Blog Entry 7.1

While trying to run an amusement park there a lot of things that can go wrong when speaking in reference to threats.  There are so many things to worry about trying to run this particular type of buisness.  The most common threat that can occur in an amusement park is a natural disaster.  Rides can stop working, systems may shut down, etc.  The most relevant safeguard that can be used is just to simply make back up plans.  If our sytems shut down as far as registers are concerned, customers will just have to use a different method payment to supply the park with.  We as an amusement may also run across viruses in our system.  When dealing with viruses, our safeguards would simply be virus monitors to prevent viruses.  Another safeguard that may be useful towards the park would be physical access restrictions.  This particular safeguard would be useful because it would help any outside intruders from corrupting any of our systems or software.  For example physical access restrictions would be able to prevent Busch Gardens from getting into our park's software and revealing what it is we do as an amusement park.  Links to outside buisnesses can absolutely be a threat to the Ferrum Mountain Amusement Park.  You have to think, there could be individuals lurking around our park who could an employee to another park, and trying to get a look at how we run our buisness.  That being said, it could be easy to certain individuals who are trying to get an idea of how we do things and simply take what we do to another park.  To prevent such, Ferrum Mountain Amusement park would provide firewalls, a safeguard that would prevent any outside intrusions.  The last threat that I will talk about and which can also be harmful to our buisness are employees.  Yes, even individuals employed by us can also become a threat.  Even though these individuals are employed by us, there still is some
 information that they are not at will to know.  Information that only management are suppose to obtain.  So with that being said, our website would have a employee login tab simply for employees who need to see their payroll, work schedule, and upcoming events.  This safeguard is known as physical access control.  Just as our employees have their login tab, the management side of the buisness would have their own as well.  Doing this will help our buisness and promote that safeguard.  Just as our buisness keeps in mind of our threats, if we keep in mind of our safeguards our park will not have any worries with the threats.

Blog Entry 6.1

The Ferrum Mountain Amusement can absolutely utilize the pillars of the Web 2.0 portal.
-Utilizing the Web:  Using the internet, software to provide a continual updated service.
This particular pillar can be used with my company because our customers can stay tuned into what goes on at our park through our website and software.
-Harnessing Collective Intelligence:  Allowing users to contribute, thus improving the context.
Harnessing Collective Intelligence can help my business because of the fact that our customers will be giving the park feedback on what needs to be improved.  Therefore that will allow us to improve our context.
-Leveraging the Data:  Basing success on powerful databases containing tremendous amounts of useful information.
This pillar can keep the success of the amusement park going, simply by obtaining important information based on the needs of the customers or clients.
-Implementing Innovative Web Capabilities:  Learning from their user's behavior to improve products and services.
The last pillar can relate to my business simply by observing other amusement parks and notifying their mistakes that causes them to lose their customers.