purpose and why the need of using third party tools arises.