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Due Week 5 and worth 80 points

Go to the CNN Money website to read the article titled “What caused Sony hack: What we know now,” dated December 24, 2014, located at http://money.cnn.com/2014/12/24/technology/security/sony-hack-facts . Further research this incident using quality and reputable resources.

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

1. Briefly summarize the details of the evidence that is known about the attack on Sony Pictures, including the reasons why the FBI identified North Korea as the perpetrator of the attack.

2. Determine whether or not you agree with the opinion of the security professionals quoted in the article that anyone could’ve perpetrated this attack and that placing the blame on North Korea may have been hasty and incorrect. Justify your stance.

3. Analyze and explain what you believe the correct forensic investigative action would have been once the attack was uncovered if you were a security professional working for Sony Pictures.

4. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

· Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

· Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

· Identify the role of computer forensics in responding to crimes and solving business challenges.

· Outline system forensics issues, laws, and skills.

· Identify the procurement of evidence in physical and virtualized environments.

· Use technology and information resources to research issues in computer forensics.

· Write clearly and concisely about computer forensics topics using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using

Points: 80	Case Study 2: Sony Pictures Attack
Criteria	Unacceptable Below 60% F	Meets Minimum Expectations 60-69% D	Fair 70-79% C	Proficient 80-89% B	Exemplary 90-100% A
1. Briefly summarize the details of the evidence that is known about the attack on Sony Pictures, including the reasons why the FBI identified North Korea as the perpetrator of the attack. Weight: 25%	Did not submit or incompletely briefly summarized the details of the evidence that is known about the attack on Sony Pictures, including the reasons why the FBI identified North Korea as the perpetrator of the attack.	Insufficiently briefly summarized the details of the evidence that is known about the attack on Sony Pictures, including the reasons why the FBI identified North Korea as the perpetrator of the attack.	Partially briefly summarized the details of the evidence that is known about the attack on Sony Pictures, including the reasons why the FBI identified North Korea as the perpetrator of the attack.	Satisfactorily briefly summarized the details of the evidence that is known about the attack on Sony Pictures, including the reasons why the FBI identified North Korea as the perpetrator of the attack.	Thoroughly briefly summarized the details of the evidence that is known about the attack on Sony Pictures, including the reasons why the FBI identified North Korea as the perpetrator of the attack.
2. Determine whether or not you agree with the opinion of the security professionals quoted in the article that anyone could’ve perpetrated this attack, and that placing the blame on North Korea may have been hasty and incorrect. Justify your stance. Weight: 25%	Did not submit or incompletely determined whether or not you agree with the opinion of the security professionals quoted in the article that anyone could’ve perpetrated this attack, and that placing the blame on North Korea may have been hasty and incorrect. Did not submit or incompletely justified your stance.	Insufficiently determined whether or not you agree with the opinion of the security professionals quoted in the article that anyone could’ve perpetrated this attack, and that placing the blame on North Korea may have been hasty and incorrect. Insufficiently justified your stance.	Partially determined whether or not you agree with the opinion of the security professionals quoted in the article that anyone could’ve perpetrated this attack, and that placing the blame on North Korea may have been hasty and incorrect. Partially justified your stance.	Satisfactorily determined whether or not you agree with the opinion of the security professionals quoted in the article that anyone could’ve perpetrated this attack, and that placing the blame on North Korea may have been hasty and incorrect. Satisfactorily justified your stance.	Thoroughly determined whether or not you agree with the opinion of the security professionals quoted in the article that anyone could’ve perpetrated this attack, and that placing the blame on North Korea may have been hasty and incorrect. Thoroughly justified your stance.
3. Analyze and explain what you believe the correct forensic investigative action would have been once the attack was uncovered if you were a security professional working for Sony Pictures. Weight: 30%	Did not submit or incompletely analyzed and explained what you believe the correct forensic investigative action would have been once the attack was uncovered if you were a security professional working for Sony Pictures.	Insufficiently analyzed what you believe the correct forensic investigative action would have been once the attack was uncovered if you were a security professional working for Sony Pictures.	Partially analyzed what you believe the correct forensic investigative action would have been once the attack was uncovered if you were a security professional working for Sony Pictures.	Satisfactorily analyzed what you believe the correct forensic investigative action would have been once the attack was uncovered if you were a security professional working for Sony Pictures.	Thoroughly analyzed what you believe the correct forensic investigative action would have been once the attack was uncovered if you were a security working for Sony Pictures.
4. 3 references Weight: 10%	No references provided	Does not meet the required number of references; all references poor quality choices.	Does not meet the required number of references; some references poor quality choices.	Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.	Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.
5. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements Weight: 10%	More than 8 errors present	7-8 errors present	5-6 errors present	3-4 errors present	0-2 errors present