week 5

COM 545 Writing Assignment 2 Scenario UNFO traditionally has been a brick-and-mortar retailer, and the management has experiences of associated business risks such as employee theft and shoplifting. However, as the organization moves into the e-commerce model, new risks will be introduced to the organization. As the junior information security analyst, it will be your role to summarize the business impact of these new risks, the motivating factors that one may have to exploit vulnerabilities, and how the risks can be mitigated. Tasks Prepare a report for presentation to senior management to assist the team in understanding IT security risks associated with an e-commerce model. Additionally, the senior management team will need to use the report as guidance for determining a budget allocation for hiring new IT professionals. Through the given scenario of UNFO, identify the weaknesses and vulnerabilities associated with the proposed Web platform. To do so, you must:

1. Research and classify common weaknesses and attacks associated with e- commerce and social networking applications.

2. Identify the motivation for potential attacks.

3. Identify the roles such as system administrator, developer, security engineer, and quality assurance analyst for each classification.

4. Explain the business impacts of a successful exploit on a Web application’s weakness.

5. Summarize the importance of identifying weaknesses and motivation for attacks early in the development or implementation process.

Submission Requirements Submit your answer in a Microsoft Word document in two pages, along with a cover page and executive summary.

 Font: Arial 12-point size

 Line Spacing: Double

Scoring Rubric Students will complete the assignment with attention to the following criteria: Rating Scale Exemplary: Corresponds to an A- to A (90-100%)

Proficient: Corresponds to B- to B+ (80-89%) Basic: Corresponds to C- to C+ (70-79%) Novice: Corresponds to D to D+ (60-69%) Not Attempted: Corresponds to an F (0-59%)

Elements

Criteria

Score

Not Attempted

(Criterion is missing or not in evidence)

0-14.99%

Novice

(does not meet expectations;

performance is substandard)

15-17.49%

Basic (works towards

meeting expectations; performance

needs improvement)

17.5-19.99%

Proficient

(meets expectations;

performance is satisfactory)

20-22.49%

Exemplary

(exceeds expectations;

performance is outstanding)

22.5-25

Paper Topic 25%

There was little or no evidence of an essay.

The paper fails to address multiple parts of the essay prompt, and/or the paper lacks a thesis statement.

The paper addresses most, but not all, of parts of the essay prompt, and/or the paper’s thesis is difficult to discern.

The paper addresses all parts of the essay prompt but not adequately, and/or the paper has an adequate thesis, but it is not explicitly stated in the introductory paragraph.

The paper adequately addresses all parts of the essay prompt; and the paper clearly states a well-defined thesis in the introductory paragraph.

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Length Requirements

25%

There was little or no evidence of an essay.

The paper is entirely too short.

The paper contains a great deal of “fluff” and still doesn’t meet the length requirements.

The paper is just a little on the short side, and/or it meets the requirements only because it contains “fluff” that could use trimming.

The paper falls within the required length requirements without going over and without straying from the main topic.

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Mechanics of Writing 25%

Little to no evidence of proper writing mechanics.

The grammar of the paper greatly impedes understanding of content, and/or the paper contains no citations.

The paper needs a good deal of improvement with respect to grammar, citations, spelling, and/or style.

The paper is mostly free of errors with respect to grammar, citations, spelling, and/or style, but needs some improvement in this area.

The paper is nearly perfect with respect to grammar, citations, spelling, and style.

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Understanding 25%

The paper exhibits a complete lack of understanding of the text and/or course materials.

The paper exhibits very little understanding of the text and/or course materials.

The paper exhibits basic understanding of the text and/or course materials but needs improvement in this area.

The paper exhibits sufficient understanding of the text and/or course materials, but some improvement is needed.

The paper does an excellent job demonstrating an accurate understanding of the text and/or course materials.

___/25

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