Instructions:
Scenario: You have been hired as a consultant by the CEO of a medium-sized business with a limited budget to help address concerns that he has about his organization’s information security. The CEO would like you to submit a document that addresses his concerns. Post a 600 to 900 Microsoft® Word® document
* Choose the 2 information systems threats from the following list that you feel are the most important to address:
1) Espionage 3) Alien Software 5) Cyberwarfare 7) Theft of Equipment 9) Trespass
2) Sabotage 4) Software Attacks 6) Identity Theft 8)Information Extortion 10) Compromises to Intellectual Property
* Provide a recommendation to the CEO on how to mitigate the risk for each threat
– Each threat must have a specific recommendation on how to mitigate that threat (2 threats / 2 different recommendations)
– A recommendation cannot be written to address both threats
* List at least one reference at the end of the paper – and cite each one in the body of the paper where used
Format your paper using the “New APA Paper Template: 100-299”
Word document (located in the Class Home page under Academic Resources). Download the template, and use it to paper
* Do not use any other APA template for this assignment
* If this template is not used, points will be deducted from your grade
* If there are features missing from this template (i.e. page numbers, Level One Heading), points will be deducted from your grade
* If there are features added to this template (i.e. page headers), points will be deducted from your grade
Please Note:
* Do not exceed the maximum word count by more than one hundred words
* Do not submit this assignment as a PDF
* Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment
Information Security Memo Individual
Instructions:
Scenario: You have been hired as a consultant by the same CEO to communicate the new security recommendations outlined in your
Information Security Paper to all employees via a memo.
600 hundred word Microsoft® Word® memo
Content Information:
* An announcement of Threat #1 that you identified in your Information Security Paper
* An description of the recommendations that you made to address Threat #1
* An announcement of Threat #2 that you identified in your Information Security Paper
* An description of the recommendations that you made to address Threat #2
* A statement that additional security measures related to these recommendations will be announced in 30 days
Formatting Information:
* Create the memo using a Microsoft® Word® memo template
– Select File => New
– Type in “Memo” in the search box to find samples to download
– After selecting the memo of your choice, hit the “Create” button
– Save the template
* Insert a text Watermark labeled as “Confidential”
* Use a minimum of two different fonts in the body of the memo
Please Note:
* Do not exceed the maximum word count by more than one hundred
