CMGT 400 - Week 2 - Individual & Team Assignments

Common Information Security Threats involving Ethical and Legal

NOTE: This is part one of a three-part assignment.  The final version will be submitted in Week 4.  It is expected that adjustments will be made in the final version based on the feedback provided in Weeks 2 and 3.

Write a 3-to 4-page paper on at least three major information security threats that a specific organization you choose faces today.  This portion of the assignment should provide a foundation for the sections to be added in Weeks 3 and 4.

• Describe what techniques and processes you would use to identify the vulnerabilities and threats to the organization you have chosen.
• Describe potential risks to the information and the related vulnerabilities within the organization when utilizing web components. How could you mitigate the risk?  
• Discuss how the organization can safeguard against legal issues.
• Discuss some of the types of social data that could potentially cause a problem for an organization.
• Explain the legal, ethical, and regulatory requirements for protecting the data of the organization.

Learning Team: Kudler Fine Foods IT Security Report and Presentation – Top Threats

Learning Team Instructions: Develop a table that identifies the top threats to the new customer rewards program at Kudler Fine Foods in preparation for your final report (due in Week Five). Include the likely vulnerabilities each threat might exploit. The following table is an example of one you might use:

Draft a summary of those threats that the team feels are most critical to Kudler.

Learning Team Assignment: Submit a 1-2 paragraph Learning Team Status Report. Include the following: