This is a scholarly post and your responses should have more depth than "I agree" and should demonstrate critical reflection of the problem in order to promote vigorous discussion of the topic within

This is a scholarly post and your responses should have more depth than "I agree" and should demonstrate critical reflection of the problem in order to promote vigorous discussion of the topic within the forum.

For the conferences students are expected to make a minimum of three posts on three days for EACH Topic.  Your initial post will be your answer to the Question and is to be 300 – 400 words with at least two references.  The remaining two posts will be comments engaged with your classmates in meaningful discussion, more than affirmation, on their post and the subject matter and be between 150 - 250 words.

Initial post will be graded on length, content, grammar and use of references. The initial post must be submitted by Wednesday at 11:59 PM EST.

Using APA in discussion posts is very similar to using APA in a paper. And it helps to think of your discussion post as a short APA paper without a cover page. You need to cite your sources in your discussion post both in-text and in a references section. If you need help forming in-text citations, check out our in-text citation page on the APA guide.

Topic 1:

What is the difference between a network vulnerability assessment and a penetration test, and when is it better to perform a vulnerability assessment versus a penetration test?