IT Governance

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MIS 673 Cyber Security Governance

Assignment 1 Total Points: 15 Instructions

1. Kindly read the assigned case “Upward Bound Airlines Caselet” and answer the questions listed under ‘Assignment Questions’.

2. Your responses should take into consideration the requirements and needs of Upward Bound Airlines as provided in the caselet.

3. At the minimum, submissions should reflect your understanding of Brotby text. You are free to use any other relevant references beyond the prescribed text.

Assignment Questions Question 1. Make a case whether or not to retain information security function in the light of IT infrastructure being scrapped in favor of cloud services. (3 points) Question 2. Is there any need to re-configure information security approach to meet the demands of new environment? Why? (4 points) Question 3. What should be the focus of information security function? (4 points) Question 4. How would you set up information security for Upward Bound Airlines to address the challenges of new developments? (4 points) Specifications for the assignment

1. Maximum length of the paper = 700 words 2. The general text of the paper, excluding headings and title, should be

written with following format specifications a. Font: Times New Roman b. Font Size: 12, regular c. Line spacing: double spaced d. Alignment: left e. Margins (inches): Left: 1.25; Right: 1.25; Top: 1; Bottom: 1

3. Do not forget to write your name as a header on each page. 4. Please enter page number as footer for each page. 5. Submit the assignment as pdf document. 6. Do not attach Certificate of Authorship. Do remember that you are

required to submit original work only. Plagiarism is a serious offence and would be dealt with as per University rules.

Note: If you fail to meet the above specifications, your assignment submission would not be graded, and you would be awarded a zero.