The Electronic Gradebook

Scenario

The IT Director The Choices
The headmaster has made the decision that the school will use an electronic grade book program that gives parents the capability to log in and see their students' grades. You have been working for several months to research different software options available, and then to get the software installed and functioning. Now it is the beginning of August, the school year is about to start, and having trained all your teachers, you realize they will need some secure way to access the grade book system from home, or they won't be able to keep the grades as up to date as the headmaster wants. You decide on a VPN software package, but the headmaster and the vice president for finance say that the school cannot afford the license. With a friendly smile that conceals a threat, the headmaster tells you he is sure you'll figure out a way to make things work. As it happens, you do know of a site where you can download a pirated copy of the VPN software. Alternatively, you're not really sure that a VPN is necessary; who, after all, really cares about the grades of school children, other than their parents? It's not like this is state security or anything like that. Install the pirated VPN software. Choose...
Let the grade book run without the VPN. Choose...

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